It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since Rihanna welcomed her first child with partner A$AP Rocky!
On May 13, Rocky shared a series of family photos and videos on Instagram to celebrate the 12-month milestone, including a rare PDA moment between mom and dad. Although the rapper confirmed his relationship with the Fenty mogul in May 2021 – and the couple recently shook hands on the cover of British voguethe pair tend to keep most of their public displays of affection verbal and sartorial.
However, in the first photo in the slideshow, Rihanna can be seen leaning over her son to kiss Rocky on the cheek while the family of three enjoys a night out at the beach. “WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN 🤲,” Rocky captioned the photos and video with a quote from Wu-Tang Clan’s Russell Tyrone Jones, aka Ol’ Dirty Bastard. He continued, “HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN RZA❤️”
This post seems to confirm The Daily Mail recent report that the couple’s firstborn is named RZA Athelston Mayers, likely after another Wu-Tang Clan rapper. Meanwhile, his middle name, Athelston, pays homage to A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Athelston Mayers.
In the end, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna waited an entire year to share their son’s name with the world. “Rihanna and ASAP have only shared the baby’s name with close family members,” a source said. We Weekly in May 2022. “They’re keeping it a secret until they’re ready to share it with the world.”
However, Rihanna later claimed it wasn’t that bad. “We haven’t quite got there yet,” she said in November, per Page Six. “We just lived. But I guess there’s a certain freedom that comes with just, like, getting it out there.
Prior to Rocky’s post, passionate parents talked about RZA using pet names like “baby” and “my fat man” in interviews and Instagram posts. Rihanna is currently pregnant with their second child, whose name will likely remain a mystery for a very long time.
Originally appeared on Glamor