I dont want to offend anyone with my opinion but i think we are all entitled to a opinion so here is mine. This video for rehab is ok, i think rihanna looked beautiful and justin timberlake looked HOT! My opinion on the song is that its very good lyrically- thanks to JT. There is nothing amazing about the vocals but it does more or less sound nice. Yes her voice is unique but has *become* average for the fact that there is now a stage for the real unique and acceptentional talents. Back in the day the music industry only really had a market for looks thats why alot of average singers were about but it has progressed and opened the doors for people like alicia keys, amy winehouse, adele, duffy, leona lewis and anyone you can think of who has a truely great voice. Rihanna can make great singles like the catchy songs that have done so well and been sucessful but im thinking if she wasnt exactly attractive would she of had that oppitunity to be where she is now. I dont want to judge her because truthly only god can do that. Ive watched many rihanna's performances and ive never be satisfied to believe she is a great singer. She has never amazed me. I think she has had a great stylist, good song writers, brilliant producers, great video directors and an amazing PR team. She does work on sex appeal and most of the time thats all she has. I dont know what it is but when she does perform live its like she becomes dead inside. I do respect her for working hard though, she promotes the hell out of her projects. She could be a model, she has a great body.

A LIST OF SOME FACTS THOUGH
Negative
1. Rihanna cant really sing live. (sorry to her fans)
2. She doesnt really dance.
3. She is a dead performer.
4. She doesnt write or co- write any songs.
5. She doesnt produce or co- produce.
6. She doesnt arrange her vocals.
7. The grammy she won for umbrella was 100% down to her. Thank you to THE DREAM who wrote and arranged that tune. In my opinion a grammy can only truely be acknowledge if you wrote it, performed it in a high level and to state facts she didnt even really thank the fans. People like kanye, beyonce, alicia, mariah, christina, stevey and micheal jackson truely deserved there grammy's for being nothing less but great in all area's.
8. The song umbrella wasnt originally hers so who got that song would of made it a world wide success.
9. She thinks she is better than what she is so she thinks she can be half assed when performing.
9. Sometimes in my opinion she has a bad attidude. (thats based on facts- someone i know met her and told me she was rude and wouldnt sign an autograph)
10. Over rated. (just a little)
11. Ive never once heard anyone say other than you are beautiful and stylist that you are a great singer.
12. Would your videos's be watched if you wasnt over sexed.
13. You always release some good songs but your first two albums were very dead and boring.

Postive
1. I bet she could sing better if she got some rst, got some training and made an effort.
( its been three years, you are not an icon, you are not one of the greats and you sure are not a natural effortless singer)
2. You are pretty attractive.
3. You have a great figure.
4. You are with chris brown (jealous lol)
5. If you go back to your roots once and while people would respet you more because i know this genre of music if helping you know but in the long run because gggb did well but thats after you changed.
6. Would you do well if you did things your way, from your look to your music? ( one of the reason i respect and love many artist because in what ever they do they stay true to there roots.
7. Congratulations on your success.
8. Most of your releases were great songs. ( a shame you didnt write them)
9. We are in the 21st century, women are not objects and men dont have all the power, people may respect you for your ideas and input.
10. Disturbia was a great video.

I dont really know what to say now thats all i could think of for positive things.

An i am not a hater. I work in the industry myself. I know what talent is, trust me, take my word for it. And a HATER is someone who hates on someone who does have talent. A hater is someone who states facts ( go on youtube and you will find video after video and blog after blog and performances after performances backing me up) or someone who has an opinion.

As for people comparing rihanna to BEYONCE its really dis- respectful. BEYONCE has been a singer since she was a child and a professional since she was like 16. She has been successfully in the industry for 11 years. She has wrote hit after hit. She has recieved many awards including 7 grammy awards as a solo artist because of songs she wrote and produced and in her career in destinys child who are litrally the best selling female group of all time (100 million sold) they have won 50 awards.
There is no comparison. Anyone who tells me B cant sing is dumb! She is exeptional in every way. She is about the music, the writing, the singer and above evrything performing. She has truely touched people's lives. Peole like rihanna come and go. Beyonce can go but she can always come back. Thats not an option for many artists. You do get artsist that come up fast, they have there 15 minuets in which they think they become invincible but then reality hits and you come down. Deserving people stay at they top. I really do hope that the real talented people come through and get to where they deserve to be.

One question when you take looks, sex appeal and fashion out of the picture, who do you think would be more successful souly based on talent?
Someone who cant sing beautifully, someone amazing, someone that moves you with their voice who are truely exceptional, who are are always great performers, who leave you breathless or inspired OR someone with an average voice, who cant sing live ( and this isnt all based on rihanna, im talking about in whole industry)someone who is simply average? You tell me!

I'm sorry for the essay but i just wanted to say this.