"Bigger in Texas" is a song by American rapper

Megan Thee Stallion Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Megan initially gained recognition when videos of her freestyling began to circulate widely on social me ...

. It was released on October 25, 2024, through Hot Girl Productions and

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, as the second single from '' Megan: Act II'', a reissue of her third studio album ''

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'' (2024). It was produced by Bankroll Got It, Shawn "Source" Jarrett, Han Yang Kingsley Wang, and Truckee Street.

Composition and lyrics

The song heavily incorporates elements of

southern hip hop Southern hip-hop, also known as Southern rap, South Coast hip-hop, or dirty south, is a blanket term for a regional genre of American hip-hop music that emerged in the Southern United States, especially in Georgia, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee ...

, especially the regional sound of

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, and the style has been compared to that of hip hop group

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. In the lyrics, Megan Thee Stallion celebrates her success and wealth, beginning the track with the chorus: "I'm at the top of my game, I'm who they hate / This shit come with the fame, that's how I knew that I made it / I woke up lookin' this good, I'm in my prime, these niggas gotta get played / If these bitches ain't mad, I need to go harder, I can't let 'em think we the same". She further reflects on loving herself regardless of her appearance and reinforces the point of not caring about the opinions of others, ending the song with the lyrics "Always beggin' me to crash out with these losers, shut up, enjoy this music / Y'all gon' learn I move on my time and not for none of y'all amusement".

Critical reception

Angel Diaz of ''

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'' wrote "Megan's flow is already reminiscent of those that came before her — like Port Arthur's UGK and

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— who ironically helped cultivate Texas' signature smooth, playa sound, with the help of

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producer

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and his record label Suave House. The way she raps already goes perfectly with that type of production style, synonymous with the Lone Star State." Zachary Horvath of ''

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'' stated "Meg brings her patented flow, adlibs, bars, and the whole bit and it's a pretty impressive display regardless of how much you've heard this formula. There are some hilarious flashes of her humor as well with gut-busting bars like, 'Pockets gettin' thickеr and thicker, I'm tastin' the money, it look likе I ate a few hundreds / I just hopped on a G6, I'm gettin' head while I'm playin' my

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, hm.'" Sidney Madden of

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wrote that Megan Thee Stallion "gives her home state a new classic that's equal parts sexy slink and sharp-tongued self-coronation".

Music video

An official

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premiered alongside the song. Directed by Megan Thee Stallion and Julian Klincewicz, it opens with the

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waving in the wind and a

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presented in diamond-encrusted font, referencing mixtape covers designed by

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. The clip first shows Megan flaunting her

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with a smile, before leaning on a trunk lid of an orange

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with swangas while dressed in an all-denim outfit consisting of a bikini top, booty shorts and knee-high boots. She also drives around her hometown of

. Next, she visits

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at his jewelry store, where she appears in a serpent-like green cowboy hat, a matching bikini (as a reference to her songs "

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", "

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", and "

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"), and blond hair with long locks. and twerks inside. In a split shot, the left scene finds Dang presenting Megan with a butterfly diamond necklace from behind the counter, pairing with her flapping wings tattoo on the back of her thighs, while the right scene shows a butterfly sitting on her hand. In another scene, Megan wears a

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hat decorated with sequins and dances in a

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. She appears alongside rapper

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, who also wears an Astros cap. Toward the end, Megan is at a dance party in an outdoor parking lot with fellow Houston rappers Scarface,

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, and

Sauce Walka Albert Walker Mondane (born June 29, 1990), known professionally as Sauce Walka, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. Career Sauce Walka started his rapping career in 2007 under the name A-Walk as part of a Houston rap group called Mosthea ...

, before the video closes out with a shot of the downtown Houston skyline.

Charts

Release history

References

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