Fever (mixtape)
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| Released | May 17, 2019 | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[2] |
| HipHopDX | 4/5[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8/10[4] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[5] |
Fever is the debut mixtape by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released via 300 Entertainment on May 17, 2019,[6] and features 14 tracks.[7] The mixtape includes the single "Sex Talk", as well as the songs "Simon Says" (featuring Juicy J) and "Money Good".[8]
Promotion
Megan Thee Stallion formally announced the mixtape with a trailer posted to her social media accounts on May 8, captioning it "MEET HOT GIRL MEG 🔥", the name of her alter ego for the mixtape.[9] In the trailer, Hot Girl Meg drives in a red convertible with three other women before a snippet of a song plays.[7]
Singles
The lead single from Fever, "Sex Talk", was released to all major streaming services and digital platforms on March 22, 2019.
The opening track, "Realer", was released as a promotional single on May 16, 2019. The single was premiered by Zane Lowe on the Beats 1 radio show. Its music video was released to Vevo on May 21, 2019. It received one million views within 48 hours of uploading.
Commercial performance
Fever debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 with 28,000 album-equivalent units, of which 3,700 were pure album sales. Megan became the first female rapper to have a mixtape reach the top ten of the Billboard 200.
Critical reception
On Metacritic, the mixtape received a score of 82 out of 100 from five reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Pitchfork awarded the mixtape a score of 8.0 out of 10 and noted that Megan Thee Stallion's debut mixtape is "steeped in sex, pimpin, and power; it sounds like a once and future Houston rap classic".
Track listing
Adapted from Megan Thee Stallion's Twitter.[10]
All tracks are written by Megan Pete except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Realer" | Megan Pete | LilJuMadeDaBeat | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Hood Rat Shit" | Pete |
| 3:01 |
| 3. | "Pimpin" | Pete |
| 3:23 |
| 4. | "Cash Shit" (featuring DaBaby) |
| LilJuMadeDaBeat | 3:12 |
| 5. | "W.A.B" | Pete |
| 2:57 |
| 6. | "Best You Ever Had" | Pete | DJ Chose | 2:39 |
| 7. | "Simon Says" (featuring Juicy J) |
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| 3:20 |
| 8. | "Shake That" | Pete | LilJuMadeDaBeat | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Money Good" | Pete | DJ Chose | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Dance" | Pete | Juicy J | 2:56 |
| 11. | "Ratchet" | Pete |
| 2:14 |
| 12. | "Sex Talk" | Pete | DJ WillAye | 2:11 |
| 13. | "Big Drank" | Pete | LilJuMadeDaBeat | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Running Up Freestyle" | Pete | LilJuMadeDaBeat | 2:04 |
Sample credits
- "Pimpin" contains a sample of "Azz Out" by DJ Zirk.
- "W.A.B" contains a sample of "Weak Azz Bitch", written by Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard, and Chastity Daniels, as performed by Three 6 Mafia.
- "Simon Says" contains a sample of "Lookin For Tha Chewin'" written by Paul Beauregard, as performed by DJ Paul; and a sample of "Me & Mrs. Jones", written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert, as performed by Billy Paul.
- "Big Drank" contains a sample of "Sippin' on Some Syrup", written by Jordan Houston, Paul Beauregard, Patrick Houston, Bernard Freeman, and Chad Butler, as performed by Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat and UGK.
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 10 |
References
- ^ "Fever by Megan Thee Stallion". Metacritic. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ Wallace, Riley (May 22, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion Fever". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Clark, Trent (May 24, 2019). "Review: Megan Thee Stallion's "Fever" Sets Bubblegum Competition On Fire". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Crumpton, Taylor (May 23, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion:". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (May 21, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion :: Fever – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Ch, Devin (May 9, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion Teases 'Fever' Debut With Her Ragtop Armada At Full-Strength". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Coley, Jordan (May 8, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion Announced That Her New Album 'Fever' Will Be Released This Month". Uproxx. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Jasmine (May 7, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion's 'Fever' Project is Coming Soon". The Source. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Maicki, Salvatore (May 3, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion's debut album Fever is dropping in two weeks". The Fader. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "#FEVER track list". May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Billboard 200: June 1, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
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