Originally posted by lonnie

Yes a song about killing yourself and another about killing someone else is very safe
If you're going to give a point at least explain it, what controversy? An abuse that wasn't self-inflicted?

Originally posted by ultraviolento

It is actually. BTGOG is about Katy's suicide attempt, but would you call PRISM risky?

It doesn't matter if it was not self-inflicted, it's still controversy.

RR is no Erotica. Drop it.

Originally posted by Save My Life

This. M!ssundaztood really did bring the rock back into pop and started the pop-rock trend. Not to mention, people wanted to snag her writers/producers to have their very own "M!ss" record.

Try This was way way way different. More punk and garage and just something not radio friendly.

Originally posted by AVINERISMAEL

thats complete ********
first of all she released the album so quickly after one of the most controversial moments in pop music history
the media was NOT rooting for her as she got back together with him
secondly the album itself was released when kesha and lady gaga and other dance pop tracks were ruling the charts. are you forgetting rihanna is a pop superstar who is expected to create pop music to cater to everyone. i mean compare her artistic response with katy perrys response to her breakup (she continued that extremely generic pop sound despite being in a dark stage of her life).
The album itself was filled with new sounds that had not reached the mainstream yet (dubstep, etc). And when you place emphasis on the lyrics they're extremely sexual, violent ( like she has army beats, gun references and a lot of explicit lyrics) and confrontational. they are so over bearing and melodramatic it was too much for some critics. dont you remember that entire controversy surrounding the suicidal lyrical content of russian roullete? critics however agreed that she was the only pop star staying original.
Even rude boy, that Caribbean influenced pop trend wasn't a thing until rude boy and it acclaim from alot of critics as well as criticism because she was a controversial female figure singing so vividly about sex and a mans penis. when i first heard it i was shocked. And te amo's video was so extremely sensual and suggestive. like compare it to i kissed a girl which is more flirtatious.
Dont forget rihanna is a black woman and will be criticized 3X more for her antics (especially her aggressive sexual imagery during the era).

Originally posted by Muh

did she wrote and (co)produced the songs on that album tho?