RiRi speaks out about the internet trying to pit her against Beyonce Knowles and explains her newest hit which draws criticisms thanks to the repetitive, mumbling chorus.
- Mar 18, 2016
AceShowbiz - Rihanna addresses Beyonce Knowles "rivalry" rumors in an interview for her cover story on Vogue's latest edition. Gracing the front page in a shimmery gown with a deep plunging neckline, she clears up the air on the reports that she's feuding with Queen Bey.
"Here's the deal. They just get so excited to feast on something that's negative," RiRi says. "Something that's competitive. Something that's, you know, a rivalry. And that's just not what I wake up to. Because I can only do me. And nobody else is going to be able to do that."
RiRi is indeed unapologetic about her roots when it comes to music. She explains that her repeating chorus to the point of mumbling in her newest hit "Work" which Ariana Grande recently made fun of on "Saturday Night Live" is a tribute to her home culture in Barbados. "You get what I'm saying, but it's not all the way perfect," she says. "Because that's how we speak in the Caribbean."
Of her unisex designs for Puma, she explains, "I always wanted to do what my brothers were doing. I always wanted to play the games they played and play rough and wear pants and go outside ... Women feel empowered when they can do the things that are supposed to be only for men, you know? It breaks boundaries, it's liberating, and it's empowering when you feel like, Well, I can do that, too."
Despite always pushing the envelope, the singer admits she still has regrets as she talks about her sheer look which left little to the imagination at the 2014 CFDA Awards. "I just liked it better without the lines underneath," she says. "Could you imagine the CFDA dress with a bra? I would slice my throat. I already wanted to, for wearing a thong that wasn't bedazzled. That's the only regret I have in my life."
