Rihanna Cruz

That's why Nokia was so good.

That's why I loved Rusty Intro on Habibti.

And Maid of Honor, the third album, takes a whole different approach to anything else we've heard today.

It's a pop record.

It's the riskiest of the three.

And if I press play on the song Cheetah Print featuring Sexy Red, you get the vibe right away.

This is Song of the Summer, by the way.

Totally.

Yeah.

I do think it sounds like Planet Rock, but Planet Rock isn't the only electro song.

You know, I think he's like trying to just get people dancing in the club by throwing it back to these old vintage house and techno aesthetics.

What stands out to me is his sample of the DJ Peggy Goo's song, It Goes Like Na Na Na.

That's been a staple of dance music sets since it dropped a few years ago.

Kind of went platinum in the gay clubs.

I think he's pandering in a way, but I'm not mad at it.

And you can hear him having fun a little bit on the other side of the microphone.

Like, I kind of adore this song.

Cheetah print is party music, and you can really, really tell when Sexy Red gets involved.

Come on.

Who thinks of this stuff?