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Man Down

»"Man Down" is a song by Bajan singer Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud (2010). Rihanna, fellow Bajan singer Shontelle, and production duo R. City wrote the song with its main producer, Sham. They wrote it during a writing camp, in Los Angeles of March 2010, held by Rihanna's record label to gather compositions for possible inclusion on the then-untitled album. Rock City were inspired by Bob Marley's 1973 song "I Shot the Sheriff" and set out to create a song which embodied the same feel, but from a female perspective. "Man Down" is a reggae song which incorporates elements of ragga and electronic music. Lyrically, Rihanna is a fugitive after she shoots a man, an action she later regrets.« -- More information: Wikipedia

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[Info] Alexi, Katharina. »Anti-Rape Music Culture as Announcements of Defense and Remembrance in Pop, Metal, Punk Rock, and Rap.« Rape and Revenge: Rache-Kulturen und sexualisierte Gewalt in intermedialer Perspektive. Edited by Christine Künzel et al. Göttingen 2024: 257-277.

[Info] Ferreday, Debra. »'Only the Bad Gyal could do this': Rihanna, rape-revenge narratives, and the cultural politics of white feminism.« Feminist Theory 18 (2017): 263-280.

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