Anti
by Rihanna
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7.9

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  1. oklock
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    The album has a good background and concept, but it just donĀ“t have a defined rhythm or a good musicality, which makes it looks desorganized and feel boring.
  2. KTX05
    Jan 29, 2016
    7
    Honestly, Anti was never meant to have the runaway smash hits of Loud or Good Girl Gone Bad. While the roll out for this album was anything but smooth, everyone could tell that the music was going to be different this time around...and thankfully it was.

    Anti has a lot of things happening on it, ranging from great ("Kiss It Better"), to bad ("Woo"), to just downright weird (A cover of    Honestly, Anti was never meant to have the runaway smash hits of Loud or Good Girl Gone Bad. While the roll out for this album was anything but smooth, everyone could tell that the music was going to be different this time around...and thankfully it was.

    Anti has a lot of things happening on it, ranging from great ("Kiss It Better"), to bad ("Woo"), to just downright weird (A cover of Tame Impala's "Same Ol' Mistakes"). But overall, this is Rihanna's strongest and most cohesive work to date. She may not know exactly what she wants to say as an artist yet, but she is more than willing to step outside the box to get there.    … Expand
  3. Sensato
    Jan 28, 2016
    1
    ANTI, que Ć”lbum decepcionante... O pior jĆ” gravado pela artista barbadiana. Rihanna jĆ” nĆ£o tem absolutamente talento algum, ela poderia ter ao menos selecionado boas mĆŗsicas de seus compositores. O Ć”lbum tambĆ©m falha na interpretaĆ§Ć£o das canƧƵes. Ao avaliar o material quase fiquei surdo ao ouvir "Higher", pensei estar ouvindo um live de "Firework" da Katy Perry. PorĆ©m, o Ć”lbum nĆ£o Ć© deANTI, que Ć”lbum decepcionante... O pior jĆ” gravado pela artista barbadiana. Rihanna jĆ” nĆ£o tem absolutamente talento algum, ela poderia ter ao menos selecionado boas mĆŗsicas de seus compositores. O Ć”lbum tambĆ©m falha na interpretaĆ§Ć£o das canƧƵes. Ao avaliar o material quase fiquei surdo ao ouvir "Higher", pensei estar ouvindo um live de "Firework" da Katy Perry. PorĆ©m, o Ć”lbum nĆ£o Ć© de todo o mal, destaque para "Love On The Brain", a melhor faixa dentre esse amontoado de demos.… Expand
  4. nokyam1
    Feb 1, 2016
    0
    Rihanna fez aquele auĆŖ todo por causa desse album, e deixou todos ansiosos e com grandes expectativas, infelizmente nenhuma dessas espectativas foi saciada com esse Ć”lbum!
  5. UmLuan
    Jan 29, 2016
    0
    This album gave me sleep. It's tiring.
    Rihanna tried to be different and ended up making a bad album.
    This has nothing innovative.
    And it is only sustained by the fans as going all out for the album not fail.
    Including as saying that like it when they hated the album.
  6. mc_ryn
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    swing and a miss.

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  7. Blizzardz
    Jan 28, 2016
    6
    ANTI Ʃ um Ɣlbum bom para fins sexuais, eu mesmo jƔ transei com o meu namorado ouvindo Work, imitando que ele era o Drake e eu a Rihanna... Mas o gostinho do Ɣlbum para por aƭ.
    O Ć”lbum nĆ£o tem uma pegada da Rihanna. Ela tentou ser conceitual, mas nĆ£o atingiu o seu limite artĆ­stico. Apesar de que o Ć”lbum Ć© melhor que seu antecessor Unapologetic (aliĆ”s... o que nĆ£o Ć©?)
  8. Custom_Concerns
    Feb 6, 2016
    4
    Rihanna surprised me on this record with a number of tracks that I actually quite enjoyed. Those few tracks, however, were not enough to save a record that from an artist that still perpetuates every mainstream pop cliche known to man.
  9. jrodfilms
    Feb 12, 2016
    6
    There are two standout tracks 'Kiss it Better' & 'Woo' - those are singles that would be popular. The rest of the album would consist of a few listens to digest what is going on here. Some filler.
  10. ZhaneJohnson
    Jan 29, 2016
    6
    I feel like she's only been spending some a few hours to make this album with a lot of long interludes. There are some good ones like Kiss It Better & Love on the Brain but nothing much. Always the same world as Unapologetic. Navy had to wait for something that she made not in a perfectly and good way. Sorry but not sorry for them
  11. HKBryce
    Jan 29, 2016
    6
    Re her past albums, I've frequently complained that much of her output sounded as if she was barely present save for phoning in the vocals. On first listen this sounds more interesting than previous albums, simply that it's less predictable; more Rihanna, less record co. committee. First album still has most appeal but artists with this much talent need to grow past just releasing catchy singles.
  12. abeel06
    Jan 30, 2016
    1
    To much hype for a dissapointing album with boring songs that all sound almost the same. Rihanna needs to get her **** together and make great music again.
  13. MarcosArcher
    Feb 1, 2016
    6
    Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment. Could be better, but anyways. What else could we do? A disappointment.
  14. davilima23
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    melhor Ć”lbum hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ć©picomelhor Ć”lbum hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Ć©pico meeelhorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr… Expand
  15. Sani
    Mar 14, 2016
    3
    Here's the thing: Pop is Rihanna's stream. I seriously understand the fact that she wants to be taken more seriously as an artist and thinks that incongruently mixing genres ranging from club hip hop, trip hop and soul would give her that, but it flops. "Love on the Brain" is more of the direction she should have followed. When she described the album she used "soulful" to describe theHere's the thing: Pop is Rihanna's stream. I seriously understand the fact that she wants to be taken more seriously as an artist and thinks that incongruently mixing genres ranging from club hip hop, trip hop and soul would give her that, but it flops. "Love on the Brain" is more of the direction she should have followed. When she described the album she used "soulful" to describe the whole thing however this is the only song that subscribes to that ideal. "Work" I must admit did better commercially than I thought it would however we have lost that essence of Rihanna being a vocal artist! She screams and scratches all the time now which detracts from the dynamic it used to have and adds to this ever increases idea that she is losing her voice or worse yet lazy. I must appreciate the raw energy that she pours into her work very few artists (ahem Beyonce) still have that. I have always been a RIHANNA FAN and I am avidly waiting for something more from the next album.… Expand
  16. bitinho
    Jan 28, 2016
    5
    Rihanna Ć© uma das melhores cantoras/performers da histĆ³ria da mĆŗsica, no entanto, percebe-se que para ela, cantar nĆ£o Ć© mais prioridade. Anti Ć© um Ć”lbum preguiƧoso, que tenta ser inteligente e cult, mas fica muito longe disso.
  17. slaywilly
    Jan 29, 2016
    4
    Not being the biggest Rihanna stan, I thought we were getting a flawless new album but that didn't happen. There are fillers on this album and they just don't sound like something worth waiting since 2012, you do the math. ANTI is an okay album, it doesn't have the same quality as her last albums did. It was a dumb move taking all of the singles she had released this past year off the record.
  18. Josexlp1
    Jan 29, 2016
    2
    I think a mockery of rihanna , THEREFORE wait to get boring album said and meaningless, his voice seems drugged , I'm not one to want something commercial but those songs that seem demos, really ?? I think if she had not created much expectation I had not had very bad reviews
  19. allineed
    Jan 31, 2016
    1
    I used to love everything she made but this album is a big mess. In my opinion, its best song is Love On The Brain and it sounds exactly like BEYONCƉ's "worst" song: Superpower.
  20. ArtRushmer
    Feb 10, 2016
    6
    Scattershot, but not without its appeal. There are genuine highlights on Anti and some of the most intriguing, honest lines Ri-ri has ever delivered, however, its tempered by the over-reliance on sexuality, most of which feels forced and one or two that are just complete drivel. It doesn't help with juvenile lines like "If you had a twin, I would still choose you".

