A$AP Rocky is on the cover of Billboard this month and in addition to speaking candidly about new music, growing up in Harlem, the crooner had so much to say about ‘His Girl’.
His girl, of course, is Billboard chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning, billionaire business mogul Rihanna.
The two first met over a decade ago when they were rehearsing for their joint performance of her “Cockiness” remix at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
The following year, Rocky joined the North American leg of her Diamonds World Tour as the opening act; a few public appearances together later — 2018’s Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week, Rihanna’s 2018 Diamond Ball and the 2019 London Fashion Awards — speculation began swirling that the two were more than just friends.
By 2021, after a series of high-profile outings including a Bajan vacation, the two stylish superstars made their relationship official when, in a GQ interview, Rocky called Rihanna “my lady” and the “love of my life.”
Now, however, Rihanna is simply a “great mother” — to their two children, 2-year-old RZA Athelston Mayers and 1-year-old Riot Rose Mayers — and an inspiring partner.
“It’s crazy how we find balance with our chaotic schedules,” says Rocky (born Rakim Mayers).
He’s wearing a custom black AWGE suit that he designed himself, complete with the multiwaist pants that he’s popularized recently.
“[The relationship] is going great. I don’t think there’s a more perfect person because when the schedules are hectic, she’s very understanding of that. And when the schedule’s freed up, that’s when you get to spend [the] most time together. It’s all understanding and compatibility.”
Then out of no where Coco melon caught a stray:
“That s–t is driving me nuts! Don’t tell my girl I said that,” he says before flashing his million-dollar smile, tonight speckled with platinum and diamonds, and letting out a laugh. “I’m totally joking, I don’t give a s–t. She’s tired of it, too, probably.”
