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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are in the club of power couples who will inevitably go down in history. The longtime friends made their romance official in 2020, after months of dating rumors and years of being at each other’s side.
Below, we track how their relationship blossomed from friendship to romance—and now, to parenthood. Here’s everything to know so far.
April 17, 2024: Rihanna says she dresses their sons “like Rocky.”
In a red-carpet interview with Entertainment Online at a Fenty x Puma event, the singer reveals how Rocky’s style influences how she dresses their two sons.
“When I dress them, I always try to dress them like Rocky,” she says. “Because I always envision dressing a girl, right? We all do as women—like, ‘Oh, I’m going to dress her in these cute little things.’ But then you get sons and you}re like, ‘What do I do?’ and I was like, ‘You know what, I have the biggest hack—their dad.’ ”
April 9, 2024: Rihanna confirms their relationship started in late 2019.
While sitting for a cover story with Interview magazine, Rihanna opens about the start of her relationship with Rocky, revealing that while the two met in 2012, their romantic connection started in late 2019.
“We saw fashion the same. We saw creative the same. We ended up in the same circles a lot. And past that, when we grew up, we ended up supporting each other’s brands and products and creative all the time,” she tells editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg. “I would wear his shit, he would show up to my launches. But it wasn’t until the end of 2019 [that we got together] …”
She adds: “We’ve known each other for a long time. I’ve seen him in relationships. He’s seen me in relationships. We’ve seen each other outside of relationships. We knew what we’re capable of, and the trouble that we could bring to each other’s lives. We can make or break each other’s hearts. And so, we started dating with a lot of caution … I just let whatever was supposed to happen, happen. It was just, ‘This is a flower. It’s either going to die or blossom. But I’m going to let it decide itself.’ ”
February 20, 2024: The couple “love[s] being parents.”
A source for Entertainment Tonight offers some insight into the duo’s new life as parents of not one but two little boys
“Rihanna and A$AP are doing so well,” the insider says. “They both love being parents and balance each other out. A$AP is very outgoing and playful, and Rihanna is chill and fun.”
The source adds, “They make each other laugh and are also interested in the same things, like music, fashion, business ideas, art, and more, so they have fun together no matter what they’re doing.”
December 19, 2023: Rihanna is happy to be a “boy mom.”
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the superstar opens up about raising sons RZA and Riot with Rocky.
“They’re the best, though. Having a house full of boys—I thought I was a girl mom, but I’m a boy mom. I love this. I love it,” she says.
As for how RZA is adjusting to life as a big brother, she says, “He struggled in the beginning, but he loves his little brother. Every time he thinks we’re not looking at him, he’ll come over and touch him. If the baby’s crying, he’ll just hold his hands. It hurts him if the baby’s crying. He’ll wake up in the morning just saying, ‘Baby, baby, baby.’ He loves him. It took a while, but he got there, and I’m proud of him.”
August 2023: Rihanna gives birth to baby number two.
TMZ reports the couple welcomed their second child together sometime in August, with Rihanna giving birth in a Los Angeles hospital. While the baby’s name and gender have yet to be revealed, the outlet notes that the new addition’s name begins with the letter R.
“Rihanna feels her family is now complete,” a source tells People. “It’s something she’s always wanted.”
June 21, 2023: Rocky fuels marriage rumors with Rihanna.
While performing for Spotify Beach at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, the rapper seems to drop a major hint about his and Rihanna’s relationship status.
Rihanna supports her man during the show, dancing along and watching his performance from a balcony. She wears a black see-through Jean Paul Gaultier bodysuit with diamond paneling and a halter neckline, plus a sparkling sequined bikini from Oséree underneath.
A witness at the set tells Entertainment Tonight that before Rocky performed “D.M.B.”—the title of the ode to Rihanna stands for “dat’s my bitch”—he dedicated the song to “my beautiful wife in the motherfucking building! I love her.”
The two previously sparked marriage speculation in the music video for “D.M.B.” There, Rihanna makes multiple PDA-filled appearances and shows up at the end as a bride dressed in red. During the wedding in the video, Rocky wears gold grills that spell out MARRY ME? while Rihanna wears her own bedazzled grills that read I DO.
February 15, 2023: Rihanna gushes about raising a family with Rocky.
In an interview with British Vogue, Rihanna discusses her relationship with her life partner and shares insight into how they’ve adapted to parenthood.
“We’re best friends with a baby,” she said. “We have to be on the same page, but we’ve always kind of had that in our relationship. Everything changes when you have a baby but I wouldn’t say it’s done anything but made us closer.”
She said that seeing Rocky become a dad to their baby son has been incredibly special, and she cannot get enough of their close bond. “Their connection is undeniable. The second Rocky makes eye contact with him he is on fire,” she said, adding of their son, “He is obsessed with his father. And I’m like: ‘Didn’t I give birth to you? What is going on?’”
February 12, 2023: Rocky cheers on Rihanna after she announces that she’s pregnant with baby No. 2!
A rep confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter and People that the singer is expecting her second baby. She made the announcement at the beginning of her explosive Super Bowl Halftime performance, in which she descended onto the stage while rubbing her growing baby bump.
In a video shared by the NFL’s Instagram account, Rocky adorably cheers her on from the sidelines. He can be seen recording her performance with his phone and bopping along to the music.
February 10, 2023: Rocky supports Rihanna ahead of her Super Bowl performance.
An Entertainment Tonight insider reports that Rocky has been Rihanna’s rock throughout her months-long preparation for her much awaited performance at this Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.
“A$AP has been very supportive throughout her preparation and has really been stepping up his parenting game while she has been busy with rehearsals,” a source tells the outlet. “[A$AP] and her son plan to be there supporting her during her big day.”
The insider adds that Rihanna has been working hard to ensure that the upcoming show, which marks her first live performance in six years, does not disappoint.
“Rihanna has been preparing for her Super Bowl LVII halftime show for months and wants it to be the most iconic performance,” the source continues. “She really kicked things into gear and got right to work after she received the call. She has been nonstop in the studio, in design meetings, and working out to make sure she is fully prepared. Rihanna has been very hands on with every detail throughout the entire process. It is super exciting for her to get back out there and perform since having her son and she feels rejuvenated after taking some time off.”
May 2022: Rihanna is already a “wonderful mom.”
A source close to the couple tells People that the new parents are doing well at home in Los Angeles with their baby, whom Rihanna and Rocky welcomed earlier in the month. “They are very excited to be parents,” the insider says. “Rihanna is already a wonderful mom.”
May 13, 2022: Rihanna gives birth.
The couple welcome the arrival of their first child, a baby boy, per TMZ on May 19.
March 2022: The couple had a secret baby shower.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky throw a “rave-themed” baby shower for their little one on the way, Entertainment Tonight reports. “They flew out some family and friends from Barbados,” a source tells the outlet.
“Rihanna has a great sense of humor and loves to have fun,” the insider adds.
