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| title1 = Bigger in Texas
| title1 = Bigger in Texas
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[Megan Thee Stallion|Megan Pete]]|Joel Banks|Taylor Banks|Shawn "Source" Jarrett|Han Yang Kinglsey Wang|Trevin Clay}}
| lyrics1 = [[Megan Thee Stallion|Megan Pete]]
| music1 = {{hlist|Joel Banks|Taylor Banks|Shawn "Source" Jarrett|Han Yang Kinglsey Wang|Trevin Clay}}
| extra1 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Shawn "Source" Jarrett|Kingsley|Truckee Street}}
| extra1 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Shawn "Source" Jarrett|Kingsley|Truckee Street}}
| length1 = 2:32
| length1 = 2:32


| title2 = Bourbon
| title2 = Bourbon
| lyrics2 = Pete
| writer2 = {{hlist|Pete|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett}}
| music2 = {{hlist|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| length2 = 2:46
| length2 = 2:46


| title3 = Number One Rule
| title3 = Number One Rule
| lyrics3 = Pete
| writer3 = {{hlist|Pete|[[LilJuMadeDaBeat|Julian Mason]]|[[Buddah Bless|Tyron Douglas]]|[[Project Pat|Patrick Houston]]|[[DJ Paul|Paul Beauregard]]|[[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]]}}
| music3 = {{hlist|[[LilJuMadeDaBeat|Julian Mason]]|[[Buddah Bless|Tyron Douglas]]|[[Project Pat|Patrick Houston]]|[[DJ Paul|Paul Beauregard]]|[[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]]}}
| extra3 ={{hlist|[[LilJuMadeDaBeat]]|[[Buddah Bless]]}}
| extra3 ={{hlist|[[LilJuMadeDaBeat]]|[[Buddah Bless]]}}
| length3 = 2:20
| length3 = 2:20
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| title4 = Roc Steady
| title4 = Roc Steady
| note4 = featuring [[Flo Milli]]
| note4 = featuring [[Flo Milli]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Flo Milli|Tamia Carter]]|Mason|[[Ciara|Ciara Harris]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Petey Pablo|Moses Barrett III]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Sean Garrett|Garrett Hamler]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|Craig Love{{ref|a|[a]}}|LaMarquis Jefferson{{ref|a|[a]}}|Zachary Wallace{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Lil Jon|Jonathan Smith]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Flo Milli|Tamia Carter]]}}
| music4 = {{hlist|Mason|[[Ciara|Ciara Harris]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Petey Pablo|Moses Barrett III]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Sean Garrett|Garrett Hamler]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|Craig Love{{ref|a|[a]}}|LaMarquis Jefferson{{ref|a|[a]}}|Zachary Wallace{{ref|a|[a]}}|[[Lil Jon|Jonathan Smith]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| extra4 = LilJuMadeDaBeat
| extra4 = LilJuMadeDaBeat
| length4 = 2:19
| length4 = 2:19


| title5 = Best Friend
| title5 = Best Friend
| lyrics5 = Pete
| writer5 = {{hlist|Pete|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett|Nicholas Baran|Kai Hasegawa}}
| music5 = {{hlist|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett|Nicholas Baran|Kai Hasegawa}}
| extra5 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Nico Baran|KaiGoinKrazy}}
| extra5 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Nico Baran|KaiGoinKrazy}}
| length5 = 2:22
| length5 = 2:22


| title6 = Right Now
| title6 = Right Now
| lyrics6 = Pete
| writer6 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Tay Keith|Brytavious Chambers]]|[[FnZ|Michael Mulé]]|[[FnZ|Isaac De Boni]]}}
| music6 = {{hlist|[[Tay Keith|Brytavious Chambers]]|[[FnZ|Michael Mulé]]|[[FnZ|Isaac De Boni]]}}
| extra6 ={{hlist|[[Tay Keith]]|[[FnZ]]}}
| extra6 ={{hlist|[[Tay Keith]]|[[FnZ]]}}
| length6 = 2:52
| length6 = 2:52
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| title7 = [[Mamushi (song)|Mamushi]]
| title7 = [[Mamushi (song)|Mamushi]]
| note7 = remix; featuring [[Twice]]
| note7 = remix; featuring [[Twice]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Yuki Chiba]]|Koshiro Ota|[[Nija Charles]]|Tre'Von Waters}}
| lyrics7 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Yuki Chiba]]|[[Nija Charles]]|Tre'Von Waters}}
| music7 = Koshiro Ota
| extra7 = Koshy
| extra7 = Koshy
| length7 = 2:35
| length7 = 2:35
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| title8 = TYG
| title8 = TYG
| note8 = featuring [[Spiritbox]]
| note8 = featuring [[Spiritbox]]
| writer8 ={{hlist|Pete|[[Courtney LaPlante]]|[[Spiritbox|Mike Stringer]]|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett|Dan Braunstein}}
| lyrics8 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Courtney LaPlante]]}}
| music8 = {{hlist|[[Spiritbox|Mike Stringer]]|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett|Dan Braunstein}}
| extra8 ={{hlist|Stringer|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Braunstein}}
| extra8 ={{hlist|Stringer|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Braunstein}}
| length8 = 2:27
| length8 = 2:27


