Rihanna

Released: April 10, 2006

Featuring: Dwane Husbands

Songwriter: Carl Sturken Evan Rogers Melanie Fiona Mike City Vincent Morgan Aion Clarke

Producer: Mike City

[Verse 1: Rihanna]
I'm not concerned with people
Who prey on the wealth of their fellow man (Oh, yeah)
'Cause they only wanna know you, enroll you
Only for the things ya had
I just think it's so sad

[Chorus: Rihanna]
Get dem haters out your circle (Haters)
Smile in your face, but all they wanna do is bring ya down
See them try to mess to hurt you
And work you
Anything to bring ya down

[Verse 2: Dwane Husbands]
They keep evil thoughts in their hearts (What you don't know)
You can't let them knock your hustle
Not letting them know how much you struggle
They turn green with envy when you're on top
And dem heart is full with strife
They're gonna try to take your life

[Chorus: Rihanna]
Get dem haters out your circle
Smile in your face, but all they wanna do is bring ya down
See them try to mess to hurt you
And work you
Anything to bring ya down
Get dem haters out your circle
Smile in your face, but all they wanna do is bring ya down
See them try to mess to hurt you
And work you
Anything to bring ya down

[Refrain: Rihanna]
Ya know they talk about ya and they tell the lies
Don't be fooled, you better recognize
They're not there for you
They don't care for you
Trust me cause I know it's true
Ya see they smile in your face and make ya think they down
Then they turn against you when you're not around
It's just jealousy and dishonesty
So hold on to your sanity

[Chorus: Rihanna]
Get dem haters out your circle
Smile in your face, but all they wanna do is bring ya down
See them try to mess to hurt you
And work you
Anything to bring ya down
Get dem haters out your circle
Smile in your face, but all they wanna do is bring ya down
See them try to mess to hurt you
And work you
Anything to bring ya down

[Refrain: Rihanna]
Ya know they talk about ya and they tell the lies
Don't be fooled, you better recognize
They're not there for you
They don't care for you
Trust me cause I know its true
Ya see they smile in your face and make ya think they down
Then they turn against you when you're not around
It's just jealousy and dishonesty
So hold on to your sanity

A true pop icon, Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is a singer, actress, and businesswoman from Saint Michael, Barbados. She was first discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers in 2003 and later signed a contract to Def Jam Recordings in 2004, after auditioning for its then-president, JAY-Z.

The following year, in 2005, she released her debut album Music of the Sun and its follow-up, A Girl Like Me, in 2006. Both albums did well commercially, but it wasn’t until the release of her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad, in 2007 that poised Rihanna as an international pop star. It became her first album to receive a Grammy nomination (seven to be exact) and features one of her biggest hits, “Umbrella.”

Moving onto 2009, Rihanna released her fourth studio album, Rated R. It featured a darker and more atmospheric tone from her previous albums. She released her fifth studio album, Loud, the next year in 2010. It marked her return to making dance-pop records. That summer, she featured on Eminem’s smash hit, “Love the Way You Lie” and is one of her most popular features of all time.

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