Rihanna is offering fans a “first glimpse” of her new album, R8.
Earlier this evening, the Bajan pop-star shared a black-and-white image of herself, alongside Kanye West and Paul McCartney via Twitter.
Shortly after, she tweeted a link to her website, which contained the audio to the trio’s new collaborative track, “FourFiveSeconds.”
Within the track, which is now available on iTunes, Ye’ raps “Woke up an optimist, sun was shining I’m positive, then I heard you was talkin’ trash, hold me back I’m bout to spazz.”
While McCartney strums the guitar throughout the ballad, Rihanna sings.
On the chorus, she’s assisted by Ty Dolla $ign, who harmonizes “I’m four, five seconds from wilding and we got 3 more days ’til Friday” with the Unapologetic singer.
The build-up surrounding the song began earlier this month.
After Kanye unleashed – “Only One” – his own heartfelt collaboration with Paul McCartney, Ty Dolla announced that he supplied West and McCartney with background vocals.
He also mentioned that the trio had more new music on the way.
“Me, Rihanna, ‘Ye and Paul [Mc Cartney] got a song about to drop as well,” he told Billboard at the beginning of the year. “It’s gonna drop soon. I heard they shot the video recently. I don’t know what the final title is, but I know it’s crazy so just be looking out for [it].”
“FourFiveSeconds” is available now for $1.29 via iTunes.
Check out Rihanna’s reaction to the link going live below:
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So you put braille on a cover but it can’t be felt????? I get it, it’s art. Hahahahahhahahahahahahahaha
Makes no sense. Paul must be playing in 528hz
Haha. I just noticed that. But this song is bad (from a professional standard). It’s amateur in any genre.
Is that what that is? braille for deaf people? on a digital image… that can’t be felt, lmao.
LAMES
based on the 2 songs so far the album is going to be even worse than 808s.
It’s on Rihanna’s album dipshit.
dipshit? thanks internet g
Actually dipshit was right. Its on BOTH of their albums. And its terrible.
What you got to say to that piece of information ‘Anonymous’ dipshit?
Wait till yall hear track 3 on Kanye’s album. Yall aint ready tho
Kanye West feat Zamfir – Pan American Soup
The best thing to come out of all this is younger people getting maybe exposed to the beatles. Paul was always the the one that would make the quick buck in the group but still a legend. John Lennon once said something to the affect of Paul makes silly love songs and paul made that one song about silly love songs.
What happened to Hiphop? I know Paul is a legend, but this is not good. It sounds like a some corny song wich u listen on the bonfire.
Did Kanye really forgot how good he was on sampling and greating those creative instrumentals back in the days?
Somebody legit please tell Ye’ he cannot sing. PLeeeease FUCK!
Rihanna cant sing for shit! sounds so horrible I cant believe what the industry has become.
this song is so terrible its hard to put into words what exactly is wrong with it.
Trying to white wash hiphop