Single of The Day: Rihanna ft.Young Jeezy - Hard

"They can say whatever, Ima do whatever, No pain is forever Yup! You know this" Bait pertama yang langsung menjadi racun di telinga saya. Bagaimana tidak, single med-tempo berdurasi 4:11 yang sarat dengan nuansa hip hop ini sangat hearcatching. Setelah cukup sukses merilis single 'Russian Roulette", "Hard" yang dibawakan Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy ini benar-benar menampilkan Rihanna dari sudut yang berbeda.

Single yang ditulis oleh Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart, Robyn Fenty (Rihanna), dan Jay Jenkins, serta di produseri The-Dream dan Tricky Stewart ini mengandalkan lirik yang sedikit "nakal" dan "Never lying, Truth teller, That Rihanna reign just wont let up, All black on, Black top shades, Black top maybach, Ima rock this sh*t, Like fashion, As in go until they say stop, And my runway never looked so clear, But the hottest bit** in heels right here"

Pada sisi lain untuk tidak menyerah pada keadaan di tengah kesulitan apapun, terutama kehidupannya pasca putus dengan kekasih "That I, I, I, I'm so hard, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I'm so hard, So hard, So hard, So hard, So hard, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up), Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)" yang dapat menjadi antem. Tidak ketinggalan, Young Jeezy yang tampil “garang” pada menit 2.50 menambah perfect single ini.

Terlepas dari sukses tidaknya single ini, pada posisi terakhir "Hard" berhasil masuk peringkat 11 di Hot 100 Billboard. Meski berbeda dengan single-single Rihanna kebanyakan sebelumnya. "Hard” dapat menjadi pilihan terbaru menampilkan Rihanna dari sisi yang lebih nakal. Untuk musik videonya sendiri sangat unik, menampilkan suasana militer, lengkap dengan tentara, tank hingga pesawat helikopter.

(Joe Ari Shasta / CreativeDisc Contributors)

Lyrics:

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Yeah Yeah Yeah

Oh Yeah

Oh Yeah

Oh Yeah

Yeah...

Oh Yeah

Oh Yeah

Oh Yeah

Yeah...

They can say whatever

Ima do whatever

No pain is forever Yup!

You know this

Tougher than a lion

Aint no need in tryin

I live where the sky ends Yup!

You know this

Never lying

Truth teller

That Rihanna reign just wont let up

All black on

Black top shades

Black top maybach

Ima rock this sh*t

Like fashion

As in go until they say stop

And my runway never looked so clear

But the hottest bit** in heels right here

No fear

And while you're gettin your cry on

I'm gettin my fly on

Sincere

I see you aiming at my pedestal

I better let you know

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

So hard, So hard, So hard, So hard

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

So hard, So hard, So hard, So hard

Cardiac arrest Cardiac arress

Yeah they say they hard they aint hard as this.

All up on it

Know u wanna clone it

Aint like me (that chick to boney)

Ride this beat beat beat (like a pony)

Meet me at the top (top) top

(Getting loaded)

Who think they test me now?

Run through this town I shut it down

Brilliant, resilient, fan mail from 27 million

And I want it all

Gonna take more than that

Hope that ain't all you got

And 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 up on me like that) yeah

I see you aiming on my pedestal

So I think I gotta let u know

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

So hard, So hard, So hard, So hard

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna reign just wont let up)

So hard, So hard, So hard, So hard

Where them girls talkin trash at? x2 Where they at? x3

Where them bloggers at? x2 Where they at? x3

Where your lighters at? x2 Where they at? x3

So hard, So hard, So hard, 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

That I, I, I, I'm so hard

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I'm so hard

So hard, So hard, so hard

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna range just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna range just wont let up)

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah (That rihanna range just wont let up)

So hard, so hard, so hard