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Discussion: What happened to Rihanna?
Member Since: 8/24/2008
Posts: 35,091
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Originally posted by ****y On Venus
Didn't Rih try to go down the somewhat "deep" road with "Man Down"?
And the fans didn't support that all.
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She never gets support when she gives deep tea.
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Member Since: 8/19/2011
Posts: 37,346
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Originally posted by ManDown
True. But that applies to every artist. As the old saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
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I know. I was speaking in general with that post.
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Member Since: 6/15/2011
Posts: 5,842
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Originally posted by KΔΥ.ΒΣΣ
Just because she makes dance music isn't an excuse for her quality to decline.
**** Michael Jackson made dance music too. Michael Jackson was a pop artist and I'm not comparing the two whatsoever, but my point is you can make dance music with live instrumentation, great vocals, and lyrics and it still be amazing and catchy.
I need to shop before the rest of the Navy makes me jump ship.
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EXACTLY. People are acting like it's okay for pop/dance music to be synonymous with shittiness.
And didn't Gaga pretty much remind people again that dance music CAN be high quality with The Fame and TFM?
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Member Since: 11/2/2010
Posts: 7,797
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Originally posted by Hi.Def
Well if it helps RTW was obviously a horrible representation of what 4 sounds like. Maybe WFL will be the same for this 6th alberm.
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This is very true...who would've thought 4 would have sucb quality tracks even tho rtw was the lead single (no shade intended)
And I forgot to praise man down in my previous post...it sucks that she has something special in her ability to be versatile yet she wastes it by doing generic pop songs like wfl (don't report me I love rih ya'll alrdy kno)
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Member Since: 9/23/2009
Posts: 26,796
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Originally posted by Hi.Def
Well if it helps RTW was obviously a horrible representation of what 4 sounds like. Maybe WFL will be the same for this 6th alberm.
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Great point!
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Member Since: 10/13/2008
Posts: 20,553
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OMG. Get over this. I'm over people crying from Rated R Rihanna back. Sis, she got ****ed the hell up. Her face was beat to a pulp by the man that she loved. Obviously her songs are going to be darker, more mature lyrically, and different than ever. But if you take out Rated R, Rihanna has been improving more and more. She started as a ghetto hood rat - matured to more dance Pop, and then experimented even more with Loud - S&M, Man Down, California King Bed, Only Girl and Whats My Name.
Nothings happening to her. Watch We Found Love be the weakest on the album. If you were only here for Rated R Rihanna, then get over it and dont stan anymore.
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Member Since: 3/6/2011
Posts: 7,353
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Originally posted by Mélina
Is it wrong to ask for something more from your fave? I wanna know.
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Well they are about 2 albums late. I don't get why everybody is surprised. When has Rihanna ever been an "artist"? I don't see it. Rihanna is all about milking the moment.
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Member Since: 9/23/2009
Posts: 26,796
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Originally posted by MusicTalker
What is more substantial about GGGB than Loud?
I think the songs are great, obviously. I never consider her cookie-cutter, but some people do. She always has edge I like, even on Loud.
Literally, I just want her to write more on her songs.
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On GGGB, she plays with her voice A LOT more....she really shines with her inflection, playing with different word pronunciations, etc...the songs also seem more original to me. It sounds like she put ALOT of effort into it.
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Member Since: 7/9/2010
Posts: 31,471
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I missed her back then. If It's Lovin That You Want
But this is her 6th album. It doesn't matter what her age is, she should show a bit of progression. I think she is doing too much at once. People might grow tired of her if she keeps heading in the Mainstream Pop direction. But I want more Caribbean based songs like "What's My Name" and "Man Down", I think she sounds great when she does that.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
Posts: 21,708
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Originally posted by TOASTY
It wasn't just the lyrical quality. I liked the actual sound. It was if urban and rock ****ed and made a baby it would b rated r. The dubstep influences were fresh too
Loud wasn't bad and it definitely had its moments.
I feel like I'm the only one who loves skin + complicated the most (even more than wmn w/ drake). Those 2 are standout tracks and sound so original (og had some originality at the time of its release). S+m is good too but come on it screams sexy bitch 2.0
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You're not the only one.
"No heels, no shirt, no skirt, all I'm in is just SKIN"
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Member Since: 9/29/2011
Posts: 752
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That's Ironic Heiiiin
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Member Since: 9/17/2011
Posts: 9,051
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Originally posted by i spit on haters
But he didn't lie, it was IMMENSELY contrived, Rihanna herself couldn't even articulate the concept and musical direction of the album, every time she was asked about it her reply was: "It's more EDGY" -- I must have came over 4 different interviews where she described it as "edgy"
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Did you just ignore where she described it as deep, meaningful, artsitic and her most personal collection to date???
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Member Since: 3/6/2011
Posts: 7,353
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Originally posted by ifyouseekLEM
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Who is that in your avy?
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Member Since: 6/9/2011
Posts: 16,500
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
I just...I'm not even going to attempt with this ****ery.
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Because you can't? granted Rated-R is more "edgy" than GGGB but my point was that Rihanna herself couldn't FULLY articulate the musical direction and concept of the album because her typical reply was "It's more edgy" -- that album, like all of her albums is all Def Jam's doing. And LOUD (even though it's anything but) is no exception.
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Member Since: 9/16/2011
Posts: 18,555
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Originally posted by Electronica
There's a price you have to pay for every reward.
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But the real question is...
Is the price she / her creative team pays worth the reward?
Because the reward does not seem that satisfying to me.
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Member Since: 10/15/2010
Posts: 7,099
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Originally posted by Rîh.røx.
OMG. Get over this. I'm over people crying from Rated R Rihanna back. Sis, she got ****ed the hell up. Her face was beat to a pulp by the man that she loved. Obviously her songs are going to be darker, more mature lyrically, and different than ever. But if you take out Rated R, Rihanna has been improving more and more. She started as a ghetto hood rat - matured to more dance Pop, and then experimented even more with Loud - S&M, Man Down, California King Bed, Only Girl and Whats My Name.
Nothings happening to her. Watch We Found Love be the weakest on the album. If you were only here for Rated R Rihanna, then get over it and dont stan anymore.
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+1
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Member Since: 5/18/2011
Posts: 17,136
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Member Since: 4/13/2011
Posts: 1,791
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Originally posted by Jolie's Lips
Some artists have the power to push boundaries.
Rihanna is not one of those artists.
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End of thread.
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Member Since: 6/10/2010
Posts: 18,057
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Originally posted by Hi.Def
Well if it helps RTW was obviously a horrible representation of what 4 sounds like. Maybe WFL will be the same for this 6th alberm.
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I thought about that too for a split second too. I hope so, sis even though it had great success. I can't deal another LOUD.
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Member Since: 9/23/2009
Posts: 26,796
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Skin is the BEST song on Loud.
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