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    Rihanna was driving force behind Brown duet

    world entertainment news – Thu, Feb 23, 2012 12:23 GMT

    Producer The-Dream has revealed it was Rihanna's idea to include Chris Brown on her X-rated track Birthday Cake.

    The Umbrella singer risked a backlash by collaborating with her abusive ex-boyfriend on the controversial single, which she debuted online on her 24th birthday on Monday.

    The sexually-charged duet has been criticised by fans and critics alike but The-Dream, who wrote the song, insists Rihanna knew exactly what response she would provoke by inviting Brown to contribute vocals.

    He tells RapFix Live, "At the end of the day, she's my friend, so whatever she wants to do is whatever she wants to do... (She said) 'I think I'm gonna put Chris on it,' (and I told her) 'I don't know which Chris you (sic) talkin' about, (but) OK, cool, whatever you say.'

    "She's pretty smart too. The same questions that went through my mind, and I'm an artist also, had to have gone through hers. When she raised the question to me, I know she's not crazy. So my thought was you've been thinking about this, you've already thought it out, so evidently you know what reaction you (sic) gonna get."

    The-Dream also praises Rihanna for forgiving Brown, who left her bloodied and bruised after their 2009 bust-up, and encourages music fans to do the same.

    He adds, "Don't say you know how to forgive when you don't. Everybody knows what took place, cool. Have the power to really forgive if that's what it is, if not stay on that side of the fence from the beginning. It's easy to kinda throw Chris under the bus all the time, but c'mon, man. OK, we get it."

    Brown landed a criminal conviction, was sentenced to probation and ordered to stay away from Rihanna after the brutal altercation.

