A$AP Rocky Says Relationship with Rihanna Stems from a 'Lot of History' — and That Time She Got Him Into a Club

A$AP Rocky fondly recalls the moment he knew he wanted to be with Rihanna, and it all started with getting kicked out of a club.

In an interview for the cover story with W magazine on Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Harlem-born rapper (whose real name is Rakim Mayers) opened up about some of his earliest moments with his now-partner, 36, including a chance encounter early in his career.

“There’s a lot of history between us,” Rocky, 36, told the publication. “I was kicked out of this nightclub. They wouldn’t let me access it. I’m just starting now, so no one knows me. I was with Matthew Williams and Virgil [Abloh]. I was going into it with the bouncers and she was out. We just looked. She didn’t even know us, but she said, ‘Oh! Why don’t you let him in? What’s wrong with you?! Let that man in!'”

A$AP Rocky for ‘W Magazine’.

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When he knew the “Needed Me” singer would be the perfect mother for his future children, Rocky said it was just a gut feeling. “I knew from when we were younger. We both did, I think. So it felt right when we got older. We just kind of reconnected.”

Rocky and Rihanna’s friendship began in 2012 at the beginning of the rapper’s career, and he even headlined her Diamonds world tour. But it wasn’t until 2019 — after Rihanna split from her boyfriend of three years, billionaire Hassan Jameel — that she officially went public with the rapper. The couple welcomed their first son, RZA, in 2022, and their second son, Riot, in 2023, after the “Work” singer revealed she was pregnant at halftime of the 2023 Super Bowl.

The “Fashion Killa” rapper, who was shot for the cover W mmagazine Rihanna herself, noted that they fell in love at the Mercer Hotel in New York – where the shooting took place.

A$AP Rocky for ‘W Magazine’.

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“Virgil Abloh shot the music video for ‘Fashion Killa’ in 2012, and it was the same couch that Rihanna and I sat on in the first scene,” he explained. “It was the same room.”

In the video, the couple can be seen shopping and cuddling. He even called her out in a song nearly a decade before the couple made it official: “Her Rihanna attitude, she got it from her mom.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Rocky revealed his upcoming album Don’t be stupidwhich arrives this fall, will touch on his new life as a father, but not explicitly.

“I don’t have a song that is exclusively dedicated to fatherhood,” he explains. “I have songs where I talk about my life, and fatherhood is one of the things I talk about – adapting to change and balancing work and family.”

Due to a host of issues, including sample approvals and leaks, Rocky shared on X (formerly Twitter) in August that a 2018 sequel was in the works. Testing was delayed. However, he assures fans that the album is a departure from his older works. “If you take indie, mix it with classical, mix it with old Memphis, Dipset and Wu-Tang, that’s where I draw a lot of inspiration from,” he explained.

ASAP Rocky for ‘W Magazine’.

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Although Rocky’s album is on the way, the timeline for Rihanna’s new music remains a mystery. At a Fenty Puma release event in April, the businesswoman confirmed that her new songs are “so good.”

Rihanna also revealed that the pair are working on music together, and the possible reason for the delay is because “me and Rocky are really trying to figure out who’s going to use what.”

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