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– A Western-tinged escape fantasy. Sparse, menacing bass, and Rihanna playing the outlaw bride. “I need a desperado / I need a partner in crime.” This is the underrated gem of the album.

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

– 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… Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-

– 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.

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

– A near-cover of Tame Impala’s six-minute psychedelic odyssey. Rihanna makes it her own by stripping the urgency and adding languid, auto-tuned regret. It’s a bizarre, brave closer for the standard album.

The production is intimate . There’s vinyl crackle (“Consideration”), muffled vocals, and space where a beat should drop. It sounds like you’re listening to a cassette tape in a dimly lit basement. This is not a stadium record. It’s a headphones record. 1. “Consideration” (ft. SZA) – A mission statement. SZA’s wounded yelp opens the track before Rihanna declares, “I got to do things my own way / Darling, you should know.” It’s a middle finger to expectations, set to a stuttering, militant drum line. – A 78-second weed-and-R&B interlude

– A cold, iconic takedown. Over a floating, synth-laced beat, she reduces a lover to a one-night stand. “You was just a nigga on the side.” The Deluxe version hits harder with its extended outro. This is post-breakup empowerment as quiet assassination.

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.