A$AP Rocky busy being a father and having to cope with three different personalities.
The singer, known for the hit "I Smoked Away My Brain," became a father for the first time in 2022 when he and his longtime partner Rihanna welcomed their first child, a son. RZA Athelaston .
The couple, who began dating in 2019, have since welcomed a son Riot Rose in 2023 and daughters Rocky Irish In 2025, and a year after they became a family of three, the rapper begins to notice the different personalities of his three children.
Rihanna and A$AP at the Met Gala last month (Getty Images)
In an interview with Vibe magazine, Rocky, whose full name is Rakim Athelston Meyers, spoke enthusiastically about fatherhood and discussed the differences between his three children.
«"My second child is very, very, very smart, he reminds me so much of his mother," he shared, adding: "My first child reminds me of myself, he keeps to himself, he's a real introvert.".
«"My daughter just runs the show," he said of little Rocky, who was born in September 2025 and is now nine months old.
The singer first gave birth to two sons (Instagram).
Then, reflecting on his approach to parenting, particularly raising boys, he shared, "I want to teach my sons discipline, help them stay grounded and humble as much as possible," noting, "Because they might be seen as the kids of powerful people and [expletive], so I just don't want them to be on that [pedestal].".
«"I just need to make sure they hang out with their cousins," he continued, referring to "the rough cousins who will keep them entertained.".
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«"Being emotionally present, emotionally available, receptive, still charming, but also loving," Rocky continued, describing what fatherhood looks like for him, emphasizing, "It's easy. It's me all day. It's just me.".
«"It was incredibly exciting because you never know what to expect," Rocky shared about becoming a father for the first time.
In September 2025, the couple had a third daughter (@badgalriri).
«"You never know what's in store for you, so the second and third times were a lot like the first," he continued, recalling Rihanna's three births. "We were laughing while she was giving birth, literally laughing, cracking jokes and all that.".
Rihanna also spoke glowingly of motherhood, calling it "legendary" in a 2023 interview with British Vogue. "It's everything. You don't really remember your life before it, it's the most incredible thing," she said, adding, "You literally try to remember it—and there are pictures of my life before it—but the feelings, the desires, the things you like, everything, you just can't identify with it because you don't even allow yourself to go that far in your mind because... because it doesn't matter.".