| title9 = Motion
| title9 = Motion
| lyrics9 = Pete
| writer9 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Drumma Boy|Christopher Gholson]]|Christopher Williams-Green|CC Montrell Chaney}}
| music9 = {{hlist|[[Drumma Boy|Christopher Gholson]]|Christopher Williams-Green|CC Montrell Chaney}}
| extra9 ={{hlist|[[Drumma Boy]]|Chriz Beats|2C's}}
| extra9 ={{hlist|[[Drumma Boy]]|Chriz Beats|2C's}}
| length9 = 2:14
| length9 = 2:14


| title10 = Fell in Love
| title10 = Fell in Love
| lyrics10 = Pete
| writer10 = {{hlist|Pete|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett}}
| music10 = {{hlist|J. Banks|T. Banks|Jarrett}}
| extra10 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| extra10 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| length10 = 2:27
| length10 = 2:27


| title11 = He Think I Love Him
| title11 = He Think I Love Him
| lyrics11 = Pete
| writer11 = {{hlist|Pete|[[Gucci Mane|Radric Davis]]{{ref|b|[b]}}|[[Polow da Don|Jamal Jones]]{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| music11 = {{hlist|[[Gucci Mane|Radric Davis]]{{ref|b|[b]}}|[[Polow da Don|Jamal Jones]]{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| extra11 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Kingsley|Roger Jia|Maxwell Scott}}
| extra11 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett|Kingsley|Roger Jia|Maxwell Scott}}
| length11 = 1:35
| length11 = 1:35


| title12 = Like a Freak
| title12 = Like a Freak
| lyrics12 = Pete
| writer12 ={{hlist|Pete|[[Far East Movement|Kevin Nishimura]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|James Roh]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|Virman Coquina]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|Jae Choung]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[The Cataracs|David Singer-Vine]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Kshmr|Niles Holowell-Dhar]]{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| music12 = {{hlist|[[Far East Movement|Kevin Nishimura]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|James Roh]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|Virman Coquina]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Far East Movement|Jae Choung]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[The Cataracs|David Singer-Vine]]{{ref|c|[c]}}|[[Kshmr|Niles Holowell-Dhar]]{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| extra12 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| extra12 ={{hlist|Bankroll Got It|Jarrett}}
| length12 = 1:16
| length12 = 1:16
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| title13 = [[Neva Play]]
| title13 = [[Neva Play]]
| note13 = featuring [[RM (musician)|RM]] of [[BTS]]
| note13 = featuring [[RM (musician)|RM]] of [[BTS]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Pete|[[RM (musician)|Nam-joon Kim]]|Adrienne Ben Haim|Brandon Hamlin|Peter Fenn|Shae Jacobs|Mason}}
| lyrics13 = {{hlist|Pete|[[RM (musician)|Nam-joon Kim]]}}
| music13 = {{hlist|Adrienne Ben Haim|Brandon Hamlin|Peter Fenn|Shae Jacobs|Mason}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|B HAM|Peter Fenn|Shae Jacobs|LilJuMadeDaBeat}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|B HAM|Peter Fenn|Shae Jacobs|LilJuMadeDaBeat}}
| length13 = 2:37
| length13 = 2:37

Revision as of 09:13, 29 October 2024

Megan: Act II
Studio album (reissue) by
Megan Thee Stallion
ReleasedOctober 25, 2024 (2024-10-25)
Label
Producer
Megan Thee Stallion chronology
Megan
(2024) 		Megan: Act II
(2024)
Singles from Megan: Act II
  1. "Neva Play"
    Released: September 6, 2024

Megan: Act II is the deluxe reissue of American rapper Megan Thee Stallion's third studio album, Megan (2024).[1] It was released through Hot Girl Productions on October 25, 2024.[2][3] The album features guest appearances from Flo Milli, Twice, Spiritbox, and RM of BTS, who appears on the bonus track "Neva Play".[4][5]

Background

In October 2023, Megan Thee Stallion officially left her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, three years after prosecuting the label for allegedly failing to uphold the integrity of and renegotiate her recording contract.[6][7] Now releasing music under her self-funded Hot Girl Productions, she teased her first post-departure project via three Instagram posts on October 12,[8] which were collectively captioned "Let's begin". Each post featured one image that, when combined, read "Act One".[9] The project was revealed to be her third studio album Megan, released on June 28, 2024.[10] It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and featured the US number-one song "Hiss", the album's second single.[11]

