ANVEEROY 61,269 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 That all changed with Rated R, which was released 10 years ago. Rihanna’s fourth album arrived just nine months after she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown the night before the two stars were scheduled to appear at the Grammys. With photos of Rihanna’s battered face shown all around the world, she had become the poster girl for abused women. But instead of hiding away from the drama, Rihanna poured it into her art on Rated R. Deeper and darker, harder and heavier than anything you would have expected from RiRi before the Brown attack, Rihanna’s gritty fourth album was a coming-of-age manifesto for the then 21-year-old singer. No more kid stuff -- Rated R displayed a new maturity for an artist whose innocence was seemingly lost. In many ways, the album was Rihanna’s Control -- her declaration of independence from Brown and her taking charge of a narrative that had turned her into a victim. Rocking a new attitude, swag and edginess, this was Good Girl Gone Badass. More: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8544529/rihanna-rated-r-album Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANVEEROY 61,269 Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 Share your favourite RATED R songs! Stream Kylie-Janet Discographies! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Claws 18,665 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Fire Bomb is my fav. Deserved a single release Anyway one of her best albums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir 17,577 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Her best album! I love this, not one track I'd skip (well Stupid In Love)... but still what an album Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 56,251 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Russian Roulette Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC 25,164 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I was so confused, I thought the movie rating turned 10 for some reason, what's wrong with me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
COOOK 76,406 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Hard (no pun intended) to pick one, but this is a total slayage. Also ever since the leaked demo: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVeryGagaHolyDick 26,060 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Russian Roulette is easily one of the best songs of all time. Thank God, Sam Smith didn't keep the song for themselves, it would have been a mess! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caca 1,414 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Russian Roulette is the classic of classics. Mrs. Caca's career found dead in a ditch, re-evaluation process started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickMonster98 7,464 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Her best album! Rockstar 101, Hard, Russian Roulette and Fire Bomb are some of my fav songs ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
warioaddams 617 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I love this album Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagzus 16,059 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Not her best but not her worst album by far, I still love Hard, Rude Boy and Te Amo today. I think it’s her second most forgettable album alongside her debut album but as per usual she served bops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Used to be my favourite album of hers but it aged like milk except for a few songs stream Te Amo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
super ultra 878 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I was a hardcore little monster so I couldn't allow myself to love another pop girl (only veteran fans understand this), I was bopping to Rude Boy secretly! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FentyGa 14,340 Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 my girl’s best album🥺 my favourite songs from the album are: •rockstar 101 •fire bomb •hard (feat. jeezy) •te amo •the last song cheers to a decade of Rated R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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