Rihanna [Mega-Merged] Thread

[Digicel]

We Found Love video


http://www.whosay.com/rihanna/videos/81494

[AngelFromAbove]

I liked the video. I think this made me like the song.

[Anton98]

Rihanna killed that video!!!!

I absolutely loved it, the video made me love the song. She needs more artistic deep videos like this.

[SexyKev]

Rihanna's "We Found Love" video is SO Whitney & Bobby!
This is the EXACT type of relationship Whitney and Bobby had in real life. Destructive...toxic...fun-loving...care-free...not giving a sh*t what people on the outside thought...

I swear Rihanna wanna model herself after Whitney, lol. No girl -- avoid the missteps Whitney made.

Did she really have to have a Chris Brown-lookalike (WITH the blonde hair and all...come on) as her love interest in the video? Smh lol...she so not over him..

...however, this is a good video. Probably her best yet as far as substance goes. Her videos are better and deeper than Bey's..

[SexyKev]

Yup, definitely the best video Rih's ever made and imo, the best video of the year.

I dig how the video had a narrative and it gave the sunny, upbeat nature of the song a brand new, poignant meaning. I love how she went there and incorporated drug addiction into the storyline. You can tell from the visuals that not only was she was very inspired by Whitney and Bobby, her own destructive relationship with Chris (the scene with the two of them arguing in the car kind of gave me chills, I didn't know how far she was going to go with the allusions there lol), but the film Requiem of a Dream as well. I really wasn't expecting the video to be that dark, striking and intoxicating. "We found love in a hopeless place", literally. I thought she was going to go the safe route by making another pretty, fun and colorful "Only Girl in the World" type video. I just really have to give Rih props for defying expectations and going in a radically different direction as far as the theme and the style of the video is concerned.

This video totally reminded me why I fell so in love with her during the Rated R era.



Word.

Even though Rih Rih's ass is equally as infamous for swaggerjacking other people's style when creating her video treatments. S&M and Rude Boy anyone?

Totally agree! I was impressed with the video myself. Wasn't expecting it to have so much substance, layers. And definitely wasn't expecting it to be so dark. But I love it. It makes me appreciate the song a lot more. Definitely drives home the "We found love in a HOPELESS place". The video really paints the picture of that lyric, instead of leaving the average listener with the impression that the song is all "sunny and bright". That's substance, for ya. I like.

Props!

[Digicel]

Video

[bokan800]

Video

beautiful.

efgsdgsdgsdg

[Digicel]

Her British accent slays me.

[stephe24]

I'm not a big Rihanna fan by any means but I can NOT stop watching that video. It's so beautiful. The song. The song is just...I love it. I love that the video gives the song a tragic feeling.

[Digicel]

:44s

[Digicel]

New link


http://soundcloud.com/dj-erm/coldplay-princess-of-china

[Telstra]

New link


http://soundcloud.com/dj-erm/coldplay-princess-of-china

first listened to the song. I don't like it.
Maybe time will change or maybe don't like even.

[Sigma-taylor-E]

I liked it, even the song it's based of of.

[Digicel]

http://music-mix.ew.com/2011/11/02/r...mber-one-hits/

[miaedu]

Drake Ft. Rihanna - Take Care (Jamie Xx Remix)

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heEjJiAOq-M[/ame]

[miaedu]

Drake samples Jamie xx's remix of Gil Scott-Heron's "I'll Take Care of U" on the Rihanna-featuring title track from his new album Take Care. According to VH1, Rihanna's enlisted some xx help of her own-- she samples the xx's "Intro" on a track called "Drunk on Love" on her upcoming album Talk That Talk, which is out November 21.

http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-...onnas-erotica/

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CGBL2qhcxc&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

[Digicel]

[AndrewC88]

9 Songs leaked and they were pretty good.

[Anton98]

Listened to the whole album and its really good. My faves are Where Have You Been (this should've been the 2nd single), Birthday Cake (fuck a interlude, the full version needs to come out soon), Cockiness, and Watch n' Learn (reminded me of GGGB).

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRQy2X3GSA&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

I thought this was cute like the Bring it Back one

[bostonboy20]

really love the whole album...can't wait to hear the deluxe version songs as well!

[EvilTwinTwo]

Sounds like this album is going to her a 12th #1 single. And possibly more.

[Anton98]

CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE!!!!!!

I expected Red Lipstick to sound a lil different but I can still jam to it.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGHuJs5SDUk[/ame]
Here's the longer snippet.

[SexyKev]

I love how Rihanna is sampling Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" hook on "You Da One"...with the lines "Your love is my love, my love is your love".

I also love the "Birthday Cake" interlude. Hot!

