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Aug 26, 2022Despite its occasional unevenness, the album is exciting in both its moments of audience-tested hitmaking and when Megan cracks the veneer of her invincible persona to share feelings that are difficult, messy, and real.
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Aug 12, 2022By the time the record comes to a close, one thing is clear: ‘Traumazine’ is a deeper excavation of who Megan Jovon Ruth Pete is. While the glossy persona of “That Bitch” Megan Thee Stallion is able to roam free, introspective uncertainties linger beneath the surface. ‘Traumazine’ abounds in empowering affirmations but, beneath it all, this is a release that starts to unpack Megan the human.
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Aug 15, 2022Megan is her own best advocate, and Traumazine is a testament to this principle. Elsewhere, Megan displays her penchant for bringing out the best in her collaborators, molding herself to bring out the most recognizable aspects of their style.
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Aug 30, 2022On Traumazine, Meg recaptures her narrative, sound and essence, ready to swing into the next chapter of her life.
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Aug 19, 2022Traumazine is a success in its own right, solidifying her position amongst rap’s big stars of the 2020s.
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Aug 15, 2022The album features more deep cuts than you’d expect from a Megan Thee Stallion record, but it shows just how she’s pushed her pen since ‘Good News’, while also illustrating her broad musicality.
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Aug 16, 2022As a concept album, Traumazine is uneven. But as an embodiment of the phrase “healing isn’t linear,” its significance couldn’t be more clear.
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Aug 11, 2022A thrill ride of a listen, a motley mix of slick bops and searing confessionals that wonderfully encapsulate all of her various vibes.
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Aug 15, 2022Megan displays more vulnerability on “Anxiety” than she ever has before, letting the person behind the swagger show. ... Megan’s attempts at pop and R&B crossover are less successful. Traumazine’s production, full of cavernous piano chords and punchy 808s, finds a sweet spot that’s mainstream enough to appeal to a wide audience while still threatening to blow out your woofers.
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Aug 11, 2022Traumazine is an album that leaves you reeling slightly, both impressed and strangely grateful – convinced of Megan Thee Stallion’s brilliance, and glad you’re not on the receiving end of it.
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Aug 12, 2022This is highly advanced rap filtered through easily digestible hooks and musical choices. The beat variety on display is exquisite. Almost every shade of Megan Thee Stallion is here.
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Aug 15, 2022She’s made a forward stride with a story of indignation and despondence like little else we’ve heard in hip-hop.
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Positive: 119 out of 168
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Mixed: 15 out of 168
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Negative: 34 out of 168
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Aug 12, 2022a full body of work!, one of the best hip hop albuns of the year so far, i can't wait to listen to more!
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Aug 12, 2022She really showed versatility and uniqueness on this sophomore album
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Aug 12, 2022