 Genius Meanings
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Rihanna – Mad House
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“Mad House” is an expedition into Rihanna’s thoughts, likely perceived by the Chris Brown assault. Other songs on Rated R also allude to the incident.
Essentially, the song sets
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Rihanna – Mad House (Chew Fu Straight Jacket Fix)
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[Intro: Announcer] / Ladies and Gentleman / To those among you who are easily frightened / We suggest you turn away now / To those of you who think you can take it / We say welcome
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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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Playboi Carti – R.I.P.
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“R.I.P.” finds Carti spitting lavish bars over droning synths and booming drums, courtesy of his go-to producer Pi'erre Bourne. The instrumental samples Jodeci’s 1993 track, “What
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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 – S&M
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“S&M” is an ode to sex, sadomasochism, bondage, and BDSM fetishes. It was released as the fourth single for Loud.
In a 2010 Spin interview, Rihanna said the sexual lyrics aren’t
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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 – 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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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 – Hard (Chew Fu Granite Fix)
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[Intro: Rihanna] / The-the-the-the-the-the hottest / The-the-the-the-the-the hottest / The-the-the-the-the-the hottest / The-the-the-the-the-the hottest / The-the-the-the-the-the
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Rihanna – Te Amo
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Musically, “Te Amo” draws influence from Latin American music genres and is set in common time with a tempo of 172 beats per minute. The song is written in the key of G-sharp minor
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Drake – Days in the East
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Only one day after releasing the subliminal filled rap record “Draft Day,” Drizzy is back to owl hours as he released this record in the middle of the night via his blog. He
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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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Rihanna (Ft. Slash) – ROCKSTAR 101
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One of Rihanna’s darker songs on her album Rated R, which features Guns N Roses guitarist Slash on Guitar. From frisk searching to six inch heels, Rihanna leaves out nothing in
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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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Rihanna – Needed Me
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“Needed Me” is a mid-tempo mood piece with raw lyrics set over top of dark fluttery synth sounds produced by DJ Mustard. Rihanna provides a solid female empowerment anthem with
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Keri Hilson (Ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo) – Knock You Down
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The fourth single from Hilson’s 2009 album, In A Perfect World…, features a passionate verse from West, and a reference to Ne-Yo’s hit Miss Independent.
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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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Kanye West – All of the Lights
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“All of the Lights” is the 4th single from Kanye West’s 5th studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
The song is about Kanye’s qualms living as a celebrity with personal
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Jayden Jesse – Needed Me (Rihanna Rendition/Male Response)
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[Verse 1] / You seemed so sincere that's what really sucked / That's what really sucked / You miss me? / I don't give a flying fuck / Girl, you're out of luck / Shit, you think you
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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 – Stupid In Love
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“Stupid In Love” revolves around a female protagonist who realizes that she needs to escape an abusive and adulterous boyfriend.
The song was originally recorded by Brandy, but
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Rihanna – G4L (Chew Fu Guns In The Air Fix)
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[Intro] / We got our guns, got our guns / We got our guns, got our guns / We got our guns, got our guns / We got our guns, got our guns / We got our guns, got our guns / We got our
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Rihanna – Wait Your Turn
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“Wait Your Turn” features Rihanna returning to her island roots, rapping over a heavy reggae dub beat. It was the third single off Rated R.
The song received mixed reviews from
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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 – 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 (Ft. Mikky Ekko) – Stay
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“Stay” is the second single off of Rihanna’s seventh studio album Unapologetic. It features guest vocals from Mikky Ekko and was written by Ekko and Justin Parker.
With this
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Mariah Carey – Obsessed
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“Obsessed” was the lead single off Mariah Carey’s twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which dropped on June 16, 2009, just only one month later after Eminem took
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Megan Thee Stallion – Girls in the Hood
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“Girls in the Hood” is the second single off of Megan’s debut album, Good News and was announced on social media two days before its release.
The song takes the shape of a steady
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Rihanna – Fire Bomb
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Q&A. Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning ... 1. Mad House. 2. Wait Your Turn. 3. Hard. 4. Stupid In Love. 5.
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Major Lazer (Ft. DJ Snake & MØ) – Lean On
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“Lean On” is the lead single from and fourth song on Major Lazer’s third studio album. Peace Is the Mission. The track features MØ on vocals, and DJ Snake on co-production.
It’s
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Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
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Beyoncé’s unofficial theme song for Sex & The City, produced by North Carolinian crooner The-Dream.
Beyoncé and Jay Z got married in 2008—but didn’t tell anybody. “Single Ladies
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Fergie (Ft. Ludacris) – Glamorous
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“Glamorous” is a song recorded by American singer Fergie for her debut studio album, The Dutchess, features guest vocals from American rapper Ludacris and from producer Polow Da
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Nelly Furtado (Ft. Timbaland) – Promiscuous
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The first single of Nelly Furtado’s Loose album (2006) and quickly became a chart topping hit, Furtado’s first number one single in the United States. It features two “promiscuous
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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 – Question Existing
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“Question Existing”—a slow cut from Good Girl Gone Bad—see Rihanna talking about her success, trust issues and how being in the music industry had changed her.
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