Today, Rihanna dropped the third (technically fourth, since “Work” had two videos) music video from her newest album, “Anti”. First, there was the lyrical masterpiece, “Work” featuring sometime fuck buddy/full-time pillow crier, Drake, and then there was the absolutely forgettable “Kiss it Better”.
I’ve joked in the past that Rihanna REALLY likes showing off her nipples, but now it’s gotten to the point where it’s a little bit ridiculous. Her nipples have made completely unsubtle appearances in all of her music videos from her new album. I’m literally at the point where I recognize Rihanna’s tits and Kim Kardashian’s ass better than I recognize my own. Oh, and by the way, that’s not a diss. It’s a good thing. They have way better T and A than I do.
Anyway, Rihanna dropped her video for “Needed Me” today and it was directed by Harmony Korine, which is painfully obvious since it’s essentially a 3 minute sequel to “Spring Breakers”. Check it out for yourselves:
When I watch this video, I can’t help but a) not notice Rihanna’s nips because I’ve seen them so many times it’s like watching my dog lick her asshole: shocking to some, a daily occurrence to me, and b) completely understand Rihanna’s desire to make this video.
Rihanna is two years younger than me, so we were both born in the mid-late 1980s, and people in our generation—especially girls—have a real tendency to go through a big Harmony Korine phase. I mean, have you seen “Kids”? It basically defines the ‘90s. And I remember going to see “Spring Breakers” a couple of years and being like YAS! This shit is so evocative and stupid and dark and over the top and amazing. I mean, if I was a pop star I would 100% just remake movies for my music videos a la Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy”.
So while I can totally appreciate Rihanna being like “Man, I love the movie Spring Breakers, I want to make something like that for a music video”, I really don’t understand why she just didn’t play her song over this clip on repeat:
I mean, I get that she really wanted to show her nips in her new video because it’s kind of her thing, but she could’ve just thrown in a random tit pic at the end. Oh well, maybe next time!