Go RiRi.

[EvilTwinTwo]

^^^

Looks like someone's browser is stuck on www.delusional.com. Its amazing how people just hear what they want to here.

Rihanna, 'Talk That Talk': Track-By-Track

TThink of Rihanna as the anti- Dr. Dre: "Talk That Talk," her sixth studio album, arrives exactly one year and five days after her last album, "Loud," hit stores. That album is still going strong on the charts (No. 56 last week on the Billboard 200), as is its latest single, "Cheer (Drink To That)" (No. 58 on the Hot 100). Coming so soon after her last full-length, "Talk That Talk" feels like a special present for Rihanna's navy of fans, and an oddly rushed-out release to the objective music fan. Why not wait a bit and let the buzz of "Loud" settle in?

Because, as a few listens of "Talk That Talk" proves, Rihanna just won't let her reign let up. The Barbadian pop star came a little too close to a misfire with "Rated R," her 2009 album and her first since her destructive relationship with Chris Brown ended. "Rated R" was fascinating but at times too dark, while "Loud" was the blissed-out antidote pop fans craved, a cavalcade of cheeky erotica and stunning production. After reclaiming her crown on "Loud" and proving her longevity, Rihanna is not about to take any sort of break to let her pop princess competitors catch up. Haters can "talk that talk," but in the end, Rihanna's going to do her thing, put out a new album and collect more No. 1 singles.

Rihanna is shooting for more crowd-pleasing music -- and what's more universal than the concept of love? "We Found Love," "Drunk on Love," "We All Want Love" and other "Talk" songs that don't happen to have "Love" in the title all offer simple, gorgeous-sounding accounts of romance. And when she's not needing love, she's wanting sex; Rihanna coos, "I love it, I love it, I love it when you eat it," on "Cockiness (Love It)," and we're pretty sure she's not talking about the chicken pot pie she left for dinner. Although the lyrics on "Talk That Talk" are broad, the soundscapes here are even more dance-floor-appropriate, with tracks like "We Found Love" and "Where Have You Been" barely masking their European pop influences. "Talk That Talk" often thrives when Rihanna is unafraid to step aside and let this nasty collections of beats do the talking.

As quickly as it's being released after "Loud," "Talk That Talk" is a fleshed-out statement that captures Rihanna's relentless drive and will likely keep her on top. This album's not a victory lap; it's a whole new race.*

Here's our Twitter-length track-by-track review.

http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/...05542002.story

[Anton98]

Just heard "Red Lipstick" in full. *dies* So flawless!!!

Red lipstick all on da paypah She's such a whore and I love it.

[EvilTwinTwo]

Rihanna performed and won an award last night at the American Music
Awards.

http://www.justusboys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=359591

[SexyKev]

I love how Rihanna is sampling Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love" hook on "You Da One"...with the lines "Your love is my love, my love is your love".

I also love the "Birthday Cake" interlude. Hot!

Go RiRi.

^^^

Looks like someone's browser is stuck on www.delusional.com. Its amazing how people just hear what they want to here.

Delusional? I think you're just stuck in www.Denial.com. Read on...

Rihanna's Sparkle in Check on Talk That Talk
November 22, 2011
Joey Guerra

Nov. 22--Rihanna, first and foremost, is a pop star. And Talk That Talk, her sixth studio album, is a mostly bright, brisk listen. It clocks in at less than 40 minutes, adorned with ridiculously catchy hooks and A-list production (Dr. Luke, StarGate, Ester Dean). Several songs are encoded into memory after a single listen.

But there's a dark, ominous edge to much of Rihanna's music that tempers the sparkle and makes things all the more interesting. (Talk That Talk is online and in stores this week.) She frequently plays with gender roles, experiments within the framework of mainstream music -- and isn't afraid to get raunchy.

Talk That Talk comes just a year after the neon-fueled blast of Loud and high-profile duets with Nicki Minaj (Fly) and Coldplay (Princess of China). It's all helped push Rihanna into the rarified air of pop superstardom. (Her 11 No. 1 hits have her behind only Madonna and Mariah Carey in terms of females.)

At its best, the record delves into legitimate components of club music while retaining accessibility. Where Have You Been? showcases a fuzzy trance groove, complete with peaks and valleys. You Da One chugs along a dancehall/dubstep beat while paying lyrical tribute to Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love. Minute-long interlude Birthday Cake snakes through suggestive lyrics and a hypnotic beat (and should have been extended into a full song).

Calvin Harris-helmed first single We Found Love has been criticized for making Rihanna's vocal an afterthought. But that actually seems to be the point. The song unfurls steadily, like the emotions being detailed in the lyrics. And the buildup is designed for dance-floor momentum. (It should come with a "Hands in the air" DJ shout-out.)

