Notorious Celebrity Photoshoots: Rihanna For Vogue, 2011

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[gumby]

I need to go back through Rih's discography because I randomly stumbled upon a song I really liked, and was like, "OMG, I can't believe I haven't heard this song before, it's so good." (It was Love without Tragedy.)

[cbluechicken]

Yes, Unapologetic is in her holy trinity for me. It was the precursor to the sound on Anti (mood/midtempo r&b)

[sadteenager]

Definitely. Unapologetic really was her coming into her own, which was first hinted on with "Talk That Talk" imo. It was the end of her compromising with playing the pop game and coming into her vision, which was fully realized with "Anti."

[cbluechicken]

This was the last era of Rihanna where it was cohesive and put together. I feel like after this Rihanna went into her mean girl/party/cocaine phase where she was late af, giving us lazy visuals, people were fryin they hair trying to emulate this look.

[frejasface]

I wonder if she dumped her team or something.

[rhenna_navi]

The visuals were never this good again and it's a shame. Something about her albums after Loud were just so lazy.

The unapologetic cover looks like some high schooler's intro to graphic design project.

[rihaty]

Anti is her best album and I was so disappointed by the visuals for it, she could’ve done so much. I mean she barely promoted love on the brain and it was still a huge hit, imagine if she did more. I did like the Work video(s) but that’s about it.

[anolinde]

This was such a good era for her. She pulled off that red hair so well.

My favorites on the album are "What's My Name?" (but I have a version without Drake's verse because he's so annoying) and "Complicated," but "Cheers (Drink to That)" and "Man Down" are really good too. That Avril Lavigne sample! So unexpected, so delightful.

[tucker]

Yes I love the Avril sample lol

[rihaty]

I hate when Drake says “air it out” because it’s like what you do when someone farts, it’s all I think of every time lol.

[afrosamurai1089]

"Imma stick around just a little while longer. Just to make sure, that you're really sure- you like sleeping alone".

[astormatsea]

I had to give it to What's My Name even with that cornball talking about square roots, it just puts me in a nostalgic good mood whenever I hear it

[rubie_dubidoux]

lmao I love that line, it's so silly. great for yelling while drunk

[tucker]

Loud is my fave Rihanna era