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Celeb Battle: Who Sings “R.I.P” Better, Drake or Rita Ora?

by: Haley Longman on August 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm EDT | in Music | 3 Comments

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Yesterday, being the ah-mazing celeb reporters that we are, we brought you the news about Rita Ora’s new single. It’s called “R.I.P” and it’s her second US single, blah blah blah. Don’t get it twisted. We like the song a lot. But upon first listen, we were like um….why have we heard this song before? So we did some digging into our iPods, and realized that this song was originally co-written by Drake, and that he recorded the demo version of the song. Yes, the same one we have on our iPods! OMG, right?

Turns out the song was originally meant to be for Rihanna, but we all know RiRi doesn’t exactly need any more hit singles, so Rita claimed it. Well, first she changed the title from “I’m Ready For Ya” to “R.I.P,” then added Tinie Tempeh onto a verse and it’s like, basically an entirely new song, guys.

So now that we’ve given you a lesson in music history, it’s time to vote! This week’s Celeb Battle pits Drake’s version against Rita’s. Naturally we’ll have you take a listen to both below, then vote on whose you think is better. Oh, and be sure to tell us who you picked in the comments, too! Oh, and let us know if you think Rihanna should’ve gotten the song instead! Ok, we’re done. Get crackin’!

Here’s the original by Drizzy

Now take a looksie at Rita’s

Vote in the Battle of Drizzy vs. Breezy!

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Tagged: Celeb Battle, Drake, Rita Ora

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3 Responses to "Celeb Battle: Who Sings “R.I.P” Better, Drake or Rita Ora?"

whatdoyouthink says:

While I just can’t see Rihana on this track I don’t like Rita’s rendition either. Even though the lyrics are clearly written for a woman Drake’s version, that I downloaded like 2 years ago, the best. I also felt his verse on the track much more than Tinie Tempah’s but I guess he’s a more suitable choice as he’s a British rapper who’s hot right now.

March 10, 2013 3:29 pm

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whatyouherefo says:

I don’t know if y’all see this but why are the pictures of both Drake and Ritas are ugly like Rita got her stomach hunched over making her look fat (even though she not) and Drake pic look weird

August 24, 2012 12:40 am

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zendaya says:

BOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

August 20, 2012 11:11 am

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