She has attained fourteen Billboard Hot 100 number ones thus far and is the second Barbadian artist to win a Grammy Award. She is also a cultural ambassador for Barbados. In 2021 Rihanna was named a "National Hero" in her home country, earning her the title "The Right Excellent."
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael, Barbados to Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor, and Monica Fenty, an accountant. Her mother, a native of Guyana, is Afro-Guyanese and her father is Bajan and Irish. She is the oldest of three siblings; two younger brothers, Rorrey and Rajad Fenty. She began singing at around the age of seven. Her childhood was deeply affected by her father's addiction to crack cocaine and parent's rocky marriage, which ended when she was fourteen years old. Rihanna attended Charles F. Broome Memorial School, a primary school in Barbados, and then the Combermere School, where she formed a musical trio with two of her classmates at the age of fifteen. In 2004 she won the Miss Combermere Beauty Pageant. She was an army cadet in a sub-military programme that trained with the military of Barbados and Shontelle was her drill sergeant.
At the age of 15, she formed a girl group with two of her classmates. In 2003, friends introduced Rihanna and her two bandmates to record producer Evan Rogers, who was vacationing in Barbados with his wife. The group auditioned for Rogers, who said that "the minute Rihanna walked into the room, it was like the other two girls didn't exist." While auditioning for Rogers, Rihanna sang Destiny's Child's cover of "Emotion". Over the next year, Rihanna and her mom shuttled back and forth to Rogers home in Stamford, Connecticut. Then, shortly after turning 16, she relocated in the United States and moved in with Rogers and his wife. Carl Sturken helped Rihanna record a four-song demo, which included the ballad "The Last Time," a cover of Whitney Houston’s hit "For the Love of You" and what would become her first hit, "Pon de Replay" to send to various recording companies. It took a year to record the demos, because she was going to school and would only record during summer and Christmas school breaks. Rihanna's demo made its way to Def Jam, which invited her to audition for the label's then-president, Jay-Z, who quickly signed her.
Rihanna broke into the recording industry in 2005 with the release of her debut album Music of the Sun, which features the number 2 hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, Rihanna released album artist=Rihanna]A Girl Like Me and earned her first number-one single, "SOS, which sampled the popular 80s track "Tainted Love". "Unfaithful" was also released and was fairly successful.
Rihanna released her third album Good Girl Gone Bad in June 2007. Prior to the release of the album, she spent the week of the Grammys writing songs for the album with Ne-Yo. She adopted a more sexual image while recording the album, eventually dying her hair black and cutting it short. Rihanna worked with Timbaland and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, as well as previous musical collaborators such as Stargate, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers to re-imagine her album compositions with uptempo dance tracks. Rihanna commented, "I want to keep people dancing but still be soulful at the same time. You feel different every album, and [at] this stage I feel like I want to do a lot of uptempo [songs]."
The album topped the charts in countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Russia and Ireland, and peaked at number two in the United States and Australia. Unlike previous work, the album featured a more dance-pop sound instead of the dancehall, reggae and ballad styles. The album received positive reviews by critics, becoming her most critically acclaimed album at that time compared to her previous efforts.
It yielded eight hit singles - "Umbrella" "Shut Up and Drive", "Don't Stop The Music" "Hate That I Love You" "Rehab" "Disturbia" "Take A Bow" "If I Never See Your Face Again" - all singles reaching the top twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 — including the worldwide number-one hit "Umbrella," featuring Jay-Z.
In addition to reaching number one in various countries, "Umbrella" was the number one single in the United Kingdom for ten consecutive weeks, making it the longest-running number-one single since Wet Wet Wet's single "Love Is All Around" spent fifteen weeks at the top in 1994. The song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007 published by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2008, "Umbrella" earned Rihanna and Jay-Z a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in addition to receiving nominations for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It managed to stay at number one in the United Kingdom for 10 weeks, the longest time spent by a female and in the 21st century, on this chart.
"Umbrella" has also been recognised in various forms of accolades by the music press. The song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007, published by the music magazine Rolling Stone. Time magazine also listed the song number three on their Top 10 Songs of 2007. The song is listed number one on Entertainment Weekly magazine's list of the 10 Best Singles of 2007, while topping the magazine's poll for the best single of 2007. Blender magazine awarded the song Song of the Year in their Readers' Poll 2007. The music press has considered "Umbrella" as 2007's Song of the Summer, while The New York Times writer Kelefa Sanneh regarded it as "arguably 2007's signature slow jam".
In August 2009, Rihanna collaborated with Jay-Z and Kanye West on "Run This Town." The song peaked at number two on Billboard Hot 100 and also reached the top ten in five other countries. She appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia for the September 2009 Issue. The shoot was influenced by Rihanna's hair, which she had cut for the shoot into a mohawk-like style. The style of the shoot was Extreme Couture and very dark, and in one shot she appeared semi-nude. Rihanna performed "Run This Town" along with Jay-Z and West for the "Answer the Call" concert at Madison Square Garden in September 2009, making it her first musical performance since the altercation with Brown. The trio also performed "Run This Town," on the premiere of The Jay Leno Show on September 14, 2009.
