With smash hits like “Wap,” “Savage” and “Hot Girl Summer,” Megan Thee Stallion is known as one of the biggest breakthrough stars in recent memory — but an alternate universe could have first seen the rapper as a cast member for “Love & Hip Hop.” VH1 shared a video to Instagram on Monday showing clips from an audition Megan sent in for the show.

“Megan Thee Stallion is just going to become that household name,” the rapper says in the video clip. “When you’re talking about those poppin’ rappers, I’m going to definitely be in that conversation.”

The “Love & Hip Hop” franchise, which notably launched the career for Megan’s “Wap” collaborator Cardi B, follows the lives and careers of music industry professionals in various big cities. The video and accompanying cast reactions to the revelation of Megan’s audition are part of “Love & Hip Hop: Secrets Unlocked,...