Cockiness (Love It) is likely to be the album's polarizing moment. It's a little Britney, a little Beyonce, framed by dancehall and hip-hop elements. It's slinky, suggestive, ridiculous and more fun than it probably should be.

Rihanna channels another diva during power ballads We All Want Love and Farewell, which boast Beyonce-size production and sentiment. (Think the flip side of the Sasha Fierce album.) And a few moments -- Roc Me Out, the Mariah-esque Watch N' Learn, the Jay-Z assisted track -- play like standard radio fare and just don't seem to challenge Rihanna the way the rest of the album does.

As with any good pop album, there's a lot of talk about the perils of love. (Rihanna even employs a Chris Brown double in the frenetic clip for We Found Love.) But there are glimmers of hope through the heartbreak.

"I feel like I'm a hopeless romantic/I can't help falling in love," she sings amid the electronic twitches and booming bass of Drunk on Love Rihanna will never make an album full of swooning love songs, but it's nice to know she still believes.

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news...ck_on_talk.htm

[Gemini_Valley]

Aside from the obvious single choices ("Where Have You Been," You Da One," "Cockiness," "Talk that Talk") I'm not feeling this album all that much. Take that break Rih-Rih. :/

Why the hell is the best song on Talk That Talk only one minute and eighteen seconds long?!

I just read The Dream confirmed via twitter that he's working on turning "Birthday Cake" into a full version. That song is too catchy and over-the-top not to be a full song.

[EvilTwinTwo]

Delusional? I think you're just stuck in www.Denial.com. Read on...

SexyKevTaurean79 gurrl, trust me I've tried to log into www.denial.com just to make sure it wasn't me or something but every time I try is says "domain for exclusive use of SexyKevTaurean79"

I do have to give you credit for finding ONE article, though it took you a whole week. Usually you just cut and paste articles from CW but no sir, this time you spent all that time searching the internet to find another delusional fool to back you up.

I know you've been searching more since you posted that one so let's see them.

and still you just don't get it do you...

[Gemini_Valley]

"Cockiness" is pretty hot, isn't it?

That beat is sick as hell--and I love the crazy noises Bangladesh (I assume) is making in the background.

Yeah, I think it is too. I really like the dancehall flava mixed within the track.

[SexyKev]

Why the hell is the best song on Talk That Talk only one minute and eighteen seconds long?!

Ikr! That song is hottttt..

[SexyKev]

Aside from the obvious single choices ("Where Have You Been," You Da One," "Cockiness," "Talk that Talk") I'm not feeling this album all that much. Take that break Rih-Rih. :/




I just read The Dream confirmed via twitter that he's working on turning "Birthday Cake" into a full version. That song is too catchy and over-the-top not to be a full song.

Yay! I hope that rumor is true..

[SexyKev]

"Cockiness" is pretty hot, isn't it?

That beat is sick as hell--and I love the crazy noises Bangladesh (I assume) is making in the background.



awesome! I sure hope so. It's a crime to have such a short snippet of this track.

"Cockiness" is def hott! Luv it.

[SexyKev]

CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE!!!!!!

I expected Red Lipstick to sound a lil different but I can still jam to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGHuJs5SDUk
Here's the longer snippet.

Lmao at that gif.

[SexyKev]

really love the whole album...can't wait to hear the deluxe version songs as well!

It's a good album imo! I been bumping it.

[idubya]

I don't really like "Cockiness", but "Where Have You Been" is amazing! Can't wait to hear that at the club. I also like "Roc Me Out" and "Drunk on Love". "We Found Love" is my favourite of the album and I'm excited to hear that "Birthday Cake" might get a full version because love that song too.

I do prefer LOUD as a whole compared to this, I just liked more songs off of that. But still got a lot of love for Rih.

[SexyKev]

This one's for EvilTwin...a.k.a: MY biggest fan. Y'all gotta give it up to him. He dedicates his signatures to ME, he quotes all of MY posts, he references ME in every thread he posts in and/or brings ME up. So much time & energy dedicated to ME. Oh, the obsession. I am honored that I am so deserving of all this ATTENTION, actually. Wow.

I do have to give you credit for finding ONE article...

