Rihanna - Rated R (2LP) - HIP HOP/RAP *SEALED*

Description: IMAGES MAY NOT BE EXACT - SEE DESCRIPTION FOR MENTION OF *ACTUAL PHOTOS* - OTHERWISE THEY ARE LIKELY GENERIC PHOTOS FOR REFERENCE. REFER TO CONDITION RATINGS FOR THE BEST IDEA OF SLEEVE AND VINYL CONDITIONS AND/OR COMMENTS SPECIFIC TO THIS COPY. ***PRE-ORDERS*** The label of pre-orders will be created within a day of purchase but your item will not actually ship until or just before the release date - Also, if you combine a pre-order with existing stock items you will need to pay 2 shipping charges if you would like your in-stock items to ship right away and have the pre-order ship later -or- we will wait for the pre-order and ship all together at no extra shipping charge. Rihanna - Rated R (2LP) - HIP HOP/RAP *SEALED* Item Description BRAND NEW Label: Def Jam Recordings – B0025455-01, SRP Records – B0025455-01 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: US Released: Apr 7, 2017 Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul Style: Pop Rap, Contemporary R&B A1 Mad House A2 Wait Your Turn A3 Hard Featuring – Young Jeezy A4 Stupid In Love B1 Rockstar 101 Featuring – Slash (3) B2 Russian Roulette B3 Fire Bomb C1 Rude Boy C2 Photographs Featuring – Will I Am C3 G4L D1 Te Amo D2 Cold Case Love D3 The Last Song Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Def Jam Recordings Copyright © – Def Jam Recordings Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution Housed in a trifold sleeve. Barcode (Scanned): 602557079821 Barcode (Printed): 6 02557 07982 1 "Russian Roulette," released weeks prior to Rated R, just hinted at Rihannas sudden desire to provoke. Even with the realization that it is metaphorical, the song startles with its hesitant gasps, spinning cylinders, and verses that are glacially paced, where a cold piano line and the slight inflections in Rihannas voice are front and center. And then theres an audible shudder followed by a discharged bullet -- the abrupt end to one of Rated Rs most restrained moments. Its not the only instance where Rihannas rise in fame, combined with being the victim in the decades highest-profile felonious assault, added up to a perfect-storm scenario for a creative overhaul. Rated R is more like Good Girl Gone Evil, or Abused Girl Full of Vengeful Rage, not Good Girl Gone Bad, where the only casualties were some dishes. The closest the set gets to upbeat pop is "Rude Boy," and by any standard it is stern; needless to say, there is quite a difference between "Can you get it up?" and "You can stand under my umbrella." Much of this daring album is absolutely over the top, bleak and sleek both lyrically and sonically, but its compelling, filled with as many memorably belligerent lines -- two of which, "I pitch with a grenade/Swing away if ya feeling brave" and "Im such a fuckin lady," set the tone early on -- as a rap album made ripe for dissection. "G4L," over a low-slung and sleek production, is the most fantastical of all, in which Rihanna leads a band of homicidal women, opening with "I lick the gun when Im done cause I know that revenge is sweet" and "Any mothaf*cka wanna disrespect/Playin with fire finna get you wet." The breakup song, "Fire Bomb," even though it is also metaphorical, is a close second in terms of lyrical extremity: "I just wanna set you on fire so I wont have to burn alone." Some of the breathers -- the songs that are less intense -- hold the album back since Rihanna sounds detached from them. The one exception is the wistful, bittersweet "Photographs," a rare instance of the singer dropping her guard, but it really sticks out since it is surrounded by material that has her taking the variably authentic roles of abused lover, dominatrix, and murderer. Whether the album seems ridiculous or spectacular (or both), Rihannas complete immersion in the majority of the songs cannot be disputed. That is the one thing that is not up for debate. ~ Andy Kellman Media Condition: Mint (M) Released: 4/07/2017 Genre: Hip Hop Format: Vinyl Sleeve Condition: Mint (M) Format Type: 2xLP CONDITION RATINGS : G / G+ / VG / VG+ / VG++ / EX / EX+ / NM / MINT You may request the results of a play test. Shipping can be combined on multiple items! Upon Request: New records can be nicely taken out of their sealed sleeves and shipped this way to protect from seam splits during transit. Additional Pictures Or Info Upon Request : (Seth)

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