Megan Thee Stallion's second studio album reaches for a confessional mode, making space for ruminations and grief — while reaffirming her skills as one of rap's bar-for-bar heavyweights.
Trauma is cyclical, especially when you are forced to process it before the world. Megan's string of accomplishments — three Grammy wins, two chart-topping records and a college degree — has been stymied by a series of misfortunes. In 2019, her mother, a stabilizing figure in her life, died from brain cancer. An ongoing dispute with her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, has complicated her career.
The more introspective tracks, like"Anxiety," perform a sort of sleight of hand, expertly using upbeat production to cover darker material:"If I could write a letter to Heaven / I would tell my mama that I shoulda been listenin'/ And I would tell her sorry that I really been wildin' / And ask her to forgive me, 'cause I really been tryin'," she raps.
For those who have long clamored for Meg to return to the charmingly commanding Foxy Brown-meets-Pimp C character work of, there is plenty of the sample-heavy, raunchy and nonchalant music that defined that era. This reset is exemplified by"Consistency," which uses a sample of The Isley Brothers'"Between the Sheets" as cushion for breezy, brazen raps tailor-made for a late-night Instagram Stories caption."Ms.
But for every swing and miss, there is also a statement. Despite Meg's rapid ascent into popstar status, she always roars the loudest for the hometown that molded her, helped craft her sound, and continues to stand beside her. The Juicy J-produced"Southside Royalty Freestyle" stands out as an ode to the Third Coast, placing Megan amongst Houston mainstays Sauce Walka, Lil' Keke and Screwed Up Click's Big Pokey.
Megan joins a long line of women seeking agency through music — manifesting her anger, her resentment, and her full-bodied sexuality — attempting to define herself on her own terms after watching the public wrestle her story away from her, leaving her with the carnage. Listening tobrings to mind another time when one of the world's biggest pop darlings attempted to reclaim her power after a high-profile abuse scandal.
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