“The cover of the new Rihanna album features a severe black-and-white head shot of the star. She has her hand clapped over her right eye; her left eye, surrounded by a raccoon ring of mascara, glares back at the viewer. The context here is no secret: It is impossible to look at those eyes without […]”
“The R&B star has described the Rated R sessions as "theraputic," and the vitriolic, rough, raw end product is about as brutal as you'd expect.”
