"Ungrateful" is a song performed by American rapper and artist Megan Thee Stallion. The song serves as the second track and fifth and final single of her sophomore album, Traumazine. It was released August 12, 2022 via 1501 Certified and 300 Entertainment. The song features artist and rapper Key Glock. "Ungrateful" was sent to radios on September 6, 2022.
Composition[]
The song's production was described as a "menacing" trap beat.[1] Lyrically, the single discusses cutting off former friends and people who aren't honest as they should be to Megan and Key.[2] The pair describes the former as 'fake-ass, snake-ass, cake-ass, hating-ass, no money getting-ass bitches'. More so, Megan criticizes the idea of her formers and what actions they do, and how the formers don't live up or like to Megan.[3][4]
Critical reception[]
A.D. Amorosi of Variety wrote that the artists "make 'Ungrateful' into a dramatic dialog on a concept as oblique as thanklessness", and described the lyrics "You would never be you if I wasn't your muse" as "one smartly, spiteful line sticking out".[3] Shamira Ibrahim of NPR praised Megan Thee Stallion's rapping style, writing that the song "is in conversation with her cult-favorite 'Still Tippin' Freestyle' — doubling down on the whiplashing flows of that verse, she swings her bars around the highs and lows of the melody. The ease with which Megan navigates collaborations with producers and rappers from Memphis only reinforces the strains of the one-time Three 6 Mafia member Gangsta Boo in her DNA.[5]
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Megan Thee Stallion]
(Let the BandPlay)
Ayy
[Verse 1: Megan Thee Stallion]
Whichever bitch want it, come get it, I got it (Got it)
I'm givin' out work, come apply (Yeah)
These bitches talkin' that shit and ain't sayin' my name
And I can't keep just lettin' it fly (Nope)
They gotta sub, they gotta tweet
They gotta go get they homegirl for me (Hmm)
If I was still doin' broke shit with your broke ass
Then your broke ass wouldn't want beef, hey
When I started gettin' money, I'ma tell you the truth (Yeah)
All the hoes that was hatin' got they ass cut loose (Got they ass cut loose)
Bitch knew a lil' business, wanna put it in the nеws (Hmm)
They'll take it to the 'nеt (Hey), but I'ma take it to the booth (Yeah, yeah)
Give a bitch an inch, she'll take it to the moon
Hoes love to stir the pot and I'ma get a bitch a spoon (Yeah)
Bitch, I'm the one, you ain't even the two (Hey, hey)
You would never be you if I wasn't your muse
[Chorus: Megan Thee Stallion]
Whole lot of fake-ass, snake-ass, backstabbin', hatin'-ass
No-money-gettin'-ass bitches (No money-ass bitches)
Y'all actin' really ungrateful, I'm sparin' you hoes (Hey)
I been coulda fucked y'all ****** (Hey, been coulda fucked y'all ******)
Whole lot of fake-ass, snake-ass, cake-ass, hatin'-ass (Yeah)
No-money-gettin'-ass ****** (Yeah, ayy)
I really been sparin' you ****** (Yeah)
Your girl hate me 'cause I been shittin' on y'all bitches (Hey)
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[Verse 2: Megan Thee Stallion]
I'm the motherfuckin' pimp that will pay a bitch rent
Deal with trick daddies only, I don't care about nan' *****
Perkies these bitches is poppin' is potent
The shit they be tweetin', they gotta be smokin'
I'm every ***** favorite, pussy get played with
I'm the type of bitch jealous hoes can't hang with
Legs to the head of the bed 'cause I'm flexible (Ah)
He tryna come fit that dick in my schedule (Ah)
Ayy, big rocks all on my neck like I'm Betty Rubble
Boy, stop likin' all my pics 'fore you get in trouble
I don't need a team or a bitch speakin' for me
When y'all hoes step, gotta call y'all sorority (Call y'all sorority)
Hollywood shit 'cause I'm with all the action (Yeah)
