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Robyn Rihanna Fenty (/riˈænə/ ree-AN-ə), (born February 20, 1988), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian singer and songwriter. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay Z.
With sales exceeding 200 million records worldwide, Rihanna is one of the best-selling artists of all time. Her studio albums include Music of the Sun (2005); the Recording Industry Association of America platinum-certified records A Girl like Me (2006), Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), Rated R (2009), Loud (2010), Talk That Talk (2011); and the Billboard 200 number-one albums Unapologetic (2012) and Anti (2016). Rihanna is the youngest and fastest solo artist to earn thirteen number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and was named the Digital Songs Artist of the 2000s decade and the top Hot 100 artist of the 2010s decade by Billboard. Many of her songs rank among the world's best-selling singles of all time, including the singles "Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Disturbia", "Only Girl (In the World)", "S&M", "We Found Love", "Diamonds" and "Stay" in which she is the lead artist, and her collaborations "Live Your Life" (with T.I.), "Love the Way You Lie" and "The Monster" (both with Eminem).
"It's Raining Men" is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979, originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982. The song had been offered to Diana Ross, Donna Summer,Cher, and Barbra Streisand before being accepted by Martha Wash and Izora Armstead of The Weather Girls, with their version becoming an international hit, selling over 6 million copies worldwide.
It was covered by Martha Wash (of The Weather Girls) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, by Geri Halliwell in 2001, and by Young Divas in 2006. The song is hailed as a camp classic and more recently as a dance, gay, and female anthem.
The Weather Girls' version went number one on the US Disco chart, debuting in October 1982. It made number 34 on the US R&B chart and number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released from their album Success. This version also made it to number two on the UK Singles Chart and number two in Australia, as well as number one on the Euro Hot 100.
The Weather Girls' music video was directed by Jim Canty and Jake-Sebastian Wynne, and featured Gene Anthony Ray.
Onika Tanya Maraj (born December 8, 1982), professionally known by her stage name Nicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer and songwriter. Born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in South Jamaica, Queens, New York, Minaj earned public attention after releasing three mixtapes between 2007–09. She signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment in 2009.
Minaj's debut studio album, Pink Friday (2010), peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and spawned the top-five single "Super Bass". During that time, Minaj became the first female solo artist to have seven singles simultaneously charting on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012), also topped the chart and its lead single, the pop crossover "Starships", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Minaj's third studio album, The Pinkprint (2014), was preceded by its second single, "Anaconda", which peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and is her highest-charting single in the United States to date. Minaj made her film debut in the 2012 animated film Ice Age: Continental Drift, and also had a supporting role in the 2014 film The Other Woman. In 2013, she was a judge on the twelfth season of American Idol.
Featuring: Nicki MinajEenie, meenie, minie, mo
Catch a playa by the toe.
If ya want to let him go
[Rihanna]
Ladies don't worry cause they got plenty more
They be falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry 'bout
Who you think you getting with that "Hi, let me freak ya."?
You got me mistaken thinkin' you gon get it easy
First of all you need to know that I'm not the one
Think you getting something baby, you aint getting none
All you need to know that I'm a 2 times 5
Load it, cock it, aim it baby, boom bye bye
Set your standards lower, boy you're aiming too high
Matter of fact your friend looks better so (huh) good bye
Eenie, meenie, minie, mo
Catch a playa by a toe
If ya want to let him go
Ladies don't worry cause they got plenty more
They be falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Oh it's raining men girl what you worry 'bout
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooooh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah-yeah-oh-woah-woah-woooah
[Nicki Minaj]
Excuse me but who are you fixin' to be
Let them muthafuckas know its plenty fish in the sea
And he sweatin' me just cause I got the tightest hole
But I couldn't find that th-thing wit a microscope
Give me dome, dome, d-d-d-d-d dome, dome, dome
I ain't trippin on yo money, money long, long, long
Want my own tv production company
So tell Harpo to hit me Celie
Anyway RiRi what rhymes wit yo name freely
Money got you vacationing in Chile
do you want to sit on the back while i wheelie really? really!?
No for real, really?
Laid out on the beach they be feedin me my catfishes
Cause it's raining men
Fat bitches
[Rihanna]
They be falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Oh its raining men girl what you worry 'bout
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooooh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah-yeah-oh-woah-woah-woooah
I said ay, outta my way, with my lady
Ridin' big, living good, doing big things
Dancing dont pay, player keep the money, I can buy my own Ring
Up in the club, see me coming, dime a dozen so it don't mean
nothing to me
And I aint even worry bout you cause there's plenty more fish in the
Eenie, meenie, minie, mo
Catch a playa by the toe
If ya want to let him go
[Rihanna]
Ladies don't worry cause they got plenty more
They be falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Falling like the rain so we aint running out
Oh it's raining men girl what you worry 'bout
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooooh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah
Oh-oooh-oh
Oh-yeah-yeah-yeah-oh-woah-woah-woooah