In reply to Lax.

Reason’s Why Rihanna Will Be Remember
“Pon de Replay” (2005)
Rihanna was just 17 when “Pon de Replay” bounded on to the charts in the summer of 2005. The song was part of Rihanna’s original four-song demo that helped her earn a recording contract. The request of the DJ to “turn the music up” was an instant hit in dance clubs going clear to the top of the dance charts, and it almost made it there on the pop charts as well. Rihanna’s initial hit peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.