Fun Fact: in 'Higher' Rihanna was actually drunk when she recorded it (you could hear bits of rasp/cracks on her voice with very little or no vocal engineering) so it conveyed this raw and authentic, devastating feeling with the whole song
@Raouf Ch um... this means that you didn’t give attention to the lyrics... there’s a story throughout the album that continues wherever the precedent track ended... even Work, Woo, Sex With Me and Pose have a meaning and they are part of the whole story... and also if you gave attention to the production, James Joint starts with the same baseline and keys from Consideration’s outro... Work, Desperado and Woo have the same intro... and seeing you saying all of this just means that you’re just not objective enough to be judging a full body of work!
This and ''Rated R'' was completely apart of her catalogue, more artistics and less radio-friendly. ''Rated R'' was a risky album, at a time of her career was not established like today and acclaimed by the critics. But the public was not ready of the sound of ''Rated R''.
One of the greatest pop albums in the last 5 years. I can't help feeling the delay on her upcoming album has stemmed from the huge pressure to follow up such a phenom as Anti
@@onlyflames3487 Stop the cap. Just because he co-produced 1 fucking song on the album does not mean he had a huge influence on the album. You Travis Scott fanboys give him way too much credit.
Desperado always goes hard. Even tho I know people like it I still feel it’s not talked about enough. That kinda goes for this album in general though. Still such a solid listen.
@@chrismofo1 tiktok isn’t real life lmao. but i feel you. i don’t have tiktok and i rarely see the song acknowledged. to me online memeification of a song doesn’t really mean much in terms of the true popularity of a song.
i didn’t listen to it when it was first released bc i wasn’t really a rihanna stan but in like 2019 i really listened to it and i played it every time i got in the shower and it still do play it in the shower just not every time
rihanna is a BADDIE. i feel like her albums only outdo each other. i'm okay with her taking her time with her music. i want her to be in her bag and when shes in her bag, she puts out albums like this.
This album only gets better and better overtime. It’s great to see an artist with so much potential finally fully deliver on her premise. She’s no longer just a singles artist. She’s up there with the greats.
@@jos_rjz Not really. She has always been good, but her albums up till Anti have never been stellar projects from start to finish. There was always some type of filler thrown into the mix.
yeah...that was a crime. Everything except "Work" deserved the award. And yes, i realize this song is huge and stuff,but its so weak compared to the rest of the album. Love on the Brain deserves the success of this song
@love only If it aged like milk then why are people still praising it to this day? Try and use your brain. I play songs from this album daily in my car.
Rihanna was not only the executive producer, she also co-wrote the whole album, her vocals are perfect. Not all legends have a successful monument like ANTI
when i saw this i thought ”i wanna see how he reacts to Desperado” its been one of my favourite songs since it came out, other favs include james joint, needed me, never ending and sex with me.
It was such a privilege getting to see someone genuinely enjoying this album for the first time. Your comments were so thoughtful and meticulous. I listened to this album when it first came out and it was amazing to me then and still is now.
This is truly one of the greatest albums ever by a commercial pop artist. And Kiss It Better must be one of Rihanna's best songs ever. Edit: I guess what I mean by "commercial artist" is that, before ANTI, her career was definitely way more focused on singles, and the focus was way less on her albums. She'd record hit singles that would sell massively on their own but also help sell the albums they were featured on. The albums, however, would often just feel like collections of songs, instead of cohesive bodies of work - a trend that ANTI, her eighth album, put a stop to.
My heart breaks for Rihanna, you can tell it affected her when this album didn’t get the recognition it deserved during Grammys season 💔 I think it was apart of the reason she took such a long break from music
@@mayaavigal790 people dismiss it as gibberish but the song is really deep and sad. Narratively it fits in beautifully with Consideration, Kiss It Better, Love on the brain, Higher, Same ol mistake, close to you and even in Needed me. Where you have Rihanna desperate to be appreciated, understood and loved. Even on needed me, you get the sense she's putting on an act to hide the fact that she wants the man she's ridiculing to need her.
I am in love with this reaction and comment section. We are all gathered here giving ANTI it's well deserved flowers as the best album of the past decade 😭😭 I love this!!
Jon vibing to Desperado made my day! Honestly one of the most under appreciated Rihanna songs, she made history with this album, literally one of the few albums I can listen to from start to finish and love every song.
