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#TSRBlackExcellence: Rihanna Becomes First Black Woman To Spend Over 200 Weeks On The Billboard 200 Chart

<p>&num;Roommates&comma;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;exclusive-rihanna-spotted-leaving-drakes-private-party&sol;"> Rihanna<&sol;a> once again proves why she is a trend-setter and a record-breaker&period; While the last few years has seen her making major changes &lpar;and major coins&rpar; within the fashion and beauty space&comma; please don’t forget that Riri also knows how to dominate the Billboard charts as well&period; She just made history as the first black woman to spend over 200 weeks on the charts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Riri knows her incredibly supportive Navy want new music—and they want it now&comma; but perhaps they will settle for this <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;hotnewhiphop&period;com&sol;rihanna-becomes-first-black-woman-to-succeed-200-weeks-on-billboard-200-chart-news&period;97123&period;html">latest round of good news<&sol;a> surrounding their queen&period; &commat;HNHH&lowbar;Official reports that Rihanna is now the first black woman to spend over 200 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rihanna achieved this impressive milestone thanks to her 2016 album &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Anti&comma;” which has been on the Billboard chart since its initial debut over 3 years ago&period; What’s even more impressive is that in the time since &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Anti” was released&comma; she hasn’t had any music out as a solo artist&period; As for that highly-anticipated music that fans are going crazy over&comma; well Rihanna recently provided an update on what to expect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She previously discussed that heavy reggae influence that will dominate the upcoming album&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It&&num;8217&semi;s not gonna be typical of what you know as reggae&period; But you&&num;8217&semi;re going to feel the elements in all of the tracks&period; Reggae always feels right to me&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s in my blood&period; It doesn&&num;8217&semi;t matter how far or long removed I am from that culture&comma; or my environment that I grew up in&semi; it never leaves&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We know one thing&comma; whatever Rihanna does she always manages to have a lasting impact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; 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