BACKGROUND: Known hottie Megan Thee Stallion claims her label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, is stiffing her on payment and may be sabotaging the rollout for her upcoming album, Traumazine. In a now-deleted Instagram post from February 2020, Megan — legal name Megan Pete — alleges she never received payment from 1501 “in her life.” For several years, she has expressed her desire to leave the independent Houston label led by ex–baseball player Carl Crawford. On March 21, 1501 countersued the rapper over the definition of an “album,” claiming that 2021’s Something for Thee Hotties does not fulfill the requirements to be deemed an album. The countersuit follows Meg’s original February 2022 lawsuit, in which she claimed Something does count as an album and contributes to satisfying her obligations to the label. The new legal storm arrives after Megan’s previous lawsuits against 1501, in which she claimed the label barred her from releasing new music after she tried to renegotiate her contract. And on August 11, the rapper decided to release her newest album, Traumazine, after a stunted rollout plagued by song and cover-art leaks, hinting in new tweets that the leaks could have been sabotage from 1501.