This is my all time favourite Rihanna album. The anti tour was amazing and I don’t think people were ready for this kind of thing from her - very ahead of it’s time. Amazing piece of work and far too underrated.
Shear joy watching you react to one of my favourite albums ever! Anti, SZA's Ctrl, The Weeknd's Trilogy, Frank Ocean's Blond....... these are my repeat albums :)
between 2009 to 2012 she released an album each year, all of which were still good albums, but the 4 year wait for ANTI was so worth it. my other personal favourite is Rated R!
I bought this on vinyl as a tribute to seeing the concert live! It was definitely a transcendent experience! The cover is a poem in Braille on that album! Chefs kiss
I'm actually happy that Jon realizes that for a categorized "pop" album the songs are just not fitting in the category. But if you look at the details and see that Travis Scott has co-produced the album and that people like Timbaland, no iD, boi1da, hitboy etc worked on it as well, it makes nothing but sense! I love that you catch it like that Jon, maybe you can even look at the song credits too while reacting!
same ol mistakes was actually never gonna be on that album. when everything was finished and rihanna was in paris for album promotion she decided to record it they talked with tame impala and suddenly there was a new track (this is what i remember)
This album gave me Rated R vibes. I loved Rated R cause it was a more dark and gritty yet raw era for her and she needed to have that album to close that chapter in her life. It also had unapologetic moments too and I loved the unapologetic album/era.
I generally see Rihanna as more of a singles artist than an album artist. But this is the one album of hers that I think is really great overall. I feel like the release of Anti, as well as Beyoncé’s self-titled album, in 2016 really lifted the bar for albums from huge pop stars.
Higher is such a good song, and it gets swept under the rug so much. I’m so happy his reaction was so emotional, but I get just as teary-eyes listening to the song
Your reaction is absolute GOLD. Had to rewatch your whole video 5times, in one sitting, just to really appreciate all this authentic, genuine realness 🙌🏻
This album was completely snubbed! One of her greatest pieces of work and it was overlooked. Oh and if you haven't heard Unapologetic, you should definitely have a listen.
What an album this is. It is a crime that 25 and Lemonade took away its thunder. They were great albums but this is a whole other level in terms of sonics and longevity.
This one the first Rihanna album that I gave a chance to and boy....what a masterpiece. I was surprised tbh. Can't say that I'm a Rihanna fan like that but I am a fan of this album and I'm now looking forward to see what she does in the future.
loved your reaction, you should go back in her catalogue and react to her other albums too. anti is her best as a body of work but some of her other albums have higher highs in my opinion. pretty sure you would like unapologetic and rated r.
Agreed. ANTI is definitely Rihanna's best album and her most mature body of work but mann that second half of unapologetic has some of the best deep cuts in her entire discography and definitely has incredibly high highs.
@@aubrey_reignz5484 Loveeeeeee Song, Mother Mary, No Love Allowed, Get It Over With... Phew lemme fall asleep listening to these masterpieces tonight 🥵
@@muratkolcu2167 Yesssss all those songs slap 😻😻😻 omg I love that album soo much it’s my second fave Rih album after ANTI of course. LWT/MM is probably my favourite Rihanna deep cut ever. She co-wrote that song with The Dream who is an amazing songwriter/producer. Get it over with is top tier also. In fact the whole 2nd half of Unapologetic is pretty much flawless.
I can't believe Rihanna is most likely to release Fenty Furniture before releasing another album 😭😭😭
LOL I felt this
XD
Lol. That's hilarious, and also the truth. I wish she'd hurry it up already
😂😂😂☠
😂😂😂
This Album received 8 GRAMMY Nominations, and didnt win not a ONE!! ONE OF THE BIGGEST GRAMMY SNUBS EVER
Middle fingers to Grammy. They are ridiculously foolish for that level of robbery.
Agreed
Fckn hate the Grammys they don’t know real talent 🤦🏽♀️
The Grammys is corrupt don't forget that the weeknd's after hours receive 0 nomination
The best album in 2020 didn't receive any nomination
The Grammys have a BIG history of snubbs
Fun Fact: in 'Higher' Rihanna was actually drunk when she recorded it (you could hear bits of rasp/cracks on her voice with very little or no vocal engineering) so it conveyed this raw and authentic, devastating feeling with the whole song
My fav song from the album its just so raw.
