Released: January 19, 2010

Featuring: Jeezy

Songwriter: Tricky Stewart The-Dream Rihanna Jeezy

Producer: Jody den Broeder

[Intro: Rihanna]
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah

[Verse 1: Rihanna]
They can say whatever, I'ma do whatever
No pain is forever, yup! You know this
Tougher than a lion, ain't gon' need to try it
I live where the sky ends, yup! You know this
Never lying, truth-teller
That Rihanna reign just won't let up
All-black on, blacked-out shades, blacked-out Maybach
I'ma rock this shit like fashion, as in going 'til they say stop
And my, runway never looked so clear, but the hottest bitch in heels right here
No fear, and while you're getting your cry on, I'm getting my fly on
Sincere, I see you aiming at my pedestal, I better let you know

[Chorus: Rihanna]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) That Rihanna reign just don't let up
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) That Rihanna reign just don't let up
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) That Rihanna reign just don't let up
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard

[Verse 2: Rihanna]
All up on it, know you want to clone it
Ain't like me, that chick too phony
Ride this beat, beat, beat like a pony
Meet me at the top, top, top, getting lonely
Who think they test me now, run through your town, I shut it down
Brilliant, resilient, fan mail from 27 million
And I want it all, it's gonna take more than that
Hope that ain't all you got, I need it all
The money, the fame, the cars, the clothes
I can't just let you run up on me like that, all on me like that
Yeah, I see you aiming at my pedestal, so I think I gotta let you know

[Chorus: Rihanna]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard

[Break 1: Rihanna]
So hard, so hard, so hard
So hard, so hard, so hard
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard

[Break 2: Rihanna]
Ride this beat, beat, beat
This beat, beat, beat
Ride this beat, beat, beat
This beat, beat, beat, beat, beat, beat
Ride this beat, beat, beat
This beat, beat, beat
Ride this beat, beat, beat

[Bridge: Rihanna]
Where them girls talking trash?
Where them girls talking trash?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
Where them bloggers at?
Where them bloggers at?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
Where your lighters at?
Where your lighters at?
Where they at? Where they at? Where they at?
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard

[Break 3: Jeezy]
So hard, so hard, so hard, too hard
Go hard or go home
So hard, too hard, so hard, too hard
So hard, too hard, so hard

[Chorus: Rihanna]
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
That I, I, I, I'm so hard, yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm so hard
I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard, I'm so hard

[Outro: Rihanna]
That I, I, I

Rihanna

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.