Rihanna Loved Collaborating With Kanye West On 'All Of The Lights'

For months now, Kanye West has been giving fans a taste of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy through his G.O.O.D. Friday initiative, but for Rihanna, he rolled out his entire album — a move that had just as much to do with their friendship as it did with convincing her to jump on a track.

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Rihanna told MTV News at Sunday's EMAs:

"[Kanye] actually played his album to me, like, three months ago, and 'All of the Lights,' that was one of my favorite songs. So when he asked me to come up to the studio at 2 o'clock in the morning, I had to, because I loved it, I knew it was that song."

Rihanna, of course, lent her vocals to the hook of Yeezy's popular "All of the Lights," which also features contributions from a bevy of artists including Alicia Keys, John Legend, The-Dream, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams and La Roux's Elly Jackson.

The track — which is featured prominently in Ye's "Runaway" film — leaked last week to rave reviews, joining a number of other tracks from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy that have debuted before the album's release. Of course, West fans received a special surprise on Tuesday (November 9) when the album leaked in its entirety, much to Yeezy's chagrin we're sure.

The album, due November 22, will feature five different covers, which West unveiled last week during a Ustream broadcast.

Have you listened to "All of the Lights" or My Beatiful Dark Twisted Fantasy? Sound off on the album in the comments, or @MTV3.

Tags Alicia Keys, Elton John, EMAs, Fergie, John Legend, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, The-Dream