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Pitchfork 6.1/10 The R&B star has described the Rated R sessions as "theraputic," and the vitriolic, rough, raw end product is about as brutal as you'd expect.
A.V. Club F There’s no pussyfooting around the subject of Rihanna’s fourth album. Rated R is about the pain of love—specifically and deliberately that of her breakup with Chris Brown after he brutally assaulted her on the night of the Grammy Awards this past February. The lyrics of Rated R are like excerpts from a therapy…
Rolling Stone 4/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Rated R on Rolling Stone.com.
Slant 4/5 In short, Rihanna don’t feel much like dancing no more. Leave that sort of soft shoe to the defense.
The Guardian 3/5 <p>The R&B star's latest goes a little too far in satisfying prurient interest in her private life, says <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong></p>
The Telegraph 3/5 Rihanna's 'Rated R' is a sleek and dynamic hard pop record. Rating: * * *
The Irish Times 4/5 Rihanna , Rated R, Universal ****