Rihanna, 'Talk That Talk' – First Listen
By Priya ElanPosted on 14/11/11 at 11:05:20 am

'You Da One'
From the hand of Dr Luke comes this smile-inducing potion of dancehall meets Scandinavian pop nous. It makes us think of Ace Of Base, with its bouncey early 90s vibe. “Yes, I’m falling hard but there’s nothing wrong with that,” Rihanna sings, sounding, for what feels like the first time in ages, light and happy. There is a Whitney Houston reference in the chorus too (“Your love is my love / my love is your love,”) which is no bad thing.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?bl...&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

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Rihanna Debuts ‘You Da One’ Track (LISTEN)
Nov 11, 2011 at 3:07pm Comment

Rihanna‘s album Talk That Talk drops Nov. 21, but “You Da One” hit the web today, Nov. 11. RiRi posted the track on her Facebook and tweeted to her fans her appreciation for loving her music.

The song is a sweet love song. Lyrics read:

“You know how to give me that. You know how to pull me back. … I’m falling for you and there’s nothing wrong with that.”

She also quotes Whitney Houston singing, “You love is my love, my love is your love” Check out all the lyrics here.

Rihanna fans were also in for a treat on Thursday when the outlandish pop star posted snippets of her entire album online.

In addition to the new album dropping, she’s also commissioning fans to help her win an award. She wrote on her FB: “Rihanna Navy! Today’s the LAST day to vote for RiRi for this year’s American Music Awards! Vote here: http://abc.tv/Vote4RiAMA ”

http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-11-11/r...-track-listen/

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...and just for kicks, some user comments:

It's okay but it doesn't sound like a #1 but a shout out to Whitney for using her 'my love is your love' line

http://pulsemusic.proboards.com/inde...=111294&page=2

Anonymous said...
Stole a Whitney Hosuton song didn't it? My love is your love and gave it a carribean beat.
10:55 AM

Whitney Houston said...
"my love is your love, your love is my love" OH REEEEALLLY, BITCH? I WANNA HEAR YOU SING IT LIVE, BITCH!
10:57 AM

http://www.rhymeswithsnitch.com/2011...ou-da-one.html

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A darkness keeps Rihanna's sparkle in check on Talk That Talk
By JOEY GUERRA, MUSIC WRITER
Published 06:10 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2011

At its best, the record delves into legitimate components of club music while retaining accessibility. Where Have You Been? showcases a fuzzy trance groove, complete with peaks and valleys. You Da One chugs along a dancehall/dubstep beat while paying lyrical tribute to Whitney Houston's My Love Is Your Love. Minute-long interlude Birthday Cake snakes through suggestive lyrics and a hypnotic beat (and should have been extended into a full song).

http://www.chron.com/life/article/A-...on-2281126.php

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You need more gurl?

[SexyKev]

I don't really like "Cockiness", but "Where Have You Been" is amazing! Can't wait to hear that at the club. I also like "Roc Me Out" and "Drunk on Love". "We Found Love" is my favourite of the album and I'm excited to hear that "Birthday Cake" might get a full version because love that song too.

I do prefer LOUD as a whole compared to this, I just liked more songs off of that. But still got a lot of love for Rih.

"We Found Love" is also my fav. And I sure hope "Birthday Cake" gets a full version released!

And I also prefer LOUD overall, but I do like this one.

[Digicel]

[DigitalFudge]

Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake Cake

[Gemini_Valley]

^^^. Still loving the "Cake" too.

"Do Ya Thang" is such a funny song and was clearly written by a man. "I know that you eye-fuck other girls, but that's what I love about you... so do ya thang!" It's one of my new faves tho.

[Digicel]

[EvilTwinTwo]

Rihanna's 'You Da One' Video Comes Under Fire

Something about Rihanna's "You Da One" video looks familiar and one Norwegian photographer may agree.



In the video, released last week, Rihanna can be spotted gyrating around on the floor as the stripes and dot-shaped shadows dance on her flesh-colored body suit. As the Fashionista blog pointed out, the gorgeous creative direction in the video would seem nearly identical to the work of renowned fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø.



Back in 2008 Sundsbø created these manipulated light and shadow skin creations in an editorial for Numero titled "Points a la Ligne." In the spread, model Edita Vilkeviciute poses nude with the light projections slithering on her body and rocking a remarkably similar bowl cut wig to the singer. Rihanna was certainly "inspired" by the editorial, but is her inspiration a bit too direct?



This is the third time the songstress has apparently cribbed from a famous photographer. Her titillating clip for "S&M" drew the ire of David LaChapelle, who received an "undisclosed sum" from the singer earlier this year for similarities in the video to his work. She also faced another lawsuit from photog Philipp Paulus over a scene in the video.



Neither Rihanna or Sundsbø have commented on the new allegations. It should be noted that the director behind "You Da One," Melina Matsoukas, also shot the "S&M" video, as well as the epic clip for Rihanna's "We Found Love."

http://www.billboard.com/#/column/th...05739352.story

[CleverOne]

Watch 'n Learn has a perfect dancehall groove to it that I cannot help but get down to real low and be reminded about how much I need to go to the chiro.

