Rihanna - Anti -deluxe- -2016-album- May 2026

– A 78-second weed-and-R&B interlude. Dreamy, wasted, and gorgeous. It sets the album’s hazy mood perfectly.

– The most aggressive track. A distorted, trap-infused kiss-off to an ex. She sounds genuinely venomous: “You ain’t shit.” It’s ugly, petty, and perfect. Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-

– The unavoidable hit. A dancehall-inflected loop that feels hypnotic and slightly annoying (intentionally so). Drake’s patois is laughable, but Rihanna’s detached repetition of “work, work, work, work, work” becomes a mantra for exhausting love. On the Deluxe, it flows into… – A 78-second weed-and-R&B interlude

Artist: Rihanna Album: ANTI (Deluxe Edition) Released: January 28, 2016 Genre: Alternative R&B, Pop, Soul, Dancehall, Trip-Hop Label: Westbury Road / Roc Nation The Context: The Anti-Pop Star By 2016, Rihanna had nothing left to prove commercially. With eight consecutive #1 singles and a decade of relentless chart dominance, she could have easily released Unapologetic Part II . Instead, she made us wait. Three years after her last album, through false starts, scrapped sessions (including a rumored dance-pop opus), and a very public war with Kanye West over a sample, she delivered ANTI —a deliberately weird, unpredictable, and deeply personal left turn. – The most aggressive track

– Slow, psychedelic, and explicitly sexual. A cousin to The Weeknd’s Trilogy . She’s in total control, whispering threats and promises.

Absolutely. ANTI is the sound of the world’s biggest pop star burning down her own throne and walking away from the flames with a smirk. Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Best Tracks (Deluxe): “Kiss It Better,” “Needed Me,” “Desperado,” “Sex with Me” Skip if… you need clear hooks or upbeat dance jams. Listen if… you want to hear a legend get gloriously, recklessly weird. “I got to do things my own way, darling.” – And she did.