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Megan (2024)

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Megan: third studio album by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion
Released 28 June 2024 through Hot Girl Productions and Warner Music Group
First album released under her independent label Hot Girl Productions after leaving 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified Entertainment
Concept follows a snake-based theme shown in the single titles and promotional material
Four singles: 'Cobra', 'Hiss', 'Boa', 'Mamushi'
Deluxe edition Megan: Act II released 25 October 2024

19 October 2023: 1501 Certified Entertainment announced that the lawsuit had been settled and the two sides parted ways amicably
Megan said on an Instagram livestream that the album would be self-funded
12 October 2023: three Instagram posts teased her first project after the departure
2 February 2024: distribution deal with Warner Music Group, giving her the creative control of an independent artist with access to the company's resources

Megan Thee Stallion is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress from Houston, Texas, born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete on February 15, 1995.
She rose to recognition after freestyle videos went viral on social media, then signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment in 2018.
Her debut mixtape Fever (2019) received critical acclaim, and the singles "Cash Shit", "Hot Girl Summer", and "Savage" brought mainstream success.
Her debut studio album Good News (2020) included the "Savage" remix with Beyoncé, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and won two Grammy Awards.
"WAP" with Cardi B became her second US number-one single in 2021.
Her album Megan (2024) produced "Hiss", her first solo number-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
She won Best New Artist at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, becoming the second female rapper to do so after Lauryn Hill in 1999.
She has acted in television and film and appeared in the Broadway production of Moulin Rouge! The Musical in 2026.

NME critic Karen Gwee wrote that the album flows with a palpably higher level of creative boldness and found it more cohesive than earlier albums
Associated Press critic Maria Sherman found the rapper sounds as strong as ever over chugging riffs and fluttering synths
The Guardian's Rachel Aroesti praised the rapper's satisfyingly brisk and crisp flow, but described the album's world of false friends and betrayal as the depressing apex of an isolating, navel-gazing rap scene
Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre called it an uneven album preoccupied with giving every type of fan exactly what they want, while acknowledging the pressures on hit-making women in rap

Metacritic weighted average of 67 out of 100 from 6 critic scores, described as generally favorable reviews
Critics praised the newfound creative freedom on display, although some found the album uneven

Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 64,000 album-equivalent units, including 16,000 pure sales
Fifth top-ten project for Megan on the chart
Accumulated a total of 62.67 million on-demand streams
First top-10 charting album by a female rapper in 2024
'Hiss' became her first solo number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Global 200
'Cobra' debuted at number 32 on the Hot 100, 'Boa' at number 39, 'Mamushi' peaked at number 36

Megan announced the album and its release at the first of two shows at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, during the Hot Girl Summer Tour
Each teaser post featured one image that, when combined, read 'Act One'
'Paper Together' features Houston rap duo UGK, including a previously unreleased posthumous verse from Pimp C
Megan, a longtime fan of Pimp C, described the chance to work with him as iconic and legendary
For 'Otaku Hot Girl', she cleared some legal paperwork with MAPPA over the use of Jujutsu Kaisen characters, days before release