Rihanna Hot New 'R8' Album Release 2015: Upcoming LP to Feature Dancehall Artists?
Rihanna might go back to her Caribbean roots for her anxiously awaited eighth studio album, reportedly titled "R8."
According to The Fader, producer and founder of Mixpak Records, DJ Dre Skull, recently revealed that the Barbadian star has been contacting several dancehall reggae artists to collaborate with on her upcoming record.
"I know firsthand and secondhand that she's been reaching out to a lot of people in the dancehall world," he said.
However, Skull explained that RiRi's latest project would not entirely be dancehall: "I'm not suggesting it's gonna be [a dancehall album] but [her people] are excited about dancehall and to work in that sort of context."
The Brooklyn native, who is in charge of the label that has Vybz Kartel as its client, then claimed the "B***h Better Have My Money" singer's team reached out to one dancehall artist in particular.
"They've reached out to Popcaan, but I've talked to a number of people in Jamaica that they've reached out to," he added. "I'm not suggesting that I know what will happen, but I do know they've talked to a bunch of artists that I know."
In addition, Rihanna detailed her forthcoming LP last month.
During a press day for her animated DreamWorks film "Home," the "American Oxygen" crooner revealed to MTV that she wanted to "focus on things that felt real, that felt soulful, that felt forever," admitting that many of her songs from the past have not aged with her.
So far, Rihanna dropped "FourFiveSeconds" featuring Kanye West and Paul McCartney, "B*tch Better Have My Money" and "American Oxygen," as well as the "Home" soundtrack "Towards the Sun" and a teaser of "Higher" -- all expected to be on her new album.
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