It took me a very long time to post and type out this review, this is a beloved album for me, which is usually not the reaction anyone expects when they see Rated R in the Rihanna discography. This is already a lengthy enough review without an essay for an intro so wont say much Read more

This album is a total reinvention from Rihanna’s previous sound. Gone is the reggae and island influences, and hello r&b. Shes collaborated with so many bigger artists in this album and all of them are hits. This also I think marks when she started experimenting with her style, and her hair started defining her eras. Read more

If you know you know… In high school, with not the best home life, Rihanna was discovered while performing with her girl group in school. Demos were sent to jay z and the album we now know as Music of the Sun was birthed. Huge ass risk to pick up off her island home and Read more

When Rihanna’s debut album came out, she produced the infamous ‘Pon de Replay’, but unfortunately as big of a hit it was it never topped the Hot 100. Her first number 1 was on this album. (And just as a side note, the cover of this album makes it look like all the years between Read more