♫ Rihanna – Russian Roulette
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Check out Rihanna’s first official single, “Russian Roulette” (written by Ne-Yo) from her upcoming new album entitled, Rated R. The “Russian Roulette” video, directed by Anthony Mandler, will premiere in prime-time on ABC soon.
The song is slow tempo ballad but we heard she had some dance tracks on the new record too. I guess we will have to wait until November 23rd to hear more.
DUDE-N-HTOWN
LOL…. IT COULD BE OUR TEXAS CONNECTION
Ri as officially over thrown Beyonce
@ 356
You are not every bright at all. And you sure don’t understand song writing or writing.
Russian Roulette is used as a Metaphor. This song is NOT about suicide but about emotions and STRENGTH. It’s about the things you do when you love someone and the feelings you can experience but when it’s something you want even if it’s bad for you you stick it out or it kills you in the process. These are themes that Rihanna is experiencing in her own life and these are things people may want to just express as a general theme. So the other blogger is correct when they told you that this is not literally about suicide and it’s not telling people to do anything this is what ART is all about but it’s CLEAR from what you wrote that you don’t get it.
Open your mind a bit and stop trying to demonize Rihanna because that won’t work.
Rihanna like Madonna, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and many other artists uses Music as her medium to express IDEAS and Themes that we as young people are going through. She’s AGAIN…the voice of a Generation.
Rihanna expresses MODERN ideas to people of TODAY and we enjoy that.
@ 362 – lmao! what a joke.
The video she’s shooting ISNT for this song. You guys are in for a surprise. LOL!!!!
This SONG is not about CHRIS CLOWN.
NEYO was thinking about LARGER ISSUES.
This is about LOVE!
She has not spoken about CHRIS because she has moved on.
@ 289
QUEEN BEYUS CHRIST??? SERIOUSLY?
HOW ARE WE DUMB? IF YOU SING ABOUT KILLING YOURSELF AND A GUN GOES OFF IT IS WHAT IT IS.I AM NOT GETTING THAT FOR NOTHING;SHE IS TALIKING ABOUT SHOOTING HERSELF AND I AM SUSPOSED TO THINK SOMETHING ELSE DO I HAVE TIME TO THINK SOMETHING ELSE WTF WE WILL SEE IF THE SUCIDE RATE GOES UP. MOVING ON
The lyrics made this song. People who have only a high school diploma don’t understand symbolism, using hyperboles, and other figurative languages as a style in music. They are use to simplistic lyrics like Single Ladies which a kindergarten would understand! Neyo’s lyrics in this song make you feel the hurt and pain that a person would feel about someone or something by using other words to convey the meaning Russian Roulette ( making inferences). Everything does have to be about demonic practices. The people who are constantly bring this up on every blog are not a Saint themselves listening to the music anyway. She sounds better. I don’t think it would be number one but it is much better than Alicia Keys (who I do like) song!
AS USUAL THE HATERS WERE THE FIRST TO COMMENT AND LISTEN SMH. ANYWAYS I THINK THEY ARE TRYING TO BUILD UP WITH ANTICIPATION. ITS KIND OF STRANGE THOUGH BUT HER MARKETING TEAM IS UNPREDICTABLE. IDK IF SHE TOOK OVER TWITTER BUT SHE SURE AS HELL TOOK OVER CONCRETELOOP. I HAVE NEVER SEEN 360 SOMETHIN COMMENTS ON THIS SITE BEFORE AND ITS ONLY THE AFTERNOON SO IMAGINE HOW MANY POSTS THIS WILL HAVE BY THE END OF THE DAY! I ONLY LISTENED TO IT ONCE SO I DUNNO WHAT ITS ABOUT. ITS SO MANY PPL SAYING ITS ABOUT SUICIDE AND KIDS SHOULDNT LISTEN TO IT BUT THE PPL ON THIS SITE CLAIM TO LOVE LADY GAGA AND DIDNT LADY GAGA STAB HERSELF ON STAGE AND THEN HANG HERSELF AT THE END?
