Some people have hit songs and tons of fame because they’re really good at singing. Some are just good at dancing. Others are just really good entertainers. Rihanna is one of those “others.”

Rihanna has the raw talent of being really cute and sweet and making America fall in love with her innocence. With the right backing (Jay-Z), girls like her can climb to the top of the pop culture mountain doing little more than holding a tune, staying in shape, and memorizing at least two dance sequences (that can be repeated throught a whole song or video, if necessary). That said, if Rihanna didn’t have the look or the right people, she wouldn’t have gotten very far in life. Unlike Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, she isn’t carried by her dancing, but instead by her serious loveability, and America was tricked into ignoring her lack of singing and dancing ability to the point where they’ve convinced themselves she can sing. But she can’t, and this high school video proves it.

This is not to say I or others will not continue to buy her albums. Because who DOESN’T love Rihanna?

Check out this utterly painful rendition of Mariah Carey’s “Hero.” Speaking of heroes, some kind soul really should have saved her from going on stage and trying to pull this shit off.