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Traumazine (2022)

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The album came out while Megan Thee Stallion was suing 1501 Certified Entertainment, and it was her final work with that label.

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Traumazine: second studio album by American rapper-songwriter Megan Thee Stallion
Released 12 August 2022
Her final work with 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified Entertainment
Lead single 'Sweetest Pie' with English singer Dua Lipa
Lyrical themes: self-expression, empowerment of African-American women, death, and overcoming difficult moments
Collaborators include Dua Lipa, Future, Key Glock, Latto, Pooh Shiesty, Rico Nasty, Jhené Aiko, Lucky Daye, Sauce Walka, Lil' Keke and Big Pokey
Megan's own definition of the title: a chemical released in the brain when forced to deal with painful emotions caused by traumatic events

2020: Megan sued 1501 Certified Entertainment to renegotiate her contract after her management company Roc Nation found it 'iffy'
The label did not recognize her mixtape Something for Thee Hotties as an album, since it had 29 minutes of new material instead of 45
Under that reading, she would have had to release two more albums
18 February 2022: Megan filed suit claiming Something met the definition of an album with at least 45 minutes of material
11 August 2022: Megan announced on Twitter that the album would be released the next day
Singles before release: 'Sweetest Pie' (11 March 2022), 'Plan B' (22 April 2022), 'Pressurelicious' with Future (21 July 2022)
'Her' was released three days after the album
The label's weak promotion of the album later led to a second lawsuit

1	NDA	3:21
2	Ungrateful	2:35
3	Not Nice	2:46
4	Budget	3:22
5	Her	2:17
6	Gift & a Curse	2:52
7	Ms. Nasty	2:12
8	Who Me	1:58
9	Red Wine	2:34
10	Scary	2:34
11	Anxiety	2:16
12	Flip Flop	2:08
13	Consistency	3:41
14	Star	3:30
15	Pressurelicious	2:53
16	Plan B	2:44
17	Southside Royalty Freestyle	4:03
18	Sweetest Pie	3:21

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.

Metacritic: 'generally favorable reviews', weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 12 critic scores
Time journalist Moises Mendez II: the rapper digs deeper into her insecurities on this record, with a 'dark and ominous' production tone
NPR editor Sidney Madden called it a 'huge artistic step' and compared it to a diary
AllMusic's Fred Thomas gave a more reserved review: 'solid but inconsistent', with one foot in formula-tested mainstream rap

Debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 with 63,000 album-equivalent units, including 8,000 pure album sales
Her fifth US top-10 album
Fell to number 9 the following week with 29,000 units, then to 23 in its third week
Lead single 'Sweetest Pie' peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is certified platinum by the RIAA
Did not achieve high placements in international charts
Certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 units
Nominated for the BET Hip Hop Award for Album of the Year

The album was released while Megan was suing 1501 Certified Entertainment over her contract and the Something for Thee Hotties dispute.
A second lawsuit followed, accusing the label of contributing to poor sales and marketing.
The lawyers of both sides confirmed a confidential agreement on 19 October 2023.
The music video for 'Ungrateful', featuring Key Glock, came out on 6 September 2022, almost a month after the album.
'Sweetest Pie' with Dua Lipa was the album's lead single, released in March 2022.