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 Houstonโs 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 โ 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 Gagaโs (117.5 million), but behind Katy Perryโs (121 million).
Talk That Talk
Rihanna Lyrics
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Talk that talk to me, yeah
I be trying to chill, bitches wanna fuck me
Every little city I go, fuck me
Shawty must've heard, got the word, I move that D
Had it by a bladder, she like "oh I gotta pee"
Ran into a Rothko in my restroom
God I have the ticket for a walk through
Everything that do is big
I talk big money, I talk big homes
I sell out arenas, I call that getting dome
Million dollar voice, came through the phone
We heading to the top, if you coming, come on
I'm flying out to Pisa, just to get some pizza
Fly down to Jamaica, just to roll some reefa
Sex on the beach, left love speechless
They say that money talk, tell these other neegas speak up
What's up
One and two and a three and four
Come on let me know if you want some more
You know what I like, now get it right
Boy talk that talk to me all night
Yeah boy I like it yeah boy I like it
Love it when you talk that talk to me yeah
Yeah that talk to me yeah
Love it when you talk that talk to me, yeah
Say what you want, say you want you like
Say you want me to do and I got you
Tell me how to love you, tell me how to hold you
I'mma get it right on the first try for you
'Cause you ain't never had a woman like me, yeah
And you will never have another like me, yeah
Nooo
So I'ma give it to you baby
One and two and a three and four
Come on let me know if you want some more
You know what I like, now get it right
Boy talk that talk to me all night
Yeah boy I like it yeah boy I like it
Love it when you talk that talk to me yeah
Yeah that talk to me yeah
Love it when you talk that talk to me, yeah
What you saying now, give it to me baby
I want it all night, give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
Give it to me baby, gi-gi give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
I want it all night, give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
Give it to me baby, gi-gi give it to me baby
One and two and a three and four
Come on let me know if you want some more
You know what I like, now get it right
Boy talk that talk to me all night
Yeah boy I like it yeah boy I like it
Love it when you talk that talk to me yeah
Yeah that talk to me yeah
Love it when you talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk, talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk talk that talk to me, yeah
The song "Talk That Talk" by Rihanna speaks about a woman who is confident in her sexuality and wants her partner to talk dirty to her all night long. She states how she is always being pursued by women everywhere she goes and talks about her lavish lifestyle, including flying to Pisa just to get some pizza and having sex on the beach. She wants her man to tell her what he wants from her and how he wants her to love and hold him, promising to get it right on the first try. She reassures him that he will never have another woman like her and asks him to talk that talk all night.
The song is all about sexual chemistry and seduction, which is a common theme in many of Rihanna's songs. The lyrics are explicit and straightforward, and the beat and melody make it a great club banger. The song's repetitive chorus and catchy hook make it easy to sing along to, and the explicit lyrics add to its appeal to younger audiences.
"Talk That Talk" was released as the lead single from the album of the same name in 2011. The song features rapper Jay-Z, who adds a touch of swagger to the track. The single peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 but topped the US Dance Club Songs chart. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over one million copies in the US alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Talk that talk to me, yeah
The singer is asking her partner to communicate with her in a way she likes
I be trying to chill, bitches wanna fuck me
The singer is bothered by unwanted attention from women
Every little city I go, fuck me
The singer attracts attention from women wherever she goes
Shawty must've heard, got the word, I move that D
The singer is proud of her influence and reputation in the music industry
Had it by a bladder, she like 'oh I gotta pee'
The singer has so much influence that she can cause a fan to become physically excited
Ran into a Rothko in my restroom
The singer has expensive artwork in her home, even in her bathroom
Singer slash actress in my bedroom
The singer has had intimate relationships with other famous people
God I have the ticket for a walk through
The singer is rich enough to buy anything she wants
Everything that do is big
The singer's success and wealth are so substantial that everything she does is on a large scale
I talk big money, I talk big homes
The singer boasts about her wealth and material possessions
I sell out arenas, I call that getting dome
The singer is proud of her ability to attract large crowds to her concerts
Million dollar voice, came through the phone
The singer's voice is powerful and valuable, even over the phone
We heading to the top, if you coming, come on
The singer is confident in her success and invites others to join her
I'm flying out to Pisa, just to get some pizza
The singer has so much money that she can travel to Italy just for a piece of pizza
