As the world reacts to the recent news that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting, many are reminiscing about the couple's journey to this milestone. While the artists have existed separately within the limelight for some time, their partnering has made them recognizable as a definitive power couple.

In the spirit of celebrating the pair, let's check out a timeline of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's relationship with each other over the years.

Early collabs

Ten years ago, Rihanna notably featured A$AP Rocky on the remix of "Cockiness (Love It)," and the pair went on to perform the spicy track together onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards that same year.

The following year, A$AP Rocky joined Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour, serving as her opening act during the tour's North America-based shows. Rihanna was also featured in A$AP Rocky's music video for "Fashion Killa" in 2013, showing the pair definitely at least had some creative chemistry at this point.

Event sightings

There was about a 5-year gap in which Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were basically just doing their own things, though they soon started attending high-profile events together again in 2018. In June of that year, they went to a Louis Vuitton fashion show together, and A$AP Rocky later attended Rihanna's Diamond Ball—a fashion charity event—in Sept. of that year.

In 2019, A$AP Rocky once again attended the Diamond Ball, and they were spotted together at the London Fashion Awards about 3 months later.

Relationship speculation

Rihanna broke up with Hassan Jameel—her long-term boyfriend—in early 2020, and rumors regarding her and A$AP Rocky being an item soon followed. Various outlets reported on the speculation, and an array of insiders also came forward to dish on the situation.

This speculation persisted throughout 2020, with the couple continually being spotted together but never outright confirming that they were seeing each other. It's also worth noting that A$AP Rocky started getting involved with Rihanna's campaign for Fenty Skin around this time, further adding to the speculation. Despite their silence, outlets began reporting on them as an official couple around Nov., and the pair notably visited Rihanna's home country of Barbados during Christmas 2020.

A$AP Rocky's 'GQ' Interview

In May 2021, A$AP Rocky did an interview with GQ and opened up about his feelings for Rihanna. He outright referred to her as "The love of [his] life" and "[His] lady," showing just how committed he was to the "Kiss It Better" singer.

"I think when you know, you know. She's the One," he warmly stated.

Pregnancy rumors

After a few months of standard celebrity relationship business, such as attending the 2021 Met Gala together, one particularly eyebrow-raising rumor started going around: that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were expecting a child together. The rumor started after internet users began speculating that the singer had a baby bump in a specific dress she wore. 

Memorably, Rihanna denied the rumors by claiming fans "breed [her] every year," as Blavity previously reported.

Confirmation

On Jan. 31, 2022, news broke that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are indeed expecting a baby together (despite her denying it less than two months earlier). Rihanna instantly began trending online, and Twitter in particular is celebrating, and cutting up over, the exciting news.

Congratulations to Rihanna and A$AP Rocky!

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