Rihanna’s New Album ‘ANTI’ Rooted In Reggae?

Is Rihanna reviving her ‘Rude Boy’ sound for new album ‘ANTI’?

According to a new report, that’s what it looks like.

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Hitmaking brothers R. City have opened up about their work on the troubled LP and revealed that the recoard has a distinct ”Caribbean vibe.”

Theron Thomas revealed:

”We definitely contributed to Rihanna’s album. We did some cool stuff and Rihanna is a cool person, good vibes, good energy … (She’s) very talented from the Caribbean just like us, we are from St Thomas. We have a whole new level of respect for her and she is tuned into the Caribbean vibe this time” {Source}

No word on when ‘ANTI’ drops, although November 6th has been touted by some industry insiders, while other reports suggest Jay Z is still locating a window to release the Roc Nation project.

As for the supposed return to Caribbean kissed cuts, we’re all for it.

Talent has never been at the forefront of Rihanna’s appeal, yet her success narrative as a “girl from the islands who made it big” is. So why not exploit it? What’s more, sonically, it’s probably the only thing she can push authentically that her contemporaries cannot.