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A$AP Rocky’s mom knew when she saw loveeeeeee.
As the rapper (born Rakim Mayers) recently revealed, it was his mom Renee Black that first planted the seed that he should date his now-partner Rihanna.
“My mother used to say s--t like, ‘I know you like this girl that you with right now,’” A$AP recalled during an appearance on the Jan. 15 episode of Popcast, though he noted he wouldn’t reveal any names. “‘But I want you with Riri.’”
He continued, “I used to be like, ‘Ma why you keep saying that? That girl don’t even want me like that. Like be cool, Ma. Like that’s just my friend. Chill.”
But nevertheless, Renee persisted.
“‘I’m telling you, she real,’” A$AP added. “And mothers know best.”
Indeed, in the time their longstanding friendship took a turn for the romantic in late 2019, A$AP and Rihanna have gone on to welcome kids RZA, 3, Riot, 2, and Rocki, 3 months.
For A$AP, the “Sundress” artist is still in awe of how it feels as if he and Rihanna were always meant to be.
“It was just like we were on the same page,” A$AP explained. “Born the same year. My dad is from her country. My family, when I go back, I get to see both sides of my family. It’s so many similarities, it’s just funny. We laugh about it a lot.”
And even before they became a couple, their friendship held something just a little extra.
“She was always my boo, you know what I’m saying?” A$AP said. “Like I always f--ked with her.”
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But even knowing how happy they’d be as a couple, the 37-year-old wouldn’t go back and change a thing.
“I’m thankful that she was put in my life at that time, because I think any time prior to that, I don’t think I was ready for something like that,” he said. “I don’t think she was either.”
And Rihanna, too, thinks their relationship had an element of divine timing. After all, without the forced quarantine form the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the “We Found Love” singer has admitted she and A$AP might be in a different spot today.
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“COVID sped up our relationship,” she told Interview Magazine in 2024, “which I felt like God knew we needed because we were going to start a family. And had it not been for COVID, we would’ve taken a lot more time to get comfortable with each other, to even know that we were ready.”
Instead, they “didn’t even really talk about” their relationship evolving.
“There was no denying it,” she explained. “It was the best thing that ever happened to us. It just happened."
For more of Rihanna and A$AP’s moments that have shined bright like a diamond, read on.
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September 2012
In 2012, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky performed their hit "Cockiness" at the MTV Video Music Awards, and their number was so good it deserved a trophy. This wouldn't be the last time the two shared the stage as they went on tour together in 2013.
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September 2013
Fans had this song on replay after Rihanna and A$AP Rocky released the music video for "Fashion Killa" in 2013.
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June 2018
As the years went on, they remained friends. In 2018, they attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week and, of course, they totally slayed.
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December 2019
They also attended The Fashion Awards in 2019, with Rihanna dazzling in a mint Fenty dress and A$AP Rocky looking sharp in a black suit.
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September 2021
Met Gala official! Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attended the 2021 Met Gala together in style, with the "Umbrella" singer wearing a black Balenciaga gown and the "A$AP Forever" artist donning a custom ERL quilt and a tuxedo.
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February 2022
After announcing they were expecting their first baby, Rihanna recalled keeping her pregnancy a secret from her friends. "It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they're around me, they know my habits," she told E!'s Justin Sylvester. "They're like, 'You don't want something to drink? You're not smoking?' And I'm eating all the things I'm not used to eating. They know I hate sweets and I'm all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well."
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February 2022
SOS! These photos are so sweet! As Rihanna and A$AP prepared for their bundle of joy, she continued to show her incredible pregnancy style.
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May 2022
While fans wondered if A$AP Rocky had proposed to Rihanna after seeing them sport the words "Marry me?" and "I do" across their teeth in his "D.M.B." video, sources close to the couple told TMZ in May 2022 the two aren't engaged.
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May 2022
And baby makes three! Multiple outlets report that the couple welcomed a baby in Los Angeles.
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February 2023
She debuted her second pregnancy during the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show.
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May 2023
The pair take the 2023 Met Gala together in honor of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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June 2023
Rihanna accompanied A$AP Rocky during his performance at a Spotify party in Cannes, France.
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August 2023
The couple welcomed their second child, son Riot. One month later, they shared their first photos as a family of four in a rare photoshoot.
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April 2024
Rihanna confirmed her romance with A$AP began at the end of 2019.
"I've seen him in relationships. He's seen me in relationships," she explained in a conversation for Interview published April 9. "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."
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May 2025
Baby No. 3! Shortly before arriving to the 2025 Met Gala, the "Love on the Brain" singer confirmed her pregnancy.
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September 2025
Rihanna announced the birth of her daughter Rocki Irish Mayers with a pair of Instagram photos of herself holding the newborn as a set of pink boxing gloves.
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