Rihanna’s 7 Best Videos: Shut Up And Watch

John Hamilton | November 9, 2012 5:30 am

“Hard” (2009): Melina Matsoukas, who previously turned out striking videos for Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Kylie Minogue, delivered a rather bold call-to-arms that perfectly captured Rihanna’s attitude in the months following her very public break-up with Chris Brown: strong, defiant and unbowed. Military scenes are offset with provocative, sometimes campy imagery in a way that recalls Grace Jones, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome and ’90s cult flick Tank Girl, with Rihanna ultimately asserting herself as one not to be fooled with.

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