Rihanna wasn't always this edgy, sexy trend setter.
Back in 2005, the then-16-year-old was an inconspicuous singer with one lukewarm album and a Top 10 single, "Pon de Replay," to her name. Safe was the operative word. The platinum success of her second LP, "A Girl Like Me," still wasn't enough to make Riri a household name. Despite adding two smash hits to her catalog, "S.O.S." and "Unfaithful," the Bajan singer's resume was still bigger than her name.
It all changed with the release of her third LP, "Good Girl Gone Bad." "Umbrella," the album's first visual assisted by Jay-Z, featured the singer in the buff, covered in silver paint— setting the stage for her transformation.
Gone were the long locks and standard wardrobe. In were the fashion-forward and risqué get-ups. In an interview with Bang Showbiz, the singer revealed that she approached her label about changing her image.
“I had a ridiculous schedule," Rihanna told Showbiz. "It was kind of unfair. But I kept going. I was focusing on getting people to respect me as an artist, making my stamp in the industry."
“I wasn’t 100 percent or even 75 percent in control of my image or my sound," she continued. "I said, ‘If you guys keep this perfect image of me, people will never notice me.’ I kind of blended in. It was safe, the blonde, curly hair. It was a formula. I didn’t want to be like all the other artists. I wanted to stand out.”
It all changed with the release of her third LP, "Good Girl Gone Bad." "Umbrella," the album's first visual assisted by Jay-Z, featured the singer in the buff, covered in silver paint— setting the stage for her transformation.
Gone were the long locks and standard wardrobe. In were the fashion-forward and risqué get-ups. In an interview with Bang Showbiz, the singer revealed that she approached her label about changing her image.
“I had a ridiculous schedule," Rihanna told Showbiz. "It was kind of unfair. But I kept going. I was focusing on getting people to respect me as an artist, making my stamp in the industry."
“I wasn’t 100 percent or even 75 percent in control of my image or my sound," she continued. "I said, ‘If you guys keep this perfect image of me, people will never notice me.’ I kind of blended in. It was safe, the blonde, curly hair. It was a formula. I didn’t want to be like all the other artists. I wanted to stand out.”
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