Fly down to Jamaica, just to roll some reefa
The singer has the ability to travel to Jamaica just to use drugs
Sex on the beach, left love speechless
The singer has had a sexual encounter on the beach that was so good, her partner was speechless
They say that money talk, tell these other neegas speak up
The singer believes that money is a powerful force and encourages others to use it to their advantage
One and two and a three and four
The singer is counting off the beats in the song
Come on let me know if you want some more
The singer encourages her partner to continue talking to her in a way she likes
You know what I like, now get it right
The singer is confident that her partner knows what she likes and wants him to deliver it
Boy talk that talk to me all night
The singer wants her partner to talk to her in a way that excites her for an extended period of time
Say what you want, say you want you like
The singer is encouraging her partner to be honest and expressive about his desires
Say you want me to do and I got you
The singer is promising to fulfill her partner's desires
Tell me how to love you, tell me how to hold you
The singer is asking her partner how he wants to be loved and held
I'mma get it right on the first try for you
The singer is confident that she can satisfy her partner's desires on the first try
'Cause you ain't never had a woman like me, yeah
The singer is confident in her abilities because she believes her partner has never experienced anything like her before
And you will never have another like me, yeah
The singer believes she is unique and irreplaceable
Nooo
The singer expresses her confidence and pride in herself
So I'ma give it to you baby
The singer promises to satisfy her partner's desires
What you saying now, give it to me baby
The singer is asking her partner to continue talking to her in a way she likes
I want it all night, give it to me baby
The singer wants her partner to continue talking to her in a way she likes for an extended period of time
Give it to me baby, gi-gi give it to me baby
The singer is expressing her desire for her partner to continue talking to her in a way she likes
Talk that talk to me, yeah
The singer is asking her partner to continue communicating with her in a way she likes
Talk, talk that talk to me, yeah
The singer is encouraging her partner to talk to her in a way that excites her
Talk that talk to me, yeah
The singer is asking her partner to communicate with her in a way she likes
Talk talk that talk to me, yeah
The singer is encouraging her partner to talk to her in a way that excites her
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Carl Thompson, Christopher Wallace, Mikkel Eriksen, Sean Combs, Tor Hermansen, Anthony Best, Shawn Carter, Ester Dean
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"Talk That Talk"
(feat. Jay-Z)
[Rihanna:]
Talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk that talk to me, yeah
[Jay-Z:]
I be trying to chill, bitches wanna fuck me
Every little city I go, fuck me
Shawty mustโve heard, got the word, I move that D
Had it by a bladder, she like "oh I gotta pee"
Ran into a Rothko in my restroom
Singer slash actress in my bedroom
God I have the ticket for a walk through
Everything that do is big
I talk big money, I talk big homes
I sell out arenas, I call that getting dome
Million dollar voice, came through phone
We heading to the top, if you coming, come on
Iโm Flying out to Pisa, just to get some pizza
Fly down to Jamaica, just to roll some reefa
Sex on the beach, left love speechless
They say that money talk, tell these other niggas speak up
Whatโs up
[Rihanna - Hook:]
One and two and a three and four
Come on let me know if you want some more
You know what I like, now get right
Boy talk that talk to me all night
Yeah boy I like it yeah boy I like it
Love it when you talk that talk to me yeah
Yeah that talk to me yeah
Love it when you talk that talk to me, yeah
[Rihanna:]
Say what you want, say you want you like
Say you want me to do and I got you
Tell me how to love you, tell me how to hold you
Iโmma get it right on the first try for you
Cause you ainโt never had a woman like me, yeah
And you will never have another like me, yeah
Noooooo
So Iโma give it to you baby
[Hook]
[Bridge:]
What you saying now, give it to me baby
I want it all night, give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
Give it to me baby, give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
I want it all night, give it to me baby
What you saying now, give it to me baby
Give it to me baby, give it to me baby
[Hook]
Talk that talk to me, yeah
Talk that talk to me, yeah
@nickbbbi
the fact that this song doesnโt have a music video should be illegal
@AkramDeX
This is whats special about it
@schirleylikesrings6118
true
@truthseekeralways7050
I think that whole rumors about Jay and Rihanna having an Affair put this song in a awkward place
But I believe Jay still talks about Beyonce in his lyrics saying an actress ,Rihanna wasn't an actress back than
@laadanosman9015
@@truthseekeralways7050 rihanna is also a actress she was featured in bring it on in 2006 and some projects and this song was made in 2011
@riregame9988
Lov you too
@me00775566
2023 and this sounds every bit as fresh as it did in 2011 when I heard it for the first time. Rihanna is timeless!
@zeitunahmed6080
I miss the Era of Jay z with rihanna collaborations๐ญ
@obbymillion
Those were the days for real!!
@glorialikelenge4316
Yeh the trio rih jay and Kanye ๐ฉ