Power couple Rihanna and A$AP Rocky has been in the making for years.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky&#39;s longstanding relationship as music collaborators, fellow fashion enthusiasts, and close friends has been speculated about by fans for some time. After years of denying romance rumors, the pair are now&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-asap-rocky-relationship-confirmed" target="_blank">reportedly an official&nbsp;item</a>.

Over the past decade, Rihanna has transformed from successful singer into <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop%20culture/rihanna-fenty-decade-music-fashion" target="_blank">makeup and fashion mogul</a>, and was ranked as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2019/06/04/rihanna-worth-fenty-beauty/?sh=5a04460613de" target="_blank">the highest earning female musician</a> by Forbes in 2019. Rocky has also grounded himself in both the music and style industries, becoming an award-winning rapper, key member of hip-hop group A$AP Mob, and major <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-spotted-in-heels-from-boyfriend-asap-rocky-shoe-collaboration-instagram" target="_blank">fashion collaborator</a>.&nbsp;

Here,&nbsp;L&#39;OFFICIEL&nbsp;charts the timeline of their relationship to power couple status.

2012: Rocky and Rihanna collaborate together on the remix of Rihanna&rsquo;s song &ldquo;Cockiness (Love It).&rdquo;

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The 2012 MTV VMA performance of&nbsp;Rihanna&#39;s remixed single becomes infamous when&nbsp;Rihanna and Rocky get cozy on stage and <a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/2252410/asap-rocky-grabbed-rihanna-butt-2012-mtv-vma/" target="_blank">Rocky even gets a little handsy</a>. Fans begin to wonder if the pair simply put on a great show or if there&#39;s something more to their connection.

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2013: Rocky tours with Rihanna, and rumors circulate on set of Rocky&rsquo;s &ldquo;Fashion Killa&rdquo; music video.

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As Rocky and Rihanna&nbsp;individually climb in musical success, Rocky opens for the&nbsp;North American leg of Rihanna&#39;s&nbsp;Diamonds World Tour.

In the same year, Rocky releases&nbsp;his music video for &ldquo;Fashion Killa,&rdquo; featuring Rihanna. Paparazzi capture photos of the two <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/rihanna-asap-rocky-dating-cuddle-2175793" target="_blank">getting cozy while filming</a>,&nbsp;igniting romance rumors&ndash;even though Rocky was dating (and <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/chanel-iman-rumoured-engaged-to-asap-rocky" target="_blank">reportedly engaged to</a>) Victoria&#39;s Secret model Chanel Iman at the time. But the two confirm&nbsp;they&#39;re just friends.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mtv.com/news/1706137/asap-rocky-rihanna-rumors/" target="_blank">Rocky tells&nbsp;MTV News</a>, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t even look at her like that. She&rsquo;s sexy, but I&rsquo;m good.&rdquo;

A$AP Rocky - Fashion Killa (Explicit Version)

June 2017: Rumors diffuse as both Rocky and Rihanna are romantically linked to other celebrities.

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Rihanna starts seriously dating billionaire and heir&nbsp;Hassan Jameel and Rocky is linked to <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/kendall-jenner-russell-james-summer-cover-2019" target="_blank">Kendall Jenner</a>.

June 2018: Rocky and Rihanna attend a Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week together.

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Rihanna and Rocky show&nbsp;their longstanding friendship with wide smiles while sitting&nbsp;together front row at the Louis Vuitton menswear Spring/Summer 2018 show in Paris.

September 2018: Rocky attends Rihanna&rsquo;s annual Diamond Ball in New York City.

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Rocky shows&nbsp;his support for <a href="https://time.com/4940425/rihanna-diamond-ball-report/" target="_blank">Rihanna&rsquo;s annual charitable fashion event</a>, in support&nbsp;of the <a href="https://claralionelfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Clara Lionel Foundation</a>.

September 2019: Rocky attends Rihanna&rsquo;s Diamond Ball for the second year in a row.

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Rocky once again attends Rihanna&rsquo;s Diamond Ball, wearing&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/raf-simons-rare-shopping-ecommerce" target="_blank">Raf Simons</a>.

December 2019: Rocky and Rihanna appear at the Fashion Awards in London together.

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The pair walk the <a href="https://www.lofficiel.co.uk/woman/the-british-fashion-council-has-chosen-the-best" target="_blank">British Fashion Awards</a> red carpet together, displaying their friendship and mutual love of fashion. Rocky shows&nbsp;support for Rihanna&#39;s luxury&nbsp;fashion brand, as the duo both wear Fenty attire.

January 2020: Rihanna and Hassan Jameel split, and rumors of Rihanna and Rocky re-ignite with&nbsp;a&nbsp;New York City hotel&nbsp;stay.&nbsp;

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Other romantic endeavors may have cooled romance rumors between Rocky and Rihanna for&nbsp;a few years, but not for long. Rumors are re-ignited shortly after Rihanna and Hassan Jameel end their three-year relationship and sources reveal Rihanna and Rocky shared&nbsp;a hotel suite in New York City together.

But Rihanna seems&nbsp;to just be having some single girl fun, not&nbsp;interested to&nbsp;jump&nbsp;into a relationship with Rocky. A source told <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10840846/rihanna-dating-asap-rocky/" target="_blank">The Sun</a> that Rihanna is &ldquo;reluctant to put a label on it so soon after Hassan,&rdquo; but that her and Rocky are&nbsp;&ldquo;enjoying each other&rsquo;s company and taking things easy.&rdquo;

July 2020: Rocky joins&nbsp;Rihanna in promoting the release of&nbsp;Fenty Skin.