And they said it was like 5 AM when they were recording at the studio, she’s amazing ❤️
@@SwizzySnizzy my favorite too
Yes. Love this song
Yess she says she drinking in the song
this album is strange, misunderstood and beautiful at the same time
Hence ANTI
@Raouf Ch it’s not supposed to have traditional cohesion
@Raouf Ch to me personally Anti has way more replay value than Lemonade. But that’s your preference. We can agree to disagree.
ur mama is strange and misunderstood
@Raouf Ch um... this means that you didn’t give attention to the lyrics... there’s a story throughout the album that continues wherever the precedent track ended... even Work, Woo, Sex With Me and Pose have a meaning and they are part of the whole story... and also if you gave attention to the production, James Joint starts with the same baseline and keys from Consideration’s outro... Work, Desperado and Woo have the same intro... and seeing you saying all of this just means that you’re just not objective enough to be judging a full body of work!
Love On The Brain is a masterpiece
@Courtney Lisandri Yeah the whole album is amazing:)
Ikr like had he not heard it before?
top 3 by her no doubt.
@love only ew no
⚠️⚠️
The Grammy’s have blood on their hands
Who tf cares about Grammys
@@toph4310 artist do
Damn this album was released more than 4 years ago now. It's still on the charts and people are still listening to it. A timeless album.
Yes she said she wants to do something atemporal with ANTI and she did it right 😍
Almost 5 🙄
سعودي؟
5 today and still that bop!
This and ''Rated R'' was completely apart of her catalogue, more artistics and less radio-friendly. ''Rated R'' was a risky album, at a time of her career was not established like today and acclaimed by the critics. But the public was not ready of the sound of ''Rated R''.
One of the greatest pop albums in the last 5 years. I can't help feeling the delay on her upcoming album has stemmed from the huge pressure to follow up such a phenom as Anti
I seriously can’t wait to hear her new music. Rihanna is missed
I definitely agree..... I think I listened to this album for 3 years straight.
I still don't see the appeal 🤷🏽♀️
Agree, this is one of those albums that I just have to listen to all the time
@@FLdancer00 then why are you here
I’ve heard this album a million times but I’m here jamming and dancing with Jon like it’s the first time hearing it lmao
Gurl same 🤣
Same!
same
Same
Same 😃
The way higher is still unappreciated to this day just doesnt sit right with me
It's probably the most experimental moment in pop for a while.
Hell the whole of ANTI is one experimental moment itself.
My fav song 😍 hands down always get me in my feelings
One of the best!!!!
higher is a masterpiece
Literal masterpiece
0:41 consideration
1:31 james joint
1:45 kiss it better
3:47 work
4:32 desperado
6:22 woo
7:50 needed me
8:46 yeah i said it
9:09 same ol mistakes
10:43 never ending
11:20 love on the brain
13:47 higher
14:50 close to you
16:12 goodnight gotham
16:30 pose
17:18 sex with me
🐐
Higher is 13:47
Edit: They changed it🤝
Thanks
thank you i honestly just need to know hes listening to the deluxe edition
Thanks fellow with the timestamps
This album is a masterpiece, and I'm not even a rihanna fan like that
Facts
Of course, Travis had a big influence in this album, it took rihanna's sound on whole other level
Facts
@@onlyflames3487 Stop the cap. Just because he co-produced 1 fucking song on the album does not mean he had a huge influence on the album. You Travis Scott fanboys give him way too much credit.
Taste
Desperado always goes hard. Even tho I know people like it I still feel it’s not talked about enough. That kinda goes for this album in general though. Still such a solid listen.
It’s everywhere on tiktok
@@chrismofo1 tiktok isn’t real life lmao. but i feel you. i don’t have tiktok and i rarely see the song acknowledged. to me online memeification of a song doesn’t really mean much in terms of the true popularity of a song.
@@Kayla-in6yq love on the brain, work, needed me, and probably even kiss it better we’re much bigger hits.
@@Kayla-in6yq okay but it’s not?
The Grammys WILL CRUMBLE!!!
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PPL OUT THERE WE NEVER LISTENED TO A RIHANNA ALBUM .
Smfh
It’s so mind blowing to me, all the hits she has and people have never taken the time to dive into her projects.