    Pop/RnB has exhausted    Scattershot, but not without its appeal. There are genuine highlights on Anti and some of the most intriguing, honest lines Ri-ri has ever delivered, however, its tempered by the over-reliance on sexuality, most of which feels forced and one or two that are just complete drivel. It doesn't help with juvenile lines like "If you had a twin, I would still choose you".

    Pop/RnB has exhausted the well of cheesy love songs, so much like hip-hop it seems that the unfortunate next step is to be as sexually explicit as radio will allow... its a sorry lack of originality. However, she sounds a lot more honest than anything Beyonce or Kanye has done, so that scores extra points for me.
    My Top Tracks: Same Ol Mistakes, Love On The Brain, Higher    … Expand
  21. JonathasRanver
    Feb 1, 2016
    3
    O Disco Ć© uma mistura de ritmos que de alguma forma nĆ£o soa bem,mesmo tendo canƧƵes de produĆ§Ć£o relevante como Kiss it better e Consideration,ainda sim percebo a falta de conteĆŗdo lirico que preencha melhor o Ć”lbum!. O Ć”lbum mais parece um "This is acting" de mĆŗsicas da mesma descartadas do Unapologetic,porĆ©m ele o cativa por soar um tanto quanto envolvente e surpreendente ao mostrarO Disco Ć© uma mistura de ritmos que de alguma forma nĆ£o soa bem,mesmo tendo canƧƵes de produĆ§Ć£o relevante como Kiss it better e Consideration,ainda sim percebo a falta de conteĆŗdo lirico que preencha melhor o Ć”lbum!. O Ć”lbum mais parece um "This is acting" de mĆŗsicas da mesma descartadas do Unapologetic,porĆ©m ele o cativa por soar um tanto quanto envolvente e surpreendente ao mostrar vocais da caribenha ainda mais seguros!… Expand
  22. sebouso
    Feb 1, 2016
    2
    Eu queria voltar no tempo, antes do lanƧamento desse algo se fosse pra ser preciso. A Ćŗnica coisa que salva nesse album Ć© a voz dela, porque o resto Ć© tudo esquecivel. A musicalidade, algumas partes da produĆ§Ć£o, principalmente algumas mĆŗsicas.
  23. ViktorMaloedov
    Feb 13, 2016
    6
    I'm not like Rihanna, but ANTi is good. Consideration and James Joint - my favorite songs. Goodnight Gotham - it's very bad, Rihanna soured song by Florence
  24. rafaelss
    Feb 17, 2016
    5
    She tries to much to reach an unclear concept. It lacks the conduction line that makes ANTI a solid block. She sacrifices scope for earning a urban conceptual vibe. The album is musically amazing, and definitively sounds good, but it cost a few million dollars and was produced by the most famous producers in the music industry. And she is singing better than never. But does that make theShe tries to much to reach an unclear concept. It lacks the conduction line that makes ANTI a solid block. She sacrifices scope for earning a urban conceptual vibe. The album is musically amazing, and definitively sounds good, but it cost a few million dollars and was produced by the most famous producers in the music industry. And she is singing better than never. But does that make the album she wanted to do? Did She know what she wanted to do? The final result is pure reflection of the trajectory of the album: by trying to much to add some extra personality to her work she gets a messy medley of nowadays feelings. Although, it remains a one time interesting listening, specially if you're high...… Expand
  25. CosmicPaint
    Feb 28, 2016
    6
    To put it out there first, this was my first Rihanna album I've listened to. Before this, I had heard pretty much all of her radio songs and was familiar with the kind of songs she wrote and recognized her as one of the best vocalists out right now. So there weren't really any expectations coming in.
    The album starts strong with Consideration, with guest vocals from SZA of TDE who manages    To put it out there first, this was my first Rihanna album I've listened to. Before this, I had heard pretty much all of her radio songs and was familiar with the kind of songs she wrote and recognized her as one of the best vocalists out right now. So there weren't really any expectations coming in.
    The album starts strong with Consideration, with guest vocals from SZA of TDE who manages to vibe well with Rihanna. Production is minimalist and showcases two great singers.
    From there it kind of falls off and loses focus. The songs are diverse but horribly incoherent after her single Work featuring Drake, arguably one of the weaker songs on this album. Woo is hard to listen to with the screeching guitar looping over and over without any variation. Though I do applaud Desperado with its very smart production and I genuinely enjoyed its aesthetic.
    However, it is the last four tracks that redeem this album. Starting with the acoustic ballad Never Ending, I almost had to check if this was really a Rihanna song because she sounded so incredibly vulnerable, which was a good thing. It's so simple, but so effective in showcasing Rihanna's gentler side.
    Love on the Brain feels like a very familiar song, but its familiarity is what instantly drew me to it as she belted out on yet again another vulnerable song.
    Higher is the best track on this album; channeling her inner drunk caller, she desperately pleads for her lover to come, promising a change within herself. As a metaphor, it can be taken that music is her lover, making promises to be more creative or wanting it to go back to the old way. It's almost tragic how short it is.
    Overall good album with some replay value. I tend to skip the songs in the middle but a solid job by Rihanna.    … Expand
  26. jjesus
    Apr 25, 2016
    5
    In my opinion, ANTi by Rihanna is not a cohesive and meaningful album. With odd instrumentals, weak lyrics, skipful songs, Rihanna waited almost 3 years to give us a 'masterpiece' by half.
  27. TheAtlantic
    Apr 26, 2016
    6
    The biggest flaw with Anti, is that it is dishonest. Rihanna attempts to position herself as an artist that is truly trying to make a complete "body of work". Instead, it comes off as if she started to put together a puzzle but stopped halfway through to do something else. The album lacks cohesiveness, and relies mostly on "Work" (which is ironically the least artistically adventurous) toThe biggest flaw with Anti, is that it is dishonest. Rihanna attempts to position herself as an artist that is truly trying to make a complete "body of work". Instead, it comes off as if she started to put together a puzzle but stopped halfway through to do something else. The album lacks cohesiveness, and relies mostly on "Work" (which is ironically the least artistically adventurous) to carry it. The album sloppily puts together its tracks without a true end goal. Rihanna wants to be seen as deep, but then doesn't make the effort to.