Rihanna’s album was completed after the CB incident but she went back into the studio to record new material. NeYo already stated he doesnt want an angry song from Rihanna, he wanted to lighten her up… hence this song is not about suicide. Rihanna was told to lay low until Beyonce wraps her tour up and she will be taken care of…. now look at the anticipation from her music right now, it would have been competition for Beyonce.
@ 353/Furious Styles – u do realize that over half the people on this site and all the other ones are talking about how bad this song is, right? just cuz her post brings a lot of cmnts, doesn’t mean that it’s a good thing. wait til Chris’ video comes out, he’ll prolly have just as many. AND a lot of these cmnts are people arguing back and forth with each other and u stans, repeating “i love you, Rihanna!” cmnts over and over again.
what u said made no sense.
@365 I knew it! The video cannot be for this song, because that song was an up tempo.
damn almost 400 comments. Rihanna definetley WON!
She slayed. This girl is SMART!!!
Russian Roulette:
(1) You take a revolver with an empty cylinder. (2) You put one cartridge into it, then spin the chamber around. (thus the name, “roulette”.) (3) You aim it at your head and pull the trigger. If you survive, congratulations! Hand the gun to the person sitting next to you!
Rihanna Roulette:
(1) You take a woman with a new compact disc. (2) You release one single from it, then spin it around the world (thus the name, “Rihanna”.) (3) You aim it at her haters and stans, and pull the Concreteloop. If you surpass 1000 comments, congratulations! Share the CD with the person sitting next to you!
NO!!!!NO!!!!!NO!!!!!……THAT PIC IS HORRENDOUS, OMG. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CHIC? DID CHRIS KNOCK A SCREW LOOSE OR WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OLD RHIANNA? SHE WAS ALWAYS DRESSED NICE AND HAIR STAYED FLY. NOW ALL SHE WEAR IS AWFUL BLACK OUTFITS. THIS GIRL MIGHT NEED SOME THERAPY AND I THINK IT’S CHRIS.
@Annie
it is a good thing because non fans are taking the time out of their day to give someone they dont like attention. Being that you know she cant sing then why listen to anymore of her material. Most of you are Beyonce fans coming here just to talk shit about another female artist, Rihanna has your attention right now and thats all she wanted. When this single reaches #1 on the pop/rock charts dont jump on the bandwagon….
@370
Take what the people say on this site with a grain of salt. This site contains 93% haters. This song is not about suicide. Russian Roulette is a game where you are taking CHANCES risking your life. This is what she is talking about she is ready to take a chance and she is about to take a risk. What that risk is?? IDK She says I’m not leaving so she is not going to kill herself DUMMIES! They just want to find something negative to say and yes Lady Gaga did hang herself at the end of her performance at the VMAs and they were all over her song yesterday! LOL So like I said don’t listen to the people on this site. It may seem like a lot of haters but this site has a big % and they are only a small % of haters when its all said and done. Obviously Rihanna is a force to be reckoned with because PRIME TIME on ABC?? CRAZINESS!!
369-You are damn right all these dumies the blogs ,teen pregnancies, school drop out rate,crime rate, gay rate,broken english etc speaks for it self.So when you say people don’t get it you damn right.So why bring this drama with this petty as% song.It has already been establish this is one of the dumbest countries in the world.So why not in the year of change/Obama would you not try to make it a better place and you got the nerve……
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SONG THE FIRST TYME I HEARD IT!!!! WE GOTTA ADMIT IT, AS MUCH AS PPL WANNA HATE ON HER RIHANNA IS A BAD BITCH AND SHE’S THAT EDGE MUSIC NEEDS. SHE’LL NERVER BE BEYONCE CUZ DATS THE QUEEN OF THE WORLD. BUT RIHANNNA HAS HER PLACE IN THE GAME!!! NOT ONLY DO FEMALE ARTIST GOTTA WORRY BOUT BEYONCE BUT NOW THEY GOTTA RIRI TO WORRY THEM…OVERALL GUD JOB.
This song is NOT about suicide but about emotions and STRENGTH. It’s about the things you do when you love someone and the feelings you can experience but when it’s something you want even if it’s bad for you you stick it out or it kills you in the process.