Those people are weird
Right it’s like meeting someone who’s from the Amazon who’s never encountered outside society
Not really lol
When this album came out, I listened to it non-stop for MONTHS!!!!
I have listened to it non stop for 4 years 😭 weve had nothing since
Same!
i didn’t listen to it when it was first released bc i wasn’t really a rihanna stan but in like 2019 i really listened to it and i played it every time i got in the shower and it still do play it in the shower just not every time
Sameee
Same
rihanna is a BADDIE. i feel like her albums only outdo each other. i'm okay with her taking her time with her music. i want her to be in her bag and when shes in her bag, she puts out albums like this.
This album only gets better and better overtime. It’s great to see an artist with so much potential finally fully deliver on her premise. She’s no longer just a singles artist. She’s up there with the greats.
This is so true
She always has been. Y’all are just late 🤣
@@jos_rjz Not really. She has always been good, but her albums up till Anti have never been stellar projects from start to finish. There was always some type of filler thrown into the mix.
@@KrustydaClown she needs another couple great albums to call her one of the GOATs but this was a step in the right direction
@@foxesamu i agree she needs more time to have a GOAT title , but Rihanna really doesn't need it to be honest, she's already an Icon 👑💁🏾♂️😂
I went to the tour for this album. Hearing her sing these live was an experience. Makes me really miss concerts
that bridge 🤤
Everybody when Love On The Brain starts: 🥺😭❤
Why is it that most girls hate that track
I love that song, I’m a guy here I’m disappointed on those girls who don’t like this track
@@sandydjohnson6491 I don’t know what girls you are talking about but this is one of my all time fav songs
PLS THAT TRACK DOES THINGS TO ME
@@sandydjohnson6491 never heard a girl say that she doesnt like the song
The artist who lost the most awards in one night at the Grammy Awards... 8 nominations = result 0... Album of the century! Rihanna exactly queen 👑
yeah...that was a crime. Everything except "Work" deserved the award. And yes, i realize this song is huge and stuff,but its so weak compared to the rest of the album. Love on the Brain deserves the success of this song
Blond is album of the century.
@love only talking about anything aging like milk with that racist trash as your profile pic is golden 💀
@love only If it aged like milk then why are people still praising it to this day? Try and use your brain. I play songs from this album daily in my car.
@love only its still in the top 200
this album is sooo ahead of its time. no one has ever heard this sound
An album so beautiful that it makes a man cry 😭
I’m not even a Rihanna fan but I’ve listened to this album on repeat more times than I can remember over the years. Thanks again Jon
Anti will force you to be a fan. It’s her best work.
@@travellj truth.
@@travellj since Rated R***
Rihanna was not only the executive producer, she also co-wrote the whole album, her vocals are perfect. Not all legends have a successful monument like ANTI
Definite Prince influences. My mother is a massive Prince fanatic and was astounded the first time I played “Kiss It Better” for her.
I was at her Anti concert in Vienna, she is the GOAT
💀
@@WElppp lol you a clown im screaming 😂
when i saw this i thought ”i wanna see how he reacts to Desperado” its been one of my favourite songs since it came out, other favs include james joint, needed me, never ending and sex with me.
It was such a privilege getting to see someone genuinely enjoying this album for the first time. Your comments were so thoughtful and meticulous. I listened to this album when it first came out and it was amazing to me then and still is now.
I knew he would like this album. I was waiting for woo to come on to see Travis on it
In my mind this album has 100 Grammys , a Pulitzer & a Nobel prize
This is truly one of the greatest albums ever by a commercial pop artist. And Kiss It Better must be one of Rihanna's best songs ever.
Edit:
I guess what I mean by "commercial artist" is that, before ANTI, her career was definitely way more focused on singles, and the focus was way less on her albums. She'd record hit singles that would sell massively on their own but also help sell the albums they were featured on. The albums, however, would often just feel like collections of songs, instead of cohesive bodies of work - a trend that ANTI, her eighth album, put a stop to.
Absolutely!!
