Rapper Jay-Z may be retired - for as long as it lasts - as boss of the Def Jam label, he is still active in the music industry. And he does not do that badly at all: he contracted the only 17-year-old singer Rihanna, from the island of Barbados, who scored one of the summer hits of 2005 with the song Pon De Replay. With its dancehall-like beat, the song once again proved how popular this movement
… has become. And also on her debut album Music Of The Sun, Rihanna and her producers manage to successfully combine reggae and R&B. Music Of The Sun distinguishes itself positively when the 'Caribbean' influences can be heard, and that is especially in the first four songs. At other times it is (too much) a typical R&B CD. The cover of Dawn Penns You Don't Love Me (No, No, No), together with Vybz Kartel. The hit Pon De Replay is also featured in a remix with Elephant Man. (IV)more