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    14 comments

    • Vicky
      Vicky  •  2 months ago
      She new what she was doing, and she did it for the attention - don't get me wrong I love her music, but I think she's pushed one to many buttons with this duet.
    • nee nee
      nee nee  •  Grand Rapids, United States  •  2 months ago
      Maybe parents should worry more about what type of role model they are for their kids and less about what type of role model someone else is. I know when I was a kid I wanted to be a great mother like MY mom and wanted to have a great husband like MY dad. and guess what. I am a great mom like my mom and have a wonderful husband like my dad. You be your childs role model and they on their own will reconize bad behavior...
    • John
      John  •  London, England  •  2 months ago
      Rhianna I think she may have brain damage due to vicious beatings by from Brown!
    • kelli
      kelli  •  2 months ago
      Sorry Rihanna, you're now officially "boring". Anyone else think "thrush" when they see her? Must be all the tight shorts she wears.........oh well.
    • Davy
      Davy  •  2 months ago
      Sick of hearing this wee nonces name mentioned on here daily ! She is a nobody ! and it wont be long until she is back with the women beater, serves her right if he knocks her pan in again !
    • muneca
      muneca  •  Miami, United States  •  2 months ago
      i think she is wrong and is not setting a good example for women out there. You can forgive but you can't forget.
    • melody b
      melody b  •  2 months ago
      the song is rubbish...
    • Teasey
      Teasey  •  London, England  •  2 months ago
      Fair enough she has forgiven him which is her choice. She's a much bigger person for being able to do that as i myself couldn't. What's really grated me more than anything though is the way in which she's behaving by working with him again. It's almost like she's sticking her finger up at the people/fans who supported her through the ordeal in the first place. She's a good artist and doesn't need a duet with him to enhance her career. She's purely done it to create headlines and be controversial. She could have just forgiven him in private and been amicable in public with him instead of making a massive song and dance about it (literally!)
    • Lorna Morton
      Lorna Morton  •  Oldham, England  •  2 months ago
      Definitely an attention seeker have you seen her videos and heard her songs lately. She just likes to shock people. Shes a bit of a daft cow!!!
    • Teasey
      Teasey  •  London, England  •  2 months ago
      she's an absolute f***ing idiot! Jumping on the defensive for domestic violence, plastering pictures of her battered face everywhere and now working with him and carrying on as if nothings happened! i just hope that victims of domestic violence (especially the younger ones) don't see this as acceptable!
      • Martina
        Martina 2 months ago
        Omg he just sung on a song that's it. He's done what he can to sort his anger issues out and everyone deserves a second chance if he screwed up again then everyone has the right to say he's #$%$ but it's like saying a drug addict can never change or you stole once so your gonna do it again forgive and never forget what things in life taught you. If someone can change he deserves a chance only once that is but he still deserves it all the same Amd as rhianna is the one who went through it if she feels she can sing with him she obviously feels he has changed his life time will tell but good look to them both just remember no one is perfect but we can change:)
      • SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH
        SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH 2 months ago
        Martina..Obviously another thick loser from a broken family, who's seen her vacant drug addled mother in countless abusive relationships, so now thinks it ok..."Yeah, so e only gived her a deserved slappin innit"
    • Elaine
      Elaine  •  Colchester, England  •  2 months ago
      People who are abusers need just as much support, though different support, as those who are on the receiving end of it. I think if Rihanna has got to a point where she can be at peace with what happened between them and is willing to work with him she should be applauded and supported, it does not mean she has forgotten what he did or that she is disregardig the effects it can have on peoples lives or disrespecting other victims. I think a lot of people would hope to one day be able to achieve the emotional development that she has.
      • Teasey
        Teasey 2 months ago
        My alcoholic stepfather has got plenty of support. The council have housed him and given him benefits because he 'can't' work. My mother and myself got nothing apart from encouragement to drop the court case against him because he had a child
      • Jade
        Jade 2 months ago
        I couldn't agree more with this comment, I'm a psychology graduate and am studying post grad to become a cognitive behavioral councilor. People who are abusers are still people just like anybody else who need support and a caring supportive network around them. Lets not forget that the abuser in this case was a nineteen year old teenager who still had a lot more growing and maturing to go through. People make mistakes, especially in their teenage years, and nobody should be punished forever for their mistakes, especially if they show remorse.
      • nee nee
        nee nee 2 months ago
        Not really saying that they abusers need support but speaking as someone that was abuse. everytime someone talks about how horrible of a person Chris Brown is and how he viciously beat Rihanna SHE has to relive that moment. How is she suppose to move on with her life if WE wont let her. If this is how she works past her abuse then you go girl. You have to get past it any way you can. thank God she is not working out her problems by beating someone else. Like many people who are abused do because WE people who have nothing to do with it judge them for every move they make.
    • iluv2griefu
      iluv2griefu  •  London, England  •  2 months ago
      unfortunatley, being beaten by her ex-boyfriend is the least of her worries.
    • SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH
      SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH  •  2 months ago
      GREAT ADVERT FOR THE KIDS...SLAP-YER-HO-UP THEN COLLABORATE ON A SINGLE WITH THE GIRL YOU KICKED THE GRANNY OUT OF....ONLY WH0REDRESSING TALENTLESS FILTH LIKE RHIANNA WOULD LOWER THEMSELVES TO BE BATTERED BY A CLOSET GAY, ONLY TO HELP HIS DEADEND CAREER...........
      • SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH
        SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH 2 months ago
        Saying that, she dresses and acts like a prostitute, so she may aswell be treated like one. No self respect.....
      • nee nee
        nee nee 2 months ago
        Maybe parents should worry more about what type of role model they are for their kids and less about what type of role model someone else is. I know when I was a kid I wanted to be a great mother like MY mom and wanted to have a great husband like MY dad. and guess what. I am a great mom like my mom and have a wonderful husband like my dad. You be your childs role model and they on their own will reconize bad behavior.
      • SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH
        SUFFERIN SUCCOTASH 2 months ago
        Nee Nee. You are dead right. Sadly, peer pressure is also a factor in the growing up stages. Regardless of what a great mother you are, if your daughters life was filled with filth like Rihanna and her crowd of feckless fans, your daughter may still fall foul of such lowlifes.
    • Jay
      Jay  •  2 months ago
      Maybe she is just growing up and putting the past in the past and hoping her fans will support her and do the same! We dont know EVERYTHING that happened that night all we got was bits. Im a HUGE fan of Rihanna and i still am, What happened has happened, it wasnt right in away way but it has been 4 years now. time to grow up and move on dont ya think?
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