Rihanna: Rated R | CD review

Def Jam/MercuryRihanna's last album, Good Girl Gone Bad, catapulted the 21-year-old Barbadian into the R&B superleague. This superleague is nowhere near as riveting as it was a decade ago, when the Neptunes were battling it out with Timbaland. Still, Rihanna is an evolving talent with a post-apocalyptic Mohican who is slowly improving the glut of contemporary blah-&B. Her latest work throws up some intrigue and some innovative productions.Break-out single "Umbrella" – No 1 for 10 weeks in...

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