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@363, ok im not bright but you just clearly stated Russian Roulette…a game that is played that invovles death you say is art? Oh my goodness are you insane? and child i dont have to demonize Rihanna she is clearly doing that herself. How silly do you sound comparing a sucidal game to love and strength..please explain how does playing an ancient game that involves DEATH over something clearly stupid goes with love and art? you obviously have gone delusional.
So basically shes tellin her fans that when you loose love or something that you love to just kill yourself? Because sweetie like it or not Russian Roulette is a suicidal game that has killed many (YOUNG) ppl that fooled around with it. Please read REAL history and stop listening to things you clearly do not understand.
Rihanna is no longer a sweet island girl, this chick has evolved into something profoundly dark and flamboyant…all she needs to do to prove to her fans and those that already see it…is to get the 666 tat on her next…the gun tattoo the jewelry she rocks her mean stares and black clothes the devil horns she always throw up this album cover and now this song….smh already is proof positive. Yall just to afraid to admit it.
The beat is hot, over-all the song is okay… i see those vocals are still the same.. SMH
Damn Def Jam putting in work and money for this broad… prime time ABC premieres and shit.. go head rih rih..
Marcus sweetheart thanks for that comment. All of what you said is so true. You cannot go by what people say on here. This is one of these pro Beyonce anti Rihanna sites. Not the owners but the commenters. The Beyonce stans want so bad for Rihanna to fail. Not all of them but most of them are ignorant.
Weird but interesting topic, shows some vocal talent, and it was cool.
UGH at suga mama, number 75 i think. Beyonce ain’t got nothing to do with this you stan.
Damn it’s premiering on ABC now you know you made it big!
Umm as far as her premiering her video on ABC…um QUEEN B did that before her! So you Rih stans shouldn’t feel special! Lmao..anywho the song is mediocre at best. No good for a first though..at all.
Will Keyshia Cole please put out another number soon!
First let me say that I don’t love the song but I don’t hate the song.
Ok. Here’s the deal!!!! Rihanna turned in her record 3 weeks ago and Def Jam hated it. She was so out there in left field pulling a Kelly Clarkson (My December) and making records that she wanted to make and not caring about what people thought. More rock edge and darker. She was passing on songs you guys would be flipping out over that were smashes. So La Ried went to his stable of writers to quickly come with something that could work as a first single. This is the best they could do because they already had a date. And this song showed her new and improved vocal ability, which she is determined to show on this record But it’s also why you see her going in and out of studios 2 weeks before her album goes to mastering. Most of the records she recorded earlier will not be heard. She does have a monster smash with Dream and Tricky. In the last 2 weeks they have been frantically looking for singles. She really was trying to pull a My December but LaRied was not about to let Rihanna go out like that. We see artist who become so big and want to take control of their music and it messes everything up. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. She has a unique voice and tone, is striking and beautiful with and amazing sense of style that work for her, and has had an ear for songs that work for her. I applaud her for thinking outside the box. But it doesn’t always translate into #1 records. As for this song (I’ve been listening for an hour) after everything she has been through, Russian Roulette, which is never even mentioned in the song, is a little depressing. “Take the Gun and count to 3″ GEEEESH! Heavy stuff. not to mention the gunshot at the end.
Did anyone hear Ryan Seacrest’s reaction after he played it? What did you think? He didn’t seem to enthusiastic about it. I guess it will really be up to the fans to make this #1. Let’s see what happens.
LOL it sound Like Chris Browns ”Glow In The Dark” and Beyonce ”Halo”
Russian Roullette ”doesnt my gr lady GaGa quote that alwways… Carbon copy
Gimmick as always. what is up with the eye patch? is trying to remake that shatter sunglass thing GaGa did. Bad romance is my ja. So is ”second Time Around”. GaGa gone beat her in the sales department. he did with her 1st abum, rihanna only did that with her 3rd. Gimmick on 10
@ 377/Danger
1) i’m not giving anyone attention… i cmnt on the majority of the posts on this site cuz i’m bored so ur WRONG about that one.
