When news broke yesterday that Rihanna is pregnant with her first child to A$AP Rocky (sobbing, crying, throwing up), the internet turned hot pink before busting into flames. Images of the singer standing in the streets of New York City wearing a hot pink vintage Chanel jacket with her baby bump on show became instantly iconic and were reposted in every corner of social media by excited fans.
Some, however, had reservations. This is the woman who’s become synonymous with being single on purpose: dumping billionaires because she “gets bored of men” and leaving players, such as Drake, to write song after song about their lost love after they ruined their chances the first time.
Everything about Rihanna’s DGAF aura, from how she casually launched a lingerie label that took down Victoria’s Secret (then posed with caviar in bed to announce her billionaire status) to her unique sense of style to how she’s ignoring the many pleas for new music because she does things on her own time, makes her so beloved. So, the question remains: is any man good enough for her? Probably not. But is this man up to the task of treating her right? Maybe. Hopefully.
If anyone was going to be (nearly) good enough for Rihanna, it’s A$AP Rocky. A reformed playboy who was in awe of the singer (rightly so) for years before the two turned their friendship romantic and someone who’s expressed many times in interviews a thoughtfulness about the world that could only come from years of therapy. (Plus, he’s stylish, talented and very, very hot).
It’s giving Justin Bieber marries Hailey Baldwin energy:
In fact, in a new report People confirms the rapper “waited” for Rihanna and was “eager to start a relationship” with her for a long time. “A lot of guys have tried to sweep her off her feet, but Rocky actually managed to do it,” the publication’s source says. “From the very beginning, he’s doted on her,” they continued. “He’s over-the-top romantic and sends her roomfuls of flowers all the time.”
“They always have fun together,” a different souce adds. “They joke and act goofy. They enjoy life and like to travel. They love being together and are the loves of each other’s lives.”
Of course, similar sentiments have come direct from Rocky, who told GQ in May 2021 that Rihanna is “love of my life” and “The One.” Describing what it’s like to be in a relationship, Rocky said, “So much better. So much better when you got ‘the One.’ She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones.”
At the time, he also spoke about starting a family, saying it’s “in my destiny, absolutely” and that he “would have a very fly child. Very.” If this first look is anything to go by, the man is speaking facts.
