Something for Thee Hotties

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Something for Thee Hotties
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Compilation album by
Megan Thee Stallion
ReleasedOctober 29, 2021 (2021-10-29)
Recorded2019–October 2021
Length44:38
Label
Producer
Megan Thee Stallion chronology
Good News
(2020)		Something for Thee Hotties
(2021)		 Traumazine
(2022)
Singles from Something for Thee Hotties
  1. "Thot Shit"
    Released: June 11, 2021
  2. "Megan's Piano"
    Released: November 30, 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [1]

Something for Thee Hotties (co-titled From Thee Archives) is a compilation album by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on October 29, 2021, by 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified as a "thank you" gift to Megan's fanbase. [2] The compilation serves as a collection of some of her previously-released YouTube freestyles, as well as previously unreleased archival songs; with the only guest appearances Juicy J, VickeeLo and Dino BTW contributing skits. It also includes "Thot Shit", which was released as a single in June that year. The compilation was produced primarily by LilJuMadeDaBeat, with external contributions from a variety of producers including Juicy J, Murda Beatz, and J.R. Rotem, among others.

Contents

The compilation debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, becoming Megan Thee Stallion's fourth top-10 album. [3]

Background

On October 21, 2021, Megan Thee Stallion announced the compilation as her gift to her fanbase she calls "Hotties", saying that the project would feature some of the YouTube freestyles her fans were asking for, as well as unreleased songs from her archives. [4] The original tracklist was then revealed on October 27, initially featuring fifteen tracks including the previously-released single "Thot Shit". [5] The tracklist was then updated under an hour prior to the compilation's intended midnight release, featuring 5 more tracks including "Warning", "Kitty Kat" and skits performed by Juicy J, VickeeLo and Dino BTW. [6] The compilation was delayed by a few hours, eventually being released at 8am on the scheduled date.

In a Twitter Q&A shortly after the compilation's release, Megan revealed that majority of the songs on the compilation were recorded throughout 2021. Some of the most recent songs were recorded a few weeks prior to the compilation's release; and the oldest songs recorded were the Tidal Bless the Booth freestyle from 2019, as well as "Bae Goals". [7]

Lawsuit

1501 Certified did not recognize it as an album, [8] claiming the project's 44:38 of material is less than the 45 minutes stipulated in the rapper's recording contract, including 29 minutes of new material. Along with the disallowance of the project, the rapper would have to release two more albums in addition to Something. [9] On February 18, 2022, the rapper took legal action against the label claiming that Something meets the definition of an album. [10]

Track listing

Something for Thee Hotties track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tuned In Freestyle"
2:03
2."Megan Monday Freestyle"
 LilJuMadeDaBeat 1:53
3."Trippy Skit" (featuring Juicy J)
  • Houston
 1:12
4."Southside Forever Freestyle"
  • Pete
  • Mason
  • Houston
  • LilJuMadeDaBeat
  • Juicy J
2:57
5."Outta Town Freestyle"
  • Pete
  • Mason
LilJuMadeDaBeat1:20
6."Megan's Piano"
  • Pete
  • Mason
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • LilJuMadeDaBeat
1:53
7."VickeeLo and Dino BTW Skit"
  • Victoria "VickeeLo" Phillips
  • Darrielle "Dino" Simmons
 1:02
8."Eat It"
2:25
9."All of It"
1:53
10."Warning"
  • Pete
  • Anthony "HitKidd" Holmes
HitKidd2:34
11."Kitty Kat"
 J.R. Rotem 2:05
12."Tina Snow Interlude"
  • Pete
  • Mason
LilJuMadeDaBeat3:04
13."God's Favorite"
  • Pete
  • Holmes
HitKidd1:30
14."Let Me See It"
  • Pete
  • Williams
  • Parker
  • Romano
  • OG Parker
3:09
15."Opposite Day"
  • Pete
  • Holmes
HitKidd2:14
16."Freakend"
  • Pete
  • Matthew "Sean Island" Allen
Sean Island1:54
17."Bae Goals"
  • Pete
  • Douglas
Buddah Bless2:28
18."Pipe Up"
  • Pete
  • Houston
Juicy J2:49
19."Bless the Booth Freestyle"
  • Pete
  • Taylor "TGUT" Guttenberg
TGUT2:06
20."Thot Shit"
  • Pete
  • Mason
  • Parker
  • LilJuMadeDaBeat
  • OG Parker
3:04
21."To Thee Hotties"Pete 0:53
Total length:44:38

Singles

Thot Shit was released as the lead single from the compilation, on June 11, 2021. It debuted in the Top-20 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second and final single "Megan's Piano" was released on November 30, 2021, and charted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts

Chart performance for Something for Thee Hotties
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 69
US Billboard 200 [12] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 3

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Something for Thee Hotties
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Reveals Tracklist For 'Something For Thee Hotties' Collection". Billboard.
  3. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (November 7, 2021). "Ed Sheeran Scores Fourth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 with '='". Billboard . Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ @theestallion (October 21, 2021). "10/29😈 freestyles thee hotties have been asking for and a few unreleased songs from THEE ARCHIVES" (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ @theestallion (October 27, 2021). "2 MORE DAYS #somethingfortheehotties" (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @theestallion (October 29, 2021). "had to add a few NEW things to "SOMETHING FOR THEE HOTTIES" so the release will NOT BE EXACTLY AT midnight 😭 but here's the NEW track list 🔥 ITS WORTH THEE WAIT" (Tweet). Retrieved October 29, 2021– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ @theestallion (October 29, 2021). "The oldest songs are the tidal freestyle and bae goals ! Everything else was created from the beginning of 2021 up to a few weeks ago" (Tweet). Retrieved October 30, 2021– via Twitter.
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  9. ↑ Gallagher, Alex (2022-02-23). "Megan Thee Stallion files lawsuit against label over "album" definition". NME. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
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  12. ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Something for Thee Hotties". Recording Industry Association of America. September 4, 2023.
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