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A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have been close friends and collaborators for nearly a decade.
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The “Sundress” rapper confirmed their relationship in May 2021, calling Rihanna “the one.”
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The couple welcomed their son in May 2022. Rihanna revealed her second pregnancy at the 2023 Super Bowl.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky became partners and parents after nearly a decade of collaboration.
While Rihanna has made hit songs like “Work” and “We Found Love” — as well as launched billion-dollar companies like Savage X Fenty and Fenty Beauty — A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has also built a formidable reputation in the music industry with hits like “F**kin’ Problems.”
The two artists have always been supportive of each other’s careers, whether it’s starring together in a music video or partnering up for skincare campaigns, and confirmed their rumored romance in 2021.
Here’s a complete timeline of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s relationship.
Ashley Simone Johnson contributed reporting to this article.
September 2012: They performed together at the MTV VMAs
The duo first paired up when Rihanna tapped Rocky to feature on the remix of her song, “Cockiness (Love It).”
They performed their remix together onstage at the VMAs, where Rocky grabbed Rihanna’s butt and gave her a peck on the cheek.
Rihanna later told Vogue the PDA wasn’t planned.
“He grabbed my ass on stage. That was not part of the rehearsal!” she revealed. “I was like, ‘What are you doing!?'”
She also said her team was shocked when she didn’t get upset: “My manager was like, ‘Oh, God, she must like this guy a little bit. She never lets this shit slide.'”
March 8, 2013: Rocky joined Rihanna on tour
Rihanna recruited the “Goldie” rapper to be her opening act on the Diamonds World Tour.
The tour included 28 stops and ended on May 5, 2013.
April 10, 2013: Rocky denied dating rumors
Rocky clarified his relationship status while on set for A$AP Ferg’s “Work” remix video.
“Yeah, I expected people to say that me and Rihanna were sleeping around. We’re just cool,” he told MTV. “Man, dudes be tryin’ to front like they tappin’ Rihanna’s [anatomy] and all that, but they don’t be hittin’ it.”
“I aint hittin’ it either. I’m just cool with her. I don’t even look at her like that. She’s sexy, but I’m good,” he continued.
“That’s really a friend. She supports me, man. She’s bringing me out, she ain’t have to do that. That girl came to my Coachella a year ago. I got nothing but love for Rih Rih; that’s the homey right there. I ain’t tryin’ to get in no trouble with no Rihanna rumors.”
September 2013: Rihanna starred in Rocky’s ‘Fashion Killa’ music video
Rihanna starred as Rocky’s love interest in his video for “Fashion Killa,” a single from his debut studio album “Long. Live. A$AP.”
In an interview with 106 & Park, the rapper was asked why he chose Rihanna to be in his video, to which he replied, “She’s a fashion killa in my eyes. I respect her jigginess. I respect her fashion sense.”
He added: “The chemistry was just organic. We were cool, we were chilling, it was whatever. We were faded. We were having fun.”
While filming the music video, they took to Instagram to post “couple-y” behind-the-scenes photos, according to Teen Vogue.
At this time, however, Rocky was reportedly dating Chanel Iman.
May 27, 2015: Rocky discussed his breakup with Iman and his relationship with Rihanna
In an interview with Hot 97, the rapper opened up about his split from the model after nearly two years of dating.
“I was so in love. To this day, it’s all good. I think for me, we’re young and it was something that was so real that it was so serious,” he explained. “I would say perfect girl, wrong time. I’m not OK with losing her, but that’s the way of the world. It’s not meant to work right now.”
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