Megan Thee Stallion, BTS RM
Brian Stukes/Getty Images; Han Myung-Gu/WireImage“Neva Play” is here. Megan Thee Stallion and the BTS star RM released his new song on Friday, September 6.
The video has a futuristic and daring feel and shows Megan rapping while dancing and playing pinball in an arcade.
Animations feature prominently in the “Neva Play” clip, with RM only appearing in illustrated form. Meanwhile, animated animals such as sharks swim around Megan’s head as she performs.
Megan and RM sing the chorus together, counting to eight and then singing, “Let 'em know we're on our way. Counting zeros every day. They know we never play, ayy.”
Making money and being successful remains a theme within the verses.
“I've never been one to play games. Money is my first language,” Megan raps. “Me and RM is a gang and we're a gang. We're a boss and you ain't even on the charts.”
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Megan, 29, first announced the project on Sept. 1 with an illustration of herself and RM, also 29, via Instagramcaptioned, “YOU WILL NOT PLAY WITH RM ON FRIDAY HOTTIES X ARMY #MEGJOON. ps. This is one of my favorite RM verses I’ve ever heard! I’ve never heard him rap in this style before.”
BTS Confirmed the news via X, posting the same illustration.
“Neva Play” isn’t the first time Megan has worked with BTS. She featured on a remix of their 2021 single Butter and joined the group later that year for their concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to perform the song live.
“I love BTS and I told my manager, ‘I really want to do a song with BTS, I don’t know what I can do or what we’re going to do,’” she said. said Entertainment Tonight in February 2022. “Around that same time, they ended up reaching out to me and asking me to do the ‘Butter’ remix. So I was like, ‘Oh my God.’”
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The new song also comes on the heels of Megan's third album, Meganwhich was released on June 28 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. The album included the No. 1 Billboard hit “Hiss,” which received both critical praise and scrutiny for its apparent attempt to rival Nicky Minaj.
Meanwhile, BTS is taking a break from performing together as they fulfill their mandatory military service in South Korea. In the meantime, they are working on individual projects. Jimin released a solo album titled Muse In July, while Jin was a torchbearer at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Jimin and Jung Kook I also worked on a travel reality series titled Are you sure?which premiered on Disney+ in August.