Anti
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  • Summary: After much speculation and delays, the R&B artist's eighth full-length release was released for free on Tidal.

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Work, work, work, work, work, work He said me haffi Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Jan 29, 2016
    91
    Rihanna’s most intriguing project yet, even if there’s no clear smash amongst its 13 tracks. In many ways it’s her most deliberately uncommercial album yet, but don’t let the low-key THC vibes fool you: every harmony, drum beat, and transition on Anti is painstakingly finessed.
  2. AllMusic
    Feb 5, 2016
    80
    By the end of Anti, Rihanna may not arrive at any definitive conclusions about her art but she's allowed herself to be unguarded and anti-commercial, resulting in her most compelling record to date.
  3. Mojo
    Feb 22, 2016
    80
    It's confusing, with flaky endings and mood swings, and an utterly compelling mix of not caring at all and desperately caring. [Apr 2016, p.87]
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  4. Pretty Much Amazing
    Feb 1, 2016
    75
    What we have instead is a brooding, oddly sequenced, and scattered collection that defies easy categorization.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 1, 2016
    70
    As a whole, Anti might not be as provocative of a statement as Rihanna hopes for it to be, but it’s still fascinating to see an artist in the midst of a metamorphosis.
  6. Boston Globe
    Jan 28, 2016
    70
    With its sense of unease, quiet, and longing, much of Anti is unlikely to grab ears on first listen or play well to Rihanna’s broadest base of fans. But it is an interesting artistic curveball in her heretofore hits-driven career.
  7. PopMatters
    Jan 29, 2016
    40
    Sadly, with Anti the intent and promise is more admirable than the end result. There’s a certain dreary joylessness to it that saps any energy the songs might possess.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 513 out of 605
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 605
  3. Negative: 56 out of 605
  1. MoneyMaker101
    Feb 12, 2017
    10
    Easily her Best album since Good Girl Gone Bad. Although her previous works (no pun intended) were good to very good they didn't offer theEasily her Best album since Good Girl Gone Bad. Although her previous works (no pun intended) were good to very good they didn't offer the overall quality spread throughout the whole project, this one however is an obvious exception.… Expand
  2. VictorFernande
    Jan 28, 2016
    10
    Totalmente inesperado e diferente de tudo que Rihanna já fez. Conceitual, boas batidas, boas construções harmonicas. Valeu bastante esperarTotalmente inesperado e diferente de tudo que Rihanna já fez. Conceitual, boas batidas, boas construções harmonicas. Valeu bastante esperar por esse tempo para ouvir um álbum com tamanha qualidade como musicas como Kiss It Better, Love on the Brain e Higher. Rihanna terá que lutar agora, mais do que nunca para se superar cada vez mais.… Expand
  4. Annafontes
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    Muito bom vou dar nota 10 pois não posso dar nota 100000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Muito bom vou dar nota 10 pois não posso dar nota 100000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Rihanna te amo    … Expand
  5. aaroncardenas13
    Jan 31, 2016
    10
    Excellent Music
    Did an excellent job on this album is inspiring and the music blends are excellent
    Anti I feel that it has been one of their    Excellent Music
    Did an excellent job on this album is inspiring and the music blends are excellent
    Anti I feel that it has been one of their best work
    There are several songs that are very good    … Expand
  6. chte
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Basicamente tudo o que Rihanna insinuava que seria em sua saga de promoções para divulgar o álbum.Sem duvidas,ANTI contém ápices vocais,que meBasicamente tudo o que Rihanna insinuava que seria em sua saga de promoções para divulgar o álbum.Sem duvidas,ANTI contém ápices vocais,que me arrisco dizer,jamais tão explorados em suas obras anteriores.Rihanna se arriscou ao optar por trilhar caminhos diferentes aos que lhe são impostos e surpreendeu fazendo jus a frase de impacto do ANTIDiary: My voice is my power.… Expand
  7. Electrique
    Jan 29, 2016
    8
    I appreciate her trying out different sounds and some attempts were more successful than others, but what I loved most about the album is thatI appreciate her trying out different sounds and some attempts were more successful than others, but what I loved most about the album is that as it ends, I felt strangely closer to knowing who she really is beyond the pop powerhouse that we want her to be.… Expand
  8. LemonadeJoe
    Jan 4, 2017
    0
    I expected much more. Rihanna is very upset. The most overrated album in 2016. The album does not carry any value . 3 hits before the albumI expected much more. Rihanna is very upset. The most overrated album in 2016. The album does not carry any value . 3 hits before the album was much better… Expand

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