Megan Thee Stallion Announces New Album, MEGAN
Get ready for the heat. Megan Thee Stallion just announced the release date of her third studio album, MEGAN, during a concert in Atlanta.
On June 2, the “Not My Fault” rapper had a surprise in store for her fans in Atlanta, where she was performing a concert as a part of her Hot Girl Summer tour. On stage, Megan excitedly turned her fans’ attention to the stadium screens, which displayed the new album’s cover art and a QR code to pre-save the album. “My new motherf****ng album, MEGAN,” she announced, “is coming out June 28.”
SURPRISE HOTTIESSSS!!!! My New Album “MEGAN'' will be coming out JUNE 28 PRE-SAVE NOW! https://t.co/zPhkzh2hFS pic.twitter.com/dB28I5fvhW
— TINA SNOW (@theestallion) June 3, 2024
MEGAN THEE STALLION IS DROPPING HER NEW ALBUM ON JUNE 28TH pic.twitter.com/2NMNQOcIMn
— Bradley (@bradleyberdecia) June 3, 2024
The upcoming self-titled album has been highly anticipated by fans, along with anyone who has been keeping up with music news and rap beef discourse this year. Megan’s single, “HISS,” made history by becoming one of only three solo female rap songs to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Megan thee stallion is gonna be the first female rapper to get a number 1 solo rap song this year with hiss” pic.twitter.com/NpuyLOWWO4
— (@THEESTALLI1ON) January 30, 2024
A few pointed, though unspecified, lines in the hit single also sparked a volatile feud between the “Body” rapper and Nicki Minaj. The latter released a single of her own titled “Big Foot,” as a response to “HISS.” The anger that fueled this viral controversy, Megan asserted, does not coincide with the overall tone of the upcoming album. “I’m not really focused on the negativity on my album,” the rapper shared in an interview with L’Officiel USA. “I have a lot of different songs on the album because my emotion doesn’t stop at anger…You get a little bit of everything.”
The new album’s cover art was received with mixed reactions. The cover art, designed by Dave La’Chappelle, depicts the rapper emerging from a large cocoon, appearing as a monarch butterfly from the inside. The cocoon is hanging from a tree inside a futuristic room, with a large letter “M” in the background. Some fans criticized the butterfly motif, as Megan’s recent singles, “HISS,” “Cobra,” and “BOA,” hinted at a more reptilian theme.
I ain’t gon lie, I’m confused by the cover art for #MeganTheeStallion’s new album, #Megan. So far, all 3 singles (Cobra, Hiss, and Boa) are snake-themed, so why df is she coming out of a butterfly cocoon on the cover? And Dave LaChapelle, count your mf days. pic.twitter.com/9MnPQQ8czU
— IG: _ ☈OMEKO(@_romeko) June 3, 2024
Controversial Take:
— Thee Ultimate King Hottie (@MegsAngelBabyXO) June 4, 2024
I actually like the album cover art and I don’t have any complaints about it. That’s just me, though. I’m different than most people. @TheeStallion #MeganTheeStallion pic.twitter.com/doKdonomxW
The rapper states that both the butterfly and snake symbolism point towards the album’s true theme — rebirth. “We don’t just stop at the snake,” she shares. “Renewal, rebirth: that is the whole concept of this [album]. We started with the snake because…Snakes represent rebirth, spirituality…it’s kind of like an antihero.”
Readers can stream Megan Thee Stallion’s music on all platforms, and pre-save the upcoming album, MEGAN, here.