    With that said, Higher and Close To You both highlight what the Rihanna of the future could be, if she ever wants to dive into a new era where she actually attempts to capitalize on her creativity. Anti is experiment, and it shows Rihanna trying something new. Even so, it also shows her not trying "enough". Rihanna deserves points for produced an unorganized yet solid album, even if it isn't necessarily genuine.    … Expand
  28. wings_madetofly
    Apr 26, 2016
    2
    Sucks I rate 2/10
    All she talks about how she wants to have sex, and grinds and do dirty things! We want old Riri back!
    And it's explicit as well.. the only good track on this one was 'Desperado'.
  29. Rivan24
    May 19, 2016
    1
    This album ended how it began "MESSY", after three failed first singles, 'work' was born. I was mesmerised, despite it being an extremely lazy song, there was something great about it and it gave me hope for the rest of the album. However, when Anti dropped after the terrible samsung campaign ended, the album had no direction, no point, no meaning. It was just a mix of songs, it almostThis album ended how it began "MESSY", after three failed first singles, 'work' was born. I was mesmerised, despite it being an extremely lazy song, there was something great about it and it gave me hope for the rest of the album. However, when Anti dropped after the terrible samsung campaign ended, the album had no direction, no point, no meaning. It was just a mix of songs, it almost sounded like a mixtape. Though I do BELIEVE rihanna has tried on this project as her vocals have never sounded better but she's just not an album artist, she is a single artist who should stick to creating pop hits. Hoping to get another GGGB/ LOUD/ album soon… Expand
  30. jbs1902
    May 27, 2016
    10
    She's a queen, this album is a masterpiece, you all should by the album on itunes and stream it on Spotify/Tidal. Best songs: Sex with me, Woo, James Joint and Pose.
  31. WhyNotASinger
    Sep 9, 2016
    6
    This album actually disappointed me. Except for "Kiss it better", "Love on the brain" and "Work", the album sounds messy and strange. Maybe this is what Rihanna wanted, an anti-pop record, but we miss her.
  32. TryAgainGata
    Sep 13, 2016
    6
    1. Consideration ft. SZA 5/5
    2. James Joint 5/5
    3. Kiss It Better 3/5
    4. Work ft. Drake 4/5
    5. Desperado 3/5
    6. Woo ft. Travis Scott 2/5
    7. Needed Me 3/5
    8. Yeah, I Said It 4/5
    9. Same Ol' Mistakes 5/5
    10. Never Ending 4/5
    11. Love on the Brain 5/5
    12. Higher 3/5
    13. Close to You 4/5
    14. Goodnight Gotham 3/5
    15. Pose 3/5
    16. Sex with Me 3/5
  33. BryanStein
    Oct 22, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Com toda certeza no mundo, esse foi o melhor Ć”lbum de 2016, um Ć”lbum completo, a sonoridade foi completa, algumas mĆŗsicas ficaram meio perdidas no Ć”lbum, mas foi tudo tĆ£o perfeito. AMEI!… Expand
  34. zgnruh
    Oct 22, 2016
    2
    Rihanna sound so cheap and ordinary on this album. I can't get her energy. Songs are written by other artist. I can't see anything about talent. She is just saying the same words again and again.
  35. musiclove96
    Oct 24, 2016
    10
    Great album, her best album to date actually. It is exactly what the album title is, Anti. Anti-pop, and it's going against what was expected from her. She's going as an artist and it's always interesting to see an artist go through the metamorphosis and grow. Truly proud of her, hope she gets the recognition she rightfully deserves for this record.
  36. Markorelio
    Nov 1, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This bad album, DecepcionANTI! This album does not demonstrate in their real idealization content "Royalty" that Rihanna wanted to demonstrate on the cover, very weak and poorly produced songs.… Expand
  37. ranoovski
    Nov 4, 2016
    5
    5,8
    I did not like "Anti" from the release and still do not like it. Album is boring, it is impossible to listen to two times in a row, it ponapihali all the boring samples and lyrics that bring to vomiting.
    Like a couple of songs: Desperado, Needed Me and Goodnight Gothem.
  38. 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 album was much better
  39. thefameprint
    Jan 4, 2017
    0
    Simplesmente o pior Ć”lbum de 2016. Esse Ć”lbum Ć© uma mancha na discografia da Rihanna, quem diria que ela viraria essa porca que quer inventar conceito que nĆ£o existe? 3 anos para lanƧar esse Ć”lbum foi um exagero jĆ” que contĆ©m letras tĆ£o vazias e ritmos tĆ£o mortos. Rihanna eu te abomino por ter lanƧado esse Ć”lbum e por forƧar o valahdd a gostar dele.
  40. Rafaeeel
    Jun 10, 2017
    7
    Eu adoro as mĆŗsicas da Rihanna desse Ć”lbum, ela tem um estilo maravilhoso.
    Ɖ como se tudo que ela fizesse, cantasse, usasse virasse ouro. Ela Ć© maravilhosa. PorĆ©m certas faixas nĆ£o viraram ouro, a Riri canta com muito sofrimento e isso acaba ficando chato. Mas no geral Ć© um Ć”lbum maravilhoso.
  41. dsakgeryfs
    Jun 8, 2017
    10
    uma biblia dessas, meu album preferido dela, uma pena que minha faixa preferida "Never ending" foi totalmente ignorada do album, Ć© um album diferente e unico
  42. sissi_stess
    Sep 2, 2017
    9
    An artist in constant evolution, I like that !! Maybe her best project because you can fell her in this record. Really good
    Favorites : Kiss it better, Needed me, Love on the brain
  43. BlaireWhite
    Sep 24, 2017
    0
    A weak attempt to sound authentic. Rihanna, who sings half EMPTi stadiums, fails to achieve her goal with this album. Bland, repetitive, unoriginal, poorly written and with terrible production.
  44. Marcosotica
    Oct 9, 2017
    1
    Itā€™s hard to tell if Rihanna had something else up her sleeve when releasing the previous three singles, but listening to those made me sure that ANTi ...
  45. 4R73N15
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Her most interesting body of work, production is next level. And as usual her album sets new trends
  46. Amirah
    Sep 3, 2021
    10
