This "try hard" logic is off
Bey's music is made up of mostly upbeat female empowerment anthems
and she's very supportive of women
the she has a ballads on her albums because she's in love with Jay
and wants to show off her voice
If anything Rihanna having songs about fighting men & S&M
when she's a domestic violence victim is "try hard"
all this "bad gal" shit but won't hurt a fly in real life