I’ve been flying to Miami, flying to L.A., cutting records nonstop for this project.” They’ve been having writing camps and trying to keep them quiet for almost a year and a half now. " have, no lie, 500 records for this project different producers and writers," added another anonymous dancehall producer, speaking with Rolling Stone. City (Rihanna, Beyonc é), Stephen “Di Genius” McGregor ( Vybz Kartel, Sean Paul), Linton “TJ Records” White (Serani, Vybz Kartel), producer-singer Ricky Blaze (Gyptian), Tyshane “Beam” Thompson (Yo Gotti, Lecrae), dancehall singer Kranium and reggae singer Chronixx."Īdditionally, one producer close to the album's evolution revealed that "the mainstream Top 40 machine has been represented at some Rihanna sessions by superstar electronic producer Skrillex and Boi-1da (Drake, Beyonc é and Jay-Z)." According to Rolling Stone, some of the biggest producers in the dancehall/reggae words have contributed to the non-pop half of the release including but not limited to "Supa Dups, producer-writer duo R. "Even though she loved how it turned out, she knows she needs a new project full of smash hits to avoid two back-to-back flops…she’s currently recording two albums – one full of chart-friendly songs, and another made up of moody and experimental tracks – and is considering releasing a double disc if she feels the songs won’t mesh well on the same album.”Īdding some weight to the whispers, another source from Rihanna's camp let slip to Rolling Stone that a double album was in the works.įollowing up on the double album rumor, sources further clarified the project's bi-genre split. "Rihanna wasn’t happy with how her last album performed," a source close to the singer revealed to Metro. Potentially following in Drake's footsteps, a la Scorpion's double album release, Rihanna is clearly not eager to cut the multitude of tracks she's had years to perfect. In April 2018, rumors swirled that RiRi was working on not one, but two albums- one composed of Top 40-friendly bops and the other a collection of "moody, experimental" tracks not designed for radio play and mass consumption. R9 is amazing." He added, "That's the first question everybody always asks me.
When a fan hopped on his Live to ask about R9, he responded, "Everything is great. While Rihanna has side-stepped, one of her mainstay producers, Kuk Hurrell (who has produced alongside the formidable hit-making trio of Tricky Stewart and The-Dream) offered words of assurance to anxious fans during an Instagram Live session in December. To date, the only confirmation that the "Work" singer has given about R9 is the year of release, carefully side-stepping any stan questions about the project's name and/or inspiration. While the official title of RiRi's upcoming studio album has yet to be revealed, fans have been referring to the project as "R9" on social media for quite some time.
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