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Originally posted by Vin
Why are all of these urban acts trying to emulate Kanye West's artistic aesthetic? Ever since the "808's & Heartbreak"/"My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"/"Watch The Throne" covers, every urban act has tried to emulate Ye's album art aesthetic. This looks like a Kanye West album cover, not a Rihanna album cover. It's too try-hard and disingenuous coming from her and the cover itself most likely has zero meaning behind it. It's just a "cool" put-together photo that looks like it came off of some high schooler's tumblr for his 6th period art class. And let's not even get into the nonsensical (and, again, meaningless) braille texturing. It just all gives off a phony, "I-want-to-be-artistic-like-kanye-west" vibe. Rihanna, no offence, but no one thinks you're deep. Listen to No$tradamus and just put your pretty face on an album cover, and go back to ruling the world of pop. Otherwise, enjoy your steady decline akin to the likes of Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, whom also tried being "deep" and "artistic" only to be completely ignored by the general public. That's just the way it is. I didn't make the rules, kids.
...Vin
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Wow this is actually poignant to my initial reaction. I thought it was clear that the GP invests in something and doesn't want a complete reinvention from what they fell in love with. rather, they want to see the artist constantly take it to the next level...Janet and Madonna from the 80s and 90s work.
You make a great point that I think a lot of pop stars actually think they are playing the game but forget that this is what put them on the map and they think the fans want them personally.
I like the cover but not as a rihanna album cover. Maybe a single cover.
It doesn't feel Rihanna esque at all and I liked her reinventions from albums 1-7 because they were clever but I figured after her singles released this year that they would scrap and realize that the GP want songs that sound fresh at the moment.
I sure hope the content is worth the wait but the cover makes me feel like she's trying to prove something or take advantage of the SJW thing that's hot for the moment. I'll cross my finger for at least 3 hits this era though.
Good luck rihanna. I have some faith left in this era.