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"Same Ol' Mistakes" is a nearly track-for-track cover of Tame Impala’s psychedelic rock anthem. Rihanna transforms the song into a hypnotic, spacey meditation on breaking toxic cycles.

ANTI is an album that thrives on paradox. It is structurally messy yet emotionally cohesive. It jumps genres with reckless abandon, yet every song is anchored by Rihanna’s distinct, gravelly, and emotionally raw vocal delivery. The Gritty Openers Rihanna - ANTI -Deluxe- -2016-Album-

The behemoth. The 15-week Billboard Hot 100 #1. However, in the context of the , "Work" is not a club banger; it is a patois-laden confession of emotional labor. Drake’s verse fits the album’s theme of push-and-pull. Without the deluxe edition’s slower moments, "Work" might feel out of place, but sequenced here, it acts as the commercial anchor. "Same Ol' Mistakes" is a nearly track-for-track cover

: The process was described as messy but eventually allowed Rihanna to "step away from pop" and build an album based on feeling rather than commercial formulas. Commercial Performance and Legacy It is structurally messy yet emotionally cohesive

To understand the , you have to look at the three years leading up to it. After 2012’s Unapologetic (which featured the massive hit "Diamonds"), Rihanna had become a billionaire in waiting—not just from music, but from her Fenty Beauty line and Puma collaborations. She didn't need an album. Fans were starving, but Rihanna took her time.