What did A$AP Rocky do to win Rihanna’s heart? And why is it hard for a lot of fans
to believe that Rihanna will finally settle down? Is it because of her dating history?
Rihanna has always been linked to multiple A star celebrities such as the football
star Karim Benzema, Lewis Hamilton, Travis Scott, Prince Harry, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
And not to mention her long history with Chris Brown and the whole Drake drama!
So how did A$AP Rocky do it? Stay tuned. The start of something good
Their friendship started in 2012 when Rihanna asked Rocky to join her on the
remix of her song "Cockiness (Love It)," At the VMAs, they performed their version
together onstage, and when Rocky touched Rihanna in a “cheeky” way,
the rumors of romance started rising. The "Goldie" rapper was chosen as Rihanna's
opening act for the Diamonds World Tour. On May 5, 2013,
the tour came to a conclusion after 28 stops. Rocky rejected dating rumors on April 10,
2013. While filming A$AP Rocky's "Work" remix video, Rocky addressed his dating status.
"Yeah, I expected people to say that me and Rihanna were sleeping around.
We're just cool," he told MTV. "I'm just cool with her. I don't
even look at her like that. She's sexy, but I'm good," he continued. "That's really a friend. She
supports me, man. She's bringing me out, she ain't have to do that. That girl came to my Coachella
a year ago. I got nothing but love for Rih Rih; that's the homey right there. I ain't tryin' to
get in no trouble with no Rihanna rumors." Rocky's video for "Fashion Killa," a track
from his debut studio album "Long. Live. A$AP," included Rihanna as his love interest.
The rapper was asked why he chose Rihanna to star in his video during an interview with 106 & Park,
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."
Dating other people The rapper revealed
his split from the model after nearly two years of dating in an interview in
2015 with Hot 97. "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."
And when he was asked about Rihanna as a potential romance, he replied:
"It never happened. If it happened, then it would have happened. We didn't do that."
He added: "You never know. That's not what I'm looking forward to. I'm looking forward
to the friendship that I already have with all these females because life is so complicated."
It seems like he had all the respect for her as a person first!
Public appearances The two sat next to
each other in the first row of a Louis Vuitton show. Rocky's arm was slung around Rihanna as
they were captured smiling and getting close. Rihanna was said to be dating Saudi businessman
Hassan Jameel at the time, while Rocky had just been linked to Kendall Jenner.
The rapper attended Rihanna's annual event in New York City in 2018 to support her foundation,
which raises cash to improve health and education programs throughout the world.
Then for the second year in a row, the "Babushka Boi" rapper
showed up to support his friend's charity event. The celebs were once again by each other's
sides at the British Fashion Awards, posing together on the red carpet.
Rihanna commemorated the event with an Instagram post in which she praised Rocky
for his continued support of her business activities. Her caption read: "And thank you
@asaprocky for representing us on the carpet and always being so supportive of @Fenty !!"
They hung out at the 2020 Yams Day Benefit Concert on January 17, 2020.
Rihanna was photographed hanging out with Rocky and Drake at the annual charity concert,
which Rocky organizes and headlines with his musical group, A$AP Mob,
shortly after her breakup from Jameel. According to The Sun, Rihanna and Rocky
were pictured laughing together later that day while attending a concert in New York.
They dined together at Nice Guy on February 11, 2020, amid reports of a romance.
The two planned a secret meet-up at the Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood. They arrived
separately, according to OK! Magazine and Rocky had his hood over his head during the meal.
A few days prior, an anonymous source told Us Weekly,
"Rihanna and A$AP are hanging out and hooking up. They're having fun and have always had chemistry."
An unidentified source informed Us Weekly a few days ago, "Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are
dating and hanging together. They're having a good time and have always gotten along."
Rihanna enlisted Rocky for her Fenty Skin ad in July 2020. The two artists collaborated on
a photograph to promote Fenty Beauty founder Rihanna's new skincare line.
Flirty on camera Rocky interviewed Rihanna
for Vogue on August 26, 2020. The two appeared euphoric and
couldn't stop giggling as Rihanna answered 15 questions from Rocky,
mostly on fashion and skincare, in a taped Vogue interview.
Rihanna told the rapper he had "pretty skin" at one point.
She also inquired about the most difficult aspect of working on her Fenty Skin campaign,
to which he responded, "Like, this is comedy. That's the hardest part," he continued. "You know,
people be so cool it's hard not to, not to laugh. That's all. But it was fun. The hardest part
is not having too much fun. You just forget that it's still, you know, work at the end of the day."
Rocky thanked Rihanna at the end of the interview for "identifying my beauty as a man."
"I appreciate you, like for real, for real," he continued. "It was good catching up
with you and everything." Vacationing and dining:
In December 2020, the couple was seen having supper together and walking side-by-side at
night while dressed in winter coats and masks. "They've been inseparable the past few weeks,"
an unidentified source told People, adding, "it's a new relationship,
but they both seem very into it." The two were photographed vacationing
together in Barbados on December 29, 2020. According to TMZ, the pair spent the Christmas
break in Rihanna's native country of Barbados. The couple was spotted going on dinner outings,
jet skiing, and tubing. They were also seen kissing on a boat,
effectively confirming their romance. While there, the singer posted a video
on Instagram of some island cuisine prepared by SweetToDeBone, a local eatery.
According to E! News, the pair was seen eating dinner with a group of pals
at the Italian eatery Emilio's Ballato in New York City on January 19, 2021.
"Everyone gathered together for dinner and to share stories," a source told the news
outlet. "There was lots of food passed around the table and laughter coming from inside.
They stayed for over two hours before leaving separately. Rihanna left with
friends and avoided being seen with Rocky." On April 13, 2021, according to US Weekly,
the singer and rapper were photographed having dinner together once again,
this time at LA hotspot Delilah. According to Complex, Drake hosted
the dinner party, which added to the intrigue. Rocky walked behind Rihanna in leather trousers
and a bomber jacket, while Rihanna kept things low-key with sunglasses and a face mask.
Swept her off her feet
The confirmation of the shift from friends to lovers came for the rapper
himself when he called Rihanna "my lady" and "the love of my life," in an interview with GQ
"So much better when you got 'the one.' She amounts to probably,
like, a million of the other ones," he said. "I think when you know, you know. She's the one."
Rihanna has also given feedback on Rocky's current projects and has "absolutely" inspired
parts of his new music, according to the rapper. "It's important to have somebody that you can
bounce those creative juices and ideas off of. It's just a different point of view," he said.
According to TMZ, Rihanna was picked up and carried across the Lower East Side by the
self-titled "Pretty Boy Flacko" during a date night in Manhattan on June 27, 2021.
They made their red carpet debut as a pair at the Met Gala on September 13, 2021.
The couple came late to the prestigious fundraiser but had
plenty of time to pose on the red carpet together. For the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" theme,
the Fenty Beauty founder sported an all-black Balenciaga suit.
The trendy rapper, on the other hand, donned an ERL-designed patterned multi-colored bedspread.
Later, while his partner looked on tenderly, he removed the quilt to expose a suit underneath.
It was Rihanna's first formal public appearance with a man since the Grammy Awards in 2013.
And since then, the internet couldn’t get enough news about Rihanna and her new boyfriend,
wondering if he’s the one for her and if she’s finally gonna settle down.
But I think now the whole world knows the answer to this one since they announced their pregnancy
by a beautiful picture revealing Rihanna’s baby bump while they walked holding hands.
Was the deep friendship the secret behind this deep romantic bond? Tell us your thoughts