I was just thinking about making something like this in the morning but my thread would have flopped x)
Lots of ppl think I hate Rihanna, I really dont, i just dont really don't like her current state.
I think her Disturbia/Take A Bow period was her best when she did that Australia concert & flew
I'm also very disappointed she never released Break It Off it was literally on the radio everyday when it was released
A Girl Like Me is always being played in full at my local Sanrio.
The Rated R era was epic...too many ppl didn't appreciate it but I was here for it....the wyt video is one of her best and her fashion slayed....Rated R is her best album by far and you all will deal
that wasn't directed to you? you said you hated it at first but then you saw the light right? that's good enough for me
Oh, Harry said it was me that you said that to.
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Originally posted by Good_Doc_Gone_Bad
I still remember when this came out! I remember I was online, and there was a link to her Cover Girl page, and it had the Umbrella video up on there. IDK why I still remember that.
When this **** premiered I thought she was a dumbass and that she was going to bomb. I yelled "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I literally smashed my computer in annoyance.
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Originally posted by BadBitchRihanna.
Fashion Rihanna.... CH... I can't... Why did you leave us?
She's still here.
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Originally posted by ManDown
LBOE and I stan so hard for that video. It is one of the highlights of the Rated R era, in my opinion. Though, they wasted it by releasing it the way that they did. It should have been more anticipated. I do think that it was potentially the lead single, but it would have performed much worse than "Russian Roulette" in America. It was going to be the second single, but the label released "Hard" instead. It was probably for the best, though.
I also feel that most people hated it until it was over as well. I think the main reason was because the fashion and music that era wasn't everybody's cup of tea. Most people still had the Chris Brown incident on their minds during the entire era, and I think that most felt like the darkness/edginess of Rated R was too sudden. She didn't transition into it slowly like she did into more mature music between Music Of The Sun, A Girl Like Me, and Good Girl Gone Bad. She went from a bubbly, fun dance record to a very dark, dramatic record that had literally every genre known to man on it. So, I can understand why people didn't like it at first. But it's really refreshing to see all of the people stanning for Rated R on here, even if the era is over with.
I love the look and the music, too. Though, the red hair did get a little boring after a few months. But she has been very consistent this era with singles, videos, performances, etc. And I was so glad to have the happy Rihanna back.
I think WYT was first but they scrapped it last minute for RR then scrapped it again for Hard. That era was full of bad single choices, though.
I was so saddened when I first saw the pictures and heard the WYT snippet. I thought, "Really? You're gone all this time and you bring us THIS?" And I basically sat there wallowing the whole era, waiting for it to end and for her to move on.
I love the red hair to death. I've simply adored this era. I'm so glad to see her be her true self, finally, since she always seemed to be a little insecure and not completely herself. I've loved seeing her come out of her shell completely and to see her receive such well-deserved success.
When everyone else tried to drag Rated LORD, but i stuck by her side and dragged anyone who tried it. I stuck by this girl since Pon De LORD Play. That S&M Remix messed up everything for me.
When everyone else tried to drag Rated LORD, but i stuck by her side and dragged anyone who tried it. I stuck by this girl since Pon De LORD Play. That S&M Remix messed up everything for me.
Why?
Girl, you were a Rih stan back in the MOTS days, too? I've stanned for Rihanna since the day she debuted.