Megan Thee Stallion [1] pulled double duty on the Oct. 15 episode of "Saturday Night Live" [2] serving up one hilarious sketch after another, but it was her emotional performance of "Anxiety" that resonated the most with fans. "Anxiety," which includes a tribute to the rapper's late mother, is from her latest album, "Traumazine." [3] The personal nature of the song combined with Megan's announcement that she's going on a break post-"SNL" in the wake of her home being broken into [4] on Thursday, Oct. 13, led to the singer visibly tearing up as she belted out "Anxiety" on the Studio 8H stage.
The pure emotion of the moment resonated with viewers in a big way, with many fans sharing tweets praising Megan's performance. Music documentarian and writer @katekillet [5] tweeted, "Megan Thee Stallion holding back tears performing 'Anxiety' on #SNL when the lyrics about her mom hit. Yes I'm crying." Another fan wrote [6], "Megan Thee Stallion is all of us when we have anxiety as she holds back her tears while performing 'Anxiety' on #SNL. We can all relate 🥹."
In addition to her resonate rendition of "Anxiety," Megan also performed the more upbeat "NDA/Plan B" [7] to close out the show. The "Hot Girl Summer" rapper's "SNL" gig came just days after more than $300,000 worth of jewelry and other items were stolen from her Los Angeles home after a break-in. Megan was in New York preparing to host "SNL" at the time of the robbery, and she tweeted [8] a message to her fans to let everyone know she's OK.
"Material things can be replaced but I'm glad everyone is safe 💙🙏🏾," she wrote on Oct. 14. She later followed up her tweet with another message letting her fans know she was going to take a break after "SNL." She tweeted [9], "Hotties im really sorry but after SNL I really gotta take a break I'm so tired, physically and emotionally."
