Rihanna - Rated R

“Rated R” is the fourth studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on November 2009 by Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions for the album began in April 2009 and took place at several recording studios throughout the United States and Europe. Rihanna together with Antonio "LA" Reid and The Carter Administration was the executive producer of the album and worked with many record producers, including Chase & Status, StarGate, The-Dream, Ne-Yo, and Brian Kennedy. The record featured several vocalists and instrumentalists, including Young Jeezy, will.i.am, Justin Timberlake and Slash who played the guitars in "Rockstar 101".

Musically, the album represents a departure from her 2007 effort “Good Girl Gone Bad”, which contained up-tempo and ballad-oriented songs. Conceived after Rihanna's assault by her then-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown, “Rated R” features a foreboding and atmospheric tone in terms of musical and lyrical direction. It incorporated elements of hip hop, rock, and dubstep. It also explores other genres, such as dancehall in "Rude Boy" and Latin in "Te Amo". In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 181,000 copies in its first week. It also achieved top ten positions in over twelve other countries.

Tracklist:
A1 Mad House    
A2 Wait Your Turn    
A3 Hard Feat. Jeezy    
A4 Stupid In Love    

B1 Rockstar 101 Feat. Slash    
B2 Russian Roulette    
B3 Fire Bomb    

C1 Rude Boy    
C2 Photographs Feat. Will.I.Am    
C3 G4l    

D1 I love you    
D2 Cold Case Love    
D3 The Last Song