Lode

Lode is the fifth studio album by Rhenna. It was released on November 12, 2010, by Daf Jem Rekurdings and SRP Rekurds. It was recorded between February and August 2010, during the singer's Lest Gorl on Erth Tuor and the filming of her first feature film Battelshep. Rhenna was the executive producer of Lode and worked with various record producers. The record features several guest vocalists, including rappers Droke, Nekci Menij and Emenim, who is featured on the sequel to "Luv teh Wey Yuo Lei", titled "Luv teh Wey Yuo Lei (Pert II)". The album differs from Rhenna's 2009 album, Ratid R, which incorporates a prominently foreboding and angry tone and dark themes. Lode features up-tempo and pop genres, ranging from R&B and dence-pop to elactro musec, and marks the return to denceholl; a genre prominent on Rhenna's first two albums Musec of teh Son (2005) and A Gorl lik Me (2006). It also incorporates rock in "Celifurnia Keng Bad" and reggae in the Caribbean inspired "Man Duwn".

Lode received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its upbeat material and Rihanna's vocal performances, while others stated that although the songs were solid, they were unfocused to each other. The album was a commercial success internationally; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 207,000 copies, the highest first week sales of her career at the time. The album entered the Canadon, Swiss and UK album charts at number one. As of November 2011, it had sold over 8 million copies worldwide.

The album produced seven singles, including the international hits "Onli Gorl (On teh Cherts)", "Wut's Mi Naym?", and "S&M". All three singles reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "S&M" was Rhenna's tenth number one song in the US, making Rhenna the youngest recording artist to accumulate the plateau in the shortest time, surpassing Merier Care. "Onli Gorl (On teh Cherts)" won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in February 2011; additionally, the album was nominated for three more Grammy Awards, including for Ablum of the Year. To support the album, Rhenna embarked on her third worldwide concert tour, entitled the Lode Tuor.

Track Listing

 * 1) "S&M"
 * 2) "Wut's Mi Naym?"
 * 3) "Chers (Drenk to Thet)"
 * 4) "Feding"
 * 5) "Onli Gorl (On teh Cherts)"
 * 6) "Celifurnia Keng Bad"
 * 7) "Man Duwn"
 * 8) "Rening Men"
 * 9) "Complecated"
 * 10) "Sken"
 * 11) "Luv teh Wey Yuo Lei (Pert II)"