Megan Thee Stallion Announces New Single ‘HISS’
Megan Thee Stallion is staying true to her snake theme on her new single. Megan posted the cover art for her new single “HISS,” on Monday (Jan. 22). In the artwork, the rapper is seen holding a white snake around her neck with its mouth open. The name of the single is written in large red letters. In the caption, Megan wrote, “HISS JANUARY 26 [egg emoji] [snake emoji] PRE-SAVE NOW.”
Fans went into the comment section to show their excitmeent for the new song.
“We love a conceptual fully realized and thought out era with INTENTION and aesthetic,” one fan wrote.
Rapper and producer Juicy J commented, “Let’s Go.”
“Yesssss hottie [2x fire emoji] IT’S FOOT ON THEY NECK SEASON,” another fan wrote.
Megan Thee Stallion Drops “Cobra”
“HISS” will follow “Cobra,” which kicked off her snake theme. “Cobra” was released back in November. On that song, the artist rapped about her depression, missing her deceased parents, and why her relationship with songwriter/rapper Pardisn Fontaine ended.
“Pulled up, caught him cheatin’, gettin’ his d— sucked in the same spot I’m sleepin’/ Lord, give me a break, I don’t know how much more of this s— I can take,” she raps.
Pardi denied cheating allegations in his response with the diss track “Thee Person,” taking the “thee” from Megan’s rap name “Megan Thee Stallion.”
“I asked you to your face did you f— them n—-/And you swore on your mother/I knew from then, I couldn’t trust her/More lies from the lips of a lover,” Pardi raps.
Megan Thee Stallion Teases New Music Era
After cutting ties with her record label 1501 Entertainment, she is now fully independent. She told her fans about it on Instagram Live back in October.
“This part of my album is very much so funded by Megan Thee Stallion because we’re trying to get off… Y’all know what’s the tea. But I have no label right now,” she explained on Megan Thee Stallion gives fans an update on her upcoming album; says she’s footing the bill while still fighting to get out of the record deal with 1501.
“I have no label right now, we’re doing everything funded straight out of Megan Thee Stallion’s pocket.” pic.twitter.com/5vOmVvLiLY
“It’s really just me this go around 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,” she shared.
A couple of after the Instagram Live, Megan posted a cryptic message on social media confirming her new era in music.
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again,” Megan is seen saying with just her lips visible. In the 13-second clip, we also see the rapper with snake teeth and another with snake eyes. She captioned the video “ACT ONE [snake emoji].”
“HISS” will be out this Friday (Jan. 26).