Popstar Rihanna almost didn’t record her hit single Work, according to the song’s producer.
Canadian rapper PartyNextDoor, revealed the singer's record label were looking at alternative options before Rihanna recorded the track.
Speaking to the New York Times, the rapper said her Roc Nation label “didn't care for Caribbean music at the time", but were persuaded "when it was all that she could sing around the house."
"She fought for it. She said 'This is my family's favourite song", he added.
If the 28 year old had passed up the opportunity to record the song, PartyNextDoor already had a number of high profile replacements in mind, including Drake and Alicia Keys.
The rapper revealed that he "openly share[s] music with Drake, especially when it's time for him to have a project", describing his fellow Canadian artist as an "older brother I can text anytime".
"[He's] someone who's super invested because my name is tied into his," he said. "It's just creatives cooking. If he sees something in a song of mine that he feels he can spin around and make better, who am I to say I'm going to selfishly keep it? As a fan of music, that’s wrong."
Work ultimately went on to be the lead single on Rihanna’s eighth studio album Anti, which was released back in February. The song also topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, making it the singer’s fourteenth number one single.
