The song also attracted media coverage regarding the multiple artists that were indirectly dissed in the lyrics, with a subsequent notable reaction and controversy regarding fellow rapper Nicki Minaj.

Commercially, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Megan Thee Stallion's third number-one single as well as her first as a solo artist.

On October 19, 2023, 1501 Certified Entertainment announced that they had reached a settlement with Megan Thee Stallion in her favor, ending a three-plus-year legal battle between the two.

[6] Two days prior to the release of "Hiss", Megan Thee Stallion posted a snippet of its spoken word intro, in which she issues a warning to the song's intended subjects.

[7] "Hiss" was written by Thee Stallion with long-time co-writers Joel Banks and Shawn "Source" Jarrett, who produced the song with LilJuMadeDaBeat, Bankroll Got It, and Derrick Milano.

[9][10] Publications reported that the lyrics of "Hiss" address different disses towards multiple artists who previously spoke out negatively against Megan.

These lines were taken by publications and fans to be disses towards Drake aimed at his scars being caused by an alleged ab surgery, claims previously made by Joe Budden and DJ Carnage.

[15] Chris Malone Méndez of Forbes found the song "lyrically complete 180[°] from the more honest 'Cobra'" and that "a snake theme seems to have been the right choice for Megan's next chapter".

[16] Liberty Dunworth of NME stressed that the rapper "show[s] off her confidence and ability to refuse to give any attention to those trying to drag her down" with her flow, carrying forward the "theme of snakes in her music".

In 2019, Petty was sentenced to a year of house arrest along with probation and a $55,000 fine for failing to register as a sex offender in California.

Megan posted an Instagram story where she was doubled over with her left hand on her mouth, seemingly laughing at Minaj's response.

"[26] Tabloid magazine TMZ alleged that a number of Barbz, Minaj's fandom, leaked the location of the burial site of Megan's mother on social media, and as a result the cemetery notified local authorities and increased the number of security personnel at their facility; however, Minaj refuted that she had encouraged her fans to desecrate the gravesite.

A few hours prior to her release of "Big Foot", Minaj disclosed that her team was waiting for LilJuMadeDaBeat to clear the beat and suggested Megan was trying to prevent the diss track from coming out, claiming that the song had been ready for two days.

Kanka admitted to not hearing the track and only reading the lyrics, and reportedly did not want his daughter's name mentioned in an "expletive-riddled song" and is considering pursuing legal options.

[35] "Hiss" was immediately successful in the United States, reaching number one on the US Apple Music singles chart within a day after its release.

With "Hiss" and "Body", Megan Thee Stallion became the first female rapper ever to have multiple solo songs reach number one on the global chart.