Rihanna attends the official unveiling of the street named after her

Bad gal real estate.
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Chloe Bryan
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You can now officially visit the most badass street of all: Rihanna Drive.

The Barbados street celebrated its new moniker on Thursday. Yes, Rihanna herself was in attendance and, because she has never half-assed a single thing in her life, she delivered a speech and contributed her own statement for a commemorative plaque.

The event was a personal one for Rih, who is the Cultural Ambassador for Barbados and a native of the island. The street, which was formerly known as Westbury New Road, is the one on which she grew up.

"My life was shaped on this very road," she wrote. "I was just a little island girl riding bikes, running around barefoot and flying kites in the cemetery, but I had BIG dreams. Dreams that were born and realized right here."

Now that's some bad gal real estate.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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