Rihanna Has An Empire State of Mind

Rihanna arrives at LAX airport in Los Angeles on Monday (December 21) with her BFF Melissa.

Over the weekend, the 21-year-old Bajan babe taped her New Year’s Eve segment during the Big Apple blizzard.

Rihanna recently shared her her fave song of 2009 with MTV: “[Jay-Z and Alicia Keys'] ‘Empire State of Mind’ was definitely one of my favorite records of 2009 … one of the biggest records of 2009, also. It’s timeless. It’s epic, and it makes me want to be from New York every time I hear it. I’m like, ‘Wow, I wish I was in New York, or I wish I was from New York.’ It’s just that great feeling when you hear it.”

FYI: Rihanna is toting around the Maia N ivory leopard print authentic python bowling bag!

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