A$AP Rocky Jokes "It Was Hell" After Teasing New Rihanna Music
Rihanna Reveals She Has at Least 170 Unreleased Songs in the Vault
A$AP Rocky received a round of applause from Rihanna fans after his recent revelation, but he's not taking a bow.
Instead, the “Fashion Killa” singer—who confirmed his partner is busy work, work, working on new music 10 years after the release of her album Anti—is revealing what life was like immediately after he spilled the tea.
“It was hell,” A$AP admitted to The Hollywood Reporter in a video posted to Instagram Oct. 18. “Yeah, I shouldn't have done that.”
And the 38-year-old—who shares kids RZA, 4, Riot, 3, and Rocki, 13 months, with the “Rude Boy” singer—had no desire to discuss her musical decisions anymore, laughing, “I wanna mind my business.”
A$AP originally confirmed Rihanna had music on the brain for a new album—which the fans have dubbed R9—in August, saying on The Jason Lee Show, “She in the studio right now. Yeah, I said it. Sorry, babe. Like, bro, she working. She cooking, no funny s--t.”
Although he regretted the omission even then, quipping, “Damn, I’ma get in trouble for this.”
Still, Rihanna herself recently revealed that she actually never stopped the music and has almost 170 songs that fans haven’t heard.
"If there are 10 products in a vault," she shared during an Oct. 6 TikTok Live stream for her Fenty Beauty brand, "then I have at least 17 vaults."
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She’d also teased new music in February, saying in an Instagram video that she was spending some time in the music studio, possibly giving fans what they came for.
“I have to go to the studio after this,” the 38-year-old told her team. “And I have to make a Mardi Gras costume for my son after the studio.”
And while fans have been clamoring for a new album from the “We Found Love” singer, she herself has been wary of making sure her new music could shine bright like the diamond of her previous success.
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“I was just like, ‘No, it’s not me. It’s not right,'” she told Harper’s Bazaar 2025. “It’s not matching my growth. It’s not matching my evolution. I can’t do this. I can’t stand by this. I can’t perform this for a year on tour.”
“After a while, I looked at it, and I was like, this much time away from music needs to count for the next thing everyone hears,” she added. “It has to count. It has to matter.”
If a deep dive into Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s love story is what you came for, keep reading.
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September 2012
In 2012, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky performed their hit "Cockiness" at the MTV Video Music Awards, and their number was so good it deserved a trophy. This wouldn't be the last time the two shared the stage as they went on tour together in 2013.
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September 2013
Fans had this song on replay after Rihanna and A$AP Rocky released the music video for "Fashion Killa" in 2013.
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June 2018
As the years went on, they remained friends. In 2018, they attended the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week and, of course, they totally slayed.
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December 2019
They also attended The Fashion Awards in 2019, with Rihanna dazzling in a mint Fenty dress and A$AP Rocky looking sharp in a black suit.
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September 2021
Met Gala official! Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attended the 2021 Met Gala together in style, with the "Umbrella" singer wearing a black Balenciaga gown and the "A$AP Forever" artist donning a custom ERL quilt and a tuxedo.
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February 2022
After announcing they were expecting their first baby, Rihanna recalled keeping her pregnancy a secret from her friends. "It was harder for me to keep it from my posse, because they're around me, they know my habits," she told E!'s Justin Sylvester. "They're like, 'You don't want something to drink? You're not smoking?' And I'm eating all the things I'm not used to eating. They know I hate sweets and I'm all of a sudden asking for cookies and donuts. But finally, I just had to let it all out, and they were all shocked, of course, as the world was shocked as well."
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February 2022
SOS! These photos are so sweet! As Rihanna and A$AP prepared for their bundle of joy, she continued to show her incredible pregnancy style.
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May 2022
While fans wondered if A$AP Rocky had proposed to Rihanna after seeing them sport the words "Marry me?" and "I do" across their teeth in his "D.M.B." video, sources close to the couple told TMZ in May 2022 the two aren't engaged.
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May 2022
And baby makes three! Multiple outlets report that the couple welcomed a baby in Los Angeles.
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February 2023
She debuted her second pregnancy during the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show.
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May 2023
The pair take the 2023 Met Gala together in honor of Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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June 2023
Rihanna accompanied A$AP Rocky during his performance at a Spotify party in Cannes, France.
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August 2023
The couple welcomed their second child, son Riot. One month later, they shared their first photos as a family of four in a rare photoshoot.
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April 2024
Rihanna confirmed her romance with A$AP began at the end of 2019.
"I've seen him in relationships. He's seen me in relationships," she explained in a conversation for Interview published April 9. "We knew what we're capable of, and the trouble that we could bring to each other's lives. We can make or break each other's hearts. And so, we started dating with a lot of caution."
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May 2025
Baby No. 3! Shortly before arriving to the 2025 Met Gala, the "Love on the Brain" singer confirmed her pregnancy.
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September 2025
Rihanna announced the birth of her daughter Rocki Irish Mayers with a pair of Instagram photos of herself holding the newborn as a set of pink boxing gloves.
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