The rumor mill is in full production mode and everyone is scrambling to make sense of what could be. Yesterday, an internal memo from Roc Nation “leaked”, detailing what appears to be Rihanna‘s upcoming studio album Lost Files.
The would-be press release was slated for November 4th, with the actual release on November 25th, and is all a bit blurry. This wouldn’t be the first time that Rihanna seemingly came out of no where with new material, after working on an album for months. This seems a bit fishy to me though, and seems like a ploy to garner some hype; it’s working obviously. I doubt that this kind of information would be leaked without permission.
The tracklisting looks something like this:
1. Bold
2. Trouble
3. Ain’t No Drama
4. Barz (featuring Nicki Minaj)
5. A Drug & A Dream
6. All Night
7. Lovin, Fallin, Dyin
8. Tattered Heart
9. Real Talk (featuring Drake)
10. Hall of Flames
11. Pray 4 Me (featuring Big Sean)
12. Oceans
13. Veins
14. Lost Files (featuring Eminem)
The fact that this exists at all is confirmation that the rihpocalypse is nigh. We probably won’t have to wait too much longer to hear some new music from the no-fucks-given Empress. Our bodies are ready.