In Search Of: Here’s Why People Are Looking Up Megan Thee Stallion, Jasiah, & Lil Tecca

Here at Genius, we’re in a unique position as a music lyrics site to discover rising artists while staying on top of the latest trends. Millions of fans come to Genius every day after using Google to find the lyrics for songs they truly love, whether they’re looking for their favorite buzzing artists or the most viral songs of the moment. Every two weeks, we’re going to look at our data and pinpoint why fans have been searching for selected artists and songs, regardless of whether the music is old or new.

While our Top Songs charts already reflect what’s popular right now, this is a deeper dive into the data to find the hidden gems that aren’t as readily apparent. In addition to highlighting rising artists which keep showing up in our search reports, we’ll also identify why there’s renewed interest in classic acts and songs.

Megan Thee Stallion, “Big Ole Freak”

Pageviews so far: 59,745

Houston MC Megan Thee Stallion has been rapping since she was a child, writing rhymes while going to the studio with her mother, a rapper named Holly Wood. She started building a buzz with social media and radio station freestyles in 2018. Toward the end of the year, Megan signed with 300 Entertainment, where she rereleased her Tina Snow project. In late February, Megan dropped the music video for her breakout single, “Big Ole Freak,” which has racked up more than 4 million YouTube views to date thanks to its accompanying dance challenge. The clip gave the song a major boost on Genius, where it averaged more than 1,000 daily pageviews during the second half of March. To illustrate the track’s growth, “Big Ole Freak” averaged 303 daily pageviews for the month of February and 746 daily pageviews during the first half of March.

Jasiah, “Shenanigans”

Pageviews so far: 83,778

Ohio rapper Jasiah’s intense vocals have drawn comparisons to the late XXXTentacion, whom he memorialized on “R.I.P. X.” However, Jasiah’s career has recently flourished thanks to two disparate sources: memes and tastemaker Cole Bennett. Jasiah’s November 2018 Yung Bans collaboration, “Shenanigans,” features a Spongebob sample which has made the song a meme on TikTok, where thousands of teens have made videos using its audio. In March, the Ronny J-produced track exploded in popularity on Genius, averaging an impressive 2,162 daily pageviews with a peak of 4,225 pageviews. On March 20, Jasiah dropped a Cole Bennett-directed music video for his latest single titled “Crisis,” which has surpassed 3 million YouTube views in less two weeks.

Lil Tecca, “Did It Again”

Pageviews so far: 11,281

Teen rapper Lil Tecca has the makings of a breakout hit with “Did It Again." The song is produced by Juice WRLD’s close collaborator Nick Mira as well as Taz Taylor, who worked on Drake’s “Blue Tint.” Its music video racked up more than 1.5 million YouTube views in one month, allowing the Queens native to build on the momentum from songs like “Count Me Out” and “Love Me,” both of which have reached over 500,000 YouTube views each.

Motley Crue, “Home Sweet Home”

Pageview spike: 1,941 percent

Netflix’s Mötley Crüe biopic, The Dirt, premiered on March 22. Viewers flocked to Genius to revisit the ‘80s hard rock band’s music. “Home Sweet Home,” which is taken from 1985’s Theater of Pain, saw the largest pageview spike. Its total pageviews were up 1,941 percent during the week following the movie’s release compared to the week before. Other songs which saw notable increases in pageviews during the same time period include “Looks That Kill” (1,549 percent), “Kickstart My Heart” (683 percent), and “Shout at the Devil” (672 percent).

Jesse Frederick, “Everywhere You Look (Full House Theme)”

Pageview spike: 291 percent

On March 12, Full House actress Lori Loughlin was among the 50 people charged in a $25 million college entrance exam cheating scandal. With Loughlin’s name back in the news, fans flocked to Genius to revisit the theme song from the ABC series, which originally aired from 1987-1995. As a result, the song rose from 153 pageviews on March 11 to 598 pageviews on the day the story broke. Pageviews remained higher than normal for the next few days, peaking at 827 pageviews on March 14.