Literally I love Kiss it Better so much ❤️ so good
I agree 💯
I agree
Rihanna is an Icon lol bigger than the music industry she isn't commercial but i kinda see what you mean
My heart breaks for Rihanna, you can tell it affected her when this album didn’t get the recognition it deserved during Grammys season 💔 I think it was apart of the reason she took such a long break from music
Same thing might’ve happened with Travis Scott
People miss the lyrics on this album. Never ending is gorgeous when you listen at the lyrics... Work too.
thank you! I always talk about work's lyrics
@@mayaavigal790 people dismiss it as gibberish but the song is really deep and sad. Narratively it fits in beautifully with Consideration, Kiss It Better, Love on the brain, Higher, Same ol mistake, close to you and even in Needed me.
Where you have Rihanna desperate to be appreciated, understood and loved.
Even on needed me, you get the sense she's putting on an act to hide the fact that she wants the man she's ridiculing to need her.
@@olavihekandjo2928 facts. I love the lyrics for work.
Love on the Brain is such a show-stopping song. Crazy.
Forgot how phenomenal this album is. If that's possible
I am in love with this reaction and comment section. We are all gathered here giving ANTI it's well deserved flowers as the best album of the past decade 😭😭 I love this!!
Jon vibing to Desperado made my day! Honestly one of the most under appreciated Rihanna songs, she made history with this album, literally one of the few albums I can listen to from start to finish and love every song.
Anti was simply one of the best albums made during my lifetime. My favorite
higher was recorded at 5 am after several tries and with a little help of some whiskey
This is my all time favourite Rihanna album. The anti tour was amazing and I don’t think people were ready for this kind of thing from her - very ahead of it’s time. Amazing piece of work and far too underrated.
I loved this album I had to go to her concert. And I rarely ever feel the need to do that.
She was phenomenal live aswell!!
*THIS ALBUM IS STILL ON THE BILLBOARD’S ALBUM CHARTS. 6 YEARS LATER*
Shear joy watching you react to one of my favourite albums ever! Anti, SZA's Ctrl, The Weeknd's Trilogy, Frank Ocean's Blond....... these are my repeat albums :)
🔥🔥
between 2009 to 2012 she released an album each year, all of which were still good albums, but the 4 year wait for ANTI was so worth it. my other personal favourite is Rated R!
Same thing, ''Anti'' and ''Rated R'' was my favorites albums of her, two hugely artistic albums.
Ahhh Anti was EVERYTHING, you can still go back and listen to every track no skips!
I bought this on vinyl as a tribute to seeing the concert live! It was definitely a transcendent experience! The cover is a poem in Braille on that album! Chefs kiss
rihanna was soooo ahead of time with this masterpiece
I'm actually happy that Jon realizes that for a categorized "pop" album the songs are just not fitting in the category. But if you look at the details and see that Travis Scott has co-produced the album and that people like Timbaland, no iD, boi1da, hitboy etc worked on it as well, it makes nothing but sense!
I love that you catch it like that Jon, maybe you can even look at the song credits too while reacting!
'Pose' continues to be an underrated bop in my opinion 🔥
Appreciate this reaction I’m a Rihanna fan so I loved this video. Thank you Jon
Spent the whole 20 mins singing along and having a marvellous time. Now I’m gonna go listen again in full ❤️❤️
Unapologetic by Rihanna and rated r. Some timeless cuts.
Classic. Undeniably her best work.
Man I remember when I first heard Anti I cried cos of how good it was lol
same ol mistakes was actually never gonna be on that album. when everything was finished and rihanna was in paris for album promotion she decided to record it they talked with tame impala and suddenly there was a new track (this is what i remember)
Im so happy she included it. One of my favorites on the album
this is my fav album from her. it still blows my mind. love on the brain is the best song she recorded ever
when he started tearing up when love on the brain was playing, I thought “oh boy how’s he gonna survive higher & close to you 👁👄👁”
This album gave me Rated R vibes. I loved Rated R cause it was a more dark and gritty yet raw era for her and she needed to have that album to close that chapter in her life. It also had unapologetic moments too and I loved the unapologetic album/era.
Needed me... low key. Jon you need a few more listens lmao.
True
One of the most underrated albums of the 2010s
This makes me so re-excited for r9
yesss more Rihanna please!
Yeah, that album is fire. Love it. Kiss It Better hits so hard. One of my favourite songs in general of all time.
My favs off this album is Kiss it Better and Desperado 😩💗💗
React to Rihanna's Rated R album you won't regret it !!!
my favourite!!
Cold case love....one of the most underrated songs!!!
