This album cover analysis summarizes key elements of Rihanna's album artwork over multiple albums: 1) Rihanna favors a dark color scheme for her album artwork, likely to emphasize her "bad girl (sexy yet gothic)" image, except for her "Loud" album. 2) Her album covers vary between close-up shots of her face on the front and fuller body shots on the back. 3) Recently, she has neglected to put her name on album covers, instead using her "R" symbol as a brand representation. The summary captures the main points about Rihanna's consistent image messaging and variations in her album cover designs over multiple releases. It

1. Album Covers Analysis
After observing a collection of
Rihanna album digipak’s I noticed
some trends and similarities, such
as the use of colour, Rihanna seems
to favour a dark colour scheme to
with her album art work, (except for
loud) this may be to symbolize or
emphasise on the bad girl (sexy yet
gothic) image she is trying to
convey. Rihanna also tend to vary
her shot types between the back and
the front of the album, for example,
in Rated R, Loud and talk that talk,
the album covers are all close-ups of
her face, but the back of the album
covers, show fuller body shots of
her. Rihanna also seem to neglect to
put her name on her more recently
realised album covers, not since her
first worldwide major hit record
(good girl gone bad) has Rihanna
put her name on the cover of her
album, instead she seems to like
using a R symbol she has created as
an iconic symbol to represent her
name as a brand.

2. Unapologetic Analysis
This cover and artwork
expresses her
personality in a very
confident manner
It’s controversial as she
is technically nude, but
eye-catching and
matches the bad girl
image Rihanna tries to
deliver
This cover seems to be aimed at both male and female audiences because
she is naked yet showing the female body in a justified and artistic way that
almost feel like an attempt to empower a female form, yet the fierce and
mesmerising pose mesmerises and seduces the audience’s attention to her
attractiveness
The entire digipak is extremely unconventional and slightly controversial, but
this adds to the effectiveness of it, as it provides conventions with its
distinctive and influential images, that give her a real, honest and natural yet
glamorous look to Rihanna, which allows her to have a deeper connection
with her audience through her album artwork, rather than just random
decoration on the digipak.

3. Tracklist
Production Infromation
Unapologetic Album Content
Phresh Out the Runway produced by David Guetta, written by The-Dream
Diamonds produced by Stargate& Benny Blanco, Written by Sia
Numb (featuring Eminem) produced by Oak, writteb by Eminem, Kanye West & more
Pour It Up produced by Michael Williams, written by Rock City
Loveeeeeee Song (featuring Future) written by Future
Jump produced by Stargate, written by Kevin Cossom
Right Now (featuring David Guetta) produced by David Guetta, Nicky Romero &Stargate, wirrten by
Ne-Yo& Ester Dean
What Now produced by Nathan Cassells, written by Livvi Franc & Parker Ighile
Stay (featuring MikkyEkko) produced by Justin Parker, written by Justin Parker, ElofLoelv
Nobody’s Business (featuring Chris Brown) prodcued by Los Da Mystro, wirtten by The-Dream &
Michael Jackson
Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary produced by Los Da Mystro, written by The-Dream
Get It Over With produced by Brian Seals, written by James Fauntleroy
No Love Allowed prodcued by Alexander Izquierdo& Ernest Wilson, written by Sean Fenton & Steve
Wyreman
Lost in Paradise produced by Stargate, written by Ester Dean
Half of Me produced by Stargate, written by EmeliSandé& Adele
Diamonds” (Dave Audé 100 Extended) produced by Stargate& Benny Blanco, written by Sia
Diamonds” (Gregor Salto Downtempo Remix) produced by Stargate& Benny Blanco, written by Sia

