Rihanna's 10 Nastiest Lyrics

We combed through Rhi Rhi's catalog to find her most sexual lyrics.

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There hasn’t been a time when Rihanna kept her sexuality to herself. The beauty from Barbados is often known for provoking music that makes the listener get up and move. Far from the fresh-faced 16-year-old Rihanna who impressed Jay-Z, she’s grown into the poster child of sexy love ballads often with lyrics too explicit to repeat.

While the talks of Chris Brown and Rihanna continue to swirl about their much-talked about collaboration, we’ve put together a special present in light of her 24th birthday today: We complied Rihanna’s 10 Nasiest Lyrics from her extensive discography. After all, when she flaunts a tight body and has all the boys swooning over her good looks, why wouldn’t you make music that’s sometimes a little risqué? Just when you thought “Birthday Cake” was shocking, go ahead and take this trip down memory lane. Things are certainly about to heat up.

Written by Brad Wete (@BradWete)

10. Rihanna "Skin" (2010)

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Lyric: "No teasin/You waited long enough/Go deep/Imma throw it at ya/Can't catch it/Don't hold back/You know I like it rough.”


Album: Loud
Producer: Soundz
Label: Def Jam

Here we find Rihanna not only telling some lucky dude that the wait is finally over, but also letting him now exactly how she expects him to deliver the goods. Oh the pressure!

9. Rihanna "Let Me" (2005)

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Lyric: "So act like you know/Cause a girl just wanna have fun/Knock it out the park for me/Need you to hit a home run boy.”


Album: Music Of The Sun
Producer: StarGate, Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
Label: Def Jam

Rihanna wasn't always on the Janet Jackson Nasty-o-Meter. On this cut from her debut album Ri-Ri, then 17, beats around the bush. Today she knocks down trees. Now we all know what "fun" meant.

8. Rihanna "Rude Boy" (2009)

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Lyric: “Come here rude boy/Boy can you get it up/Come here rude boy/Boy is you big enough/Take it, take it Baby,/Baby take it, take it/Love me, love me”


Album: Rated R
Producer: StarGate, Rob Swire
Label: Def Jam

On Rated R Rihanna firmly planted both of her thigh-high leather dominatrix boots into the league of sexpots. Here she asks possible bedmates if they're tall enough to get on her ride and how long they'll stay up.

7. Rihanna "Push Up On Me" (2007)

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Lyric: “Come up to my room my sexy little thing/And let's play a game, I won't be a tease/I'll show you the boom, my sexy little thing.”


Album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Producer: J.R. Rotem
Label: Def Jam

The former good girl takes a turn for naughty, leading a boy upstairs for some front-free fun. No teasing. Just action.

6. Rihanna "Cockiness (Love It)" (2011)

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Lyric: "I can be your dominatrix/Just submit to my every order/Enter my diamond matrix/If you want my golden flower”


Album: Talk That Talk
Producer: Bangladesh
Label: Def Jam/Roc Nation

RiRi passes on traditional nastiness here, and gives her counterpart a more metaphoric explanation of what it's gonna take to get her "Golden Flower."

5. Rihanna "Watch N' Learn" (2010)

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Lyric: "I'mma do it do it do it/On the bed on the floor on the couch/Only cause your lips say make it to my mouth/Just because I can't kiss back/Doesn't mean you can't kiss that.”


Album: Talk That Talk
Producer: Hit-Boy
Label: Def Jam/Roc Nation

You can get it anywhere from RIhanna. No spot is sacred. The floor, couch, and the plain ol' bed are options, fellas. Think outside of the box, though. It'll probably be more for for the both of you.

4. Rihanna "Shut Up And Drive" (2007)

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Lyric: "Got all the drive but a whole lot of boom in the back/You look like you can handle what's under my hood/You keep saying that you will boy I wish you would.”


Album: Good Girl Gone Bad
Producer: Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken
Label: Def Jam

Before she worked up the courage to straight up tell a man what she wanted from them, Rihanna encourage timid guys to step up to the plate and do what men do: Go after it.

3. Rihanna "You Da One" (2011)

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Lyric: "And yes I'm kinda crazy/That's what happens baby/When you put it down/You shouldn't give it to me/Good like that/Shouldn't hit it like that/Had me yellin' like that/Didn't know you would've had me coming back.”


Album: Talk That Talk
Producer: Dr. Luke, Cirkut
Label: Def Jam/Roc Nation

Rih lets her man know what the "penalty" is for breaking her off properly the first time: She'll be fiending for seconds, thirds, and more. Can't think of many guys that would mind serving her, though.

2. Rihanna "S&M" (2010)

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Lyric: "Cause I may be bad/But I'm perfectly good at it/Sex in the air/I don't care/I love the smell of it/Sticks and stones may break my bones/But chains and whips excite me.”


Album: Loud
Producer: StarGate, Sandy Vee
Label: Def Jam

We were just getting used to hearing Rihanna sing about how much she loves regular sex. On this dance track she lets us know than it's deeper (and way more painful) than that. Sadomasochism isn't for chumps. Whips and bondage are for big girls. And Rihanna, friends, is all grown up.

1. Rihanna "Cockiness (Love It)" (2011)

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Lyric: “I love it when you eat it/I love it when you eat it/I love it when you eat it."

Album: Talk That Talk
Producer: Bangladesh
Label: Def Jam/Roc Nation

The way to many people's hearts is through their stomach. But for Rihanna, you can start just a little lower.

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