    A beautiful, experimental, raw and versatile representation of Rihannaā€™s ingenuity and creativity. Truly timeless, an instant classic.
  47. Fvfcfc
    Aug 21, 2022
    0
    Pure innovation. It's one of those albums that you don't understand the first time you listen. But, with each listen, you get hooked more and more. A delight.
  48. iTonio_20
    May 28, 2016
    8
    I thought this was a good album. It was different for her! I wish it was more up tempo songs but the songs were very good! Highlight songs for me were James Join, Kiss It Better, Work, Desperado, Needed Me, Yeah, I Said It, Love On The Brain, Higher, Pose, and Sex with Me!
  49. Wael
    Aug 27, 2016
    7
    A couple of listens into ANTI, you can actually hear that it's her most experimental and honnest work to date. Rihanna didn't craft (for the first time, she was the executive producer on this album) a record that has just 2 songs that are single-material. The lyrics are good, and the production is just magnificent at some points: that guitar in "Kiss It Better", or that DJ Mustard beat inA couple of listens into ANTI, you can actually hear that it's her most experimental and honnest work to date. Rihanna didn't craft (for the first time, she was the executive producer on this album) a record that has just 2 songs that are single-material. The lyrics are good, and the production is just magnificent at some points: that guitar in "Kiss It Better", or that DJ Mustard beat in "Needed Me", let alone that "Same Ol' Mistakes" cover. Yet, there remains a lot of forgettable and filler dull tracks like "Desperado", "James Joint", and "Yeah, I Said It". Also, one major flaw is that she didn't make "Higher" longer, which would've been so great.
    But all in all, a solid record.    … Expand
  50. Rehrihcritic88
    Apr 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The great album!
    Rihanna is the Queen. Anti is a masterpiece, LOTB and KIB perfect songs.    … Expand
  51. survivorfan989
    Jan 25, 2019
    6
    Its a poor album, saved by a few great songs. 'Love on the Brain' and 'Kiss it Better' are fantastic, but there's so many 'filler' tracks and one too many short interludes.
  52. Kayzan
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    OBRA-PRIMA CONTEMPORƂNEA. Apesar dos cansĆ”veis adiamentos e problemas na produĆ§Ć£o do Ć”lbum, conseguiu criar algo "desafiador", mas bem preparado, sereno e que desce suavemente aos ouvidos. VĆ”rias canƧƵes que exploram bem a sua voz e com produĆ§Ć£o voltada para o R&B sĆ£o o ponto mais alto do Ć”lbum. "Kiss It Better", "Higher", "Love On The Brain", "Never Ending" e o cover maravilho de "SameOBRA-PRIMA CONTEMPORƂNEA. Apesar dos cansĆ”veis adiamentos e problemas na produĆ§Ć£o do Ć”lbum, conseguiu criar algo "desafiador", mas bem preparado, sereno e que desce suavemente aos ouvidos. VĆ”rias canƧƵes que exploram bem a sua voz e com produĆ§Ć£o voltada para o R&B sĆ£o o ponto mais alto do Ć”lbum. "Kiss It Better", "Higher", "Love On The Brain", "Never Ending" e o cover maravilho de "Same Old Love", por Tame Impala, beijam o "Blues" e apresentam boas construƧƵes harmĆ“nicas trazendo uma nova visĆ£o dela para a sua carreira. Por outro lado, o som forte em "Consideration", "Desperado" e "Needed Me" explode em batidas Hip-Hop bem mais digerĆ­veis que a mĆŗsica pop / EDM explorado em seus Ć”lbuns anteriores.… Expand
  53. Muddsjr
    Jun 25, 2016
    7
    Anti feels like an album that, compared to its predecessors, should be a surprising turn to something oddly and curiously good, and in many cases, yes, Anti generally is. But there are tracks here that feel that way only for the first minute or so, before falling into incomplete and slightly flat repetitively and lyrical contradiction. But - as said already, all isn't lost, this is interesting.
  54. gusbontorim
    Apr 26, 2016
    7
    De Hitmaker a uma artista conceitual, talvez por querer mudar rĆ”pido demais essa imagem, "Anti" pecou por querer apresentar esses dois aspectos. Em um grito desesperado em querer ser conceitual, Rihanna nĆ£o alcanƧou o que queria, com letras vazias e projetadas para o rĆ”dio, ela falhou em querer ser "artĆ­stica demais". Entretanto nĆ£o devemos menosprezar esse trabalho, pela vontade deDe Hitmaker a uma artista conceitual, talvez por querer mudar rĆ”pido demais essa imagem, "Anti" pecou por querer apresentar esses dois aspectos. Em um grito desesperado em querer ser conceitual, Rihanna nĆ£o alcanƧou o que queria, com letras vazias e projetadas para o rĆ”dio, ela falhou em querer ser "artĆ­stica demais". Entretanto nĆ£o devemos menosprezar esse trabalho, pela vontade de mudanƧa, Rihanna conseguiu provar que nĆ£o se acomoda na sua zona de conforto.… Expand
  55. 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 the overall quality spread throughout the whole project, this one however is an obvious exception.
  56. longjetty7
    Feb 9, 2016
    7
    I have to say, this is definitely not an album I expected Rihanna to release, but I'm glad she did. For someone who has sort of been the quintessential megastar, it's a breath of fresh air to hear an entire album of songs that defy typical pop conventions. Seriously, there's not a single I-V-vi-IV chord progression on here (which appeared on about half the songs on Taylor Swift's 1989, byI have to say, this is definitely not an album I expected Rihanna to release, but I'm glad she did. For someone who has sort of been the quintessential megastar, it's a breath of fresh air to hear an entire album of songs that defy typical pop conventions. Seriously, there's not a single I-V-vi-IV chord progression on here (which appeared on about half the songs on Taylor Swift's 1989, by the way). Anti may not have the immediate hits that Rihanna's other albums had, but it's a new musical direction, and it's certainly an intriguing one. There's a nice variety on this album, from trap to R&B to dream pop to soul, and even a bit of jazz in certain places. As eclectic as Anti is, Rihanna pulls it off surprisingly well, and for the most part it flows along nicely. There are definitely some weaker tracks here and there, but overall I really do applaud her for changing things up.

