On Nov. 20, Megan Thee Stallion released her new album, Good News. The album is in keeping with her signature “bad girl” rap style, as her songs promote being assertive, having ambition, and embracing female sexuality. It’s a style that obviously works for her; she’s a common name to see on the Billboard chart’s top 10 list. This album’s release is definitely evocative of its album name (we love to see a new Megan album), but all in all, it falls flat. The album only features a handful of memorable songs despite it boasting 17 tracks.
Good News’ biggest problem is that the mixture of songs thrown together is confusing since they lack any kind of cohesiveness. It becomes obvious which songs were initially released as stand-alone tracks that reached charts and fame — like “Girls in the Hood,” “Don’t Stop,” and “Body.” These particular songs distinctly have more chorus repetition, stronger beats, better verses, and are all-around more memorable. The start-to-finish listening experience and the strength of the album as a whole are unfortunately an afterthought for Good News.
Megan’s last album, Suga, set the precedent for Good News in terms of having a few hit songs among a sea of forgettable ones. It seems like Megan’s claim to fame is creating hit stand-alone tracks and music videos with trendy choreography that can be recreated by users of TikTok. It’s hard to argue that it doesn’t work for Megan Thee Stallion, but fans will be left wanting more from this rap powerhouse.
Good News. Megan Thee Stallion
Chandy is a biology major/chemistry minor who's been a staff writer, Arts editor, and Managing Editor at The Cascade. She began writing in elementary school when she produced Tamagotchi fanfiction to show her peers at school -- she now lives in fear that this may have been her creative peak.
