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Rihanna – The Last Song
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[Verse 1] / Here we are / Midair off of the cliff / Staring down at the end again / But then again, maybe we're finally on / The road that's headed away from all your complaining
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Rihanna – The Last Time
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On the ballad track “The Last Time”, Rihanna is ending her relationship with her boyfriend. He hasn’t done his part in the relationship and she’s reminding him of what he will be
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Rihanna – Final Goodbye
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[Verse 1] / I never should've waited so long to say / What I've always known since the very first day / Thought that you would stay forever with me / But the time has come to leave
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Rihanna – Diamonds
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“Diamonds” was released as the lead single from Rihanna’s seventh studio album, Unapologetic. It became her twelfth number-one in the US. During the tracking week ending February
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Drake (Ft. Rihanna) – Too Good
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“Too Good” is about a couple who go out of their way to treat each other well, while they feel like their love is taken for granted.
Carrying the same Caribbean and dancehall beat
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Rihanna (Ft. Eminem) – Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II
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A sequel to the original Eminem/Rihanna collaboration “Love the Way You Lie”, this song instead looks at the situation from the female perspective, with Rihanna taking lead this
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Rihanna (Ft. Kevin Cossom) – Jump
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“Jump” is the seventh and last single from Unapologetic released on January 24, 2014. It samples lyrics from the 1996 hit song “Pony” by Ginuwine and is about Rihanna wanting sex
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Rihanna (Ft. JAY-Z) – Umbrella
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Rihanna comforts her lover by telling him she will be there for him, in good times and bad. The umbrella is a metaphor for her support.
“Umbrella” stayed on top of the UK Singles
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Rihanna – Lift Me Up
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Rihanna returns from a music hiatus with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie soundtrack, titled Wakanda Forever: The Album released in 2022
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Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) – Famous
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“Famous” explores what it means to be famous—Rihanna personifies fame on the hook.
Kanye premiered the music video for “Famous” on June 24th, 2016, at The Forum in Los Angeles
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Rihanna (Ft. Calvin Harris) – We Found Love
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This is a single off Rihanna’s sixth studio album Talk that Talk. It was also included on 18 Months, the third album from Scottish electronic artist and this song’s producer Calvin
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Rihanna – California King Bed
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“California King Bed” was released as the fifth single off Rihanna’s album Loud. It details a tumultuous relationship where she feels as though she’s been growing apart from her
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Rihanna – Only Girl (In the World)
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This song is reminiscent of S&M, where she seemingly sings of love and romance, yet the song is actually about being dominant in the bedroom.
Only Girl (In The World) is part of
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Rihanna (Ft. Future) – Loveeeeeee Song
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“Loveeeeeee Song” is the first collaboration between Rihanna and trap-rapper Future. The track was released as the fourth single from her seventh studio album Unapologetic on April
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Rihanna – Never Ending
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“Never Ending” includes writing credits for Dido and Paul Herman: the melody in the final two lines of the verse is reminiscent of Dido’s 2000 hit “Thank You,” which Dido and
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Pop Cleanup – Rihanna
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Come one, come all, for the official Rihanna cleanup page! This is the most comprehensive Pop Cleanup page to date, and we’re hoping for tons of contributors, so please read the
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Rihanna (Ft. Jeezy) – Hard
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“Hard” is the second single from Rated R released on November 10, 2009. The song was a success, peaking at #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Rihanna’s thirteenth top ten
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Eminem – Killshot
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“Killshot” is a response to Machine Gun Kelly’s “RAP DEVIL,” which was in itself a response to “Not Alike” from Eminem’s August 2018 album Kamikaze. The diss track dropped eleven
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Rihanna (Ft. Drake) – Work
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On “Work,” Rihanna seeks a deep, meaningful connection, however the male character she sings to (played by Drake) is only interested in sex. This narrative is similar to Rihanna
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Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money
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Also stylized as “BBHMM”, “Bitch Better Have My Money” is a hit single released by Rihanna. The title comes from a scene in the 1988 film I’m Gonna Git You Sucka.
