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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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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: 520 out of 616
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 616
  3. Negative: 60 out of 616
  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. ray32
    Mar 3, 2023
    10
    better than Beyonce's who discography. Rihanna paved the way for her (a reminder who the true queen is).
  5. AzadehRz
    Jan 30, 2016
    10
    Amazing body of work, very versatile and new. Rihanna did it again she proved she doesn't have to be generic and boring to create aAmazing body of work, very versatile and new. Rihanna did it again she proved she doesn't have to be generic and boring to create a masterpiece. Every song has a meaning I love the album… Expand
  6. rafamarley
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
    É lindo ver nossa badgal atingir esse nivel de maturidade artística e vocal. E depois de 10 anos de carreira vê la ousar dessa maneira éÉ lindo ver nossa badgal atingir esse nivel de maturidade artística e vocal. E depois de 10 anos de carreira vê la ousar dessa maneira é fantástico. Uma linda prova de que ela não tem medo de errar. Isso so nos mostra que ela nao pretende ficar estagnada, ela quer nos mostrar que pode ir muito além do que nós imaginamos. A cada novo album ela se mostra cada vez mais versátil, é como se ela conseguisse imprimir em cada musica a sua marca, e mesmo que inicialmente possa parecer um pouco diferente do que nos estamos acostumados a ouvir, todo álbum soa incrivelmente familiar. Os que ainda estão com o pé atras com ANTI é so questão de tempo para que esse novo caminho musical tambrm te guie para uma jornada de apresentação dessa que RIHANNA ainda vai nos surpreender muito mais. Shine bright like a Diamond Rih!… Expand
  7. rafamartinelli4
    Jan 29, 2016
    8
    eu particularmente gostei, mas não era o que eu e a maioria das pessoas esperavam, ela focou apenas no R&B nesse ao invés de misturareu particularmente gostei, mas não era o que eu e a maioria das pessoas esperavam, ela focou apenas no R&B nesse ao invés de misturar elementos como nos últimos albuns dela, e a divulgação do album foi uma verdadeira bagunça, acabaram se perdendo e fizeram as pessoas criarem muita expectativa, o que sempre gera uma grande decepção se não for realmente bom. Talvez tenha sido isso que a Rihanna realmente quis com o Anti, ser do contra, criar uma falsa expectativa e surpreender.. Ao contrário… 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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