Hi Rihanna: RiRi's 10 Best Rapper Collaborations

Drake isn't the first rapper to match talents with Rihanna.

Drake and Rihanna - At one time, Drake was Rihanna's rebound after her first break up with Chris Brown. Regardless of the circumstance, after musical collaborations that include Rih's "What's My Name?" and Drizzy's "Take Care," the affectionately named duo was dubbed #AubRih and made their way back to each other over the past year. Now it looks like they're more off than on, but you still can't mention one without the other.  (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Hi Rihanna: RiRi's 10 Best Rapper Collaborations - Royce da 5'9" isn't the first rapper to say "Hi, Rihanna." Though most of them didn't do it at the BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher—they did it in the studio. RiRi most recently turned up on the title track to ex-lover Drake's Take Care. But that's just the latest in a long string of dope duets with MCs. Click on to see Rihanna's best collabos with rappers. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Rihanna feat. Drake, "What's My Name" - Ri-Ri and Drizzy first steamed things up together—musically speaking, at least—on this 2010 flirtatious 2010 chart-topper.(Photo: The Island Def Jam Music Group)

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Rihanna feat. Drake, "What's My Name" - Ri-Ri and Drizzy first steamed things up together—musically speaking, at least—on this 2010 flirtatious 2010 chart-topper.(Photo: The Island Def Jam Music Group)

T.I. feat. Rihanna, "Live Your Life" - Rihanna's epic, stadium-sized chorus launched this song to the stratosphere, helping Tip land his third No. 1 hit.(Photo: WMG)

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T.I. feat. Rihanna, "Live Your Life" - Rihanna's epic, stadium-sized chorus launched this song to the stratosphere, helping Tip land his third No. 1 hit.(Photo: WMG)

Eminem feat. Rihanna, "Love the Way You Life" - Ri and Em tackle domestic abuse on this unexpected collabo, which topped Billboard for seven weeks straight and sold 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Rihanna recorded a sequel to the song, "Love the Way You Live (Part II)," from a female perspective on her last album, Loud.  (Photo: Aftermath Records)

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Eminem feat. Rihanna, "Love the Way You Life" - Ri and Em tackle domestic abuse on this unexpected collabo, which topped Billboard for seven weeks straight and sold 5 million copies in the U.S. alone. Rihanna recorded a sequel to the song, "Love the Way You Live (Part II)," from a female perspective on her last album, Loud.  (Photo: Aftermath Records)

"Fly," Nicki Minaj Featuring Rihanna  - Despite the tremendous amount of scrutiny Nicki Minaj and Rihanna face, these are two women who will forever be relevant to the game. Their collaboration for the single "Fly" was the cherry on top. The song gained an enormous amount of positive feedback from critics and became Nicki's first number-one R&B hit in the UK. (Photo: cash money records)

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Nicki Minaj feat. Rihanna, "Fly" - Rihanna blessed Nicki Minaj with a gorgeous, soaring hook on this single from the Young Money femcee's debut album, Pink Friday. (Photo: Cash Money Records Inc.)

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Rihanna feat. Nicki Minaj, "Raining Men" - Nicki returned the favor with a hilarious verse on this catchy, reggae-influenced song from Rihanna's Loud.(Photos: M Vaudrey/PictureGroup; Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Rihanna feat. Nicki Minaj, "Raining Men" - Nicki returned the favor with a hilarious verse on this catchy, reggae-influenced song from Rihanna's Loud.(Photos: M Vaudrey/PictureGroup; Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Jay Z – Rihanna - Looking to be back under Jay Z's managerial umbrella in 2010, Rihanna dropped Marc Jordon and signed to Jay's Roc Nation Management. Hov gave her her first deal, after all, when he was president of Def Jam. (Photos from left: ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images, Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

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Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, "Umbrella" - Rihanna aimed high on this infectious 2007 breakthrough, recruiting her mentor Jay-Z, who signed her to Def Jam, for a dope eight-bar verse.(Photos: ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images; Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Clear Channel)

Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West, "Run This Town" - Rihanna paid Hov back in spades with a catchy, adrenaline-rushing hook that helped make this song one of the most commercial successful in his storied career.(Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

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Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West, "Run This Town" - Rihanna paid Hov back in spades with a catchy, adrenaline-rushing hook that helped make this song one of the most commercial successful in his storied career.(Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

Kanye West feat. Rihanna, "All of the Lights" - Rihanna's signature soprano got a headlining spot on this larger-than-life Kanye banger, which also featured Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson and an all-star backup choir that included Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Drake, Fergie, Ryan Leslie and Elton John. (Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner; Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Kanye West feat. Rihanna, "All of the Lights" - Rihanna's signature soprano got a headlining spot on this larger-than-life Kanye banger, which also featured Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson and an all-star backup choir that included Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Drake, Fergie, Ryan Leslie and Elton John. (Photo: AP Photo/Andre Penner; Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy, "Hard" - RiRi tapped ATL trap star Young Jeezy to make sure this song lived up to this title.(Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

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Rihanna feat. Young Jeezy, "Hard" - RiRi tapped ATL trap star Young Jeezy to make sure this song lived up to this title.(Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

Rihanna/Shy Ronnie - Jay-Z, Kanye and Nicki Minaj are cool and all, but none can compare to Adam Samberg's soft-spoken Shy Ronnie, who Rihanna hilariously collaborated with twice on Saturday Night Live.(Photo: NBC)

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Rihanna/Shy Ronnie - Jay-Z, Kanye and Nicki Minaj are cool and all, but none can compare to Adam Samberg's soft-spoken Shy Ronnie, who Rihanna hilariously collaborated with twice on Saturday Night Live.(Photo: NBC)