Wifey Or Trifey: Rihanna

Last night at the American Music Awards, international pop star and former Complex cover girl Rihanna proved why she’s the one of the baddest chicks in the game, bagging statues for both Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. The world just can’t get enough of Ri-Ri, and neither can we.

The long-legged Bajan has been on our radar since she let the two’s out to play in her “S.O.S.” video. Since then, she’s blown up like we thought she would and in the process has found herself in the middle of romantic rumors involving everyone from her former boss Jay-Z to (s)crappy actor Shia LeBeouf. So it’s only right that we ask: Is the good girl gone bad a wifey or trifey? Chris Brown, relax and take notes, as we examine the evidence…


WIFEY?
She’s a cash cow. In the three or so years that Rihanna’s been on the scene, she’s managed to sell over 11 million records, chart five #1’s and become the first chick since Whitney Houston to stay atop the UK charts for 10 weeks. She’s also amassed a grip of endorsement deals from Venus, Tote Umbrellas, Clinque and most recently Gucci. Yeah, she’s a business, man.

TRIFEY?
Her second biggest hit, behind the drunk sorority girl anthem “Umbrella,” was “Unfaithful,” an ode to infidelity. Sure, the song was penned by Ne-Yo, but it seemed a little like art imitating life to us. And her believable performance as a cheater in the video is especially suspicious'if you saw her in Bring it On: All or Nothing, you know “acting” isn’t her strong suit.