4. Lyrics
I see you walk
I hear you boy
I see you walk
Love it, then come and get it
I know that yafuckin' with it
Ya see me, ya like it, huh?
Heels Givenchy, huh?
Love it, then play it back
Plus where the 40 at?
I'm fucking with cheap thrill on top of my 50 mill
He eating-the-cake-killer!
Own it, but don't kill her!
My jewelers are diamond rollers!
My rock... chinchilla!
Some more raw fun, I'm rolling like rock stars
I got 50 motherfuckers in my watch with my bentz down
Phresh out the runway
x8
Phresh out the runway
x6
Phresh out, phresh out hold up
Venus I'm outta coast, my bitches don't know
Fuck wit' her, my designer drip to the fucking flo'
Be out in that, they like em in all them honey stuffs
Monas are rolling loudies, and my bitches so Bvlgari!
Bodies of Dulcattis do what the fuck you want!
I bet you niggas gon' be like "bitch dis my fucking song"
How could you be so hood, but you so fucking pop?
How could you be so fun, and sound like you selling rocks?
What's in the chain dollars?
What's on my chain dollars?
All of the bank dollars got change for small dollars
Everything plain dollars
I was in the back line, I'm standing in the bank line,
You throwin' up the gang signs
Phresh out the runway
x8
Phresh out the runway
x6
Phresh out, phresh out hold up
I bet you wanna know what my crew about
You really wanna know how we get down
Walk up in this bitch like we own this ho
Own this ho, like we own this ho
I bet you wanna know what I'm all about
You really wanna know how I get down
Walk up in this bitch like I own the ho
I own the ho
Phresh out the runway
x8
Phresh out the runway
x6
Phresh out, phresh out hold up
I see you walk,
I hear your boy
Phresh out, phresh out the runway...
Phresh of the Runway

5. Diamonds Numb Feat. Eminem
[Intro/Outro]
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
[Verse 1]
Find light in the beautiful sea
I choose to be happy
You and I, you and I
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
[Pre-hook]
I knew that we'd become one right away
Oh, right away
At first sight I felt energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
[Hook]
So shine bright tonight, you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
[Post-Hook]
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Shine bright like a diamond
Shine bright like a diamond
Shining bright like a diamond
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
[Verse 2]
Palms rise to the universe
As we moonshine and molly
Feel the warmth we'll never die
We're like diamonds in the sky
You're a shooting star I see
A vision of ecstasy
When you hold me I'm alive
We're like diamonds in the sky
[Pre-Hook]
At first sight I felt energy of sun rays
I saw the life inside your eyes
[Hook]
[Post-Hook]
[Intro/Outro]
[Hook]
[Intro/Outro]
[Verse 1:]
Ecstasy... in the air
I don't care, can't tell me nothing
I'm impaired, the worst for wear
Cause...
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb...
[Verse 2:]
Can't you see...
Ain't it clear, I don't care
Get closer to me...
If you dare
I double dare
Cause...
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb...
[Verse 3: (Eminem)]
I’m plastered, (dry wall)
Look me in my (eyeball)
Do I look high? no..
I love the way you lie girl, yeah, yeah, yeah
Come here dear, I'm trying to get closer to you
I'm motioning you to pull over you boo
I'm the siren that you're hear, hear
I'm the butt police, and I'm looking at your rear,
rear, rear
But the odds are, imma end up in the back of a
squad car
By the end of tonight
I'm a rock star, get your wind up
It's attack of the Oddball
Homie can you show me where the gosh darn bath
salts are
Cause I'm sick of sniffing asphalt
Every thought scarred got, now my pants off
The crosswalk, it's suspenders
And I can't feel my lips cause
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb
I'm going numb, I'm going numb