The image used
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Rihanna – Love on the Brain
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“Love on the Brain” has a 1950’s doo-wop sound that is similar to other contemporary songs like Amy Winehouse’s “Wake Up Alone” and Beyoncé’s “Superpower.” The chord progression
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Eminem (Ft. Rihanna) – Love the Way You Lie
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This smash hit saw Eminem and Rihanna reflect on their ambivalent and abusive relationships with their respective ex-partners Kim & Chris Brown.
Skylar Grey wrote the track’s
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Rihanna – Don't Stop the Music
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“Don’t Stop the Music” is an energetic dance-pop track about leaving the stress of life and dancing to the music. It was the fourth single off Good Girl Gone Bad and was promoted
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Shakira (Ft. Rihanna) – Can't Remember to Forget You
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[Verse 1: Shakira] / And I left a note on my bedpost / Saying not to repeat yesterday’s mistakes / What I tend to do when it comes to you / I see only the good, selective memory
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Rihanna – Unfaithful
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This song was released on Rihanna’s A Girl Like Me album, becoming its most prominent hit.
She describes the painful experience that she knows her boyfriend is going through as
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Rihanna – Take a Bow
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“Take a Bow” is about Rih’s not wanting to rekindle her relationship with an unfaithful ex. She’s tired of hearing his excuses and wants to let him know it’s over for good.
The
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Rihanna – Russian Roulette
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This song compares a relationship with someone to playing Russian Roulette. In the end, as can be seen in the video, she wins the battle at the expense of the other. This song may
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. Joe Fox & Kanye West) – Jukebox Joints
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This song is the first collaboration between two of hip-hop’s most fashion famous emcees.
The song samples an Indonesian song by Rasela, titled “Doa Untuk Kasih”, as well as “Much
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A Boogie wit da Hoodie – Work (Remix)
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[Verse] / You want that work, let's work / Fuck her good, make her squirt on my Balmain shirt / I don't care 'bout your bitch but if I want I'll take her / I don't let her run my
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Rihanna – Cheers (Drink to That)
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“Cheers” is the third song on Rihanna’s 5th album Loud. Released August 2, 2011.
Filled with a soundboard of lazy, reggae pop cadence, meant for the ‘semi-alcoholics’. It opens
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Rihanna – Redemption Song (For Haiti Relief) [Live from Oprah]
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[Verse 1] / Old pirates, yes, they rob I / Sold I to the merchant ships / Minutes after they took I / From the bottomless pit / But my hand was made strong / By the hand of the
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JAY-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Empire State of Mind
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The Blueprint 3’s third single is a love song to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' home city of New York, which is also known as “the Empire State.” The title alludes to the Billy Joel ballad
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Rihanna (Ft. Chris Brown) – Nobody's Business
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This song is rumored to be about Rihanna still in love with Chris Brown and for him as well. They obviously still want each other but that’s what fame comes with (you having to
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Drake (Ft. Rihanna) – Take Care
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This track uses the beat and hook from the song “I’ll Take Care of U” from the Jamie XX and Gil Scott Heron album that dropped last year
The source material for all this is the
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Eminem Apologizes To Rihanna On “Zeus” For Leaked Chris Brown Lyric
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“For that song that leaked, I’m sorry Ri/It wasn’t meant to cause you grief.”
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Rihanna – Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
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[Part. I: “Bitch Better Have My Money”] / [Intro] / Yayo, yayo / Mula-la / Yayo / [Verse] / You better have my money / Y'all should know me well enough / You better have my money
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Rihanna – Pon de Replay
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“Pon De Replay” is Rihanna’s first ever single. It’s a fast-paced, dancehall, and catchy song about dancing at a club while listening to some great music courtesy of a DJ.
Right
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Rihanna – Sex With Me
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In “Sex With Me”, Rihanna makes it clear that having sex with her is something unique; in fact, it’s luxurious and, according to her, “so amazing.”
Rih has definitely mentioned
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Rihanna – Rude Boy
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The fourth single from Rihanna’s fourth studio album Rated R was released on February 19, 2010. The song is about Rihanna taking control of her relationship, and more importantly
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