Rihanna "Rated R" Preview: "It's My Mini-Movie"

Rihanna has broken her silence regarding Chris Brown's February assault against her in a recent series of interviews, and the singer told MTV News that her album will have a mix of songs detailing the "roller coaster" of emotions she's experienced in the past nine months.



"It's my mini-movie," Rihanna said about her forthcoming album. "It's really honest, at times vulnerable, but it came from really, really deep in here [points to heart]. I just feel like I had to call it Rated R, 'cause it's my movie."

Rihanna recently performed material from the album for the first time during a surprise appearance on Jay-Z's tour in Los Angeles this past weekend. The "Umbrella" star spoke to MTV News about the appearance and said she was both nervous and excited to get back to music. She said Rated R, set for a November 23 release, will be the beginning of a "new era."
"There are a lot of butterflies, a lot of excitement," Rihanna said about her return to music. "I'm anxious. Like, I can't wait. But you're always nervous, because you're about to go do something big. It's a new thing, a new era. But I'm not scared. I'm just really excited. I just can't wait to start."

Track list for Rated R, according to Def Jam:

1. "Mad House"
2. "Wait Your Turn"
3. "Hard"
4. "Stupid In Love"

5. "Russian Roulette"
6. "Rock Star"
7. "Firebomb"
8. "Rude Boy"
9. "Photographs"
10. "G4L"
11. "Te Amo"
12. "Cold Case Love"
13. "The Last Song"

50 Cent Pushes Back Album Again: Blaims Eminem

50 Cent recently revealed that his highly anticipated album Before I Self Destruct has officially been pushed back again, this time until November.

The G-Unit boss made the announcement during an interview backstage at the Coke Live Festival, in Cracow, Poland last night (August 22).

The last confirmed release date for the album had been September 29 and prior to that, September 11. (same day as Jay-Z, Click Here To Read Original Story)

50, who has recorded and the re-recorded BISD, also revealed that a companion movie will come with the rapper’s fourth major studio album.

“I was limited [with] time on my other projects, And this one, just because the system was in a state of confusion with things changing – the music business itself changed,” 50 Cent said. “And it was definitely a time where I felt like I was ready and it wasn’t a possibility for me to release the record at that point. And then the Eminem train came running down the track and I had to get out the way to let Eminem’s record [Relapse] go out. Because he had been off for two years, it made good sense for to let him go out first.”
The film version of BISD marks the rapper’s directorial debut and is based off of the songs contained on the album.

“It will be within the album packaging, so when you buy the record you will get the film that I wrote,” 50 Cent revealed.

50 is also working on a new untitled album that will be a radical departure from his previous releases.

“[I’m] working on a new project, is so far what they’ve heard from me in the past. It’s different things we are doing that they’ll be surprised to hear. What creatively, I came up with.”

According to 50 Cent, Before I Self Destruct will land in stores the first week of November, which would make the release date Tuesday, November 3.

The album features production by Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Polow Da Don, Ty Fyffe and others.