6. Pour It Up Loveeeee Song
Throw it up, throw it up
Watch it all fall out
Pour it up, pour it up
That's how we ball out
Throw it up, throw it up
Watch it all fall out
Pour it up, pour it up
That's how we ball out
Strip clubs and dollar bills
I still got more money
Patron shots can I get a refill?
I still got more money
Strippers goin' up and down that pole
And I still got more money
Four o'clock and we ain't going home
Cause I still got more money
Money make the world go round
I still got more money
Bands make your girl go down
I still got more money
Lot more where that came from
I still got more money
The look in yo eyes I know you want some
I still got more money
Ohhhh
All I see is signs
All I see is dollar signs
Ohhhh
Money on my mind
Money, money on my mind
Throw it, throw it up
Watch it fall off from the sky
Throw it up, throw it up
Watch it all fall out
Pour it up, pour it up
That's how we ball out
Throw it up, throw it up
Watch it all fall out
Pour it up, pour it up
That's how we ball out
That's how we ball out
That's how we ball out
That's how we ball out
Valet cost a hundred bills
I still got more money
Gold all up in my grill
I still got more money
Who cares how you haters feel
And I still got more money
Call Jay up and close a deal
I still got more money
Ain't nothin' wrong with it...
I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L-O-V-E-E-E and affection
Oh baby, I'm not asking for the world, maybe
You can give me what I want
Baby, come hold me tight and when I'm drowning
save me
Give it to me on a daily
If I'm your girl say my name boy
Let me know I'm in control
We both grown so how we feel we can let it show
I II, won't play around
I II, I wanna lay you down
I II, I need you now, I need you now
Oh oh
I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L-O-V-E-E-E and affection
Boy lately, you've been stingy with your time
Got me wondering, I'm wondering if I'm on your
mind
Boy I just wanna be in your possession
You say I'm the one you want so come express it
Don't slip, don't slip
Cause a nigga might push up on it
Don't really wanna lose this moment
Why window shop when you own this?
I II don't put it down
I II don't fuck around
I II want you now, I want you now, oh ohwhoah
I don't wanna give you the wrong impression
I need love and affection
And I hope I'm not sounding too desperate
I need love and affection
Love, love, love, love and affection
Love, love, L-O-V-E-E-E and affection
Can you love me for poor (let me know)?
I'm searching for my soul
Whoever turned you cold (beat this)
You need to let 'em know
I can work miracles (what's up?)
I work it physical (physical)
And when I love you close,
You can feel my heart beating thru my clothes
Future...

7. Right NowJump
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump...
Tell me that you love me when you know you don't
love me
But I guess I guess I guess it's all good
You can play the game, I'ma still do my thing
Ain't no better way for it to be put
When you fuck them other girls I bet they be
wondering
Why you always call my name
You think I'm gonna wait around
I ain't got all day
You don't need another lover
Don't you let it go
I already got it covered,
Let the others know
If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
My saddle is waitin',
Come and, jump on it
If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
My saddle is waitin',
Come and, jump on it
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump...
Think I give a damn, boy don't you know who I am?
I ain't running around chasing no dude
Think somebody else like me gon' come around
Boy you got it misunderstood
Put it in your face but you're actin' all scared
Like you can't recognize a good thing
Now that you got a chance
Tell me what it's gon' be?
You don't need another lover
Don't you let it go
I already got it covered,
Let the others know
If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
My saddle is waitin',
Come and, jump on it
If you want it let's do it
Ride it, my pony,
My saddle is waitin',
Come and, jump on it
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump...
You say it's my fault, OK I get it
You ain't pick up your calls, I'm like forget it
See you put up your wall, you know you did it,
The rise and the fall, just admit it
You say it's my fault, OK I get it
You ain't answer your calls, I'm like forget it
It's the the rise and the fall
It's the the rise and the fall
And you could've had it all
Whenever baby I'm yours
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now
Baby tonight I need you
And I feel it when I see you
Wherever you wanna go
Whenever baby I'm yours
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now
So close I can taste you
Ain't scared I can take you
Can't fight the feeling
Can you feel me?
You got me feel it
Something you wanted to do all your life
There's no more waiting ‒ tonight is the night
And we can't be wrong, not if it feels this right
Turn it up, scream it loud, yeah.
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now
Tomorrow's way too far away
And we can't get back yesterday
But we young right now
We got right now
So get up right now
'Cause all we got is right now

