 Rihanna performed " Hard " live for the first time on November 8 , 2009 at Jay @-@ Z 's concert at UCLA Pauley Pavilion . To promote Rated R in the UK , Rihanna performed the song with Jeezy at the launch of the Nokia X6 smartphone at Brixton Academy in London . Other songs on the set list were " Russian Roulette " and " Wait Your Turn " from Rated R , and " Don 't Stop the Music " , " Take a Bow " , " Disturbia " , and " Umbrella " ( with Jay @-@ Z ) . 