2) i’m not talking shit about her, just telling the truth. and what other female artist am i apparently “hating” on?
3) “Being that you know she cant sing then why listen to anymore of her material.”
um i nvr said that, so i guess YOU know she can’t sing. i didn’t have to say it.
4) “When this single reaches #1 on the pop/rock charts dont jump on the bandwagons.” um i def. only jump on TALENTED artists’ bandwagons… i’m not into gimmicks.
get ur facts straight. thanx.
hold it!
ugh at abc 123 feeninnnn lol, so what it Beyonce did it first .Beyonce wasn’t the first to do every single thing so we can bring up Madonna Witney Mariah etc who did stuff before her.
@ Annie.
What I said made perfect sense. If the song was Garbage there would not be this many comments. CLEARLY you are all about Rihanna. And yes your HATE tells me a great deal. People like you don’t stop the show you only make her MORE Popular.
Rihanna is on her Job you haters watch her every MOVE and wanted to hear her NEW Sound. And this is just the beginning.
Annie….11/23/09
LMAO
HATE ON.
@385 NO 1 is checking 4 Keyshia anymore!, she’s watered down! she doesn’t have “IT” anymore, she let this industry take her and do what they want….she did the 1 thing she said she wouldn’t and that’s close her gap! anyway bump keyshia…get it Ri-Ri OWWWWWW
stop taking the lyrics so damn literal, Neyo who is a great songwriter wrote this, Neyo ain’t gonna write no damn song about suicide. But I guess you dummies like songs like Chicken Noodle Soup or some other Soulja boy nonsene
I think its safe to say Rihanna is done.
Wack song.
Fake bad girl image played out.
DIS BISH IS CRAAAAAZY!!!! “PULL THE TRIGGER?” !!!! NUH UUUHHH!! SHE WRONG 4 THAT….THIS CHICK HAS WENT CRAZY…OH MYYYYYY
@ 388 – i NEVER once said in the post she did it first! Other greats have come way before beyonce and done it as well. I was referring to the comments on here saying she shits on everyone else (particularly “furious styles”) because she is “Premiering” her video on ABC like she was the first. She isn’t the first and certainly won’t be the last.
@ 389/Furious Styles
LMAO! wow u stans crack me up… u guys really need to put the term “hater” to rest.
u don’t even know what the true definition of a hater is. anyone who gives rihanna any sort of criticism, they’re automatically a “hater”. i swear, u guys are some idiots.
get a new word!
I wish that you ignorant and idiotic people would stop bashing people on their “intelligence” just because they believe that the song is about suicide! Stop trying to act like you are higher or better because I’m sure none of your are attending Princeton or Yale! So STFU! The REAL DICTIONARY MEANING OF RUSSIAN ROULETTER IS
a potentially lethal game of chance in which participants place a single round in a revolver, spin the cylinder, place the muzzle against their head and pull the trigger. “Russian” refers to the supposed country of origin of the game and roulette to the element of risk-taking and the spinning of the revolver’s cylinder being reminiscent of spinning a roulette wheel. The form of the game can be as varied as the participants or their motives (displays of bravado, boredom, suicide, ect
So why don’t you expect people to think that this song is about suicide??? There can be many meanings to a song, so don’t act like you know when NeYo hasn’t explained the damn song. I really can’t believe Rihanna has so many a**kisser! It’s disgusting and pathetic. You people need a life. I’m tired of people being so naive and feeding in something that is supposed to be ART, or DIFFERENT, OR RARE example, Lady Gaga! It’s bullsh**! This is exactly what the industry wants, brainwashed people and it’s working! All this b**ch is about is image image image! The industry got you people fooled into thinking that it’s right or acceptable! It’s not. She’s looks so nasty and disgusting in that semi nude pic. She looks like such a whore! Why do people think it’s normal for a female to sell sex in music? AND I HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE ON HERE AND I SAY IT AGAIN, HER VOICE DID NOT IMPROVE, SHE GOT IT FIXED IN THE DAMN STUDIO! WHY CAN’T PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT????
