Rihanna graces the cover of Glamour’s “Women Of The Year” issue and opens up about everything from her career, childhood and of course Chris Brown.

On her career: “I would have never dreamed that my career would be this successful. I grew up in an average home in Barbados, and we didn’t live in the best neighborhood. But I was never aware that we were poor; my mom never made us feel that way. She made us feel anything was possible and instilled in me such confidence.”
On auditioning for Jay-Z: “I thought he would be in a suit, sitting behind a desk with a cigar. But he was totally chill, wearing sneakers and a t-shirt. In a matter of weeks, the first single went to radio. Then we shot a video, and the song just took off. I was in the top 10 with huge artists who I looked up to. Jay-Z kept telling me, ‘This never happens, so don’t get used to it.’ I saw how special that moment was.”

You can read the full interview in Glamour Magazine.

In the meantime check out Rihanna’s new video for “Wait Your Turn” aka “The Wait Is Ova”