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Originally posted by SLAYANNA NAVY
Exactly, the fact that its almost 5 years later and GGGB still sounds fresh and amazing with every listen  and don't get me started on the raw emotion in RR  . I also wonder if Rihanna is going to have more input ( writing) in this next album, I would hope/imagine so considering she has said that she wants to find a new sound, writing credits aren't everything but like you said I just want her to push herself, the TTT performances and the WHYB choreography just proves that Rihanna could really be an amazing artist when she stops being lazy I just want her to step it up from now on  |
I think she will. She has a very good idea of what she wants to do with this album. I'm not sure if she knows what sound she'll do yet, but she knows that she wants to do something different and I like the fact she seems so focused this early on.
GGGB and RR are the two albums you can tell that she put effort into. The "mixtapes" were by a girl who was completely run by her label. GGGB was her "this is me!" moment, which she put a lot of effort into and we got something amazing. RR was her story, something very personal to her, and obviously a lot of effort was put into it, and we got an incredible album. Loud was back in Def Jam's control, and as much as Rihanna says that it was her idea etc etc, TTT proves that the "edgy", "gangstaR", "#thuglife" sound is where Rihanna feels most comfortable. So Loud was just Def Jam's re-invention of Rihanna and not a lot of effort was put into it on Rihanna's part. TTT was Rihanna's decision (DJ wanted a Loud re-release), but with all the time restraints put on Rih, the album was a disappointment (in comparison to her previous work).
She has time on her side, she's putting effort into it. I believe this new album will be on GGGB/RR level.