    Standout tracks: Kiss It Better, Desperado, Same Ol' Mistakes, Never Ending    … Expand
  57. BabyJane
    May 25, 2016
    9
    1. Consideration 100/100
    2. James Joint 100/100
    3. Kiss It Better 100/100
    4. Work 80/100
    5. Desperado 100/100
    6. Woo 100/100
    7. Needed Me 100/100
    8. Yeah, I Said It 90/100
    9. Same Ol' Mistakes 100/100
    10. Never Ending 100/100
    11. Love on the Brain 75/100
    12. Higher 60/100
    13. Close to You 65/100
    14. Goodnight Gotham 95/100
    15. Pose 55/100
    16. Sex with Me 85/100

    Metascore: 87
  58. Onoros
    Dec 23, 2016
    8
    8/10 ........................................................................................................................................................
  59. ddaniel16
    Jun 2, 2016
    7
    I respect this album because it truly defies what Rihanna has produced in the past (albums with each song formulated into a commercial, radio-ready hit). It is a move in the right direction for Rihanna. One thing that does take away from the album is that she does not participate in the writing. Some artists can get away with this, but somehow it just feels insincere coming from Rihanna.
  60. mahfoudhhannani
    May 13, 2016
    9
    Rihanna's voice. The beautiful, sexy and raw songs. This woman has so much charisma, and she keeps getting better. It all comes down to the voice. Ų“ŁƒŲ±Ų§
  61. perfectiover
    Jul 18, 2016
    10
    Woah. After only listening to the 2 worst songs on this album I really didn't like it because I was so in love with the dance-pop Rihanna we all know and fell in love with, but after listening to the pop/industrial influenced songs, I can proudly say that this is one of Rihanna's best albums. It's not GGGB or Loud, but it's definitely in her top 5 best albums. Songs like James Joint, KissWoah. After only listening to the 2 worst songs on this album I really didn't like it because I was so in love with the dance-pop Rihanna we all know and fell in love with, but after listening to the pop/industrial influenced songs, I can proudly say that this is one of Rihanna's best albums. It's not GGGB or Loud, but it's definitely in her top 5 best albums. Songs like James Joint, Kiss It Better, Sex With Me, Yeah I Said It, Same Ol' Mistakes, and Close To You are highlights on the album and among Rihanna's best songs. Anti is a solid 10/10.… Expand
  62. Sergio97costa
    Sep 14, 2018
    10
    Perfect! This album definitely outdid all of my expectations. Rihanna is fantastic. Best album ever.
  63. kirbyfaraone
    Jan 31, 2016
    8
    i'm absolutely floored by this album.

    i've always been a fan of rihanna, but more in the sense that i really enjoyed every one of her singles. i never really was the one to fully listen to her albums and when i did them i found some tracks to be fillers, but this album intrigued me. maybe it was the long wait for the album to come out, the missed deadlines, the changes in producers.    i'm absolutely floored by this album.

    i've always been a fan of rihanna, but more in the sense that i really enjoyed every one of her singles. i never really was the one to fully listen to her albums and when i did them i found some tracks to be fillers, but this album intrigued me. maybe it was the long wait for the album to come out, the missed deadlines, the changes in producers.

    Work was released a few days ago and i wasn't very impressed. then the bomb dropped. i downloaded the album (courtesy of rihanna herself dropping the album for free) and as soon as consequence started i was hooked. first of all no "pop hits" or "bangers" and i was glad. it's not that i don't like songs like rude boy or pour it up but i wanted something new from rihanna. i wanted something new and adventurous. holy **** did she bring it. its experimental in sound, jumping from one genre to the next and it works. nothing is fast paced and loud. its an album that you play and just chill in your room and absorb the sounds.

    the 3/4's of the album are definitely stronger than the last 1/4 but that doesn't take away from the last 1/4, they are good in their own way. rihanna definitely tried to "sing" more on this and for the most part she does a great job, with the exception of higher as it sounds like she is straining to get the notes out. i looked to my sister as we were listening to it and said "she's gonna have a hard time singing this live".

    all in all a fantastic album and by far rihanna's best effort. i would love for her to continue on this path (although thats probably not likely).