As far as I’m concerned, this chick is just riding on looks and gimmicks and it’s really sad that people accept that. She doesn’t write her own songs, doesn’t produce her own songs, doesn’t dance her a** off, and doesn’t sing her a** off. She will never be a Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, or hell even Janet Jackson or Madonna. Whether or not you like it, her career will end soon, whether it be next year or in a few years. She’ll never have a long career!
ANNIE SIT YO ASS DOWN YOU UGLY 4 EYED LOOKING HEFFA. FROG FACE LOOKING ASS. IDK WHY U BEEN ON THIS THREAD ALL DAY AND YOU HATE RIHANNA. WHY DON’T YOU GO MASTURBATE TO YOUR PRECIOUS BEYONCE YOU LESBIAN DIKE BITCH.
AND CONCRETELOOP FIX THIS RAGGEDY ASS SITE. YOU GOT VIRUSES AND SH*T. WHO THE HELL AFTER YALL ASSES??
Beyonce and C-ERROR STANS can;t handle Rihanna or real songs that are not about…. To the LEFT to The LEFT and NEVER EVER. LMAO
Rihanna is really a TRUE ARTIST.
Her POST is now about to hit 400.
You can’t stop Rihanna.
On 11-23-09 you need to burn your B-Yaki. CD’s Because Rihanna is about to show you what a true STAR can do.
Video coming out on ABC PRIMETIME. RiRi is on some Michael Jackson/Madonna ISH.
lmao @385!!!!! so random ur the first keyshia fan i’ve read in comment section
Rihanna has proven how far people will go for fame…AND THIS IS IT!
Garbage
OKAY ALL YALL RHI STANS NEED TO LEAVE ALL THE BEY AND CI STANS ALONE! JUST BCUZ RHIANNA IS ENCOURAGING U GUYS TO KILL YOURSELF DOESN’T MEAN U SHOULD YELL AT THE STANS WHO STAN FOR SOMEONE POSITIVE AND HAPPY!!!
WHACK!! THIS SONG IS SOOOO DEPRESSING
@396.
BITCH YOU AINT SPOKE NO TRUTH. SIT YO ASS DOWN WITH ALL THESE ESSAYS. WHAT’S DISGUSTING IS HOW YOU ARE HATING LIKE THIS. HARDCORE HATING. YOU CAN KICK SCREAM AND CRY BUT YOU AINT GON STOP NOBODY FROM LIKING RIHANNA OR ANYBODY ELSE YOU DON’T APPROVE OF. PPL GOT FREEDOM TO DO WHAT THE HELL THEY WANT AND LIKE THAT THEY WANT. SH*T I CUSS YALL OUT ALL THE TIME AND IT DON’T STOP YALL FROM HATING. YALL GOT FREEDOM TO HATE AND WE GOT FREEDOM TO CUSS YA OUT. SO WHAT WE SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO THE HATERS? LET ME CLUE YOU IN THO….YOU DON’T HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RIHANNA’S EXISTENCE. TRUST ME SHE DON’T NEED YOU.
THIS SONG IS SO FUCKING WHACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
at abc 123 mybad lol i see it never mind!
BTW yall Rihanna fans shouldn’t be worrying about the haters. Even if some people don’t think the song is the best she has enough fans to sell well and gain a top 10 hit on the billboard charts. People are always comparing female artist to Beyonce and if not Beyonce then it’s Rihanna. Both of stans make me sick lol =P.
In Love & War (Amerie) coming out 11-03-09
Transition (Ryan Leslie) coming out 11-03-09
cop em!!!!
Am I the only one who will never be in the mood to listen to a song about playing
Russian Roulette? I like to listen to sad songs just like everyone else, but suicidal…I’ll pass. At least her vocals are better than they have ever been.
IF YOU DON’T LIKE RIHANNA DON’T COMMENT. DON’T CONTINUE TO EVEN LOOK AT HER. DON’T LISTEN TO HER, DON’T TALK ABOUT HER. JUST PRETEND LIKE SHE DON’T EXIST. I DON’T GET WHY YALL WANNA BE ON HER POSTS AND LISTEN TO HER SONGS WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WERE NEVER GONNA LIKE IT FROM THE GET GO.
