About the recording process, she said: "When I'm by myself, that's when my creativity comes to me. She also stated that she used the time during quarantine to write and record for her album. At that time, she was awaiting two more features to finalize the recording process. Seven months later, in October 2020, she provided more insight into the album-making process, including posting pictures with frequent producer LilJuMadeDaBeat, and also first acknowledging that her album was under production, tweeting on October 17, 2020, "My album abt to go crazy". Megan had first intended for her Suga to be her debut album, but following legal troubles between her and her label, 1501 Certified, it was instead released as an extended play (EP) on March 6, 2020. She further stated that she was "ready to settle down with an album". In October 2019, the rapper first discussed plans about dropping her debut studio album in 2020 while promoting her upcoming project Suga. Fever debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. She followed up with the mixtape Fever, released on May 17, 2019, via 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified. The song " Big Ole Freak" from Tina Snow became Megan Thee Stallion's first Billboard Hot 100 chart entry, and also appeared at number nine on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, and number 38 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. She became the first female rap artist to sign with 300 since the label's establishment in 2012. The critical and commercial success of Tina Snow caught the attention of 300 Entertainment, with whom Megan signed in November 2018. After gaining ideos of her freestyle rapping went viral, Megan released a mixtape titled Tina Snow in 2018. Megan Pete, known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, began writing hip hop music as a student at Texas Southern University in Houston. In addition to topping both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums charts, it also peaked in the top 50 of countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. The album also contains the remix of the single " Savage" from Suga, featuring Beyoncé, which earned Megan her first number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.Ĭommercially, Good News debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 after moving over 100,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. The album produced four singles: " Girls in the Hood", released on June 26, 2020, " Don't Stop", featuring Young Thug, released on October 2, 2020, " Body", released alongside the album, and Cry Baby, featuring DaBaby, released on February 3, 2021.
Good News was met with widespread acclaim, with critics praising the clever and compelling qualities of Megan Thee Stallion's raps. The music was written and produced with a host of musicians, including D.A Got That Dope, LilJuMadeDaBeat, Juicy J, J. The album features guest appearances from DaBaby, City Girls, Lil Durk, SZA, Popcaan, Mustard, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Young Thug, and Beyoncé. It was released on November 20, 2020, by 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified. The next iteration of the series, Pokemon Master Journeys, will be launching Part 1 on Netflix in the United States on September 10th.Good News is the debut studio album by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. Pokemon's actually coming our way with a whole new wave of episodes soon enough. Megan Thee Stallion surprised fans with the release of "Tuned In Freestyle" which sees the artist taking on a much looser format than her usual single releases, and hidden among the lyrics (which can be explicit, so fair warning) are a fun reference to Pokemon, ".blushing looking like a Pikachu, I'm the hot girl feeling like Charizard." This playful Easter Egg is just another fun shout out to the kinds of references she's made in the past! You can check out the freestyle below:įOR THOSE TUNED IN /84wV2epIbe