    8.5/10    … Expand
  64. FrankAnti
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Rihanna has once again proven that she is above and beyond what the rest of the world is doing. This album is about art now simply music. This album will go down with the classics like Madonna's Erotica and Ray of Light.
  65. dreamsprite
    Aug 5, 2020
    10
    Itā€™s already classics! Rihanna made the album to sit, to chill, to cry a little, the production is something else. ā€œhigherā€ is one of my favorite because of the simplicity and honesty
  66. Tonyo
    Apr 29, 2016
    7
    Trois ans d'attente, un an de teasing pour... Ƨa?
    Rihanna pose sa voix sur les titres de son album sans rĆ©elle implication. Plusieurs titres sont plats Ć  lā€™instar du lead Work, qui est bien dĆ©cevant et ne reprĆ©sente pas du tout le contenu de l'album. Cependant, soulignons que les progrĆØs rĆ©alisĆ©s par Rihanna pour proposer des albums de qualitĆ© (depuis Unapologetic) se poursuivent avec cet    Trois ans d'attente, un an de teasing pour... Ƨa?
    Rihanna pose sa voix sur les titres de son album sans rĆ©elle implication. Plusieurs titres sont plats Ć  lā€™instar du lead Work, qui est bien dĆ©cevant et ne reprĆ©sente pas du tout le contenu de l'album. Cependant, soulignons que les progrĆØs rĆ©alisĆ©s par Rihanna pour proposer des albums de qualitĆ© (depuis Unapologetic) se poursuivent avec cet album. MĆŖme si l'on ne comprend pas l'intĆ©rĆŖt des titres bonus de la version deluxe qui sont catastrophiques,on peut tout de mĆŖme remarquer que la seconde moitiĆ© de l'album est excellente (de Same Ol' Mistakes Ć  Close To You).    … Expand
  67. EosBuddy
    Nov 14, 2017
    10
    One of the best albums ever! 'Yeah i said it' , 'Needed me' , 'Kiss it better' , 'Work' and 'Desperado' are the highlights of this album. It's a must listen album for everyone surely ..
  68. dinhodiego
    Aug 9, 2017
    9
    Encontre aqui tudo o que uma pessoa busca num Ć”lbum. Grandes baladas, mĆŗsicas para danƧar, instrumentais poderosos, alĆ©m dos vocais inconfundĆ­veis da cantora, claramente no apse do domĆ­nio da sua voz. Love on the brain Ć© de longe a mĆŗsica mais diferente, complexa e interessante do Ć”lbum. NĆ£o podemos tambĆ©m deixar de dar honrarias para uma mĆŗsica que, infelizmente, nĆ£o se tornou um smashEncontre aqui tudo o que uma pessoa busca num Ć”lbum. Grandes baladas, mĆŗsicas para danƧar, instrumentais poderosos, alĆ©m dos vocais inconfundĆ­veis da cantora, claramente no apse do domĆ­nio da sua voz. Love on the brain Ć© de longe a mĆŗsica mais diferente, complexa e interessante do Ć”lbum. NĆ£o podemos tambĆ©m deixar de dar honrarias para uma mĆŗsica que, infelizmente, nĆ£o se tornou um smash hit, mas jĆ” pode ser colocada no top ranking da cantora como uma de suas melhores gravaƧƵes: Kiss it Better. Desperado seria um excelente single! Bom... o Ć”lbum Ć© cheio de altos e baixos, nĆ£o no sentido de oscilar em qualidade, mas sim, de trazer tons suaves seguidos de momentos de grandes explosƵes sonoras. Ponto para Rihanna!… Expand
  69. LilyDesconforto
    Feb 2, 2016
    8
    Humilhou a desgraƧada da Biskaty fungos na buceterry, aquela morfĆ©tica sem talento que nunca irĆ” evoluir como artista e se arriscar a fazer algo diferente na carreira. Rihanna, felizmente, pisou com esse novo album, porĆ©m deixou a desejar na quantidade de mĆŗsicas.
  70. rickfenty
    Feb 10, 2016
    10
    Ousado, intenso e provocante. Rihanna nĆ£o poderia ter escolhido hora melhor para lanƧar o Anti, ela deixa de lado a fĆ³rmula mĆ”gica das vendas com megahits mas alcanƧa uma maturidade artĆ­stica limpa, mostrando sua evoluĆ§Ć£o vocal como nunca vimos antes, em tons diferentes de dramaticidade e sensualidade. Rihanna nĆ£o sĆ³ faz um dos melhores Ć”lbuns da carreira, mas consegue mostrar pro mundoOusado, intenso e provocante. Rihanna nĆ£o poderia ter escolhido hora melhor para lanƧar o Anti, ela deixa de lado a fĆ³rmula mĆ”gica das vendas com megahits mas alcanƧa uma maturidade artĆ­stica limpa, mostrando sua evoluĆ§Ć£o vocal como nunca vimos antes, em tons diferentes de dramaticidade e sensualidade. Rihanna nĆ£o sĆ³ faz um dos melhores Ć”lbuns da carreira, mas consegue mostrar pro mundo que nĆ£o foi feita para apenas interpretar, mas de criar, sentir, se arriscar e como sempre fez na carreira se arriscar. Ɓlbum primoroso de uma das artistas mais incrĆ­veis de sua geraĆ§Ć£o.… Expand
  71. diasd
    Feb 9, 2016
    10
    harika bir albĆ¼m iƧimi eritti herşey mĆ¼kemel olmussssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
  72. asmes
    Feb 9, 2016
    10
    Rihannaā€™s most intriguing project yet, even if thereā€™s no clear smash amongst its 13 tracks. In many ways itā€™s her most deliberately uncommercial album yet, but donā€™t let the low-key THC vibes fool you: every harmony, drum beat, and transition on Anti is painstakingly finessed.
  73. nesw
    Feb 9, 2016
    10
    Oh Rihanna, it was so worth the wait.... This album shows Rihanna hitting back at anyone who ever said her voice could only do certain things and showing them she can do anything she wants to. Such attitude; no apologies.
  74. jazzs
    Feb 9, 2016
    10
    Oh Rihanna, it was so worth the wait.... This album shows Rihanna hitting back at anyone who ever said her voice could only do certain things and showing them she can do anything she wants to. Such attitude; no apologies.
  75. marckosalmeida
    Feb 9, 2016
    10
    Sem sombra de dĆŗvidas ANTI nos mostra uma nova Rihanna com seu melhor vocal e sua habilidade de compor irrevogĆ”vel, letras impecĆ”veis e melodias harmĆ“nicas este Ć”lbum revolucionou a carreira desta grande artista.
  76. WillJonesM
    Feb 9, 2016
    8
    I like it. Sounds modern. The vocals are very characteristic from Rihanna and the lyrics too. The songs are mixed emotions. I guees that not sound very concise in relation to genre but still think that is a greatest album by Rihanna because sounds mature and conceptual. My favorite songs are "Work" and "Love on the brain".
  77. AlanPalacios
    Feb 11, 2016
    10
    My favorite album from Rated R, I sincerely believe that the long wait was worth it, this album is amazing. One of the best albums of the year. Good job Rihanna!
  78. nadervitor
    Feb 11, 2016
    10
    Anti is, undoubtedly, Rihanna's best album so far. Not because she delivered "good" music, a.k.a. profitable, but because this is all her. Her persona is all over the tracks. As daring as Kanye's Yeezus and equally genius: an album with no fillers is what every artist should be aiming too. Perhaps not what we expected, but pure creativity.
  79. viniciusfenty
    Apr 30, 2016
    10
    Sem sombras de duvida o melhor Ɣlbum de todos os tempos, com sons e batidas contagiantes e diferentes que levam a carreira da Rihanna Ơ outro patamar
  80. staysi
    Feb 12, 2016
    10
    Best Rihanna's album. You take me higher. Higher than i've ever been babe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  81. scheibex
    Feb 14, 2016
    6
    Um Ć”lbum difĆ­cil de engolir, conceitual, Ć”cido. Ɖ realmente o adeus de rihanna para os charts e mĆŗsicas "farofas". Aqui vemos uma artista grande que finalmente depois de 7 Ć”lbuns evoluiu.
  82. isthatbrandon
    May 2, 2016
    10
    Legendary album! Definitely her best work so far. There are no songs that I think are bad on this record, Rihanna, once again has delivered a career-changing body of work. Make sure you buy this!
  83. pureshores
    Sep 3, 2016
    8
    Anti is Rihanna saying she's ready to slowly move away from her usual club bangers. She released the album for free, she has 3 singles that doesn't follow the usual song format, and the cohesion issue most people complained of is part of what the album stands for. Anti: opposed to, against.

    While it's tempting to say the single 'Work' is all that it has going for it, if you give it time    Anti is Rihanna saying she's ready to slowly move away from her usual club bangers. She released the album for free, she has 3 singles that doesn't follow the usual song format, and the cohesion issue most people complained of is part of what the album stands for. Anti: opposed to, against.

    While it's tempting to say the single 'Work' is all that it has going for it, if you give it time you'll also appreciate everything else, most notably 'Kiss It Better', 'Same Ol Mistakes' and her I'm-ready-to-tread-Beyonce-territory song, 'Love on the Brain.'

    While it did not get the same level of success her previous albums achieved, she has made her statement that she's ready to move on to other things. Where she'll head to next is not the question. To Anti or not to Anti, that is the question.    … Expand
  84. ZJM_
    May 13, 2017
    10
    Anti was a fantastic album! You can see how much she grew and how much his album means to her. Songs that stand out for me are 'love on the brain', 'higher'. 'kiss it better' and 'james joint'. I wish the last one was longer.
  85. Gretusca
    Jun 10, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Anti representa um enorme passo na carreira de Rihanna, nesse novo disco, a cantora deixa florescer sua identidade musical atravƩs da sonoridade de seu domƭnio, o Urban.