Following the album's release, Megan Thee Stallion promoted "Mamushi" (2024), featuring Japanese musician Yuki Chiba, as the final single from Megan.[12] Later that year, she began teasing a collaboration with a member from the South Korean boy group BTS, having worked with them on a remix of the group's 2021 single "Butter".[13] The collaboration, "Neva Play", featured rapper RM and was released on September 6.[14] The same month, she posted a short video on Instagram that showed her transform into a butterfly and several photos that read "Act Two" when arranged as a grid. Megan Thee Stallion captioned the video by saying "Stay tuned".[15] Megan Thee Stallion teased the then unnamed project as a mixtape on October 3 via her X account, claiming it would be the "hardest mixtape of 2024".[16] She later officially announced the Megan: Act II deluxe edition on October 18 via her Instagram account,[17] later revealing the tracklist on October 23.[18]

Critics recepiton

Kyann-Sian Williams of NME gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, writing that the second act "confirms why she [...], despite all the adversity that has plagued her in recent years, firmly stands atop the rap world as the princess of rap", prising the collaborations, which "improve greatly on those that were offered up on Megan".[19]

Track listing

Megan: Act II disc 1 track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Bigger in Texas"Megan Pete
  • Joel Banks
  • Taylor Banks
  • Shawn "Source" Jarrett
  • Han Yang Kinglsey Wang
  • Trevin Clay
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Shawn "Source" Jarrett
  • Kingsley
  • Truckee Street
2:32
2."Bourbon"Pete
  • J. Banks
  • T. Banks
  • Jarrett
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
2:46
3."Number One Rule"Pete
2:20
4."Roc Steady" (featuring Flo Milli)
LilJuMadeDaBeat2:19
5."Best Friend"Pete
  • J. Banks
  • T. Banks
  • Jarrett
  • Nicholas Baran
  • Kai Hasegawa
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
  • Nico Baran
  • KaiGoinKrazy
2:22
6."Right Now"Pete
2:52
7."Mamushi" (remix; featuring Twice)
Koshiro OtaKoshy2:35
8."TYG" (featuring Spiritbox)
  • Stringer
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
  • Braunstein
2:27
9."Motion"Pete
2:14
10."Fell in Love"Pete
  • J. Banks
  • T. Banks
  • Jarrett
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
2:27
11."He Think I Love Him"Pete
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
  • Kingsley
  • Roger Jia
  • Maxwell Scott
1:35
12."Like a Freak"Pete
  • Bankroll Got It
  • Jarrett
1:16
13."Neva Play" (featuring RM of BTS)
  • Adrienne Ben Haim
  • Brandon Hamlin
  • Peter Fenn
  • Shae Jacobs
  • Mason
  • B HAM
  • Peter Fenn
  • Shae Jacobs
  • LilJuMadeDaBeat
2:37
Total length:30:00

Notes

References

  1. ^ Mamo, Heran (October 25, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Drops 'Megan: Act II' Deluxe Album: Stream It Now". Billboard.
  2. ^ Mendez, Chris Malone (October 18, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Follows Up Self-Titled Album With 'Megan: Act II'". Forbes. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Duran, Anagricel (October 18, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion announces surprise new album 'MEGAN: Act II' – coming next week". NME.
  4. ^ Horvath, Zachary (October 23, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Unveils The Tracklist For "Megan: Act II"". HotNewHipHop.
  5. ^ Mendez, Marisa (October 23, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Shares Tracklist & Features for 'Megan: Act 2'". HipHopDX.
  6. ^ Holmes, Charles (2020-03-05). "Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  7. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion goes indie amid legal battle with label as she teases new 'Act One' project". Los Angeles Times. 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2023-10-29). "Megan Thee Stallion unveils details of new single, 'Cobra'". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  9. ^ Kaufman, Gil (2023-10-13). "Megan Thee Stallion Bares Her Fangs For Hottieween, Teases 'Let's Begin'". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  10. ^ Pearce, Sheldon (July 3, 2024). "Unpacking Hip-Hop's Sprawl in 2024's Most Eclectic Release Date". NPR. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ Anderson, Trevor (2024-07-09). "Megan Thee Stallion's 'Megan' Charges to No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  12. ^ Nevares, Gabriel Bras (August 1, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Teases Cinematic Music Video For "MEGAN" Cut "Mamushi"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Dailey, Hannah (August 30, 2024). "This Is Not a Drill: Megan Thee Stallion & BTS Are Teaming Up Again on a Collab That's 'Coming Soon'". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  14. ^ Peters, Mitchell (September 1, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion & BTS' RM Announce 'Neva Play' Collab: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Saponara, Michael (October 18, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Announces 'Megan: Act II' Deluxe Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  16. ^ Trapp, Malcolm (October 3, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Says She's Sitting On The "Hardest Mixtape" Of 2024". Rap-Up. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  17. ^ Duran, Anagricel (October 18, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion announces surprise new album 'MEGAN: Act II' – coming next week". NME. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Saponara, Michael (October 23, 2024). "Megan Thee Stallion Reveals 'Megan: Act II' Track List Featuring Twice, Flo Milli & RM of BTS". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  19. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (2024-10-28). "Megan Thee Stallion – 'Megan: Act II' review: the Houston Hottie ends 2024 with a bang". NME. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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