Rihanna – "Baby Fenty #2" era

[Mayman]

Was it ever confirmed she has started working on new music?

We all just want Fenty Music Rih.

[Juan Carlos]

👀

[Deleted]

Serve us up a late summer, back to school, dance hall dominator! Come thru, hanna!

[elementd5]

That would so be everything. Take us back to Barbados, mama!

[Zinc.]

Inside Rihanna’s Upcoming Dancehall Album

For more than a year, Rihanna and her label Roc Nation have been hunting for beats as they work to complete an album devoted to exploring the singer’s Caribbean roots, according to conversations with eight sources close to the project. In addition, two of those sources suggest that the singer is simultaneously at work on another pop-oriented album.

Rihanna first mentioned the possibility of releasing a reggae-centric album publicly during a Vogue profile in May, but her and her potential collaborators have been quiet ever since. The magazine suggested that Supa Dups, the veteran dancehall producer behind recent hits like Drake’s “Controlla,” was “one influence” on the album, though other details were scarce. (While Supa Dups did not respond to email requests for comment, two other sources with knowledge of Rihanna’s album confirmed the producer’s involvement.)

Along with Supa Dups, most of the biggest producers and singers connected to dancehall and reggae have submitted material for the album, including producer-writer duo R. City (Rihanna, Beyoncé), Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor (Vybz Kartel, Sean Paul), Linton “TJ Records” White (Serani, Vybz Kartel), producer-singer Ricky Blaze (Gyptian), Tyshane “Beam” Thompson (Yo Gotti, Lecrae), dancehall singer Kranium and reggae singer Chronixx. (The manager of Kranium and Chronixx declined to comment on his artists’ involvement.) According to one producer with knowledge of the album’s process, the mainstream Top 40 machine has been represented at some Rihanna sessions by superstar electronic producer Skrillex and Boi-1da (Drake, Beyoncé and Jay-Z).

A dancehall- and reggae-inflected album is not entirely out of left field for Rihanna. She has explored these sounds on 2010’s “Man Down” and 2011’s “You Da One,” while 2016’s Anti was boosted by the smash dancehall single “Work.” PARTYNEXTDOOR, a singer-songwriter of Jamaican descent who co-wrote “Work,” told Rolling Stone in 2016 that the song was not initially supposed to channel dancehall. “It was supposed to be a pop beat,” he said. “It turned into a reggae beat because I sang in patois.” But because Rihanna is from Barbados, “culturally, she got it right away,” he added.
If “Work” was a happy accident, this time around, Rihanna and her team are consciously trying to create a dancehall-influenced album. The singer has already corralled a large number of demos from top-tier Jamaican talent, often enlisting producers that have a track record of creating songs that can penetrate the American market – Blaze, for example, produced Gyptian’s 2010 hit “Hold Yuh,” while White crafted Vybz Kartel’s “Fever,” which enjoyed a crossover trajectory last summer.

It’s common for stars at Rihanna’s level to cull the best demos from reams of submissions when selecting songs for albums. “[Rihanna’s team] have, no lie, 500 records for this project [from] different producers and writers,” explains one dancehall producer who asked to remain anonymous. “They’re only choosing 10 records. They’ve been having writing camps and trying to keep them quiet for almost a year and a half now. I’ve been flying to Miami, flying to L.A., cutting records nonstop for this project.”

[NeRD]

We'll see..

[dbhmr]

Perchedt.

[wavey.]

500 to 10? Good lawd.

[Caviar]

"Consideration" and "Man Down" >>>>>>>>>>>>

[#LisaRinna]

LMAO 500 songs to go through?

[wjr15]

Returning to her dancehall roots!! I’m pumped

[wavey.]

Jul 19, 2018 13:24:00 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

LMAO 500 songs to go through?

Her writing camp always does this. People from all over send demos and such.

[#LisaRinna]

Jul 19, 2018 13:35:47 GMT -5 wavey. said:

Jul 19, 2018 13:24:00 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

LMAO 500 songs to go through?

