Rihanna's new album discussion - album will come when she believes in it!

[eifulien 2,276]

As fake/unlikely as it looks I'm hyped. Just made me realise how desperate I'm for new Riri 

[nikola 4,342]

I really really hope this album is good i only like 45s so far......

[Navy 495]

Rihanna isn't impactful to pull a Kendrick with that MLK thing  Her fans are casual pop stans, not critics and social a--lysts  Good for her for trying if this is true though

I hate interludes like that though tbh  

​Rihanna is just as impactful as Kendrick. They're in two different genres, he's a rapper - she's a singer. She can't make some powerful inspiring music just because he does?

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

​Rihanna is just as impactful as Kendrick. They're in two different genres, he's a rapper - she's a singer. She can't make some powerful inspiring music just because he does?

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Well, I mean she isn't "making" this herself lets be real first of all .

If you read my post, I was more talking about their fan bases than the artists themselves. Rap inherently comes from struggle, and Kendrick's album was very very personal and revealing. It also offered a lot of social commentary on the black struggle in America in a way that Pop music rarely accomplishes. People who critically a--lyze society and policy and social views for a living and for inspiration looked @ To Pimp a Butterfly and reviewed it, where as the majority of people who will be listening to Rihanna's album won't be listening for this purpose. Heck, most "critics" of pop music these days rarely even care to a--lyze themes or topics, just how "catchy" they are a long with a basic, bastardized summary of whats going on from song to song. If two songs even reference s-x, they immediately label it as "another album about s-x and d--gs"

That being said, I applaud her for doing it, but it seems like the audience won't fully appreciate it  

​but Rih has been around way longer than Kendrick

​This literally doesn't matter  It's not a matter of who did what first, its a matter of who's listening and why and those factors change from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar.

[Navy 495]

 

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Well, I mean she isn't "making" this herself lets be real first of all .

If you read my post, I was more talking about their fan bases than the artists themselves. Rap inherently comes from struggle, and Kendrick's album was very very personal and revealing. It also offered a lot of social commentary on the black struggle in America in a way that Pop music rarely accomplishes. People who critically a--lyze society and policy and social views for a living and for inspiration looked @ To Pimp a Butterfly and reviewed it, where as the majority of people who will be listening to Rihanna's album won't be listening for this purpose. Heck, most "critics" of pop music these days rarely even care to a--lyze themes or topics, just how "catchy" they are a long with a basic, bastardized summary of whats going on from song to song. If two songs even reference s-x, they immediately label it as "another album about s-x and d--gs"

That being said, I applaud her for doing it, but it seems like the audience won't fully appreciate it  

​This literally doesn't matter  It's not a matter of who did what first, its a matter of who's listening and why and those factors change from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar.

​I certainly get what you mean, you're 100% right. If this is the case and she is making music with a bold message like this hopefully it can open her up to another audience and open some new doors 

[angelduuh 211]

Hopefully is real, I like the simple desing

[Dawson 9,135]

I genuinely believe this and I want it in and around me

[Dunk96 2,526]

Slay at Michael Jackson being in the tracklist. Your fave will never have more impact than him.

[Navy 495]

Slay at Michael Jackson being in the tracklist. Your fave will never have more impact than him.

​tbh. MJ is one of the few that will live on for decades and decades and decades to come

 

[Psychedelic 1,098]

Something's coming over....

[Bat 6,161]

Omg They Don't Really Care About Us is my favorite MJ song!! So underrated that song.

 

But I won't get hyped because this is probably fake.

[Creyk 16,836]

 

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​This literally doesn't matter  It's not a matter of who did what first, its a matter of who's listening and why and those factors change from Rihanna to Kendrick Lamar.

​thats just sad 

[ItsTommyBitch 12,640]

​thats just sad 

​You're telling me  

[Navy 495]

 

OMG LYRICS

I 100% believe this is real

[Better Day 5,766]

F.A.K.E.