In November of 2009, Rated R was released in the wake of a physical altercation with romantic interest Chris Brown, who pled guilty to felony assault. The album's lead single, "Russian Roulette" -- written with Ne-Yo - was one of the year's most controversial singles. The album also includes collaborations with Tricky, The-Dream, Stargate, and SRP.
One year later, Rihanna released her fifth studio album called Loud. It's lead single, "Only Girl (In the World)", reached number one in more than ten countries. The song also won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
Talk That Talk was released one year after Loud. With the song "We Found Love", Rihanna became the fastest solo artist in the chart's history to achieve twenty Hot 100 top-ten singles, breaking the previous record set by Madonna. The song later became her eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. "You Da One" became the second single from the album but was not as successful as "We Found Love". The third single from the album, "Talk That Talk" featuring Jay-Z, was announced on Rihanna's Twitter. The fourth single, "Where Have You Been", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.
On February 20, 2012, Rihanna and Chris Brown released 2 remixes, one featuring the "Talk That Talk" album track "Birthday Cake" and the other featuring Chris Brown's "Turn Up The Music"
In April 2012, the singer appeared in the movie "Battleship", which is based on the game of the same name.
Rihanna's seventh album Unapologetic was released on November 19, 2012; it was preceded by the lead single Diamonds, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Rihanna's twelfth number one single on the chart and tying her with Madonna and The Supremes for the fourth-most number ones in the chart's history.
On January 28, 2016, Rihanna released her eighth studio album ANTI exclusively through streaming service Tidal. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, becoming Rihanna's second number one and eighth top ten album on the chart. The album was supported by the release of four singles including the lead single "Work" featuring Drake, which topped the Billboard Hot 100. Further platinum singles "Needed Me" and "Love on the Brain" both peaked inside the top ten of the Hot 100. In 2016, Rihanna was featured on several singles. The first collaboration was Calvin Harris' "This Is What You Came For," which reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the United Kingdom. Rihanna was also featured on Drake's "Too Good" from his album Views and Mike Will Made It's single, "Nothing Is Promised". On June 27, 2016, Rihanna released "Sledgehammer", the lead single from the Star Trek Beyond soundtrack. On August 28, Rihanna was honored with the MTV Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Rihanna was elected artist of the decade of 2010 by Pitchfork, Insider, Lofficiel among other major music magazines.
In October 2022, Rihanna released "Lift Me Up" from the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, marking her first solo single since 2016's "Love On The Brain". It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 in the UK. The song was nominated for a Golden Globe and Academy Award, making it Rihanna's first nomination in both awards. On February 12, 2023, she performed at the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, marking her first performance since the 2018 Grammy Awards. Her Halftime show became the second most watched Halftime show of all time with 118.7 million viewers, just after Lady Gaga’s (117.5 million), but behind Katy Perry’s (121 million).
Hatin' on the Club
Rihanna Lyrics
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Woah oh woah oh, Woah oh woah oh
[Verse 1:]
Now this will be the last time you did me wrong
No more layin up in your arms
No callin sayin you want me back
[Hook:]
I stayed at home like a good girl do
But tonite, baby you got me sad and blue
I just heard bout the girl in your car
Ya'll kissing at the bar
Got me cry-y-y-ing
[Chorus:]
Wooooah you got me hatin on the club
Cause it took my love
Oh you took my love
And now you got me like
Woah you got me hatin on the club
Cause you took my love
Why'd you had to take my love?
Wooah
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oooh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh
[Verse 2:]
And you can be mad at me all you want
I ain't coming in I'll be waiting out front
Coming out the door with your girlfriend
You did me wrong boy tell me where our love went
[Hook:]
I stayed at home like the good girls do
But tonite, baby you got me sad and blue
I just heard bout the girl in your car
Ya'll kissing at the bar
Got me cry-y-y-ing
[Chorus:]
Wooooah you got me hatin on the club
Cause it took my love
Oh you took my love
And now you got me like
Woah you got me hatin on the club
Cause you took my love
Why'd you had to take my love?
Wooah
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Woah oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oooh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh
[Bridge:]
Now this is the sound of a broken heart
It's only one reason why we're apart
She never would've made it to your car
If it wasn't for the club
I'd still have my love
I'd still have my love
We would still have us
We would still have us
I'd still have my love
I'd still have my love
We would still have us
But now and now I'm like
[Chorus:]
Wooooah you got me hatin on the club
You took my love
Oh you took my love
But now and now I'm like
Woah you got me hatin on the club
You took my love
Oh you took my love
Wooah
[The-Dream:]
Oh oh oh
You got her hatin
Woah you got her hatin on the
You got her hatin
Woah you got her hatin on the
You got her hatin
Woah you got her hatin on the club club club club
You got her hatin
Woah you got her hatin on the
You got her hatin
Woah you got her hatin on the
The song "Hatin' on the Club" by Rihanna featuring The-Dream is a track about a girl who is feeling betrayed by her lover. In the first verse, she talks about how this is the last time he has wronged her and she is packing her bags to leave. In the hook, she talks about how she stayed at home like a good girl, but she has heard about the girl in his car and now she is crying. The chorus is about how he took her love and she is now hating on the club because it took her love. The second verse talks about how she is waiting outside and she confronts him when he comes out with his girlfriend. In the bridge, she talks about how the club is the reason why they are apart and she still would have had her love if it wasn't for the club. The song ends with The-Dream repeating the chorus.
