Rihanna Breaks Silence on New Album ‘Rated R’

New York, NY – After nine months of keeping her silence from the public, Rihanna was recently able to speak upon the night she wishes to forget. In a slew of interviews, she was finally able to let her fans know what she concurred during that dreadful night in February that caused her to miss the Grammy’s. Aside from the interviews, she was also able to incorporate all those different emotions into a mixture of powerful tracks that her fans are just anticipating to hear.

MTV News recently spoke with the Barbados R&B vixen and inquired about her most anticipated album to date and the reasoning behind the title:

“It’s my mini-movie, it’s really honest, at times vulnerable, but it came from really, really deep in here [points to heart]. I just feel like I had to call it Rated R, ’cause it’s my movie.”

They even added an inquiry about her return to music; this is what she had to say:

“There are a lot of butterflies, a lot of excitement, I’m anxious. Like, I can’t wait. But you’re always nervous, because you’re about to go do something big. It’s a new thing, a new era. But I’m not scared. I’m just really excited. I just can’t wait to start.”

Here is the official tracklisting to ‘Rate R,’ all according to Def Jam:

1. Mad House
2. Wait Your Turn
3. Hard
4. Stupid In Love
5. Russian Roulette
6. Rock Star
7. Firebomb
8. Rude Boy
9. Photographs
10. G4L
11. Te Amo
12. Cold Case Love
13. The Last Song

At press time, ‘Rated R’ is officially set to be released on November 23.

The Clipse Reminisces about Incarcerated Ex-Manager on ‘Doorman’

Virginia Beach, VA – The talented two that have comprised The Clipse for the past several years now have provided us with some pivotal tracks that have always put them in the mainframe of versatile lyricists. Both Malice and Pusha T are still awaiting the release of their highly anticipated third album entitled ‘Till the Casket Drops.’ Many tracks on the album deal with personal issues that they had to deal with over the course of the years.

One track that was quite personal to the duo was entitled ‘Doorman.’ The track reflects on their incarcerated former manager and close friend, Anthony ‘Geezy’ Gonzalez. Sometime last month, Geezy accepted a plea deal for one federal drug conspiracy charge as well as one firearm charge. And even though his incarceration hits close to home, the duo continues to move forward through the hardship.

Malice tweeted this comment about their friend and manager:

“The show don’t stop, we know what we gotta do, we luv u GZ! So we’re out here doing it. The situation has been hard as well as heartbreaking. But I got the faith everything is gonna work out for the best. I believe everything happens for a reason. We still take care of our fam. We never leave our fam behind.”

When MTV News interviewed The Clipse, they inquired about Geezy and current disposition:

“Geezy’s good,” Pusha insisted. “Yeah, he’s alright,” Malice concurred.

“Everybody is good. It’s Geezy, it’s a few more too,” Pusha detailed. “Y’all just know Geezy, but everybody is our brother.”

“Every time we talk to them, nobody is hanging their head. Ain’t no crybabies. We got real soldiers in the family. Everything is gonna work out alright.”

At press time, ‘Till the Casket Drops’ has officially been set for release on December 8.