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“I truly believe it's that Southern sweetness … is well beloved by everyone in the industry. “ is closing out this album or one of the album's later track with an homage in an ode to Houston and also putting herself in conversation as one of the next rappers to really carry this sound into the mainstream.” When you look at Houston's repertoire and all of the artists that have come to Houston - I'm thinking about Drake very much in particular - '3 'N the Mornin' is the song that a lot of people say was their entry point into it. And in his verse, he makes a direct reference to '3 'N the Mornin' by DJ Screw, which is an iconic song. So he is one to watch coming out of the city. I think most of the world was introduced to him because when Kanye West was in Houston, he actually took a picture with Sauce Walka. “Along with Big Pokey and Lil Keke, you have Sauce Walka, who is a very popular rapper in Houston and the Southern United States. So to me, it's not only paying reverence to her mother and her mother's career as a rapper in Houston, but also the folks who helped create that infrastructure and that foundation for Megan to shine.
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And for those familiar with Megan's family history, her mother, Holly Thomas, was also an active rapper during this time. They were founded by DJ Screw who introduced the whole entire world to chopped and screwed sound, which originated in Houston around the Third Coast era, which is the late 1990s, right before Houston's big boom on Billboard in the early 2000s. You have Lil Keke and Big Pokey, two members of Screwed Up Click, which is one of the most famous hip-hop groups to come out of Houston, Texas. “For me, it's her choice of collaborators.
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On how Megan shows love for her hometown on “Traumazine” “That's why I believe Houston comes out so much in this album because she is saying that ‘I am not only a superstar, but I am a superstar from Houston.’ And that makes a big message to so many young Black girls and women across the South.” “We are seeing Megan grapple with the stressors of superstardom while also being authentically herself,” Crumpton says. At only age 27, Megan has six BET awards, three Grammys, two MTV Video Music Awards and four American Music Awards under her belt. Since her 2019 mixtape “Fever,” Megan has made waves in music, pop culture and fashion. “Megan Thee Stallion is in her bag, quite frankly,” Crumpton says. But now, “Traumazine” marks “a coronation for a superstar,” says Dallas-based music writer Taylor Crumpton. Megan Thee Stallion's latest record “ Traumazine” solidifies her position as one of the most exciting rappers working today.Īfter her anticipated debut album “Good News” dropped, Megan sued her previous record label 1501 Entertainment over contract disputes. Megan Thee Stallion performs onstage at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2019 at Cobb Energy Center on Oct.