Rihanna - Anti -deluxe- -2016-album- May 2026

Absolutely. ANTI is the sound of the world’s biggest pop star burning down her own throne and walking away from the flames with a smirk. Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5/5) Best Tracks (Deluxe): “Kiss It Better,” “Needed Me,” “Desperado,” “Sex with Me” Skip if… you need clear hooks or upbeat dance jams. Listen if… you want to hear a legend get gloriously, recklessly weird. “I got to do things my own way, darling.” – And she did.

Artist: Rihanna Album: ANTI (Deluxe Edition) Released: January 28, 2016 Genre: Alternative R&B, Pop, Soul, Dancehall, Trip-Hop Label: Westbury Road / Roc Nation The Context: The Anti-Pop Star By 2016, Rihanna had nothing left to prove commercially. With eight consecutive #1 singles and a decade of relentless chart dominance, she could have easily released Unapologetic Part II . Instead, she made us wait. Three years after her last album, through false starts, scrapped sessions (including a rumored dance-pop opus), and a very public war with Kanye West over a sample, she delivered ANTI —a deliberately weird, unpredictable, and deeply personal left turn. Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-

– The best 80s power-ballad Prince never wrote. A razor-sharp guitar riff, a vulnerable but defiant vocal, and lyrics about sex as emotional suturing. “What are you willing to do?” she purrs. It’s erotic and wounded. Absolutely

– A cold, iconic takedown. Over a floating, synth-laced beat, she reduces a lover to a one-night stand. “You was just a nigga on the side.” The Deluxe version hits harder with its extended outro. This is post-breakup empowerment as quiet assassination. Listen if… you want to hear a legend