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Omarion: Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette' Shows 'Dark Side to Entertainment Industry'

Posted Oct 27th 2009 12:45PM by Latifah Muhammad
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If there's one thing that Rihanna knows how to do its get people talking. Usually grabbing headlines for her fashion sense or her tumultuous relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, the Bajan beauty has been causing quite a stir with her latest single, 'Russian Roulette.'

Since hitting the 'net last week, reviews have been split down the middle, although some, like singer Tiffany Evans, are delving deeper into the song's "true concept." Evans blasted Rihanna via Twitter for what she sees as glorification of suicide and devil worship.

We spoke with Evans' former label mate Omarion, who gave his thoughts on the growing controversy.

"I don't personally know Rihanna's beliefs but I think there's a very dark and very sinister part of the entertainment business and I think it's very visible," he said. "This is something that a lot of people don't look at [but for example] Michael Jackson used to be a Jehovah's Witness and I remember hearing that he wanted to separate from the religion -- and this was during the time that he was doing 'Thriller' [which ended up being] his biggest album."

"Fast forward to now," Omarion continued, "[and] it really made me think that there is a [time as an artist] where there's going to be a choice. The [entertainment] world [dictates] that you have to be with three or four women, or do this in order to get that [and] I think it's really interesting. With God and the industry, it's really dark. The dark side is having to get in, there's a certain submission you need to have. Just like a gang [initiation], so to speak. You might have to do something against your moral code. I'm not saying that it's always this way, but when you're someone that is young and you're coming up in the industry and you really don't have a grip on your morals it can be very dark. The game is just about over saturation.

"I don't know if Rihanna [has fallen victim to those pressures]. I've never really heard her speak about it," he said. "I hope that she doesn't believe in that stuff and I don't think that she does, but I don't know. It's not just been a Rihanna thing, [there's has been religious speculation] about a lot of artists."

Others coming to the Grammy winner's defense are both the song's writer, Ne-Yo, and producer Chuck Harmony. "There are no satanic messages in the music," Harmony wrote via Twitter. "Maybe if we did a remake of [Evans' single] 'Promise Ring,' then Rihanna wouldn't be a devil worshiper. People are so closed-minded. The song is not literal. Like most provocative art, its symbolism. Grow up."

So are there hidden messages in Rihanna's music? Judge for yourself, when her album 'Rated R,' drops November 23.

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RODANTNESSA

Oh, yeah and if you didn't know, the devil works through music, words. Look how many people are following Jay Z. Don't forget about the triangle sign he makes when he says HOVA and why he gotta have his eye seen through it. Look at our one dollar bill, on the back. Same free mason pyramid with the eye. And why do we have latin writin written backwards on our american money! And why did he start calling himself HOVA. Like Jehovah, which means GOD. He sees himself as God and has people calling him that. He is so successful because of music, he's being helped because he's bringing people to the other side. He's so smart. He knows what all this means. So why doesn't he object to it. And it's not about him not wanting to waste time on nonsense. You're not going to call me a devil worshiping, free mason following artist and not get something out of me. God bless.

November 24 2009 at 6:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

RODANTNESSA

I don't really have to interprepret her music, just look at her mentor, or who she's under, hangs around etc. Jay Z. We already know what he's into. Free mason, etc. If you don't know, you tube it, mason handshake between him and Naz on stage of concert to break beef. what artists you know shake hands. Let alone black men. this ain't no business transaction. When Rhianna first comes out she sweet and innocent, music is about partying etc. Now look. wearing black, crazy looking. Beyonce same thing and she has no choice, he's her husband. So dark her music, halo is not about a boy, and halo has nothing to do with God, angels etc. Read up on it, a halo is for demons. Changing the words to Ave Maria. Wake up ya'll. He coming.

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