    Apesar de ser um shock de sonoridade para aqueles que estavam acostumados com o seu EDM estonteante em Ɣlbuns anteriores, aqui a cantora nos deslumbra, conforme o tempo, com o incrƭvel dancehall de suas raƭzes caribenhas na faixa "Work", jƔ em faixas como "Consideration" e "Desperado" a cantora mostra todo o seu poder e agressividade com um flerte entre o Hip-Hop e R&B.

    Por outro lado a cantora revela seu lado emocional, mas tambĆ©m com o seu toque de Bad Girl em "Close To You" e "Love On The Brain", essa Ćŗltima uma faixa de Soul que soa diferente de tudo que a Hitmaker jĆ” havia feito antes Ć© um dos pontos altos do Ć”lbum.

    O Ć”pice do Ć”lbum estĆ” na faixa Needed Me na qual Rihanna exala sua essĆŖncia de garota independente e dona de si mesma, quando a mesma canta You was just another **** on the hit list/Tryna fix your inner issues with a bad **** a mesma revela que sabe como alguns outros homens e a sociedade a enxergam e que essa auto-consciĆŖncia Ć  torna indiferente aos julgamentos, fazendo a mesma levar uma vida livre e conforme suas vontade, nos fazendo perceber que estamos jogando o jogo dela. AlĆ©m disso, no momento mais direcionado ao Pop, temos a sua faixa "Kiss It Better", outro ponto para a cantora, aqui a influĆŖncia de Prince Ć© clara e faz com que a faixa se torne inesquecĆ­vel, pelo menos no repertĆ³rio dela.

    Os momentos mais vulnerĆ”veis estĆ£o nas faixa "Higher" e "Never Ending" que numa primeira audiĆ§Ć£o podem parecer impolidas, mas essa mĆŗsicas com uma sonoridade Soul e Folk, respectivamente, tambĆ©m sĆ£o dramĆ”ticas e cativantes conforme vocĆŖ compreende o espĆ­rito do Ć”lbum e de Rihanna.

    NĆ£o apenas um marco na carreira de Rihanna, Anti Ć© o avanƧo de degraus artĆ­sticos para Rihanna.    … Expand
  86. BYEonce
    Apr 30, 2016
    10
    Waouh! Rihanna did it once again.

    ANTi is definitely Rihanna's best album, simple, emotional with many poetry. She shows us who she really is, not at commercial pop star for teenagers but a real and great artist, who co-writes her own songs. Instrumentals are delicious. Listening to this masterpiece could make you have orgasms. You don't need a partner anymore to feel the pleasure    Waouh! Rihanna did it once again.

    ANTi is definitely Rihanna's best album, simple, emotional with many poetry.

    She shows us who she really is, not at commercial pop star for teenagers but a real and great artist, who co-writes her own songs. Instrumentals are delicious. Listening to this masterpiece could make you have orgasms. You don't need a partner anymore to feel the pleasure just listen to ANTi it's that simple. Rihanna's voice is a jewelry, a pure miracle coming from heaven.

    Very far from her farmer pop/dancefloor commercial songs, she made a difference choice and that is much for her credit. In her fragility, she finds her strength and that's why she constantly renewing herself as an artist, she surpasses herself and never stop surprising her fans and the audience in general for 11 years now. And God knows that not every artist can afford to surprise and generate as Rihanna do a sense of excitement through time.

    I love every song on the album. She's versatile as always. It's a personal album in which anybody, the young and the not so young, black, white, yellow, red, rainbow people could identify.
    Lyrics are powerful (Love On The Brain, Higher) meaningful and deep (Kiss It Better, Close To You) it's an album in which we can party and bullshhh (Work, Pose), where we can make love (Sex With Me, Yeah I said it, Same Ol Mistakes), in which we can get high (James Jones, Consideration), when you don't manage to sleep (Never Ending), to play after an hard day at work, or to celebrate the weekend (Desperado), useful when you're partner cheated on you (Needed Me, Woo), to play at funerals (Goodnight Gotham). Every song could help us to get better in life, to love life, to appreciate what we're doing, what we have, to enjoy moments we're sharing.

    As a conclusion, ANTi is an EXCELLENT, BRILLIANT, INTELLIGENT, SASSY, TIMELESS, INNOVATIVE, anyway a BEYOND PERFECT album in which each song deserves an award. Masterpiece now makes sense to me.

    Once again, well done Rihanna !!! Don't stop blessing the world with musicals work of art such as ANTi... what else ? 10/10.    … Expand
  87. SumitSumbria
    Jun 3, 2016
    9
    Best album of Rihanna till date. She may not be drawing any conclusions out of it but she "got to do things (her) own way darling". ANTI is definitely a "rare and priceless work of art" which finds Rihanna expressing her inner self better than ever before. Her cover of Tame Impala song "Same Ol' Mistakes" is better than the original one.
    Favourite tracks - Same Ol' Mistakes, Desperado,    Best album of Rihanna till date. She may not be drawing any conclusions out of it but she "got to do things (her) own way darling". ANTI is definitely a "rare and priceless work of art" which finds Rihanna expressing her inner self better than ever before. Her cover of Tame Impala song "Same Ol' Mistakes" is better than the original one.
    Favourite tracks - Same Ol' Mistakes, Desperado, Higher, Consideration, Needed Me, Kiss It Better, Woo
    Jewel of the album - Same Ol' Mistakes    … Expand
  88. CaioEz
    May 21, 2016
    10
    Escreveu a maioria das mĆŗsicas, possui seu estilo prĆ³prio em cada detalhe do Ć”lbum e ainda saiu da Ć”rea de conforto dela acertando em cheio!! ANTI Ć© com certeza o melhor Ć”lbum jĆ” lanƧado da Rihanna atĆ© agora.
  89. UnchartedFan
    May 25, 2016
    10
    Rihanna's best album to date. I'm a Navy since 2010, and she has improved so much vocaly, the album is excellent, the tracks are amazing (except Woo, she sounds like a goat ). Anyway , aoty 2016 for sure, better win Grammys next year or I'm suing
  90. albix33
    May 20, 2016
    10
    Anti is a departure from Rihanna's previous material, leaving behind the club and dance genres of her previous releases for a predominantly pop and R&B[30] [31] album with elements of dancehall and soul. The album's production has been characterized as being, dark, sparsely layered, bouncy, with lo-fi bass, old school styles, downtempo moodiness and electro-soul minimalism. Lindsay ZoladzAnti is a departure from Rihanna's previous material, leaving behind the club and dance genres of her previous releases for a predominantly pop and R&B[30] [31] album with elements of dancehall and soul. The album's production has been characterized as being, dark, sparsely layered, bouncy, with lo-fi bass, old school styles, downtempo moodiness and electro-soul minimalism. Lindsay Zoladz of Vulture believed that "to neatly classify Anti by genre, you'd have to invent one," which she described as being "industrial dancehall". Ben Rayner of The Toronto Star stated that Anti is divided into two halves; the first consisting of "futuristic robo-R&B", whilst the second half contains "a more organic breed of soul".

