We caught a snippet of Rihanna’s Jamie XX-produced “Drunk on Love” a few days ago. Now the full length CDQ surfaces. One the of the most anticipated Talk That Talk tracks, “Drunk On Love” continues the trend of indie R&B merging into the mainstream pop. Like we alluded to in a recent post about Lady Gaga (and what went wrong with Born This Way), successful pop stars stay relevant by embracing what’s not quite yet mainstream, what’s still sort just under the surface, and making it mainstream. Like Drake and his collaborations with The Weeknd and Jamie XX, Rihanna is trying (and on “Drunk on Love” succeeding) to maintain relevance by hoping on a sound, that while maybe all too familiar to most blogoverse denizens, is only just surfacing into the mainstream.
Rihanna – Drunk On Love (Prod. Jamie XX)Rating 8.4
Reviewed by b3
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November 14, 2011
this is blasphemy. She already ruined JamieXX’s Gil Scott remix, can’t she just leave him alone?
November 15, 2011
ummmmm …. nah. I agree with Big Little.
November 15, 2011
BLAH THIS
November 15, 2011
Surprisingly unoriginal trash. I don’t understand how this was produced by Jamie?
November 16, 2011
BEAUTIFUL!!! don’t be jealous of her greatness. there is nothing “blasphemous” about this. smh
November 17, 2011
this is crap, maybe too used to the original track it totally doesnt fit!!!
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