From The Vault: Rihanna - "Pon de Replay" [Video]

Rihanna has changed a ton since this shit! She's successfully turned herself into the sex symbol you see in the above picture. We have Jay-Z, Chris Brown, and well I guess Team Rihanna to thank.

"Pon de Replay" was the lead single off of Rih's Music of the Sun, which actually dropped under Jay-Z's reign as Def Jam's President. Quick history lesson, Jay wasn't initially going to ink Rihanna to the Def Jam deal. He felt THIS song (which was on her 4-track demo) was too big for a new, foreign (as in new concept…not as in nationality) artist like her to live up to. He went on to state that he doesn't sign songs, he signs artists. She showed him. The album went onto certified gold status via the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), meaning 500k copies shipped…and it just so happens to be her worst selling album to date. Not bad, for a foreigner.





Word to Def Jam...

SCREAM @ ME!!!