Her writing camp always does this. People from all over send demos and such.

A mess.

[Choco]

I'd love to see a double album a la Scorpion. I'm sure Rih will have way less filler than Drake as well.

[collegedropout]

Pretty much every R&B/hiphop writer writes a song with Rihanna in mind so no surprise sheh as 500 to go through. Then everyone else goes through the rejects (Xtina, Camilla, even Beyonce apparently)

[Deleted]

Rihanna is that ruthless bitch that can hop on any track and take it to #1. I'm ready, willing and ready to fuck up dance floors and living rooms and occasional poles for the next year!

Push thru dance hall queen

[SHOOTER]

Bring the fire, Riri! She's overdue for her 15th #1!

[#LisaRinna]

Jul 20, 2018 11:50:05 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

She's overdue for her 15th #1!

Uhhh not really.

[kierz7]

UGH. She needs to hurry up and release.

I can't wait!

[kierz7]

Jul 20, 2018 14:16:56 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Jul 20, 2018 11:50:05 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

She's overdue for her 15th #1!

Uhhh not really.

She is well "overdue".

Hopefully #R9 grants her two #1's or more.

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[#LisaRinna]

Jul 21, 2018 7:55:04 GMT -5 kierz7 said:

Jul 20, 2018 14:16:56 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Uhhh not really.

She is well "overdue".

Hopefully #R9 grants her two #1's or more.

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Overdue would be someone who's put in hard work with no results. I don't think she fits this category.

[jenglisbe]

Yeah "overdue" is too strong a word, but whatever.

[Deleted]

Drop an album bomb and give us 15 more Hot 100 hits in one week 'hanna!!!! Aretha, Ray, and The Beatles will all be shook to their legendary cores while hollering WTF!

Throw down, woman!

[wavey.]

How does "due" sound then, saltys? Let us live!

[SHOOTER]

Jul 21, 2018 13:19:38 GMT -5 wavey. said:

How does "due" sound then, saltys LAMBS? Let us live!

[Deleted]

Lamb here... So what y'all falsely saying about salty lambs again! Drops mic*

Jul 20, 2018 7:55:37 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Rihanna is that ruthless bitch that can hop on any track and take it to #1. I'm ready, willing and ready to f**k up dance floors and living rooms and occasional poles for the next year!

Push thru dance hall queen

[wavey.]

Jul 21, 2018 17:21:47 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Lamb here... So what y'all falsely saying about salty lambs again! Drops mic*

Jul 20, 2018 7:55:37 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Rihanna is that ruthless bitch that can hop on any track and take it to #1. I'm ready, willing and ready to f**k up dance floors and living rooms and occasional poles for the next year!

Push thru dance hall queen

👀❤

[SHOOTER]

Jul 21, 2018 17:21:47 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Lamb here... So what y'all falsely saying about salty lambs again! Drops mic*

Jul 20, 2018 7:55:37 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Rihanna is that ruthless bitch that can hop on any track and take it to #1. I'm ready, willing and ready to f**k up dance floors and living rooms and occasional poles for the next year!

Push thru dance hall queen

Hit Lambs will holler every time. If you’re sodium-free, then it need not apply to you. 😘

[kierz7]

Jul 21, 2018 8:20:34 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Yeah "overdue" is too strong a word, but whatever.

Are you a Rihanna fan? "Overdue" probably is too strong a word to use then.

I'm genuinely eager for her next release - I cant' wait to hear how it sounds. Chart wise, I doubt her singles will perform as magnificently as they did circa. GGGB or LOUD + WFL etc. but perhaps a little better than ANTI. Hopefully it brings to her to at least 16 #1's. Anything more is a bonus.

[kierz7]

Lead Single Release: August/Early September.

Second Single Release: Late November.

Album Release: Early January 2019.

WHEW!

But knowing Rihanna...