8. What Now Stay
I've been ignoring this big lump in my throat
I shouldn't be crying, tears were for the weaker days
I'm stronger, now what, so I say
But something's missing
Whatever it is, it feels like
It's laughing at me through the glass of a two-sided
mirror
Whatever it is, it's just laughing at me
And I just wanna scream
What now? I just can't figure it out
What now? I guess I'll just wait it out
What now? Whoa, what now?
I found the one, he changed my life
But was it me that changed
And he just happened to come at the right time
I'm supposed to be in love
But I'm numb again
Whatever it is, it feels like
It's laughing at me through the glass of a two-sided
mirror
Whatever it is, it's just sitting there laughing at me
And I just wanna scream
What now? I just can't figure it out
What now? I guess I'll just wait it out
What now? Please tell me
What now?
There's no one to call cause I'm just
playing games with them all
The more I swear I'm happy, the more that I'm
feeling alone
Cause I spent every hour just going through the
motions
I can't even get the emotions to come out
Dry as a bone, but I just wanna shout
What now? I just can't figure it out
What now? I guess I'll just wait it out (wait it out)
What now? Somebody tell me
What now?
I don't know where to go
I don't know what to feel
I don't know how to cry
I don't know owow why
I don't know where to go
I don't know what to feel
I don't know how to cry
I don't know owow why
I don't know owow why
All along it was a fever
A cold sweat hot-headed believer
I threw my hands in the air, said, "Show me
something,"
He said, "If you dare come a little closer."
Round and around and around and around we go
Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you
know
Not really sure how to feel about it.
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.
It takes me all the way.
I want you to stay
It's not much of a life you're living
It's not just something you take – it's given
Round and around and around and around we go
Oh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you
know
Not really sure how to feel about it.
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.
It takes me all the way.
I want you to stay.
Ooh the reason I hold on
Ooh cause I need this hole gone
Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one
who needed saving
Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know
which one of us is caving
Not really sure how to feel about it.
Something in the way you move
Makes me feel like I can't live without you.
It takes me all the way.
I want you to stay, stay.
I want you to stay, oh.

9. Nobody’s Business Love without Tragedy/ Mother
Mary
You'll always be mine, sing it to the world
Always be my boy, I'll always be your girl
Nobody's business, ain't nobody's business
Ain't nobody's business,
But mine, and my baby
Mine, and my baby,
But mine, and my baby
But mine, and my baby, ooh
I love to love to love you baby
I love to love to love you baby
Me and you, get it?
Ain't nobody's business
Said it ain't nobody's business
Your love is perfection,
Please point me in the right direction
I'm a give you all my affection
Every touch becomes infectious
Let's make out in this Lexus
There's no other love just like this
A life with you I wonder can we become love's
persona
You'll always be the one that I wanna come home to
Boy let me love you and show you how special you
are
I wanna be your baby, you'll always be my baby
Tell me what you want now
Let's sing it to the world
Baby give me time
I'm a be your girl
I wanna make you mine
And it ain't nobody's business
It ain't nobody's business
It ain't nobody's business
It ain't nobody's business
Just mine, and my baby
Your love is perfection,
Please point me in the right direction
I'm a give you all my affection
Every touch becomes infectious
Let's make out in this Lexus
There's no other love just like this
A life with you I wonder can we become love's
persona
You'll always be the one that I wanna come home to
Girl let me love you and show you how special you
are
I wanna be your baby, you'll always be my baby
Tell me what you want
Red lipstick, rose petals, heartbreak
I was his Marilyn Monroe
Brown eyes, tuxedo, fast cars
A James Dean on the low,
Dean on the low
I ask you what's the matter
You say, oh it's nothing at all
Heart's racing, outta control
And you knew that I couldn't let it go
You used to be this boy I loved
And I used to be this girl of your dreams
Who knew the course of this one drive
Injured us fatally
You took the best years of my life
I took the best years of your life
Felt like love struck me in the night
I pray that love don't strike twice
Red lipstick, rose petals, heartbreak
I was his Marilyn Monroe
Brown eyes, tuxedo, fast cars
A James Dean on the low
What's love without tragedy
What's love without tragedy (Marilyn Monroe)
What's love without tragedy
What's love without tragedy
Mother Mary, I swear I wanna change
Mister Jesus, I'd love to be a queen
But I'm from the left side of an island
Never thought this many people would even know my
name
As time flies, way above me
For you I've cried, tears sea-deep
Oh glory, the prayers carry me
I'll be a star, you keep directing me
Let's make the best scene they've ever seen
Let's capture the moment
Cause even forever ain't forever
I swear by the moment
Cause together ain't promised forever
Let's live in the moment
As long as we got each other
Die in the moment
I'm prepared to die in the moment
Cause even forever ain't forever
I swear by the moment
Cause together ain't promised forever
I swear by the moment
As long as we got each other
Die in the moment

