The music video for featuring Key Glock , is a high-fashion, somber visual directed by Colin Tilley that premiered on September 6, 2022 . Serving as the fifth and final single from Megan Thee Stallion's sophomore album, Traumazine , the track explores themes of betrayal and thanklessness through a menacing trap beat . Video Concept and Visuals
: The Memphis rapper joins Megan in the second half, rapping his verse from the porch of an ivy-covered house while wearing a bejeweled dolphin chain . Lyrical Meaning and Production The music video for featuring Key Glock ,
'Ungrateful' music video by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Key Glock. Premiered on September 6, 2022. Directed by Collin Tilley. IMVDb·Megan Thee Stallion Lyrical Meaning and Production 'Ungrateful' music video by
: Both artists address former friends and industry peers who were unappreciative of their loyalty . Directed by Collin Tilley
: Critics at NPR noted that the song's "whiplashing flows" echo Megan's earlier freestyle work and her deep musical roots in the Memphis rap scene . Context in Traumazine
: One of the song's most cited lines is, "You would never be you if I wasn't your muse," which critics from Variety highlighted as a particularly "smartly spiteful" remark .
The video followed a period of legal turmoil for Megan, including a lawsuit with her label and public allegations that Traumazine had been leaked prior to its official release on August 12, 2022 . Megan has described the album as a way to show a more vulnerable, "softer side" of herself while navigating personal trauma . Megan Thee Stallion - Ungrateful (2022)