Critical opinion improved over time the song was included on several year-end lists and nominated for two awards at the 59th Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Critical response to "Work" was mixed upon release critics praised its composition and Rihanna's decision to return to her earlier themes of dancehall music, while others were more skeptical of the song's potential as a comeback for the singer. The song is in the Jamaican Patois language and three of its writer-producers: Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels, and Jahron "PartyNextDoor" Brathwaite, are Jamaican-Canadians. Lyrically, the song incorporates themes of working for money, as well as discussing fragile relationships. The dancehall, reggae-pop and R&B song, contains an interpolation of "If You Were Here Tonight" (1985) performed by Alexander O'Neal. The song was written by PartyNextDoor, Rihanna, Drake, Monte Moir, Rupert "Sevn" Thomas, Allen Ritter and Matthew Samuels, and was produced by Boi-1da, Sevn Thomas, Ritter, Kuk Harrell and Noah "40" Shebib. While it’s unclear when she started dating the “Praise the Lord” rapper, they went public in November 2020 and he called her “the one” in GQ’s June/July 2021 issue.Īnd while Rihanna’s already worn sandals designed by her new man, perhaps the pair will soon be sporting their own matching ink."Work" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her eighth studio album, Anti (2016), featuring Canadian rapper Drake, the song was released as the lead single from Anti on Januthrough Westbury Road and Roc Nation. The bad gal’s date-night look was head-turning from top to toe, as she paired her vintage Dior slip dress with a pink fluffy hat. It’s clear Rihanna has moved on to other fish in the sea, as she was all smiles with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, 32, at Barcade on Wednesday.
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Some fans hoped the cover-up could inspire new music from the 34-year-old “God’s Plan” hitmaker, with one tweeting, “Rihanna covered her tattoo? New drake song is about to drop,” and another adding, “if rihanna covering her shark tattoo doesn’t get us sad drake back idk what will.” Rihanna stepped out in NYC for a date at Barcade with A$AP Rocky. It is what it is.” Rihanna and Drake broke up shortly after debuting the shark tattoos in 2016.
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In a 2018 interview with Vogue, the Fenty founder confirmed that she and Drake no longer shared even a platonic relationship, saying, “We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either. While the “Work” collaborators frequently sparked dating rumors during Rihanna’s 2016 “Anti” tour, their seemingly on-and-off relationship was only briefly public. Getty ImagesĪ source told E! in 2016 that the ink had “special significance” for the pair, as it referenced a Toronto aquarium date where he bought her a stuffed shark. Drake’s shark tattoo (pictured in 2016) matched Rihanna’s ankle ink. The 33-year-old “Love on the Brain” singer first showed off the shark in 2016, with famed tattoo artist Bang Bang sharing a snap of the ink on Instagram.ĭrake, whose extensive body art collection ranges from an emoji tattoo to a portrait of Lil Wayne, got his matching shark tat on the inside of his arm.
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She sported strappy Tom Ford padlock sandals ($1,225) for the night out, revealing that the camo shark on her left ankle had been completely, well, camouflaged.
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John Mayer and Rihanna get dinner together in Los AngelesĬovering that tattoo must have taken some work, work, work, work, work.įollowing Rihanna’s PDA-packed date night with A$AP Rocky, eagle-eyed fans noticed that she had covered up one of her ankle tattoos: a tiny shark that matched ex-boyfriend Drake’s identical ink.