Rihanna has found a winning formula in her Eminem collaboration, "Love the Way You Lie." Naturally, for her next album, she's reportedly looking to the song's producer, Alex Da Kid, for new hits.
"We worked together about a year before 'Love the Way You Lie' in London, and obviously that song has helped the people around her and her label say, 'Oh, that's a big hit, we want another one,' " Alex explained to Billboard. "You know how the music industry is."
The "Lie" producer — who also produced B.o.B's "Airplanes" — said that the key to Rihanna's future success is all about finding the balance between Rated R edginess and the hit-making sound of the Eminem track. "I'd say it's like a mixture of her two sides," he said. "It's commercial, but at the same time, it's got an edge to it — it has substance."
