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Single Review: “Four Five Seconds” by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney

January 24, 2015
Rihanna’s new single features Kanye West on vocals and Paul McCartney at his lowest moment on guitar. Surprisingly (or not) West’s vocals are superior to Rihanna’s. The song, titled “Four Five Seconds,” shouldn’t last any longer than that. The first four or five seconds are blood-curtling due to Rihanna’s raw, unrestrained yet strained “vocals” that would be unacceptable from any other serious vocalist. The

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