Rihanna

Robyn Rihanna Fenty dit Rihanna is a pop singer and model born on February 20, 1988 in Saint-Michael, Barbados, a small state in the Caribbean. Influenced by reggae music (including Bob Marley), she began singing at the age of 7.

She began her career in 2005, at the age of 17, signed by Def Jam Recordings. His first album Music of the Sun blend of reggae and RnB, with the first single Pon de Replay topped the charts.

Over the years, she has become increasingly well-known, and is considered one of the most influential singers of the last two decades. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) also declared Rihanna to be the artist with the most gold and platinum certifications for her singles. In 2012, she was voted Billboard's «Best Pop Artist» with a career spanning just 7 years. The following year, her fortune was estimated at $100 million.

She is also known for having dated singer Chris Brown in 2008, declaring him to be her first true love. However, on February 8, 2009, on her way to the Grammy Awards, Rihanna and Chris Brown got into a violent argument, and Brown ended up punching her, injuring her face. The affair sent shockwaves through the world press, and the singer was sentenced to 180 hours of community service (instead of the five years he avoided thanks to his lawyers). This case deeply traumatized Rihanna, particularly at the time of the release of her album Rated R, a deep, rocking tale of events in Rihanna's private life. An affair that deeply wounded her, but also brought her to maturity.

Rihanna and her relationship with cannabis 

Rihanna is an avid cannabis user, and has made no secret of the fact that she has been using it for years. Rumors have circulated that she was kicked out of a Barbados hotel for smoking cannabis in 2010. She had set off the smoke detectors, which directly alerted hotel security.

The following year, his electronically influenced album Talk That Talk shows a photo of her exhaling smoke, as if she'd just poured herself a casing. At the 2012 Coachella festival, she is also seen on the back of her bodyguard rolling a blunt on her bald head. Numerous photos circulate on her Instagram where she is seen consuming cannabis, including a photo with Snoop Dogg and Warren G, directly in the singer's backstage before a concert. (2013)

In 2015, it was rumored that the singer would launch its own brand of cannabis, MaRihanna. The announcement, which was made during the Jamaican Cannabis Cup held from November 12 to 15 in Negril, was relayed by the celebrity website CelebStoner. But Rihanna's agency confirms the doubts, Rihanna doesn't launch her cannabis brand. In fact, she wasn't even present at the Jamaican Cannabis Cup, and the creation of a cannabis brand in her name is not in her plans.

In 2016, rumors about Rihanna claimed she was trying to quit her cannabis habit. On March 24, 2016, during a concert at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit, Michigan, the singer was on stage when she noticed the smell of cannabis wafting through the room. She exclaimed: «I've got something to tell you. I smell weed! Personally, I've tried to be good, I try not to smoke». Her fans seem to have been disappointed by this confession, to which she replies «I know, I'm banal and boring».»

Although she slowed down her consumption, even stopping during her pregnancies, Rihanna remains outspoken and in favor of legalizing cannabis in the United States. In 2017, she was elected « humanitarian personality of the year« .