The video has been removed repeatedly by UMG for copyright reasons, so apologies if you cannot view the embedded youtube below
[EDIT: I'm now hosting the video, so there shouldn't be any problems]
Stumbling across the only video in the world of the only girl in the world has indeed made me feel like a man, as the bajan princess intended. However, the song itself leaves me feeling let down.
Rhi Rhi has been frolicking around at the tops of our charts for a few years now (Umbrella was released in 2007!) however this latest installment of the franchise isn't quite up to scratch, with a startling lack of imagination or creativity that New Beyonce has used to shape past successes. Well, Jay Z has used to shape past successes. Rihanna's been showing off her voice as of late on tracks like Love the Way You Lie and Russian Roulette, but unfortunately this new venture seems to have left that aside, in favour of a more club friendly format; with repetitive lines and beats, punctured by buzzing synths. Sounding more like a shit cover of Kelly Rowland/David Guetta massive, Commander, of which I was a big fan, you're left with the impression that future Rihannal music is paving a path of easily remixable tracks for club DJs to play to our dancing ears.
Ignore it as a single, look forward to it on nights out, and if you're seeking a happy ending, here's one of the internet's little miracles;
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