Rihanna will release the politically charged American Oxygen on iTunes tonight. Its the third track to be lifted from her as yet untitled forthcoming eight studio album.
It follows the recent Bitch Better Have My Money and January's worldwide hit FourFiveSeconds.
All three tracks have showcased a more mature edge to Rihanna's sound , with mixed but ultimately intriguing results. None more so than on Amnerican Oxygen.
Rihanna dissects the American dream and in the accompanying video which she premiered on her TIDAL streaming service. She juxtaposes the American dream in striking fashion , with interspersing images of 9/11 , Martin Luther King lying in an open casket , the Klu Klux Klan , police violence on black men , and images of the unrest in Ferguson.
It may be Rihanna's most controversial yet socially conscious video yet. Patriotic yet nodding to the 'new America ' , the Barbados born star sings about. It's a stunning new side to the Bajan star and a world away from hits like Whats My Name and Take A Bow.
Rihanna has also come out to deny any use of cocaine , after a video circulated online apparently showing the singer snorting cocaine at Coachella.
The star responded angrily taking to Instagram to blast " Your lame ass got some f**king nerve!!!" s. "Any fool could see that's a joint that I'm basing with cigarette! Who snorts tobacco??!! FOH witcho 'never been to a rodeo so someone squeezing their nose means they're doing coke' lookin ass!!"
Listen to American Oxygen below
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