Megan Thee Stallion

On her sixth project, the rapper is equal parts fierce and vulnerable, reflecting on the struggles she's endured in recent years.

After she released her previous project, “Something For Thee Hotties,” 1501 claimed the project was not an album, and Megan filed a countersuit arguing that it was. In short, Megan needed to fulfill her contractual obligations with a certain number of albums released under the label. For the past two years, Megan has faced a legal battle with 1501 Certified Entertainment—the record label she initially signed with in 2018. With Traumazine, we see her dig deeper into her insecurities on tracks like “Anxiety,” where she raps, “I’m a bad bitch, and I got bad anxiety,” and “Flip Flop,” where she talks about how fame can be isolating in not knowing who you can trust. The album also features collaborations with Latto, Memphis rappers Key Glock and Pooh Shiesty, and Future. She pays homage to her hometown, inviting three famous Houston rappers—Sauce Walka, Lil’ Keke, and Big Pokey—to trade bars on “Southside Royalty Freestyle.” Being a good artist requires growth and relatability, two hallmarks of many of the songs in Megan’s discography.

The rapper wore several looks in a busy day of promoting her new album 'Traumazine.'

So I feel like I wanted to just take control of my own narrative, take control of my own storytelling, and tell it from me." She styled the fun look with white square-toed sandals and huge sparkling hoops. She let her hair down in voluminous curls and accessorized the look with Nickho Rey jewelry.

On 'Scary,' two of rap's premier smack talkers find a demented glee in menacing those who might otherwise belittle them.

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Megan Thee Stallion released her sophomore studio album 'Traumazine.' These are the best lyrics from “NDA,” “Plan B,” “Not Nice,” and “Budget” that ...

Or worse, she’s going to “be quick to check you pussy bitches like a Pap / Kill a bitch, all I need is a pistol and a pad,” she threatens. While Kelsey confirmed that she was present at the alleged shooting, she would not speak on the matter even after one fan accused her of getting “paid hush money” in a Instagram comment and signing an NDA to protect Lanez. “Na I ain’t got paid shit, I should though huh the way folks making shit up,” she told person who called her out on Instagram in since-deleted posts. Though it’s hard to say who exactly the rapper refers to in the song, the song “NDA” makes it clear that those around her need to be checked and can’t be trusted. As she says on “ Budget,” “get the cane, get the crutches.” It might be funny to y’all on the internet and just another messy topic for you to talk about but this is my real life and I’m real life hurt and traumatized,” she wrote at the time. The new album does many things — it’s both a self-assured follow-up to debut Good News and a master class in lyricism, telling a story about a rapper with unbridled ambition, references to abortion rights (“My motherfuckin’ body, my choice / Ain’t no lil’ dick takin’ my voice” on “ Gift & a Curse”), the mental-health struggles that stem from the loss of loved ones and the people who hurt her, and, last but not least, her pussy (“This lil’ bitch the G.O.A.T,” she declares on the same track.)

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sidney Madden from NPR Music about Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album Traumazine.

I mean, where do you hear some of that sort of deep reflection about her past traumas in these songs? But the beauty of it is really the dexterity of the project. And in the summer of 2020, she was involved in an incident of assault when she was allegedly shot by fellow musician Tory Lanez as the two were leaving a party in LA. It's a lot to process. And she shared that the title on social media, "Traumazine," is in reference to the fictional chemical that is released in your brain when you're forced to deal with painful emotions caused by traumatic events and experiences, which is digging really deep into what the album is about. She's an NPR music reporter and co-host of the podcast Louder Than A Riot. And she is here to tell us all about the new album. CHANG: A follow-up to her 2020 debut, "Good News," this album takes stock of the artist's tumultuous past few years and reasserts her superstar status.

As soon as the interviewers began to broach the topic, Meg instantly became animated as if she knew exactly what they were about to ask. In her response, the ...

While the Houston spitter is certainly ecstatic about just the idea of being a proud pet parent to the famed movie star, one person may not be as thrilled. In her response, the Traumazine rapper expressed just how flattered she was when she heard one of the world's biggest celebs single her out by name. Like, we made it.

Megan Thee Stallion has finally responded to Dwyane “The Rock” Johnson's animalistic desires … rather mildly we might add … probably because she has a ...

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sidney Madden from NPR Music about Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album Traumazine.

I mean, where do you hear some of that sort of deep reflection about her past traumas in these songs? But the beauty of it is really the dexterity of the project. And in the summer of 2020, she was involved in an incident of assault when she was allegedly shot by fellow musician Tory Lanez as the two were leaving a party in LA. It's a lot to process. And she shared that the title on social media, "Traumazine," is in reference to the fictional chemical that is released in your brain when you're forced to deal with painful emotions caused by traumatic events and experiences, which is digging really deep into what the album is about. She's an NPR music reporter and co-host of the podcast Louder Than A Riot. And she is here to tell us all about the new album. CHANG: A follow-up to her 2020 debut, "Good News," this album takes stock of the artist's tumultuous past few years and reasserts her superstar status.

Meg sat down with SiriusXM's The Morning Mash Up to discuss her new album Traumazine, and when asked to respond to The Rock's odd request, she called the former ...

“Thank you hotties for rocking with me through the bullshit WE ALMOST OUT LETS STAY FOCUSED AND RUN THIS LAST ONE UP.” Moana is the shit tho,” Pardison wrote in the comment section of The Shade Room. He was likely referring to Megan Thee Stallion’s three French Bulldogs, Pit Bull, Merle dog and Cane Corso that are all named after numbers. “Like, I’m kind of epic.

It all started when Dwayne was asked in an interview for the movie DC League of Super-Pets which celebrity he'd like to be a pet to — and he (seemingly without ...

I’m kind of epic," she joked. "That's kind of legendary. “I used to watch wrestling all the time, being from Houston. Watching The Rock and how famous he is, how much of a mega-star he is — and he wanna be my pet?"

Megan Thee Stallion's 'Traumazine' era is in full swing, complete with a range of new interviews and a guest spot co-hosting the 'Tonight Show.'

I feel like I used to watch wrestling all the time and, like, being from Houston and watching The Rock and how famous he is and how much of a megastar he is. In fact, she revealed, those sessions resulted in “at least” 50 songs before narrowing them down to the final 18-track offering. “They kind of pick your songs for you.