Megan Thee Stallion she “drips” poison in her latest single “Cobra”. The record is the rapper’s first official solo release since she shared her second studio album, Traumazine, in 2022.

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Just like a snake sheds its skin, we have to shed our past, over and over,” Megan opens the track, before diving into the harsh verse: “Breaking down and I had the whole world watching/But the worst part is really who watch me/Every night I cried/I almost died and nobody close tried to stop me“…

‘Cobra’ comes with a jungle-themed music video directed by Douglas Bernardt. “This particular type of snake is an example of courage and self-confidence,” she said in a post on Instagram herself, on the eve of the song’s release.

“They stand tall and fierce in the face of challenges, teaching one to tap into one’s inner strength and self-reliance. Imitating the cobra helps one to be more confident about the person that hides inside.”

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The song marks new beginnings for Megan in many ways. The rapper recently settled a lawsuit with her former record label, 1501 Entertainment. Now that she works independently, she funds her own releases.

As he told Rolling Stone in 2022: “I just always want people to remember, “Yeah, Megan Thee Stallion was great, she was a rapper. She was one of the best rappers, the coldest».

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