Written with some of Toronto’s biggest talents - PartyNextDoor, Sevn Thomas, and producer Boi-1da, who are all of Caribbean heritage, alongside Noah "40" Shebib - the song’s now infamous punchy build-up and patois-laden lyrics were a striking departure from the maximalist pop sound that saturated her previous album, 2012’s Unapologetic.īut the proof is in the pudding (and souse): Four weeks after its release, it hit No. ![]() The lead single off her long-awaited eighth studio album, Anti, is one of many records throughout the now-storied pop star’s career that nods to her Caribbean heritage, inspired by and sampling Jamaican musician Richie Stephen’s 1998 Sail Away riddim. ![]() In our collective nostalgic memories of summer 2016, there is one record that scored wining waistlines, heavy bubbling, and a recall of riddims from the past: Rihanna’s “Work” featuring Drake.
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