@407 NO YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!
both of yall stans*
Vocally its an improvement for Her. The verses are boring but The chorus is great. I wish she would stop trying to sound like her idol Beyonce though & find her own sound. I heard a preview of waits ova and its an Uptempo that might be equally good. Im convinced shell be on this dark Train Route for a while, I like her dark, I want Disturbia.
I must say this, I havent been this Eager to hear music music from an artist since Beyonce’s i Am album leaked. Im so curious- Iknow I wont Buy it but I do want to her it when it leaks. I gave it a AIIGHT Rating but It might be a grower…
*SideNote*- Hopefully shell be able to hold down the Fort while Queen Bey goes into Hibernation next year cause Bey 3rd LP went 5 Times Platinum while Rhi’s went 3.7 times Plat…
Anne you’re a liar. First, they are not mostly bad reviews hater. Secondly, why you in
every rihanna post. Do you have a disorder or something?? You don’t like her, but
you always one of the first to comment. And just like I though a beyaki fan.
@TRUTHFULLYSPEAING
With you there is nothing really to BASH you simply lack the capacity to understand what song writing is about if all you come away with is that Russian roulette is about Suicide. FAIL. If you wanted to just kill yourself you would just do it , there would be no need for the GAME part DUMMY. Russian roulette is a GAME of chance that can kill you. And FYI there is no such thing as “RUSSIAN ROULETTER “.
Truth, if your spelling was better maybe people would not call you dumb or challenge your “intelligence”. This is about ART something you can’t quite understand. People write songs that are not LITERAL and that is the case here. This is not about suicide but about LOVE. This song uses the gun and graphic illustrations to the themes of LOVE which include RISKS, FEAR, CHANCE and STRENGTH and at time self destruction. Like in the game Russian roulette you know that the chance exist that you may DIE but you play it for the Thrill of it just like LOVE in some cases. Maybe if you read more books or works of fiction you would understand the power of words and not take away only one narrow interpretation of things. Art works much in the same way. There are many ways to look at things. But this song is not about Suicide like you are talking about.
DUMMY!
@402.
IDK WHY A CIARA STAN WOULD EVEN BE TALKING ANYWAY. CIARA FELL OFF SO HARD SHE LOST THAT EXTRA GENITAL SHE HAD.
RIHANNA’S NEW SINGLE IS ALREADY #1 OVERSEAS….EAT YOUR HEART OUT HATING BIATCHES….LOL
@414 CLEARLY CIARA ISN’T OR NEVER REALLY WAS A MAN…EVEN HER HATERS ADMIT THAT….AND HER FALLING OFF??? YEAH AS FAR AS BEING ON THE RADIO GOES YEAH BUT FANTASY RIDE IS A HOT ALBUM AND SHE STILL WILL KILL A PERFORMANCE…..BUT TRUST ME HER NEW ALBUM IS GONNA BE SUPER HOT…YOU WILL SEE…. IM JUST GONNA LET HER NEW SONGS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES…..WAIT TIL HER NEW SINGLE DROP 4 HER NEW ALBUM! AND COMPARE IT TO THIS SUICIDAL ISH! GONNA BE WAYYYY HOTTER
@Furious Styles
Beyonce and C-ERROR STANS can;t handle Rihanna or real songs that are not about…. To the LEFT to The LEFT and NEVER EVER. LMAO
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Shut the fuck up….Damn we get it { ur a die hard rihanna) Geez Shut the hell up
C-Error?? Dont u mean Ciara Bitch….Plz Stop Hating on Ciara & Beyonce
Stop with all the Rihanna VS Chris shit….We all kno whos going to win….Chris Brown Of couse….
Also Chris 10x Talent & Way popular then rihanna…Plus he dnt have to change his image…Unlike some ppl
Btw Rihanna New Song is Nice….
I have Nothin Against Rihanna……
Its Some of crazy ass fans/stans I cant stand…Ugh