The Houston Hottie’s third album has landed simply in time for summer season.
Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage through the Scorching Lady Summer season Tour at Madison Sq. Backyard on Could 21, 2024 in New York Metropolis.
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It’s about to be a Scorching Lady Summer season. Megan Thee Stallion dropped off her long-awaited Megan album on Friday (June 28), which serves as her third LP.
Between incomes a solo No. 1 Scorching 100 hit with “Hiss” and trekking throughout North America on the Scorching Lady Summer season Tour, 2024 has already been a prolific yr for Meg.
Megan boasts 18 tracks in complete with options from fellow Houstonian legends UGK, GloRilla, Victoria Monet, Huge Okay.R.I.T., Kyle Richh and extra.
“That is music I would really like if I wasn’t Megan Thee Stallion. I don’t need to say I’m tapping into different genres. I’m simply tapping into different sounds. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless very a lot Megan Thee Stallion. It gained’t really feel like I went so left. It’ll really feel true to me,” Megan advised L’OFFICIEL of the venture. “You’ll virtually be like, ‘I wouldn’t have thought she would’ve rapped over that, however this sounds nice.’”
The 29-year-old has a pair of Scorching Lady Summer season Tour dates left in America (Atlanta and Charlotte) earlier than heading throughout the pond for the European leg in July.
Megan Thee Stallion will set the tone for the BET Awards when she opens the present on Sunday night time (June 30) with what must be a vigorous efficiency.
The album serves as a “rebirth” for Megan with the primary venture to reach for the reason that Tory Lanez capturing trial got here to a detailed with the singer being sentenced to a decade behind bars final August.
Billboard ran by way of Megan upon its arrival on streaming companies, and we ranked all 18 tracks from the LP under.
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“Down Stairs DJ”
Honorable C.N.O.T.E. brings an ethereal really feel behind the boards for “Down Stairs DJ.” Meg’s rhymes are too fast leaving the beat within the mud taking part in catch-up. It’s extra of a lyrical train than album standout, which means the p—y love story holds extra of a filler position on the venture.
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“Discover Out”
Presumably the raunchiest monitor on all the album. “Discover Out” turns the temperature up just a few notches with Megan Thee Stallion not being shy about her carnal wishes and celebrating her voluptuous determine. “How I’m going from ghosting you to makin’ that dick disappear/I’m tryna f–okay round and discover out,” she raps. Meg makes it sound easy, however “Discover Out” straggles towards the center of the pack.
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“Mamushi” Feat. Yuki Chiba
Megan faucets in with the Japanese rap scene and doubtless opened herself as much as one other sector of hip-hop followers together with her bi-lingual bars on “Mamushi,” which recruits Tokyo’s personal Yuki Chiba (Kohh). The Houston rapper’s Duolingo classes are paying off as she dishes out just a few bars herself in Japanese. She’s actually doing all of it on this album, and “Mamushi” is a primary instance of her versatility and proving no problem is simply too large.
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“Boa”
Megan Thee Stallion continued with the serpentine-themed singles with “Boa” serving because the third and closing launch previous to the album, however the Gwen Stefani-sampling monitor didn’t measure as much as the chart success or tradition impression of “Hiss” or “Cobra.” Despite the fact that her artistry pulls in her in several inventive instructions, Meg’s at all times going to be about maintaining hip-hop first. “Doin’ s–t for TikTok b—h, I’m actually hip-hop,” she proclaims.
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“Figueroa”
Ominous manufacturing units up Megan to let the chopper sing. She flexes her pen and followers are speculating that the opening verse finds the Houston Hottie snarling at Iggy Azalea, who wrote a letter in help of Tory Lanez through the capturing trial. “White b—h on the web dissin’ Megan/ Black ghostwriter, what the f–okay n—-s thinkin,” Meg raps.
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“Otaku Scorching Lady”
Megan loves her anime and “Otaku Scorching Lady” seems to be impressed by her journey to Japan and her ardour for collection like Jujutsu Kaisen. The starry manufacturing feels as if it remembers an analogous sonic to Doja Cat’s “Juicy.” Thee Stallion is absolutely displaying off her complete repertoire all through Megan, and that is one other notch on her Gucci belt.
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“B.A.S.” Feat. Kyle Richh
41’s Kyle Richh pops up for an surprising rap collab on Megan. They mesh contrasting flows higher than it will seem whereas selecting up the tempo surrounding the ’80s Tina Marie “Out On a Limb” pattern. Meg throws dust on her man, however then turns the mirror round and candidly admits she’s no angel both on the connection entrance. “He lyin’ to me and I’m lyin’ to him/ F–okay it, guess we each ain’t s–t,” she admits whereas defining the “B.O.A.” tune title acronym.
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“Rattle”
Megan doesn’t let up on monitor No. 2 when addressing the haters. She’s rapping with one other stage of vociferousness and clearly had issues to get off her chest with this venture — a pivotal second in her rising profession. It’s the boisterous second verse that steals the present right here and had followers buzzing about who precisely was in Meg’s crosshairs.
“Rattling, b—h, it been 4 years/ Fear ’bout your man and your child/Your life have to be borin’ as fuck for those who nonetheless reminiscin’ ’bout shit that we did/ And I ain’t apprehensive ’bout the bitter b—h link-up/ Y’all ho– earned them seats within the fan membership/ Ain’t acquired no tea on me, this ho assume she TMZ,” she spews.
