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November 3rd, 2009 at 2:57 am

Rihanna Rated R Track-Listing: Hard Lyrics, Video (with Young Jeezy)

Here is the official Rihanna Rated R track-list and the song Hard, lyrics and video with rapper Young Jeezy. The highly anticipated fourth studio album will be released Nov. 23, 2009.

Additional guest appearances on the album include Will.i.am and guitarist Slash, on the track “ROCKSTAR 101.” According to Rolling Stone, those who preorder the new album at iTunes beginning at 12 midnight Nov. 3 receive an instant download of the album’s provocative lead single, “Russian Roulette” written by Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Ne-Yo. Source: Rihanna Confirms Slash, Will.i.am, Young Jeezy Guest on “Rated R”

The cover art can be seen here: Rihanna’s ‘Rated R’ Album Cover Debut

The song Hard was released to radio on Nov. 2. It was produced by Tricky Stewart and penned by The-Dream, who discussed it with MTV News, who note that it lives up to its title, with unrelenting subject matter and “abrasive party beat.” He said:

” ‘Hard,’ I want that song to explain itself,” he said. “Most of the stuff I wrote — still to this day what I write — I try to find out through people what they’re going through or what they gotta say. Then we put that in.”

Source: Rihanna’s Song ‘Hard,’ Featuring Young Jeezy, Hits Radio

The song features such lyrics as: “Tougher than a lion/ Ain’t no need in trying/ I live where the sky ends, yup, you know this,” Rihanna sings in a near-rap flow. “Never lying, truth telling/ That Rihanna reign just won’t let up/ … The hottest bi— in heels right here.”

Here are the Rihanna Hard lyrics in their entirety.

See also excerpts of her interview with Glamour magazine here: Rihanna ‘Woke Up as Britney Spears’ After Chris Brown Attack

The album tracklisting is below along with the song which can be heard in its entirety via the video.

Rihanna Rated R Track-List

1. “Mad House”
2. “Wait Your Turn”
3. “Hard” feat. Young Jeezy
4. “Stupid in Love”
5. “ROCKSTAR 101” feat. Slash
6. “Russian Roulette”
7. “Fire Bomb”
8. “Rude Boy”
9. “Photographs” feat. will.i.am
10. “G4L”
11. “Te Amo”
12. “Cold Case Love”
13. “The Last Song”

Via Rap-Up.com

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