Also, I love Cockiness. "Bwoy I waaaaaant: Yooooooouuuuuuuuuuu."

[AngelFromAbove]

^ Oh yeah--I've been jammin' to "Watch n' Learn" hard for the past couple of days.

Two days? That's been my song for the past month. As a matter of fact, my mom has this song on regular rotation on her IPOD after I sent it to her.

[Beachguyj]

Brown was driving a vehicle with Robyn F. as the front passenger on an unknown street in Los Angeles. Robyn F. picked up Brown’s cellular phone and observed a three-page text message from a woman who Brown had a previous sexual relationship with.



“A verbal argument ensued and Brown pulled the vehicle over on an unknown street, reached over Robyn F. with his right hand, opened the car door and attempted to force her out. Brown was unable to force Robyn F. out of the vehicle because she was wearing a seat belt. When he could not force her to exit, he took his right hand and shoved her head against the passenger window of the vehicle, causing an approximate one-inch raised circular contusion.

“Robyn F. turned to face Brown and he punched her in the left eye with his right hand. He then drove away in the vehicle and continued to punch her in the face with his right hand while steering the vehicle with his left hand. The assault caused Robyn F.’s mouth to fill with blood and blood to splatter all over her clothing and the interior of the vehicle.

“Brown looked at Robyn F. and stated, ‘I’m going to beat the s–t out of you when we get home! You wait and see!’ ”

The detective said she then used her cell phone to call her personal assistant … who did not answer.

“Robyn F. pretended to talk to her and stated, ‘I’m on my way home. Make sure the police are there when I get there.’

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“After Robyn F. faked the call, Brown looked at her and stated, ‘You just did the stupidest thing ever! Now I’m really going to kill you!’

“Brown resumed punching Robyn F. and she interlocked her fingers behind her head and brought her elbows forward to protect her face. She then bent over at the waist, placing her elbows and face near her lap in [an] attempt to protect her face and head from the barrage of punches being levied upon her by Brown.

“Brown continued to punch Robyn F. on her left arm and hand, causing her to suffer a contusion on her left triceps (sic) that was approximately two inches in diameter and numerous contusions on her left hand.

“Robyn F. then attempted to send a text message to her other personal assistant. Brown snatched the cellular telephone out of her hand and threw it out of the window onto an unknown street.



“Brown continued driving and Robyn F. observed his cellular telephone sitting in his lap. She picked up the cellular telephone with her left hand and before she could make a call he placed her in a head lock with his right hand and continued to drive the vehicle with his left hand.

“Brown pulled Robyn F. close to him and bit her on her left ear. She was able to feel the vehicle swerving from right to left as Brown sped away. He stopped the vehicle … and Robyn F. turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition and sat on it.

“Brown did not know what she did with the key and began punching her in the face and arms. He then placed her in a head lock positioning the front of her throat between his bicep and forearm. Brown began applying pressure to Robyn F.’s left and right carotid arteries, causing her to be unable to breathe and she began to lose consciousness.

“She reached up with her left hand and began attempting to gouge his eyes in an attempt to free herself. Brown bit her left ring and middle fingers and then released her. While Brown continued to punch her, she turned around and placed her back against the passenger door. She brought her knees to her chest, placed her feet against Brown’s body and began pushing him away. Brown continued to punch her on the legs and feet, causing several contusions.

“Robyn F. began screaming for help and Brown exited the vehicle and walked away. A resident in the neighborhood heard Robyn F.’s plea for help and called 911, causing a police response. An investigation was conducted and Robyn F. was issued a Domestic Violence Emergency Protective Order.”

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I hear she's back with him, next time she gets beat up, or most likely killed, she will bear part of the responsibility. A leopard does not change it's spots.

[MoufOfKhaos]

Cool..............

[winterknight]

If she is back with him, I'll never understand that. Why go back to such an abusive man? Ugh...

Don't do this, it's victim-blaming.

It's HIS fault for being an abusive arsehole, not hers.

[winterknight]

One needs to avoid their abusive ex-partner... I think both are at blame. His actions are deplorable and disgusting, but she needs to avoid him completely.

Still victim-blaming.

[Beachguyj]

Don't do this, it's victim-blaming.

It's HIS fault for being an abusive arsehole, not hers.

No, if or when it happens again she will bear some of the blame. If you get attacked by a bear at the zoo you don't go near their cage ever again.

If a person catches their house on fire for smoking in bed and they it happens again are they to blame?