{"id":11880,"date":"2026-01-21T10:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=11880"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:49:33","slug":"aap-rocky-says-his-mother-knew-rihanna-was-the-one-long-before-they-dated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=11880","title":{"rendered":"A$AP Rocky Says His Mother Knew Rihanna Was &#8220;The One&#8221; Long Before They Dated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/Kc86p9CJCRM9zC29DjEDW5?mode=hqrt1\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashley Dean Misho | Arts and Entertainment Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long before the world saw them as a couple, A$AP Rocky\u2019s mother believed Rihanna was the perfect match for her son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview, the rapper shared that during his past relationships, his mother would tell him,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know you like this girl that you&#8217;re with right now\u2026 but I want you with Riri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, Rocky saw Rihanna only as a close friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI used to be like, \u2018Ma, be cool. That\u2019s just my friend,\u2019\u201d he recalled. Now, he admits, \u201cMothers know best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two global stars were friends for nearly a decade after meeting in 2012. Their relationship turned romantic in late 2019, and they have since become one of Hollywood\u2019s most admired pairs, known for their effortless style and strong bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rocky has called Rihanna \u201cthe love of my life\u201d and has said their timing felt perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAny time before that, I don\u2019t think I was ready. I don\u2019t think she was either,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the couple is focused on their family, raising their three young children together while continuing their successful careers in music and business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their story shows that sometimes, the best relationships start with a strong friendship\u2014and a mother\u2019s good intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Zim GBC News for more in-depth coverage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00b7 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\u00b7 Instagram: @ZimGBCNews<br>\u00b7 TikTok: @ZimGBCNews_01<br>\u00b7 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u00b7 YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get real-time alerts on WhatsApp:<br>+263 773 820 323<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more, visit our website:<br>www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashley Dean Misho | Arts and Entertainment Reporter Long before the world saw them as a couple, A$AP Rocky\u2019s mother believed Rihanna was the perfect match for her son. In&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-and-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11882,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11880\/revisions\/11882"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}