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yEAH, BUT ANYWAYZ ….I WAS UP 3AM AND RIHANNA IS AIGHT, SHE OK….’UMBRELLA’ IS IRRITATING TO ME. I CAN IMAGINE THE PEEPS OVER SEAS IS FEELING HER, HER VOICE IS NOT TYPICAL THAT’S FOR SURE!

im very sceptical about downloading these songs. her voice kills me

I like her and I like the songs…I like to see my fellow black folks making it..NO WHAT COUNTRY THEY ARE FROM! Excluding SWNBN…can’t stand her…so sue me!

She still can’t sing eh eh eh no matter how many records she put out. She’s tryn too damn hard so of course she is going to have to appeal to the other music. I’m not chancin it downloading anything of hers!

Jay-Z is promoting the hell out of her looks , because she cant sing for shit….Her voice is annoying, but some of the songs will grow on you when you hear it like fifty times like Umbrella (eh,eh,eh,eh) :)….

I appreciate that she took some chances and didn’t put out another typical, boring MJB-style R&B album. I like some of the songs and can see the other songs growing on me…somewhat.

CHECK YOUR FACTS FOLKS- RIHANNA IS A DISGUISED FLOP. WHY YOU THINK SHE’S HAD SO MANY ALBUMS OUT? EACH TIME SHE HAS ONLY ONE REALLY GOOD SINGLE THEN JUST BEFORE THE ALBUM OFFICIALLY TANKS, THEY GO HEAD AND RELEASE ANOTHER ONE TO COVER UP THE STANK. CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF PROMO THIS GIRL GETS SHE REALLY AINT DOIN ALL THAT. BIGGEST COVER UP JOB I EVER SAW.

not that i’m a hater or anything lol

ok maybe i am…….

I dont really like her anymore.
She’s still very very pretty.

I kinda like that sell me candy one tho.

I cant help but think dat she is gonna have to put out an album evry year to stay in this game.

she keep changing her looks and type of music to distract from the fact that she cant sing and is one talentless bitch!!!
She is putting out 3 albums in three years and has sold less then 10 million copies, compared to Sean Paul who has put out 2 and is maybe less then a million away to selling 10m worldwide.

She will be sucessful now but hollywood put in to kick you!!

What annoys the most is how she is even compared to those who r far more sucessful, beautiful and talented.

worse songs

This chick has 2 years of career (2005 to 2007) and released 3 albums in 2 years (I wouldn’t say in 3 years because even if it’s 2005/2006/2007, she released “Pon De Replay” summer 2005, from summer 2005 to summer 2006 this is one year, from summer 2006 to summer 2007 it’s another year…..BUT no matter how we count it this is pure comedy).

They’re trying to make her a Nelly Furtado. They’re using the chick like a slave and they’re gonna throw her like a dirty sock once they’re done with her. If they cared about making her a credible artist they wouldn’t release an album each year. She’s being so used it’s pathetic.

Clarification : I said Nelly Furtado for the sound (not the way they treat her, the way it’s written could lead you to believe so).

breakin dishes is so bad it is good and i know it will end up growin on me. the problem with this girl is she is completely groomed and fed the image that def jam want to create. jay-z isn’t stupid: he knows that her pretty looks will sell albums. the songs are okay, catchy for jogging but is she a thoughtful singer?no…

pll are just ignorant. she wants to be nelly furtado she’s this she’s that. give the kid a break she’s doing diffeent thinks not doing what every other rnb chick are doing. every rnb chicks sound the same. lots of you pll are too narrow minded when it comes to music. get a passport and travel the world . its bigger than america.or your project/hood

Couple of good tracks, lots of crappy reject songs like for example “Breaking Dishes” sounds like a reject Nelly Furtado track. The album is aight, I won’t buy it. I refuse to keep feeding the machine money.

A MAlcolm

She’s trying new shit? Puhlease this album is nothing ground breaking. A lot of it was already done last year by Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake and a few other artists. There’s nothing new here and what makes it worse is whatever saving grace it oculd have is messed up by that annoying voice of hers. Oh and most of her album pure pop not R&B.

Music of the sun: Sold 500,000 (2 mil worldwide)
A girl like me: (3.5 mil worldwide)

HER CD DON’T DO ALL THAT WELL TO BE HONEST. I STILL LIKE HER THO.

