Rihanna: Unapologetic – review

(Mercury)It takes half a verse before Rihanna spits out her first "fuck" and less time to realise that this Barbadian means business. Her seventh album in seven years is all filthy lyrics and crashing dubstep drops: R&B-pop turned up to 11. Pour It Up's strip-club mise-en-scene and Jump's invitations to ride Rihanna's "pony" see sex wriggling everywhere, while her provocative duet with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, who assaulted her in 2009, is a difficult listen ("every touch is infectious" indeed)...

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