Megan Thee Stallion is prepared for her subsequent act. After not too long ago reaching a settlement together with her former label, 1501 Licensed Leisure, following three years of litigation over a document deal the rapper known as “unconscionable,” the Houston MC teased “ACT ONE” of her new period in a social put up on Monday night time (Oct. 23).
The caption additionally featured a snake emoji, the newest in a latest string of teases that has employed slithery language and imagery. With the digicam zeroed in on Meg’s lips floating in a black void, she says, “Simply as a snake sheds its pores and skin, we should shed our previous, time and again” with what seems like bits of an ominous new observe within the background.
As the main target pulls again to disclose Meg’s face — full with vertical snake eyeballs — the quick clip ends with a shot of a pair of dripping fangs. The title card reads: “A narrative by Megan Thee Stallion” and “Directed by Douglas Bernardt.” The Brazilian director is greatest identified for his work on movies by Arlo Park, Masego and Gregory Porter, in addition to the 2019 Cannes Lions Grand Prix-winning quick movie Bluesman.
Although she hasn’t introduced her new mission, the “Bongos” MC has been leaning into snake imagery recently, together with a tweet earlier this month with severe Hottieween vibes through which she appeared to bear her vampire fangs. The put up featured a cryptic message, “Let’s start…,” accompanied by a sliver of an image with a slime inexperienced filter that animated right into a 3-second video through which Meg bared her sharp tooth. The clip didn’t have any sound, however Megan adopted it with a sequence of Instagram posts with further scary scenes.
The trio of posts dubbed “Act One” featured an O made up of a crimson snake swallowing its personal tail. The captions on the slides additionally spotlighted the snake emoji, accompanied by a video of a white snake coiled on somebody’s hand, a close-up of Megan’s face and a 3rd of her wrists lined in thorny bracelets. The second slide added the caption “Start [snake emoji],” and a glimpse of a green-skinned Megan reclining on a darkish crimson divan, her lengthy nails sharpened to sharp factors.
The tease additionally appeared to preview what appeared like a music video, with a shot through which Meg bared her vamp fangs once more, in addition to a picture of a bowl of fruit and different totems on an altar. At press time Megan had not formally introduced any new music as she eases her approach again into the sport following the tip of the trial of Tory Lanez, who was sentenced to 10 years in jail in August for capturing Megan within the toes in July 2020. Since then she’s launched her hit Cardi B collab “Bongos” and “Out Alpha the Alpha,” the lead single from the A24 transfer Dicks: The Musical, through which she additionally co-stars.
Both approach, it looks as if she’s going to go it alone this time, after revealing in an Instagram Stay earlier this month that she’s not signed to a label and shall be funding her personal music initiatives shifting ahead “This a part of my album may be very a lot so funded by Megan Thee Stallion as a result of we’re attempting to get off… Y’all know what’s the tea. However I’ve no label proper now,” she stated on the time. “We’re doing all the things funded straight out of Megan Thee Stallion’s pockets. So, the funds is coming from me. Motherf—ing Scorching Lady Productions! The subsequent s— y’all about to see is all straight from Megan Thee Stallion’s mind and Megan Thee Stallion’s pockets. We’re in my pockets, hotties, so let’s do our huge one.”
Take a look at Megan’s newest snake-themed tease under.
