Rihanna has found a new man to be her official tour opener, no other then J. Cole one of the hottest rappers out.
Rihanna announced on Twitter that rapper J. Cole, who was will serve as her main opening act on the tour, which began earlier this month.
Rihanna's "Loud" tour travels the U.S. through July 24 before heading to Europe in August. It's set to wrap up in late December.
There was a similar switch-up for Rihanna's Last Girl on Earth Tour in 2010, when Nicki Minaj pulled out at the last minute and was quickly replaced with Travie McCoy. Ke$ha also opened on that tour.