Rihanna Tops Herself With Four Covers For Dazed
Just hours after revealing three covers for Vogue Paris' December issue, Miss Fenty outdoes herself...
Gosh, Rihanna, will you let us breathe for a sec?
Just earlier today we were gushing over Rihanna's three incredible Vogue Paris covers and now she's unveiled four - we repeat, FOUR! - covers for the newest issue of Dazed.
She certainly doesn't do things by halves and she most certainly doesn't repeat herself either so the Dazed shoot is a complete 180 from the Vogue editorials.
But first, it'll piss you off
Hate! Bad bitches wanna be my bae
Hate! Hunt me down like the C.I.A
Hate! Side of my car, tryna see my face
Hate! Want me to beat it like the T.I. case
Oh (hate!) and if it's heated I'ma feed my face
Hate! And best believe, it's gon' be outrageous
Hate! Hatin' niggas can't believe my race
Hate! Niggas hit you with the Eli face, oh
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Scrunchin' their eyes with your name in their mouth and
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Hate! You keep askin' me where I'm from
Hate! About the borders and, "Did I run?"
Hate! Keep askin' how I feel 'bout guns
Hate! There's a light and dark army, which side you choose? Oh
Hate! If not now then when?
Hate! And if not me then who?
Hate! Don't drink the Kool-Aid, my friends
Hate! I tried to tell y'all about this dude
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Hate supplements are found right in their couches
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
Wait, wait a minute
Shout out to them people, people
Wait, wait a minute
P-p-p-people, people
Wait, wait a minute
Mad ethnic right now
I get it how I live it
I live it how I get
Count the motherfuckin' digits
I pull up with a lemon
Not 'cause she ain't livin'
It's just your eyes get acidic
And this here ain't a scrimmage
Motherfucker, we ain't finished
I told you we won't stop
A nigga 'bout a business
Like yours, but you rent it
Wave hello to the top
Nigga the Veyron glide
Tell the paparazzi get the lens right
Got the window down, top, blowin' la
Got the hazards on, only doin' five
You can find P, with the skateboard in the new La Ferrar'
And the truck behind me got arms
Yeah, longer than LeBron
Just waitin' for my thumb like The Fonz
Woo! This beat tastes like lunch
But it's runnin' from veneers and it's runnin' from the fronts
But everyday, hey, wasn't lemonade
I was afraid, once a nigga graduate
Would I be okay?
So I prayed and I played
Nigga, I am other we got our office in space
Warp speed, Doctor Spock couldn't chase, nigga
Nigga, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
Bath, bath salt, bitin' speakers in the face
I get it how I live it
I live it how I get
Count the motherfuckin' digits
I pull up with a lemon
Not 'cause she ain't livin'
It's just your eyes get acidic
And this here ain't a scrimmage
Motherfucker, we ain't finished
I told you we won't stop
A nigga 'bout a business
Like yours, but you rent it
Wave hello to the top
Nigga the Veyron glide
Tell the paparazzi get the lens right
Got the window down, top, blowin' la
Got the hazards on, only doin' five
You can catch me
Bouncin' around, bouncin' around, bouncin'
You can catch me
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Wait, wait a minute
Photographed by Harley Weir, a bare-faced Rihanna is captured up close and personal in the intimate shoot, titled 'Nocturnal Activities'.
With a beauty so versatile and a chameleonic style, we are used to seeing different sides of the Anti singer every time she steps out, however these photos serve as the perfect reminder that Rihanna herself is always the most striking feature.
Her natural beauty is truly unparallelled, to the point where we don't even want to look at her face anymore because it's getting us down about ourselves.
The four-cover special marks Rihanna's first time covering Dazed, and the issue's cover story with the pop icon will give "further proof, if we needed it, of Rihanna’s absolute ownership of her sexuality and willingness to experiment creatively."
With her ninth studio album in the works, a worldwide beauty brand underway and several other ventures ongoing, Rihanna's creativity and drive are both undeniable, and we can't wait to hear more about what's going on behind the numbers and announcements.
Dazed's winter issue is out on Thursday (November 23) but available to pre-order now.
At £5.50 a pop, it'll set you back £22 for all four covers - worth it, right?
Words: Ross McNeilage
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