 Rihanna later described the sentiment she wanted to express as " <unk> " , and elaborated on how reggae culture has influenced her musical style : " I 'm super inspired by reggae music [ and it ] has been a part of me since I was born , and I grew up listening to it . I was exciting for me to take this on as my own and do a song like this , especially with the lyrics being like that . " The track was composed during Rihanna 's Last Girl on Earth tour . The song 's instrumental was recorded by Cary Clark at The Village in Los Angeles . <unk> <unk> produced Rihanna 's vocals with Josh <unk> and Marcos <unk> at Westlake Recording Studios , also in Los Angeles . Bobby Campbell assisted with vocal production and recording . The song was mixed by Manny <unk> at Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles , assisted by Erik Madrid and Christian Plata . 
