[WeFoundWill]

I need #R8 to snatch a AOTY nomination

[WeFoundWill]

Rih is always like 0.1 away from snatching TOL

[WeFoundWill]

she needs to perform FFS for god sake, It's going nowhere

2 million copies sold thus far tho.

[Cain]

FFS has a few weeks left before it's done, I don't mind
The thing people don't get is, if she gets even one #1 this era would already be more successful than the TTT era cause FFS is outdoing WHYB

She'll be fine

[istan4badgalriri]

We can barely hear AO's production in the March Madness commercial, I think it's gonna be urban-pop & probably midtempo (maybe even uptempo at some parts). Alex da Kid's productions are usually powerful.

[Cain]

Originally posted by istan4badgalriri

We can barely hear AO's production in the March Madness commercial, I think it's gonna be urban-pop & probably midtempo (maybe even uptempo at some parts). Alex da Kid's productions are usually powerful.

You can clearly hear a drop with heavy bass, I think that's gonna be the 'breakdown' of the song since the chorus sounds like a buildup

I guess this is gonna be her Dark Horse

[istan4badgalriri]

Originally posted by Cain

You can clearly hear a drop with heavy bass, I think that's gonna be the 'breakdown' of the song since the chorus sounds like a buildup

I guess this is gonna be her Dark Horse

Yup I hear it now

[Chemical X.]

let me just say that i personally don't want urban music from her to hang onto a fanbase, but because she's ****ing good at it smh not everything is about charts

[MikeFenty]

The whole cast of Fast&Furious wants to have Rihanna in the movie so bad.

Jason Statham joins the cast this time around. If you could add any one actor or actress to the franchise, who would it be?
Michelle Rodriguez: Rihanna. I like that urban world. I feel like there’s this whole crew of motorcycle riders—remember Eve and the Ruff Ryders? Rihanna kind of represents a mixture of that with a punk twist. She crosses those lines so it’s kind of Rock stary at the same time. I picture a whole crew of motorcycle mofos riding hard. Very Beyond Thunderdome. I like her, she’d be really dope. But you don’t know what the writers are gonna do next. I can push them for it, but they gotta pay some dough for her [laughs].

[MusicTalker]

I'm starting to embrace the indie vibe she's going for. I've warmed up to 45S even though I still don't love it or find it a super interesting song in itself.

If she gives me 3-4 bops w/ quality ballads composing the rest, I'll be satisfied.

[Shaliydah88]

Originally posted by Chemical X.

let me just say that i personally don't want urban music from her to hang onto a fanbase, but because she's ****ing good at it smh not everything is about charts

I want it for both reasons.
I'm here for artistic risks, but I'd be devastated if things went, like, worse-than-Rated-R bad.
It's not a make-or-break thing for me stan wise but my meltdown would be super real.

[Slim Shady]

She is re-inventing her music style and I am loving it

[WeFoundWill]

AO's production reminds me of Bed Of Lies/Love The Way You Lie/Airplanes.

I think It's gonna be a pop song with a slight R&B edge.

[istan4badgalriri]

Alex da Kid faved my tweet

. ‏@BoyNhevi 1h1 hour ago
@OhioOhMy Yup I'm sure there are heavy drums and sh*t, Alex da Kid's productions are always powerful and usually urban-pop

Urban-pop song with powerful production confirmed

[Fruity]

Originally posted by EloiseheartsRiRi

And urban artists are generally the last on the list of crossovering into radio. Outside urban community in America, the genre is far from being vital. Imagine all these acclaimed stripped down tracks with amazing vocals and if she throws in the album one or two PIU-esque type of songs. Like be cohesive. Go for the risk until the end. She needs more AC support. Cuz pop radio will be less supportive with her growing age, and urban is a niche market. So, it's worth to go for all. In the end she has nothing big to lose at this point. Ofc, this is no 1989 or Prism in term of sales and she may be surpassed already in some of the stats by her peers but the innovation can be felt throughout the snippets.

I utterly and completely agree.

My biggest fear with this era right now is that she explores all these new sounds, and pushes herself artistically, all to ruin the record with some PIU pt ii's which really just dont belong there. That would not be clever. If she wants to start making GREAT albums she needs to commit to a future vision and not pander to her past.

I understand the arguments people are making about not wanting to lose urban support, but the thing is, she wont. Rihanna is a big enough staple there now, she could do ANYTHING, and they would welcome her back when she returned to the genre.

[Slim Shady]

Wait is the song out I full?

[Slim Shady]

Originally posted by Fruity

I utterly and completely agree.

My biggest fear with this era right now is that she explores all these new sounds, and pushes herself artistically, all to ruin the record with some PIU pt ii's which really just dont belong there. That would not be clever. If she wants to start making GREAT albums she needs to commit to a future vision and not pander to her past.

I understand the arguments people are making about not wanting to lose urban support, but the thing is, she wont. Rihanna is a big enough staple there now, she could do ANYTHING, and they would welcome her back when she returned to the genre.

YES AT THIS

[materialboy]

American Oxygen

i still cant get over it Promised and American Oxygen are the best

i cant believe we are alive and its actually happening

[Grim]

The clip of AO is so chopped up its hard to tell much about the song. I'm guessing we'll have the song soon, though.

[materialboy]

tbqh i always love the snippets and the songs turn to be **** hopefully Rih doesnt disappoint me :"(