Rihanna has dropped a new mixtape in the lead-up to the release of her new album 'Good Girl, Gone Bad' (I still can't take that name seriously). This track is featured on the mixtape and will most likely make the album's final cut. The Bajan singer spoke about working with Ne-Yo not too long ago and this seems to be the finished product. The track, 'Hate That I Love You' is guitar-driven and the harmonies are very similar to most of Ne-Yo's tracks. Same with the instrumentation; I could have sworn I heard Ne-Yo's 'Sexy Love' in this track. It's a decent song and I can see it doing well in both the Pop and R&B markets. I'm still yet to hear a Rihanna track that will be relevant in the next 5 years though.
What you think?
LISTEN: Hate That I Love You (ft. Ne-Yo) (UPDATED LINK)