RIHANNA IS SWAGGER JACKING KELIS FROM THE STYLE OF HER HAIR TO HER CLOTHES. BUT, SHE IS COOL NONETHELESS. AND, AS FAR AS THESE SONGS GO, SHE SHOULD LEAVE THEM FOR NELLY FURTADO…NEXT.

I am not hating coz i am from the caribbean and was very excitin when she first came out. pon de replay is one of my fav. songs.

but the truth is with all the noise she is makin i just wish she was as talented amd much more creative.

y r they doing dis to her? At the end of it all she is goin to look like a big fool.

i hope she get some grammy nominations next year.

but if she not a sucessful singer she should go and model.

She just have to be careful that her label executive does not do the same to her as he did to christina millian in 2 years time.
Coz dats how they r. when they r done with you its next!

Jay-z should help teirra marie she is a pretty girl with a decent voice.

THE SONGS R GOOD.SPECIALLY GOOD GIRL GONE BAD..ITS DEFINATLY A NEYO PRODUCTION CUZ IT AD THE BEYONCE IRREPLACEABLE BEAT..BT YEH ALL IN ALL, NICE TRACKS.THE ONE I LIKE SO FAR IS STILL THE ONE SHE DID WITH NEYO(HATE THAT I LOVE YOU)…

Stop hating…Yall know ya’ll be singing that umbrella song.

i must admit umbrella has grown on me but her damn voice is nahhhh….

She sounds different on some of these track. Not bad, it aii.

her best shittt!!!

Rhianna has one of those typical carribean voices. that is why people are diggin her all over the world. I went to a Carribean festival in Memphis in May and let me tell you that her is mild compared to some hard core Carribean accents. Some music and voice are like alcohol - it’s an aquired taste. So I can dig her - I used to hate unfaithful til I sat down and took a listen without the expectation of her music to sound like straight r&b or straight pop. So I like it and I am definitely going to cop it. Do you Rhianna.

the songs dont sound that bad to me. she gonna do well with this one i think.

I hate all of the Rihanna-Beyaki comparisons but “Good Girl Gone Bad” does sound kinda Irreplaceable-ish…but clearly because of the drumline to me, and that’s it. I like Sell Me Candy. Rihanna is just all over the place like the weather. Its great for an artist to reinvent themselves, but she hasn’t even been around long enough for that type of emancipation to be necessary. As much as people like to think that they rage against the popular music machine, if an artist doesn’t fit into a genre box they are largely overlooked by the music buying public at large. I guess Rihanna is trying to figure out where she fits in…or where the biggest checks come from!

swagger jacking Kelis? what the fuck has kelis done to be swagger jacked. Rihanna sell more cds than kelis she’s bigger than kelis. Kelis is know for her outragous behavior than her music.

grrr why is this called music?

i can tell her album will be a success…
her stuff seems to be more poppy so it will reach to a large audience.

This will be her biggest album yet. It’s the most crossover. I won’t be buying it because I’m not into her voice and I’ve heard this type of music done better by the likes of Pink, Nelly F. Avilin Lavine.

Not a Ri-Ri fan, but I like the cover.

why does every1 compare her to nelly f as if to say nelly f is “up there” with the greats. puhlease shes as talentless as rihanna but both have great producers and great images and thats what sells.

i wish riri all the luck in the world cus shes gonna need it-a pretty face can only take u so far

atleast it aint a rererelease, it is sumpthin new you dont hafta like it. but it is new lololololololololol and she only 19 she is just a kid, tryna make it and she gittin sum $350mil dollar dick so i think she is up there lolololololololololololoo go riri

@37 How old are you?

“Umbrella” is one of those songs that EVERYONE knows is a hot mess but it’s so infectious you can’t stop singing that horrid hook (this will be #1 on Billboard… any bets?)

“Breakin’ Dishes” is just silly

“Shut up and Drive” is garbage… but I see why it would make the album

“Sell Me Candy” was ok

“Good Girl Gone Bad” was nice

That album cover is tight as shit! She’ll do well.

there are a lot of pretty girls who don’t sell records. i liked her previous 2 this one is a bit much for me. she should have stuck to the bajan thing she had going on

R&B is dead! This girl is getting by on her looks ONLY!!!!

She’s tone deaf and has no rhythm!!!!!!!

I’m not putting my hard earned money in R-yawn-a’s pocket!!!

NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

you got a point there with the kellis thing. never thought of that.

and you’re right she hasn’t sold much but is becoming very popular by keeping her name out there. first album did 400k second album 800k. if she doesn’t do a definite million in the US she may become another blu cantrell. selling more overseas

Can we say HATERS!!! Ya’ll know ya’ll need to stop. Out of all the talentless singers out there ya’ll have nerve to come down on Rihanna. The one artist that’s actually trying to break the mold and shake up the game? So you mean to tell me Ciara can sing? Or Mya? Did Aaliyah really have a blow you away voice? No. But they all shine for their uniqueness. ppl still sweat them right? When Beyonce first came out her voice sucked. No one cared about that. Amerie sounds like she’s straining all the time, but that’s talent? I’m sick of seeing different girls doing the same videos and same sounding songs. So Rihanna’s approach is refreshing. And I’ve just gotta make a comment regarding how many times it’s gonna be mentioned that you feel that she had to abandon her carribbean vibe to become mainstream? Umbrella sounds west indian and so does sell me candy. So it doesn’t look to me like she abandoned anything. Support a sistah instead of trying to bring her down guys.

@43 Can we say calm down. Didn’t nobody say YOU couldn’t buy the cd.

As I was reading the comments, I kind of couldn’t understand some of you it just made my head hurt.On topic.I like Rihanna beautiful girl, so thats all I have to say about her because really nothing spectacular abou ther voice, but Umbrella grew on me.

@44 I am calm hun so chill. And I surely will buy the album. It just kills me that ppl scream for change and when it comes they don’t give it a chance.

I wish the young sister success, and she may not be the best singer, but Jay-Z is working it, as a good business man in entertainment does.

People are feeling her some level, she has endorsements, and seems to stay in the spotlight, and that what today’s successful entertainers do.

It’s just a dog eat dog industry. period. whether you have talent or not it’s a fifty fifty chance you’ll be received well. Look at Kelly Rowland. The prime example of an r&b voice at it’s best. But her last album got no love! And I liked it. Now she has to basically play Beyonce to get any recognition. It’s like she was forced into that hype too. The new video looks like it is Beyonce from a far!! I’m disappointed in that. It’s no longer about talent it’s about strategy and that’s a shame!!

@ 38 y my age has nothing to do with the subject at hand. go riri go lololololol

It’s unfortunate that those who love to make music are sometimes not necessarily good at it. Rihanna seems to love singing however, she is not a good singer and I won’t patronize her (like Paula Abdul does with those singers who are horrendous) and state how pretty I think she is even though she is an attractive young lady because the topic is her singing. The fact of the matter is that her record label has released three Cds in about three years because I believe they know that if they do not do this people will forget about her and then focus solely on her vocals and not her beauty. Unless when you place a Cd in the player a hologram appears showing how pretty she is we should focus on her singing. Too many “singers” get by off of other talents such as dancing , beauty and personality alone and that is why music is what it is today.

What?!!
To say rihanna has a typical caribbean voice is a big insult to Destra Garcia and Allison hinds.
Maybe u havent heard bout them but those women and every caribbean singer has kick ass voices.. well expect for one.
Stop comparing rihanna to Aaliyah how dare u, she didnt have a big voice but there was difinetly something special, she didnt use her body or beauty or hair styles or sang differently to be sucessful.

Agree with you #48, it is such a shame talent doesnt equal sucess anymore.

Hello! Brian I was wondering if Rhianna’s single off her new album called “Rehab” produced by Timbaland, and written by Justin Timberlake has been leaked? I would love to hear that!

At least she’s sexy. and her voice is not that bad. Cassie anyone?

How the hello does an album leak, and why does it always happen to everybodys album.

I hope it doesnt affect her sales

Her whole album leaked today @ 52
I kind of like her alcum-she samples voices MJ You Want To Be Starting Something and On Say she samples Mad Cobra “Flex” (which was my joint! so thats probably why I’m digging it).Rehab sounds like a recycle What Goes Around Comes Around.

*album.

WOW i love all the songs especially breakin dishes i can totallly relate to thatsong at the moment go rihanna. i will make sure to buy this album the day it comes out i love her music she has a decent voice with great songs and she’s pretty!

ha aha ha ha. lol #46 is dat the kind of change u want?
So y some hate cassie then?

Hypocrite huh?
There r no difference between cassie and rihanna expect dat rihanna is on a much better record label that know how to captalise on there artists beauty.

Ri is one horribble singer, cant hold a proper note if her life depends on it.
she is a real beauty though.
I just wish she was better. Really i do.

P.S - She as 5 foreheads and a big nose. chick aint perfect.