Ain't your boyfriend, you can stop all the actin' (Stop all the actin')
If you comin' for me, then you need to come hard (Yeah)
If a bitch ain't shakin', I ain't doin' my job
[Chorus: Megan Thee Stallion]
Whole lot of fake-ass, snake-ass, backstabbin', hatin'-ass
No-money-gettin'-ass bitches (No money-ass bitches)
Y'all actin' really ungrateful, I'm sparin' you hoes (Hey)
I been coulda fucked y'all ****** (Hey, been coulda fucked y'all ******)
Whole lot of fake-ass, snake-ass, cake-ass, hatin'-ass (Yeah)
No-money-gettin'-ass ****** (Yeah, ayy)
I really been sparin' you ****** (Yeah)
Your girl hate me 'cause I been shittin' on y'all bitches (Ah)
[Verse 3: Key Glock]
(Glizock)
Whole lot of lame-ass, fake-ass, hatin'-ass, green-ass
Pillow-talkin'-ass ******
I ain't tryna spare none of these lil' rap ******
I'm tryna fuck on all they bitches
Don't take that back, I fuck all they bitches
Uh, Maybach Benz sound like it came with switches
One thing for sure, hell nah, I ain't switching
Uh, two thing for sure, I'ma always go, go get it
Yeah, ran a bag up, up just like Emmitt (Smith)
Ridin' in a yellow thing, you know who in it (Skrrt)
Acrobatic trap *****, yeah, I flip it
I save my money, don't save these bitches
I know I'm the shit, yeah, bitch, I admit it (Bitch)
Uh, got a GPS on my road to riches (Yeah)
They like, "Where you goin'?" I'm goin' to get it
My bitch just hit me sayin' she tired of these
[Chorus: Megan Thee Stallion]
Fake-ass, snake-ass, backstabbin', hatin'-ass
No-money-gettin'-ass bitches (No money-ass bitches)
Y'all actin' really ungrateful, I'm sparin' you hoes (Hey)
I been coulda fucked y'all ****** (Hey, been coulda fucked y'all ******)
Whole lot of fake-ass, snake-ass, cake-ass, hatin'-ass (Yeah)
No-money-gettin'-ass ****** (Yeah, ayy)
I really been sparin' you ****** (Yeah)
Your girl hate me 'cause I been shittin' on y'all bitches (Been shittin' on y'all bitches)
Music video[]
The official music video premiered on September 6, 2022. Directed by Colin Tilley, it opens with Megan Thee Stallion lying on a red quilt on her bed, dressed in black lingerie, rolling around and rapping. She then dresses for a funeral in all-black attire, including a floor-trailing dress, corset and veil, and struts down a hallway before arriving at a crowded funeral in the night. There, she places a black rose on the casket and raps in the cemetery as well. As Megan sheds a tear and a rainstorm begins, an alternate version of herself appears, wearing all-white attire (possibly in reference to her alter-ego Tina Snow) consisting of a dress and exceptionally large wide-brimmed floppy hat protecting her from the rain. The alternate Megan picks up Key Glock, who dons a glittery cardigan and bejeweled dolphin chain. Glock begins rapping from the porch of an ivy-vined house, and rides passenger to Megan as she drives through the intensifying storm.
| Music video | Information | |
|---|---|---|
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Released | September 6, 2022 |
| Length | 2:55 | |
| Director | Colin Tilley | |
| Producer | Ryan Huffman | |
| Filmed | 2022 | |
| Location | ||
| Vevo views | 10M+ | |
References[]
- ↑ Kasabian shed their aggression, Megan Thee Stallion dials back the sex – the week’s best albums
- ↑ Megan Thee Stallion Takes Control of Her News Cycle
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Megan Thee Stallion Gets More Serious, Sad and Stern With ‘Traumazine’: Album Review
- ↑ Megan Thee Stallion Levels Up and Lashes Out on ‘Traumazine’
- ↑ Megan Thee Stallion resets her terms with 'Traumazine'
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| August 12, 2022 • 51:05 • 1501 Certified • 300 Entertainment | |
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