@@PaisleyandEllis facts. I miss hearing her performing it in the medley
This album still hits different to me. Beautiful album.🎈
My favorite album of 2016... and the whole 2010's tbh. Just hits me on another level.
She doesn't need to make an album this good. She made a fucking masterpiece anyway.
Most anticipated album reaction since Rock Reacts for me 🙏🏼❤️
higher gets me everytime
Desperado live is on a different level bro it’s a masterpiece!!
Rihanna is a god damn LEGEND
Period
accurate
Crazy how music can connect us
actually best reaction i've EVER seen and i watchh a lot of reactions.....
Jon do RATED R by Rihanna
I generally see Rihanna as more of a singles artist than an album artist. But this is the one album of hers that I think is really great overall. I feel like the release of Anti, as well as Beyoncé’s self-titled album, in 2016 really lifted the bar for albums from huge pop stars.
It was Beyoncé’s Lemonade that was released that same year in 2016, not self titled
Higher is such a good song, and it gets swept under the rug so much. I’m so happy his reaction was so emotional, but I get just as teary-eyes listening to the song
U make me wanna relisten to this album again
Your reaction is absolute GOLD. Had to rewatch your whole video 5times, in one sitting, just to really appreciate all this authentic, genuine realness 🙌🏻
I'm over here tearing up and getting emotional to the tracks because it's Jon's first time listening like it's my first time lol
This album is 🔥🔥🔥
Such a good album.
I love desperado.
I gotta admit, higher and Consideration grew on me fking hard brah.
This album was/is so amazing and I love that I get to watch Jon react how I reacted when I first heard
I wouldn’t even be mad at rihanna if this was her last album because its legendary and a great retirement album
Pls don’t give her ideas
Her most experimental and best album to date.
This album never gets enough credit. It’s so refreshing seeing people appreciate this masterpiece 🔥
The versatility of this woman is beyond 👑
I love “Consideration” and “Desperado” 🙌🏻😍😍😍😍😍😍my songs
I keep repeating this album like a million times and it always gets me
This album was completely snubbed! One of her greatest pieces of work and it was overlooked. Oh and if you haven't heard Unapologetic, you should definitely have a listen.
I loved your real and raw reaction. This album is LEGENDARY!! It is also very underrated so thank you for choosing it
Beautiful Thugger Girls Jon, please make it happen
I’d rather see Jeffery
@@M360-w6o he’s done Jeffrey
@@allyhughes960 cool
EASY BREEZY BEAUTIFUL THUGGER GIRLS
Bro I need your pfp so bad. My Instagram is somber.music please send it to me
What an album this is. It is a crime that 25 and Lemonade took away its thunder. They were great albums but this is a whole other level in terms of sonics and longevity.
dude how have you never heard this the hits were all over the charts when it was first released
one of the best albums of all time
Love on the Brain is the reason I’m watching this reaction. Perfect song.
Man you FELT love on the brain. I wish so badly I could listen to that song for the first time again. EXCELLENT album, top 5 of the 2010s easily.
aww it’s really cute for me that u got teary, her best album for me
This one the first Rihanna album that I gave a chance to and boy....what a masterpiece. I was surprised tbh. Can't say that I'm a Rihanna fan like that but I am a fan of this album and I'm now looking forward to see what she does in the future.
I love these videos. They are calming and it's like hanging out with a friend relaxing to music
loved your reaction, you should go back in her catalogue and react to her other albums too. anti is her best as a body of work but some of her other albums have higher highs in my opinion. pretty sure you would like unapologetic and rated r.
Agreed. ANTI is definitely Rihanna's best album and her most mature body of work but mann that second half of unapologetic has some of the best deep cuts in her entire discography and definitely has incredibly high highs.
@@aubrey_reignz5484 Loveeeeeee Song, Mother Mary, No Love Allowed, Get It Over With... Phew lemme fall asleep listening to these masterpieces tonight 🥵
@@muratkolcu2167 Yesssss all those songs slap 😻😻😻 omg I love that album soo much it’s my second fave Rih album after ANTI of course. LWT/MM is probably my favourite Rihanna deep cut ever. She co-wrote that song with The Dream who is an amazing songwriter/producer. Get it over with is top tier also. In fact the whole 2nd half of Unapologetic is pretty much flawless.
Criminally underrated album 👑