#230 Rihanna, 'Anti' (2016)

Having never listened to a Rihanna album in full, I had my preconceptions. I know her singles well; oversaturated radio hits, so I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. As it turns out, on this, her eighth record, Rihanna made a departure from the dance/club music she was known for and explored Pop, Hip Hop, Soul and RnB, as well as Dance Hall. Following her tour at the end of 2013, Rihanna aimed to take a hiatus. That was short lived and within a week she was back in the studio. She hired a house in Malibu and wrote honest music representative of her evolving sound.