Ease up 51. Why couldn’t aaliyah be compared to rihanna? They started off the same way, young with a marketable image before talent. The talent comes later when they work with vocalists and fine tune what they’re already working with. It may not sound like anything to you now but it will later. I have to agree that she’s no Destra or Allison or Onika but I’m not gonna condem someone for trying to suceed at something they love. Of course Alliayh used all the things you mentioned to make it, if she didn;t then how did she do it. If remember correctly she had to reinvent herslef too. She started off in the ectra baggy clothes and shades no weave, then she grew up and started dressing more scantily, wearing an extra long weave and getiing more explicit with lyrics. All artists have to do it to stay fresh.

Foxxxx I don’t know what you’re talking about. Are you even reading my posts? Cassie came out doing nothing original!! She’s another one ppl like solely for her looks, she can’t do anything. Like I said it’s all about the marketable appearance first. Bet you in a couple of years cassie will come back with a killer voice. they all do it. All I’m saying is give the girl room to grow before you judge her. they all need time to find the nitch!

Nelly Furtado?

Thanks for 51, tho. It is I remember when it didn’t matter what you looked like. I was talking to my sis about that the other day. Watching the thuggish ruggish bone video. Satasha look more thuggish and ruggish than bone and she was still in the video. Why? Talent my friend! She had the sound they wanted so they used her!! AHHH. HOW I LONG FOR THE SIMPLIER DAYS!!! lol.

@60 Are you high? First i HIGHLY doubt Cassie will come back with a killer voice. And this is Rihanna’s third album. How much time is someone suppose to give her? Esp when you should already be talented to get into this business anyway.

Number 8 get your facts right before you start trying to downplay somebody. Rihanna’s first cd sold over 2 million albums worldwide and her second sold over 3.5 million worldwide. That is harldy considered a flop.

@ 63. That’s the business. What’s wrong with you? Are you clinically depressed or something? lighten up, it’s just a forum. You act like you’ve never seen this happen before. It happens all the time. Some ppl are so niave to the industry! They haven’t been picking artists for their talent for years! As you can see I don’t agree with this either but it’s obviously not gonna change anytime soon. As I music lover I enjoy when ppl step out of the box. I feel like that’s what Rihanna’s trying to do. The Cassie thing was aan example to prove a point. whether she does or not is up to her but she surely COULD!

THANK YOU 64! I was wondering where they got that idea.

Rihanna > Cassie just saying lol.

First, can we please stop referring to people w/different opinions as haters? It’s not hating: it’s just another opinion.

Having said that, she can’t sing to me. At least she’s not a strong singer. She’s not the worse thing I ever heard [Cassie on BET lmao still] but I like Sell Me Candy just for the feel of it. It’s got a summer feel to it. I’m sure she’ll sell since Jay promotes her

i swear ya’ll are so confused,its just sad.

ok,ya’ll say she cant sing,thats fine.

but then some of you complain about the style,she’s using now.before,it was “she’s tryin to be like beyonce,ciara,etc” but now ya’ll sayin she should’ve stuck to her old shit.i think people on this site just need shit to complain about.

and whats sad is,the people who “claim” that they “dont” like the artists are the main ones running to the posts whether its rihanna,beyonce,ciara,etc.

@ 12.. putting out records every year is called WORKING. What else is she gonna do?

Ri Ri is looking hella skinny in this pic…and when did she become this sexy sex simbol? I guess Jay really knows what he’s needs to do to make that dough, I aint mad at him or her.

But I AM mad at that damn “Umberella” song. If I hear it one more time Imma scream…eh eh eh uggggh! Alright…I’m done.

lmao! For real 70! I hear that! Jay-z used to put out an album every year too and he’s one of the greatest. Gotta stay in circulation no matter who you are.

Don’t mind the spelling. I promise I’m not slow…I just type reeeally fast lol.

soon as i heard tha beat ta tha first song i was like hell no…

I LOVE RIHANNA, BUT WASNT THIS THE WHOLE IDEA TO MERGE THE DANCEHALL WITH THE R&B?? WTF I DONT WANT TO CALL HER A SELLOUT BECAUSE I HATE THAT TERM, BUT WHATS THE DEAL HERE? YES REGGAE/DANCEHALL IS MY FIRST LOVE BUT WHY COULDNT SHE DO BOTH? I PERSONALLY LIKE WHEN THE 2 GENRE’S MERGE ITS MAKES THE SONG EVEN BETTER…