    The album's lyrical content predominantly touches upon themes of relationships, exploring what it means to be in love, to get hurt, to need someone, and to be true to yourself.The theme of relationships is picked up in numerous songs; "Kiss It Better" sees Rihanna questioning how far an ex-lover will go to get her back; in "Woo", Rihanna turns spiteful, stating she does not care for her ex-partner, while "Never Ending" features Rihanna admitting she would like to be in love again. The album's themes were also noted as being unapologetic, with an uncaring attitude, and self-assurance.

    During the album's recording Rihanna aimed to create an album that was both "soulful" and "aggressive", elaborating on this she stated that the aggressive and soulful themes would be heard in the musical, lyrical and vocal context.During a press conference in early 2014, Rihanna told MTV News that she aimed to depart from the musical style of her previous releases, which she described as being "big songs. From the jump, they just blow up." Rihanna continued to state that with Anti she would be focusing on music that "felt real" and soulful and would be timeless. She also stated that she wanted to record songs that could be "timeless" and that she could perform 15 years later. "Not any songs that were burnt out. I find that when I get on stage now, I don't want to perform a lot of my songs. They don't feel like me."    … Expand
  91. cfc38
    Jul 28, 2016
    8
    Although different and not as poppy as her earlier work, Anti surely doesn't lack the fun aspect of the album and is hopefully just a taste of what's to come from the, artistically, highest growing pop star on the planet..
  92. MisaOlive
    May 23, 2016
    10
    The new album of Rihanna is really different from all the things we saw in "Music of the Sun" to "Unapologetic". As its name implies, "Anti", the album against everything that Rihanna has done. The songs have a footprint over 80s to 90s, classic ballads, and it's all very danceable and wonderful. This is a great Rihanna album that captivated me from the first time I heard.
  93. Jasos
    Nov 30, 2016
    10
    Senza ombra di dubbio, il miglior album di rihanna, se non il migliore album dell'anno. Rompe gli schemi, va oltre e si sbilancia con uno stile piĆ¹ maturo e raffinato senza abbandonare l'anima che tutti conosciamo e a cui siamo affezionati.
  94. WANGWEST
    May 30, 2016
    10
    ANTI is one of those albums you should put on your wishlist and listen to on Spotify over and over again, especially WORK. From badgirl songs like Needed Me and emotionally high songs like Love On The Brain, this is an album that will be put down as one of the best albums of the year!
  95. CriticMLT
    Jul 2, 2016
    7
    Well done Rihanna you mange to release once again a great album . This album is so good and very different. the production to the vocals are all amazing and very well written songs. The collaborations are amazing as well. Well done queen RiRi.
    My score:
    1. Consideration ft SZA 8/10 2. James Joint 8/10 3. Kiss it better 9/10 4. Work ft Drake 8/10 5. Desperado 7/10 6. Woo 6/10 7.    Well done Rihanna you mange to release once again a great album . This album is so good and very different. the production to the vocals are all amazing and very well written songs. The collaborations are amazing as well. Well done queen RiRi.
    My score:
    1. Consideration ft SZA 8/10
    2. James Joint 8/10
    3. Kiss it better 9/10
    4. Work ft Drake 8/10
    5. Desperado 7/10
    6. Woo 6/10
    7. Needed me 9/10
    8. Yeah, I said it 8/10
    9. Same Ol' mistakes 7/10
    10. Never ending 8/10
    11. Love on the brain 8/10
    12. Higher 7/10
    13. Close to you 8/10
    overall: 77.7    … Expand
  96. virajshankar
    Jun 24, 2016
    10
    This album is one of the most compelling and unique album to date that Rihanna has created. Nearly all the songs are very well crafted, from the ghostly feel of "Desperado" to the glitchy "Consideration". Here is a run through of each track on "Anti".

    Consideration: 10/10 The perfect "I don't give a f*ck" opener James Joint: 10/10 The interlude with seducing and sexy vocals Kiss    This album is one of the most compelling and unique album to date that Rihanna has created. Nearly all the songs are very well crafted, from the ghostly feel of "Desperado" to the glitchy "Consideration". Here is a run through of each track on "Anti".

    Consideration: 10/10 The perfect "I don't give a f*ck" opener

    James Joint: 10/10 The interlude with seducing and sexy vocals

    Kiss It Better: 10/10 The 80's and 90's throwback

    Work: 9/10 The Dancehall/Reggae smash (a little hard to understand at times)

    Desperado: 10/10 The ghost track, and one of the most unique

    Woo: 6/10 The experiment which went really wrong

    Needed Me: 8/10 The most squeaky unpolished track on the album

    Yeah, I Said It: 10/10 The confidence and physical attention track

    Same Ol' Mistakes 10/10 The psychedelic reflective track

    Never Ending: 10/10 The vulnerable, unfuturistic track

    Love On The Brain: 10/10 The ultimate comfort food track

    Higher: 10/10 The slightly orchestral cut, with regrets and promises

    Close To You: 10/10 The "can you be with me forever" song

    Total: 9.5/10

    There is only one throwaway in this album, otherwise a giant step up from Unapologetic and one of Rihanna's best albums. And though this is definitely not what I expected, in the end in far succeeded my expectations. Along with LOUD, this is Rihanna's best and most confident album to date.    … Expand
  97. lUcOzAdExx
    Jun 23, 2016
    7
    In my personal opinion this album would've been better if some of the songs were deleted and replaced with FourFiveSeconds, American Oxygen and **** Better Have My Money. Anyway is not a bad album, but its definitely not her best.
  98. itsrenanyall
    Jun 23, 2016
    8
    Proud of Rihanna, she got to a point in her career where she doesn't need to bring that mainstream pop to just blow minds and get her songs to the top 10. She's just so incredible that everyone knows it and will buy her albums. Not my favorite album from her but still one of the best ones ever.
  99. jarbv
    Jul 1, 2016
    10
    Finally, it doesn't seem like Rihanna has a ton of overproduced pop chart-topping hits, and the album seems coherent and has a much better note. Huge fan of this album compared to her others.
  100. parkdog123
    Jul 19, 2016
    10
    What an AMAZING ALBUM! I really do love this album although I am not the biggest fan of rap I love Rihanna's sound in "Kiss It Better" and one of my favorites "Close To You". Her vocals also shine in her hit "Love On The Brain" also. "Work" for sure will get you going right? Haha. One of the best albums out there.
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73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Uncut
    Feb 29, 2016
    80
    One of the most coherent and surprising big-ticket pop albums in years. [Apr 2016, p.79]
  2. HipHopDX
    Feb 23, 2016
    72
    In many ways, ANTI is a step in the right direction for Rihanna, creatively.
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  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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