Followers have been break up over who was getting sniped at. A number of the Barbz felt Nicki Minaj was beneath assault whereas others believed the bars have been truly pictures at her former BFF Kelsey Harris, who was with Meg the night time Tory Lanez shot her in 2020.
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“Cobra”
Megan saved the grungy “Cobra” for final because the official album nearer, nevertheless it actually was her first statements main into her “rebirth” period (launched November 2023). The 29-year-old is an open guide — uncooked and unfiltered — whereas revealing the scars she suffered from dropping dad and mom, severed relationships, struggles with substance abuse, her deteriorating psychological well being and extra.
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“Broke His Coronary heart”
Tay Keith and Megan Thee Stallion are positively a duo we have to hear from extra. Sampling Jeezy’s inspirational “I Love It” is the music equal of slugging a Purple Bull. Meg’s broke just a few hearts through the years, and he or she’s prepared to check the connection waters once more. Sadly, the brief kings should not in luck as she prefers her males to be about properly over six foot. “F–okay the brief discuss, I like my n—a 6’6″,” she raps. Meg says she’s executed with the rappers and is trying into relationship an athlete. Since she name-drops the New York Knicks, maybe MSG’s latest star Mikal Bridges (6’7″) might suffice?
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“Accent” Feat. GloRilla
At this level, no one would oppose the concept of Megan Thee Stallion and her tour mate GloRilla becoming a member of forces for an EP or full-length venture collectively. Muddy manufacturing takes a backseat as Meg brags about being “thicker” than her nation accent. “Accent” in all probability gained’t attain the industrial heights of the braggadocios “Wanna Be,” nevertheless it’s a worthy sequel.
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“Paper Collectively” Feat. UGK
A beforehand unreleased posthumous verse from the legendary Pimp C steals the present right here. Megan has lengthy paid tribute to considered one of her rap heroes, so it needed to be a bucket checklist second getting the late UGK icon on a grimy south file. Juicy J helms the crisp manufacturing whereas the Houston generations mesh selling a message of economic literacy. “Relaxation in peace to the motherf—-g legend Pimp C/ Typically imitated, by no means duplicated/ Extremely-appreciated,” Meg gushes to present Pimp his flowers.
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“Moody Lady”
“Moody Lady” is strictly what the title insinuates. Thee Stallion lifts her rapper motif for a glance into Megan Pete, who opens up in regards to the relatable feeling of by no means being glad at occasions in life, even when conditions must be arrange for good success. With all of the turbulence of the previous few years, it appears Meg’s vulnerably admitting to nonetheless going by way of the motions of a famous person rapper, however not being emotionally accessible to take pleasure in all her famous person life has to supply.
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“Hiss”
After listening to what everybody needed to say all through the Tory Lanez capturing trial, it was Megan’s flip to talk up and he or she didn’t maintain again. The Houston native got here out of the gates swinging with the fiery “Hiss” to set the tone for her album and let the rap sport know what sort of time she was on. Followers ran with hypothesis that Thee Stallion took subliminal pictures all through “Hiss” at Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tory Lanez and extra. Between the potent rhymes and chatter surrounding the monitor, “Hiss” earned Meg a solo debut atop the Scorching 100.
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“Miami Blue”
An unlisted visitor look from Huge Okay.R.I.T. is at all times going to play properly with the rap crowd, particularly these raised on the weblog period. From Texas to Mississippi, there’s one thing within the water resulting in the droves of thick ladies strolling round, and Meg and Okay.R.I.T. are on the case. Not like some collabs in hip-hop, “Miami Blue” doesn’t really feel pressured in any respect with each rappers seemingly having fun with taking turns lyrically floating earlier than passing the baton.
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“Worthy”
Megan makes a pointy proper flip into the land of pop fantasies. Guitar strings create a playground for Meg to take her foot off the gasoline and check out extra of her singing voice, as she brings her Texas delight to the desk. “Worthy” seems like one thing Katy Perry would’ve rode to the highest of the charts circa 2010.
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“Spin” Feat. Victoria Monét
Megan made Victoria Monét really feel proper at residence with the sensual “Spin” constructed across the Grammy-winning singer’s honeyed vocals. Thee Stallion faucets into her Tina Snow alter-ego and issues get steamy because the duo leaves guys questioning if what they’re on the pole is actual or faux. Harking back to her move on 2019’s Ariana Grande-assisted “Monopoly,” Monét’s angelic singing leaves listeners in a trance earlier than Meg returns for a knockout punch.
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“The place Them Women At?”
This one’s for the strip membership. Meg and LilJu reconnect for an additional booty-shaking hit as he slows the tempo down with a thumping beat that’s harking back to one thing that had dance-rap followers and the south in a chokehold all through the 2000s and into the ’10s. Ju took it again to the Vine period when sampling Kansas Metropolis native Kstylis’ 2013 regional anthem “Booty Me Down.” When the mud settles on Meg’s third LP, “The place Them Women At?” could possibly be the tune that finally defines the album. One factor’s for positive, it’s assured to be a bop when she hits the stage again on tour.