A History of Rihanna Freeing the Nipple

We saw more of RiRi in her new music video.

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Bare Baby - It's not a new thing, and it's definitely not just a Rihanna thing. Bare-breasted fashion has been a thing ever since sheer was a thing – think back to the 1800s. OK, fine, Rihanna doesn't bare the nipple for historical purposes. She does it because she does whatever she damn well pleases. Plus, it's not like she's subjecting us to the worst sight the world has to offer — which is why we can't just blur the business out and instead enlist the help of emojis. With the release of her new "Needed Me" video, Rihanna did it again. We thought it was the perfect occasion to comb through the history of our darling RiRi freeing the nipple. Move over, nip-slip, you're so Super Bowl 2004. – Jon Reyes (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Vogue)

That time she liberated the nipple on the cover of a magazine. - (Photo: LUI Magazine)

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That time she liberated the nipple on the cover of a magazine. - (Photo: LUI Magazine)

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This sheer number would be a source of regret for the superstar. For freeing the nip? Nah. Because she didn't wear a bedazzled thong. - (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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That time she needed to fly free as a hitwoman wielding a gun around at the strip club. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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That time she needed to fly free as a hitwoman wielding a gun around at the strip club. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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That time we found love in a see-through place. - (Photo: Sharpshooter Images/Splash News)

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Because no one "nips it better" than BadGalRiRi. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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Because no one "nips it better" than BadGalRiRi. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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Sheer your way out, RiRi. We see you. - (Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

For version No. 2 of the "Work" video, poor Drake had to contain himself while he was on the clock. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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For version No. 2 of the "Work" video, poor Drake had to contain himself while he was on the clock. - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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Thank the fashion heavens that this leather jacket wasn't doing its full job. - (Photo: SPW / Splash News)

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"BBHM" had us all clutching our pearls and rooting for our fugitive girls. The overflow of nip made sense. How else do you smoke a blunt in a trunk? - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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"BBHM" had us all clutching our pearls and rooting for our fugitive girls. The overflow of nip made sense. How else do you smoke a blunt in a trunk? - (Photo: Roc Nation, Westbury Road)

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