Rihanna lately went viral for hilariously rapping and dancing alongside to GloRilla‘s “TGIF” single — with A$AP Rocky‘s response being a meme in and of itself — and on Tuesday (July 2), Glo posted a DM from RiRi herself containing a “wild hypothetical” query.
“You bought all summer time sis!” the Fenty mogul wrote to the “Yeah Glo!” hitmaker, who shared the DM on the final slide of an Instagram carousel from her 2024 BET Awards afterparty. “I do know dis wild hypothetical, however when the album drop?”
The famous person has been requested by followers the standing of her ninth album mainly since her eighth undertaking Anti dropped in 2016, however R9‘s whereabouts proceed to be a thriller. Earlier in June, Rihanna wore an “I’m Retired. This Is As Dressed Up As I Get.” T-shirt, and nearly per week later, she clarified to Additional that it was only a trend assertion. “They didn’t learn the second line. I’m not retired, I’m simply retired from dressing up — it’s a variety of effort,” Rihanna stated. The “Don’t Cease the Music” hitmaker additionally let Leisure Tonight know the place she’s at within the course of together with her album. “Yeah, I’m beginning over. However I don’t wish to neglect the songs that I’ve, so I really wish to return and take heed to stuff with new ears, with my new perspective after which see what applies and what I’m nonetheless in love with,” she stated.
The CMG rapper has but to launch her debut album, however Glo launched her mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang in April, which reached No. 4 on Prime R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 18 on the Billboard 200. She carried out “TGIF” in addition to “Yeah Glo!” and “Wannabe” with Megan Thee Stallion on the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday, the place she was nominated for finest feminine hip-hop artist and BET Her for “Yeah Glo!”
See Rihanna’s DM to GloRilla within the remaining slide beneath.