HOUSTON – After the release of her most recent song, Cobra, one Houston native has found herself trending again after she shed a unique light on what it means to use your public platform to talk about mental health.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is an A-List celebrity however after listening to her latest track, you quickly realize that more than anything... she’s human.
Her new song, which had more than 6.7 million views in its first week on YouTube, opens with the lyrics, “Breakin’ down, and I had the whole world watchin’. But the worst part is really who watched me. Every night I cried, I almost died. And nobody close tried to stop it. Long as everybody gettin’ paid, right? Everything’ll be okay, right? I’m winnin’, so nobody trippin’. Bet if I ever fall off, everybody go missin’. At night, I’m sittin’ in a dark room thinkin’. Probably why I always end up drinkin’. Yes, I’m very depressed. How can somebody so blessed wanna slit they wrist?”
Megan has been open about several struggles she has faced in recent days including the death of both her parents, her grandmother who helped raise her in the Houston area, and an ongoing legal battle with her former record company 1501 Certified Entertainment. She was also the center of a months-long trial after Canadian rapper Tory Lanez was accused of shooting her back in 2020.
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The internet dissected this case and opinions were split nearly 50/50 on whether or not Megan was telling the truth based upon her lifestyle choices. Some social media users stated that because of Megan and Lanez’s previous dealings, she should not have been labeled as the victim because she “knew what she was getting herself into.”
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According to Professor Dr. Rheeda Walker, author of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, mental health is a conversation not only prevalent for those in the spotlight, but she suggests that everyone needs to hone in on themselves individually.
“I think what’s probably of the biggest concern is when people don’t talk about when they are struggling,” Walker said. “And so that’s what made her song, her lyrics, so important. Because she has the courage to speak out and share.”