Megan released her third studio album, 'Megan,' on Friday morning and fans believe she is firing back at Nicki Minaj with new track.
The lyrical battle between Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj continues. On Friday, the 29-year-old dropped her third studio album, Megan, and one of the songs already has fans proclaiming that Megan is firing back at the 41-year-old after their confrontation earlier this year.
Fans suspect that "Rattle," the second track on Megan, is taking aim at Minaj who previously claimed she had information on "things" the GRAMMY winner "lied about."
Megan begins the track by rapping, "Ain't got no tea on me, this ho think she TMZ / I mean, the sooner you accept that I'm that b**ch / The better your life will be."
"Damn b**ch it been four years / Worry 'bout your man and your kid / Your life must be boring as f**k if you're still reminiscin' 'bout s**t we did," Megan continues later in the song, seemingly referencing the former friendship she and Minaj had. The two collaborated on the song "Hot Girl Summer" in 2019. "And I ain't worried 'bout the bitter b**ch link up / Y'all hoes earned them seats in the fan club."
The song also features a brief interlude during which Megan repeats, "Ain't got no tea on me, this ho think she TMZ."
Listen to "Rattle" below.
While the song doesn't directly mention Minaj, it's a fair assumption that Megan is talking about the other rapper after Minaj released the diss track, "Big Foot," in January, which came after Megan in no uncertain terms.
Minaj posted the song and shared the lyrics on X (formerly Twitter), as she called Megan out for supposedly lying about her, and about getting shot in the foot by Tory Lanez back in July 2020. Tory was tried and convicted in December 2022, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison in August 2023.
Minaj also addresses Megan's sit-down interview with Gayle King, in which Megan talked about the shooting, and repeatedly mocks Megan's "dead momma." Megan's mother, Holly Thomas, died in 2019, as a result of a brain tumor.
Minaj's track was in response to a song Megan released the week before, "Hiss," in which Minaj believed Megan was referencing her husband, Kenneth Petty, when Megan rapped, "These hoes don’t be mad at Megan, these hoes mad at Megan's Law."
The line refers to the government-mandated database of registered sex offenders, and Minaj interpreted it as a shot at Petty -- who is a registered sex offender, convicted prior to his marriage with Minaj. "Hiss" does not mention Minaj or her husband by name.
However, in "Big Foot" -- which was critically panned -- Minaj drops Megan's name repeatedly and directly refers to that lyric, rapping, "This little begging w***e/Talking ‘bout Megan’s law/ For a free beat, you could hit Megan raw."
In a spoken word section, which served as a warning and/or threat for Megan, Minaj claims, "I don't think you want the next installment of this song. I know it's the most attention you've ever gotten."
Minaj claimed she has "4 more" songs ready to fire off in the future.
Unsurprisingly, Megan's release of her third album during her Hot Girl Summer Tour has brought a lot of attention to "Rattle" and her feud with Minaj.
Megan is the rapper's first album release since testifying against Lanez during his felony assault trial in December 2022. Last September, Megan opened up to ET about what inspired her new album.
"I feel like I'm in such a fresh space, like everything about me is new," Megan said. "My attitude, my vibe. I feel like I'm starting a new chapter in my life. I think I've just gone through so much and I'm at a point where I don't care about a lot of stuff. I'm just so comfortable with myself. I'm like, 'OK, at this point, girl, what's the worst thing that can happen?' I'm just into taking risks right now."
"I always like to think of myself as a confident person, I always [act] that I didn't care about much, I was nonchalant, but it took me to go through things where so many people were talking about me constantly, to where I had to realize, 'OK, maybe you're not as nonchalant and carefree as you thought you were,'" she confessed. "So, I had to take a step back [and] reevaluate myself. I had to get in a comfortable position with myself, and now I genuinely can say that I'm in love with Megan. I'm in love with Megan Thee Stallion."
See what fans online have to say about "Rattle" and Megan's new album in general below.
Megan is available to stream on all music platforms.
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