Rocky once again shows his support for Rihanna, starring alongside her in the launch of her skincare line, <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/skin-care/a31981670/rihanna-fenty-skin-care/" target="_blank">Fenty Skin</a>.

November 2020: Rihanna and Rocky have a night out with friends in New York City.

A significant step from the New York City hotel suite rumors, Rocky and Rihanna take their relationship out on the town, spotted <a href="https://pagesix.com/2020/11/30/rihanna-and-aap-rocky-have-night-out-in-new-york/" target="_blank">dining with friends at The Beatrice Inn</a> restaurant.

December 2020: More New York City outings and sources confirm their romance.

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Rumors accelerate even more when Rocky and Rihanna are <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/03/rihanna-asap-rocky-hanging-out-fueling-dating-rumors-wearing-masks/" target="_blank">snapped by paparazzi</a> on a night stroll together in New York City. Though neither Rihanna or Rocky address the rumors, a source tells&nbsp;<a href="https://people.com/music/rihanna-very-happy-with-boyfriend-asap-rocky-source-exclusive/" target="_blank">People</a>&nbsp;the pair are &ldquo;inseparable.&quot;

December 24, 2020: Rocky and Rihanna spend Christmas in Barbados with her family and get cozy.

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Rocky travels to meet Rihanna and her family in Barbados for Christmas, proving the pair is getting pretty serious. Not long after Christmas, they display&nbsp;some PDA on a yacht and jet ski&nbsp;together in Barbados.

January 2021: Rihanna kicks&nbsp;off 2021 with some new footwear, designed by Rocky himself.

On New Year&#39;s, Rihanna <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/rihanna-spotted-in-heels-from-boyfriend-asap-rocky-shoe-collaboration-instagram" target="_blank">posts a picture on Instagram</a> in a metallic bikini and skirt and, most importantly, the <a href="https://www.fwrd.com/product-x-awge-lsd-gladi-thigh-high-heel/AMUD-WZ112/?d=&amp;pdpsrc=rec2&amp;AID=11120556&amp;PID=100110528&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_source=cj&amp;source=cj&amp;utm_campaign=glob_p_5370367&amp;cjevent=6d232b444ed011eb812900240a240610" target="_blank">Anima Muaddi X AWGE LSD Gladi Thigh High Heel</a>, a collaboration between Rocky and footwear designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/amina-muaddi-shoes-rihanna-bella-hadid" target="_blank">Amina Muaddi</a>&ndash;just another example of how the couple has always been supportive of each other as music and business moguls.

January 2022: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky announced that they are expecting their first child.

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After weeks of rumors, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/rihanna-asap-rocky-pregnant-expecting-their-first-child" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A$AP Rocky and Rihanna announced their secret pregnancy</a> through a series of pictures shot by celebrity photographer Diggzy. Dressed in a vintage pink Chanel coat, blue jeans, and a beautifully jeweled necklace, Rihanna showed off her baby bump. Looking beyond happy and in love, the couple took their announcement photos in Rocky's hometown of Harlem.

May 2022: Rihanna gives birth to a baby boy.&nbsp;

After months of waiting, it was announced that Rihanna finally gave birth in the middle of May. The singer and Rocky welcomed a baby boy to their family.&nbsp;

July 2022: The couple makes their first public appearance together since the birth of their child.

Rihanna finally made her first public appearance after birth in London for&nbsp;GoPuff Delivers Wireless 2022 alongside Rocky, who was performing at the festival. The songstress was seen several times in the crowd supporting Rocky for the 10-day musical festival. Prior to arriving at the venue, the duo had been seen by fans as Rocky prepped for the show.

January 2023: 2023 Golden Globes&nbsp;

Looking radiant in Schiaparelli Haute Couture, Rihanna attended the 2023 Golden Globes (where she was nominated for her song "Lift Me Up") with her beau.

February 2023: Rihanna reveals her second pregnancy during her Super Bowl halftime show performance

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In perhaps the most entertaining pregnancy announcement to date, Rihanna delighted us all by showing off her baby bump at the most-watched event in the country. Not to be missed, the originator of top-tier pregnancy looks wore an eye-catching red Loewe jumpsuit and matching&nbsp;glossy bustier. Shortly after rumors of baby number two began to stir, Rihanna's representative confirmed that she and Rocky are indeed expecting.

May 2023: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky reveal their baby boy's name

Photo courtesy of Instagram.

After a long wait, we have finally learned the name of the couple's son: RZA Athelston Mayers. Rihanna has spoken about how she wasn't interested in sharing her baby's name or pictures of him with the word, which is quite understandable. Supposedly, the name comes from the producer and rapper RZA from Wu-Tang Clan, and the baby boy shares his middle name with his dad.&nbsp;
Additionally, the couple celebrated RZA's first birthday with photos and an Instagram shoutout. "WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN. RZA," the rapper posted on Instagram. In the carousel of photos, there are photos of RZA with his parents throughout the year, from cute mirror selfies to fun candids.&nbsp;

September 2023: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky reveal the name of their second baby

After giving birth to their second child &mdash; another baby boy &mdash; in August, the couple have reportedly revealed his name as Riot Rose Mayers. It follows the couple's penchant for "R" as their first child is named RZA. There is no confirmation if Riot's name has a greater meaning behind it, though some fans speculate it could be a subtle nod to A$AP&rsquo;s track &ldquo;Riot."
On September 19, the couple unveiled their first family photo including both sons.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's Relationship Timeline

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