rihannratedr.jpgCourtesy Def Jam

Rihann just released the moody black & white cover for her upcoming album, Rated R, which drops November 23rd.

Shot by Ellen Von Unwerth (the same photog who recently shot Lindsay topless), it's not quite as edgy as cover for her single, Russian Roulette, which showed the pop diva topless and wrapped in barbed wire, but it definitely showcases the much harder look Rihanna's been rocking as of late!

I know she's been though a lot in the last year but can you believe this is the same girl who put out Good Girl Gone Bad just a few years ago?