Megan Thee Stallion Confirms She Is Working On New Album
Megan Thee Stallion is back. The Grammy-winning rapper broke her social media hiatus for a red carpet appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscar party following the 95th Annual Academy Awards…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In this image released on March 14, Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California and broadcast on March 14, 2021.
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Megan Thee Stallion is back. The Grammy-winning rapper broke her social media hiatus for a red carpet appearance at the Vanity Fair Oscar party following the 95th Annual Academy Awards Sunday (March 12). Not only did fans get to witness her glorious return to the spotlight, but the Traumazine creator also spilled that she has a new project in the works. While speaking to Entertainment Tonight, she was asked if there is a new album in progress.
"Oh I am, new album, f--- y’all h---, bye!" she said before running off with a laugh.
Megan didn't offer anything else but confirm that new music is to be expected from the Houston native. This album would be her third studio album following up to her 2022 project Traumazine. Her latest LP was supported by singles such as "Plan B," "Her," "Sweetest Pie" with Dua Lipa, "Pressurelicious" featuring Future, and "Ungrateful" with Key Glock. Traumazine debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Megan also shared that she secured tickets for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour. "They gon’ be hatin’ on me, but I got 'em!" she said. "Oh baby, you know I called up them directly: ‘Beyoncé, lemme get a ticket!'"
"You know Beyoncé is my auntie!" she gushed.
Since December, Megan has kept a low profile and has not been active on social media. Many fans speculate it being due to the Tory Lanez trial where he was found guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. Those counts included felony assault with a semiautomatic firearm, possession of a concealed, unregistered firearm, and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He faces up to 22 years and eight months in prison and possible deportation to Canada.
Megan Thee Stallion is trailblazing through the rap game. With 3 Grammys, 16 top 10 hits on the Billboard chart, and of course, a feature with her idol Beyoncé? The self-proclaimed "Houston Hottie" is a force to be reckoned with.
Check out her best 10 songs:
10. "Cry Baby" ft. DaBaby
(Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)DaBaby and Megan team up again for Megan's "Cry Baby" off of her 2020 album 'Good News.' The two have collaborated previously on Megan's "Cash Sh-t" and DaBaby's "Nasty." This song is about the two rappers flexing about their very busy sex lives. After Megan released a teaser of the video, it sparked the "Cry Baby Challenge" on TikTok which had fans imitate her twerk routine.
9. "Girls in the Hood"
(Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for 105.1)"Girls in the Hood" samples Eazy-E's "Boyz-N-The Hood (Remix)" as the Texan MC claims this was the 2020 version of her 2019 hit "Hot Girl Summer." Megan Thee Stallion and Bobby Sessions are credited as co-writers along with "Boyz-n-the Hood" writers Ice Cube, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre. The song was well-received by fans peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard.
8. "Body"
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for EA Sports Bowl at Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest )Megan says she got inspired to write this song over quarantine when she was appreciating her body after getting a little "fluffy and thick," as the rapper explained in a YouTube video. The upbeat track made for a hit on TikTok as content creators mimicked Megan's moves. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard chart and stayed on for 23 weeks after.
7. "Thot S---"
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Billboard)Megan released "Thot S---" in June of 2021 and in the music video she portrays herself as her alter ego "Tina Snow." She later explained the meaning of the term "thot" on Twitter with her fans and how this song is about taking ownership over a term that is meant to degrade women and spinning it. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart and spent 12 weeks on the chart.
6. "Shots Fired"
(Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for BET)From her 'Good News' album released in 2020, Megan was not playing fair with this track. "Shots Fired" is a diss track to the incident when Tory Lanez allegedly shot Megan in the foot. The song starts off with "Imagine n----- lyin' 'bout shootin' a real b---- (huh?)/ Just to save face for rapper n----- you chill with" and doesn't slow down from there.
5. "Cash S---" ft. DaBaby
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)"Cash S---" was released in 2019 and stayed 11 weeks on the Billboard chart. This was the first time DaBaby and Megan collaborated on a track. The trap-heavy beat was supplied by LilJuMadeDaBeat, who also produced "Big Ole Freak."
4. "Hot Girl Summer" ft. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign
(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Visible)The phrase "Hot Girl Summer" was coined by the Houston native and when she asked fellow rapper Nicki Minaj and hitmaker Ty Dolla $ign to hop on this track the rest went down in history. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard chart and peaked at the No. 2 spot after it was released in August of 2019. This was Megan's first time teaming up with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign.
3. "Big Ole Freak"
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)The track "Big Ole Freak" sparked the #BigOleFreakChallenge which invited fans to out-twerk Megan. It later became the rapper's first big hit. The song was released as the single to her 2018 mixtape 'Tina Snow.' The song was a huge success for the rapper becoming Megan Thee Stallion's first charting song.
2. "WAP" Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Many would conclude that Cardi and Megan's "WAP" was a culture reset. The song topped the US chart, becoming Cardi's fourth #1 and Megan's second. The raunchy lyrics and racy Grammy performance became the topic of many think pieces. The song won the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards "Best Collaboration" and "Best Song of the Year."
1. "Savage (Remix)" ft. Beyoncé
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)In the height of the 2020 pandemic lockdown, Megan did not disappoint with her hit "Savage." As it was already making waves on TikTok as a viral dance challenge created by Keara Wilson, things got even better for the breakout star by adding Beyoncé on the remix. Megan spoke about working with Beyoncé to Entertainment Tonight, "And it’s just like, for Beyoncé to even do a song with me — I really only been out for like two years. This is the beginning of year number two. Like, Beyoncé? It’s really crazy.” Megan and Beyoncé won the Grammy for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for this song at the 2021 Grammy Awards Show.
Savage Remix ft. Beyoncé
