Unapologetic is the seventh
studio album by
Barbadian recording artist
Rihanna. It was released on November 19, 2012, by
Def Jam Recordings and SRP Records. It was recorded between June and November 2012, during promotion of her sixth studio album,
Talk That Talk (2011). As
executive producer, Rihanna enlisted previous collaborators
The-Dream,
David Guetta,
Chase & Status, and
StarGate to work alongside new collaborators such as
Parker Ighile,
Mike Will Made-It, and
Labrinth.
Unapologetic is mainly a
pop and
R&B album that incorporates elements of
dubstep,
hip hop,
EDM and
reggae in its production, similar to the sound of her previous albums
Talk That Talk and
Rated R (2009).
