So i need to get this off of my chest. I WILL post more about Rihanna in the very near future when her album drops next month and so on and so forth. BUT. I just have to talk about my passion for this woman and her ability to stay in the public eye for so freaking long. It's incredible. Her ability to collaberate, make amazing music video's, change her style so many times, and still make some DAMN good music has captured the eyes and ears of those all around the world. I truly feel she is the most powerful superstar in Hollywood right now. No, she is not the most talented, but she has a good thing going for her and i think she really knows how to keep it coming. She must have a fabulous management and creative team behind her because the way she promotes her albums and rarely does ANY live performances is crazy. i mean....how many live performances do you find of her on TV? hardly any, really. SNL and maybe one or two other gigs here and there. But nothing like Katy Perry or Lady Gaga who perform on any freaking occasion they get. Which can get really irritating and if anything that will be the reason these stars fade eventually.
I find her ability to stay so private and keep such an incredible image of herself up SO refreshing. Her music and albums DO tend to have themes. Rated R was a very raw, weak Rihanna struggling to get over past experiences whereas i find Loud to be SUCH a breath of fresh air in the music industry. I feel like she wasn't afraid to let loose and tell the world who SHE really was. I feel this album is most "her" and i definately assume that she had a pretty large part in the creative process of that album, as opposed to her previous albums where she was just singing songs that her label was throwing at her and having a really good producer on the track. Songs like "Man Down" and "What's my Name" that had such a carribean feel to it. And songs like "Cheers" that showed her ability to have fun and not go crazy and songs like "California King Bed" and "Fading"which showed that she isnt a crazy bitch in love. Whereas " Russian Roulette" DEFINATELY showed that she was a crazy bitch trying to get over an extremely abusive relationship. "Rude Boy", i feel, was her way of trying to make Chris Brown jealous by showing him what he was missing out on. I don't know. Ive found a lot of people who truly love that album. To be honest, when i first heard it i couldnt STAND it. i hated it. Now, i tend to respect it a little bit more. She shed some light on what was going on in her mind and i feel it gave her closure from something she really didn't have closure on and i definatley feel it was a stepping stool up to "Loud", where she just blossomed into this beautiful creature making beautiful, MEANINGFUL music. "Good Girl Gone Bad" was where she truly hit it big and people started to really love her. Her label kinda wanted a fresh take on her, i feel. If i remember correctly, she cut her hair around that time, and started portraying her image to people. Great album. Still blast that ish on my i-pod all the time. I'm extremely ecstatic to see what "Talk that Talk" is gunna bring to the table. I feel its going to be more modern, more poppy and electric. Judging by "We Found Love", at least, it's defintely going to take the next step forward from "Loud" and be a more mature, exploratory album.
I'm HOPING to see more collabs on it. Think about it. Rihanna's KNOWN for collabs. Drake, Sean Paul, Jeezy, David Guetta (which i hope to see more of), Calvin Harris, Eminem, Jay-Z, Neyo, and most recently, Coldplay. This woman is amazing and challenging different types of music and forming it into one. Her voice and energy just lets it happen.
Congratulations on 5 successful albums, Rihanna and cheers to the sixth being even more monumental and successful.
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