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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
Gigwise

From top to bottom, Good News vibrates with the infectious confidence and defiance of Meg’s straight-to-camera flow.

100
The Guardian
With easy flow, hard barbs and a magnetic persona, the rapper casts herself as the successor to hip-hop’s old-school heroes.
90
Clash
Raw and ruthless, ‘Good News’ is the sound of Megan Thee Stallion pushing against the boundaries imposed on her until they break.
85
Earmilk

The Good News about this album is that Megan exceeded expectations by delivering a memorable debut project ... The authenticity of her sound and the sincerity of her delivery takes this project up a level.

83
Consequence of Sound
We are more than familiar with Megan’s brilliance, but her debut album expands on it and reminds us that the charismatic artist can outrap your favorite in the game any day of the week.
80
musicOMH

Good News is ... chock-full of catchy hooks, stellar verses and feisty attitude.

80
Evening Standard

On her debut album, ... we ought to know what to expect: single entendres, graphic imagery and bulletproof self-confidence.

80
The Forty-Five
Rap’s Houston hottie takes the reins to deliver a huge, joyous fuck-you to 2020.
80
Rolling Stone
The Houston superstar’s debut LP is the explosive victory-lap we were expecting.
80
Exclaim!
Even with some slight shortcomings, Megan's reclamation of tragedy is refreshing. In a year where any good news has been hard to find, the bar-busting Texan, full of raw charisma and energy, is every bit of good news.
80
Beats Per Minute

Arriving in the wake of several releases and countless show-stealing features, Good News is a shining culmination of all the work Megan’s put in, yet it avoids being weighed down by the sense of too many cooks in the kitchen.

80
NME

On her debut, the 25-year-old combines West Coast samples with the Southern sounds of her youth. The message: she's staying sunny, despite her setbacks.

80
AllMusic

While Megan Thee Stallion presented herself as a force to be reckoned with from her earliest material, Good News finds her triple-X-rated sex rhymes, imposing charm, and ability to make it all appear effortless reaching new levels.

78
Pitchfork
Amid a pandemic, and while recovering from a gunshot wound, the superstar rapper made an album that purposefully celebrates life. Her beats are playful, and her rapping is as sharp as ever.
71
Paste
The Houston-based rap sensation’s debut album covers all the bases, but does it a bit too well.
70
Slant Magazine

A high-octane, heavy-hitting rejoinder that rearticulates the headlines of a year fraught by global and personal trauma for the Houston rapper.

70
GIGsoup
It was filled with feel-good, upbeat, dance inducing, sex positive, fun songs, well needed in the midst of a global pandemic. But will this album remain a staple in Hip Hop’s history books?
70
FLOOD Magazine

Good News isn’t meant to be a simple introduction. It’s Megan Thee Stallion at her most agile and hi-def. It’s our invitation to the coronation of this generation’s hip-hop royalty.

60
The Needle Drop
Megan Thee Stallion sells herself short artistically on her still mostly decent debut album.
Craigold
80

Hey guys wanna hear something funny?

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Edit: This isn't very funny.

MasterCrackfox
88

Megan Thee Stallion may be the biggest breakout star of the entire year, moving from a talented up-and-comer to one of the biggest names in the entire music industry. Hot Girl Summer last year was her first big move into the mainstream, but that pales in comparison to her two number one singles in 2020, one of which is one of the biggest singles of the entire year. WAP is probably the biggest crossover moment in which Stallion was no longer a name to watch but instead a name we all knew, but ... read more

ChildishBambino
NR

Megan Thee Stallion made the best album by a horse I have ever heard and I have nothing but respect for this manly horse because it is some of the best horse rapping I have ever heard and I must say I actually did enjoy it very much but let me just tell you all the story behind this album because I have a very interesting story about this album and I will also review it at the same time so lsts go and get started so basically I was riding this stallion and it was called megan and I said hey ... read more

55

the bangers absolutely eat, but the bad ones are frowny face.

TaraC
55

This is my least favourite full length Megan project so far. This doesn’t sound like a unified project. The closet thing you could call a theme is sexual relations, (and I don’t have a problem with this theme obviously), but even that is talked about quite superficially.
The sound of this album is also all over the place. Plenty of trap, but also Afrobeat, and retro beats. It doesn’t always fit well together. Some of the production is just absurd/ weird and not always in an ... read more

Kejira
78

Álbum de estreia da Megan, com vários produtores com um trabalho impecável e feats, foi um excelente início para a carreira dela. Minhas faixas favoritas foram "Circles", "Work That" e "Don't Work Me To Sleepy". Ouvir esse trabalho completo me fez gostar ainda mais do flow da Megan, é simplesmente perfeito.

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Track List

1Shots Fired
2:50
76
2Circles
2:50
76
3Cry Baby
2:17
feat. DaBaby
52
4Do It On The Tip
2:47
60
5Sugar Baby
2:26
64
6Movie
3:47
feat. Lil Durk
60
7Freaky Girls
2:46
feat. SZA
75
8Body
2:51
59
9What's New
2:35
74
10Work That
2:14
60
11Intercourse
3:17
47
12Go Crazy
3:45
60
13Don't Rock Me To Sleep
3:03
54
14Outside
2:31
69
15Savage Remix
4:02
feat. Beyoncé
86
16Girls in the Hood
2:34
81
17Don't Stop
3:07
77
Total Length: 49 minutes
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Added on: November 12, 2020