Effective Friday (11.03) Megan Thee Stallion will release her new single, ‘Cobra’ on Hot Girl Productions. Unlike her prior projects, the superstar rapper (born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete) will self-fund her new album.
Taking to social media, a movie-style poster of Megan naked in the jungle teases: “Cobra. A Story Megan Thee Stallion. Available November 3rd.” And a formal press release about the project confirms that ‘Cobra’ is “the first single released on Hot Girl Productions, Megan’s independent music and entertainment entity.”
While the now 28-year-old musician released her prior albums ‘Good News’ (2020) and ‘Traumazine’ (2022) on 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified, her forthcoming full length will be put out independently.
Speaking on Instagram Live, Megan stated:
“This part of my album is definitely very much funded by Megan Thee Stallion because y’know… we tryna get off… y’all know what’s the tea.” “But I have no label right now and we’re doing everything funded by Megan Thee Stallion’s pocket. The budget is coming from me, motherf****** Hot Girl Productions. It’s all coming straight from Megan Thee Stallion – Megan Thee Stallion[‘s] brain, wallet… we in my pockets, hotties, so let’s do our big one.” “We’re really doing our big one and I’m so excited. We’re doing something for the first time independently since it was just me and my mama. I’m so excited ’cause it’s literally just me this go round until we sign to a new label. But I don’t want to sign to a new label right now because I just want to do it myself.”
Megan previously took legal action against 1501 Certified Entertainment for allegedly trying to “interfere” with her control over her music and for allegedly trying to keep her locked into a contract – recently teased her next record will mark a new chapter.
In a statement to Billboard she said “It’s definitely coming very soon. I’m really excited about this chapter of my life because I feel like I’m finally closing all the old chapters, and now I’m starting with a blank slate. Very fresh, very new. I think Thee Hotties are gonna be so excited. I’m trying different things. I got a lot of things that I produced with Ju and with some new producers.”
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Ashley Graham