10. Get It Over With No Love Allowed
It's dark in the day, and I'll say, now don't complain
Look up, the sun it's just a cloud away
You're so afraid to cry, but your heart be feeling dry
It's time to change
But you keep thundering thundering
I'm wondering wondering, why you keep thundering
Won't you just rain, and get it over with
When I'll feel the pain, now baby I won't complain
I'll hear you saying, look up the sun it's just a cloud
away
And I was so afraid to cry
But when you need a way to ride, that's the way
You keep thundering thundering
I'm wondering wondering, why you keep thundering
Won't you just fucking rain and get it over with
And get it over with
I see you rolling in (in the clouds)
Let's get it over with
Get high and float again (in the clouds)
Roll up and go again
I see you rolling in (in the clouds)
Let's get it over with
Get high and float again (in the clouds)
Roll up and go again
It's alright we can roll in the clouds
Getting high we can float in the clouds
It's alright we can roll in the clouds
Getting high we can float in the clouds
It's alright we can roll in the clouds
Getting high we can float in the clouds
You keep thundering thundering
I'm wondering wondering, why you keep thundering
Won't you just fucking rain and get it over with
And get it over with
And get it over with
(It's alright we can roll in the clouds
Getting high we can float in the clouds)
We should be lighting up
We should be lighting up
We should be lighting up
Start it with lightning
It's dark in the day, and I'll say, now don't complain
Look up, the sun it's just a cloud away
911, it's a critical emergency, yeah
Better run runrun,
Come and charge him with the 143, yeah yeah
Told me this world was mine
Such a beautiful lie
Now he's done donedone and his love is no more for
me
Hand in the air as he wave me goodbye
He said he care but no tears in his eyes
And ask me if I'm alright
Nigga is you blind
Like a bullet your love me hit me to the core
I was flying 'til you knocked me to the floor
And it's so foolish how you keep me wanting more
I'm screaming murderer, how could you murder us
I call it murder, no love allowed
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeah, yeah;
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah;
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeah, yeah yeah;
Fe fofum like the sky is falling down on me
Numb numbnumb, he's so cold he doesn't feel a thing
Broken heart was the case
Gwan and put 'im away
He's the only one oneone I ever let get the best of
me
Hand in the air as he wave me goodbye
He said he care but no tears in his eyes
And ask me if I'm alright
Nigga is you blind
Like a bullet your love me hit me to the core
I was flying 'til you knocked me to the floor
And it's so foolish how you keep me wanting more
I'm screaming murderer, how could you murder us
I call it murder, no love allowed
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeah, yeah;
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah;
Yeah yeahyeahyeahyeah, yeah yeah;
Usually I'm the one that they cry for
But this man, he's the one that I'd die for
Mama said there's no cause for a rebel
Do you hear me now?
No love, no love, no love allowed
Like a bullet your love me hit me to the core
I was flying 'til you knocked me to the floor
And it's so foolish how you keep me wanting more
I'm screaming murderer, how could you murder us
I call it murder, no love allowed
I'm screaming murderer, how could you murder us
I call it murder, no love allowed