The lyrics of the song explicitly convey the emotions of betrayal and heartbreak. The composition of the song is energetic and has a catchy hook that emphasizes the lyrics. The-Dream's rap-style lyrics add flavor to the track, giving it a unique sound. The theme of the song is relatable, and the message is clear to listeners. Rihanna's powerful voice with The-Dream's rap add great value to the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Now this will be the last time you did me wrong
This is the final time you will hurt me
No more layin up in your arms
I won't be in your embrace anymore
No callin sayin you want me back
Don't bother trying to reconcile with me
I'm packing mah bags wat you think about dat?
I am leaving you, what do you have to say?
I stayed at home like a good girl do
I was being good, waiting at home for you
But tonite, baby you got me sad and blue
Tonight, you have made me sad and upset
I just heard bout the girl in your car
I found out about the girl in your car
Ya'll kissing at the bar
You were kissing her at the bar
Got me cry-y-y-ing
You made me cry
Wooooah you got me hatin on the club
I hate the club because it caused us to break up
Cause it took my love
The club took my love away from me
Oh you took my love
You took my love away from me
And now you got me like
Now I am feeling
Woah you got me hatin on the club
I hate the club because it caused us to break up
Why'd you had to take my love?
Why did you have to take my love away from me?
And you can be mad at me all you want
You can be angry with me if you like
I ain't coming in I'll be waiting out front
I am not going inside, I will wait outside
Coming out the door with your girlfriend
You came out of the door with your new girlfriend
You did me wrong boy tell me where our love went
You hurt me, tell me where our love went
Now this is the sound of a broken heart
This is what a broken heart sounds like
It's only one reason why we're apart
There is only one reason why we are not together
She never would've made it to your car
She would not have made it to your car
If it wasn't for the club
If it weren't for the club
I'd still have my love
I would still have my love
We would still have us
We would still be together
But now and now I'm like
But now I am feeling
You took my love
You took my love away from me
But now and now I'm like
But now I am feeling
You got her hatin
You made her hate
Woah you got her hatin on the
She hates
You got her hatin on the club club club club
The club caused her to hate
You got her hatin
You made her hate
Woah you got her hatin on the
She hates
You got her hatin on the
She hates
Contributed by Grace O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sean8329
"Hatin' On The Club"
(feat. The-Dream)
Now To Sing her new Recording,
The Beautiful, Miss Rihanna
Now this will be the last time you did me wrong,
No more laying up in your arms,
No calling, saying you want me back,
I'm packing my bags, what you think about that?
I stayed at home like a good girl do
But tonight baby you got me sad and blue
I just heard about the girl in your car, y'all kissing at the bar
Got me crying,
[Chorus:]
Oh, you got me hatin' on the club
Cause you took my love
Oh, you took my love
Now you got me like Woah (Why)
You got me Hatin' On the Club (Why)
'Cos You took my love (Why)
Why'd you have to take my love (Why)
Woah...
And you can be mad at me all you want,
I ain't coming in, I'll be waiting out front,
Coming out the Door, With your girlfriend,
You Did me Wrong Boy, Tell me Where our Love went,
I stayed at home like a good girl do
But tonight baby you got me sad and blue
I just heard about the girl in your car, yall kissing at the bar
Got me crying
[Chorus]
Now this is the sound of a broken heart
There's only one reason why we're apart
She never would of made it to your car
If it wasn't for the club, I'd still have my love, (I'd still have my love)
We would still have us, (We Would Still Have Us)
I'd still have my love, (I'd Still Have My Love)
We would still Have Us
But now we're like Woah,
Oh, you got me hatin' on the club
You took my love
Oh, you took my love
Oh Oh Oh,
You got her Hatin
Boy, You got her
@j.psensational6860
This her most underrated song
@alaanatapui6643
Periodt. still surprised, many ppl don't know this bangaaa
@mavavau5952
Agreed
@ag10ism
She didnt even release it as a single it was leaked
@levyproduction5049
Thug in my life >
@paulameleip8491
Toquei p
@yeopmali
who agrees that this song is one of rihanna's best songs of all time. hopefully rihanna can re-promote this song because this song is the best among the best although less popular. we want a video clip of this song. 🙏🏼
@idontremembermakingythandle
Meeee
@giveback
Re-promote? Rih won't even release any new music 😭😭😭😭 so we have to settle for these classics ☺️
@lesleygyemore9539
✌️✌️✌️✌️💛👅