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Deputy has revealed he produced "90 - 95%" of Rihanna's new single 'Bitch Better Have My Money' - which was officially 'co-produced' by Kanye West'.
In a new interview with Fader, the Roc Nation producer revealed that even though the producer credits address both him, Kanye West, Travi$ Scott and WondaGurl, Deputy is behind the majority of the track.
The East Flatbush singer was adamant he had the greater role saying: "I produced the record - meaning that I went in and helped arrange the vocals. I was instrumental in the writing process and producing the record to where it’s at now.
"The whole process started in the studio with the writer, and then once Rihanna got a hold of it then she took it to her level."
Listen to 'Bitch Better Have My Money' below
He insisted he wasn't trying to throw shade at anyone though saying: "I owe Kanye nothing but gratitude - he played an instrumental part in getting the record to Rihanna. Wondagurl’s contribution I didn’t know about, but Travi$ came in and added the part in the second verse where the beat changes. The record is 90-95% me - it’s no shade on nobody, but at the end of the day, the record is produced by Deputy. I been in this game for a minute, so I understand how the game is, and it’s cool."
"The thing with Rihanna is, you can’t go in doing a record for Rihanna — her range is so wide that you’ll limit yourself trying to focus on it. So I went in and just created what I felt would be dope. When you work from that standpoint, everything comes out dope, so I just did what I felt was dope. Once I did it, I knew for a fact that it would be a Rihanna placement. I even wrote on my vision board, ‘Rihanna placement, Track number 8.’ I named the beat “You Owe Me,” because that’s what I thought it was called. I was like, ‘This shit is her all day. This shit is fire.’
Rihanna's as-yet-untitled eighth album is expected to be announced imminently - after she took part in the of Tidal last night as an owner, but didn't release the record via the app as originally rumoured.
