Rihanna finally drops some tea about the her new album “Anti”
- Felicia Gentry
- Oct 9, 2015
- 2 min read
“That Rihanna reign just wont let up”. Rihanna’s long awaited 8th studio album finally has a title. Rihanna held a private showing at MAMA gallery in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, she disclosed the name and showcased the artwork. Rihanna herself unveiled the album artwork, in which she collaborated with New York-based artist Roy Nachum.
The cover shows nostalgia Ri Ri from her Barbados’s days holding a balloon, with a gold crown concealing her eyes, and the cover also features poetry written in Braille. She describes the album concept, as “Sometimes the ones who have sight are the blindest”.
Check out the Album Poetry written in Braille translated from the front and back cover of the album below.
“IF THEY LET US Part I” Front Cover Braille Translation from Album Packaging Poet: Chloe Mitchell
I sometimes fear that I am misunderstood. It is simply because what I want to say, what I need to say, won’t be heard. Heard in a way I so rightfully deserve. What I choose to say is of so much substance That people just won’t understand the depth of my message. So my voice is not my weakness, It is the opposite of what others are afraid of.
“IF THEY LET US Part II” Back Cover Braille Translation from Album Packaging Poet: Chloe Mitchell
My voice is my suit and armor, My shield, and all that I am. I will comfortably breath in it, until I find the moment to be silent. I live loudly in my mind, so many hours of the day. The world is pin drop sound compared to the boom That thumps and bumps against the walls of my cranium. I live it and love it and despise it and I am entrapped in it. So being misunderstood, I am not offended by the gesture, but honored. If they let us…
During her brief chat, she also said that the album is done, but didn’t announce a release date. So far, Anti has spawned the singles “FourFiveSeconds,” “American Oxygen,” and “Bitch Better Have My Money.” Kanye West serves as executive producer and she has collaborated with J. Cole on an untitled Deputy-produced track.
Check out the alleged track list to ‘Anti” and video of inside the album cover release gallery.
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