Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, May 2023 (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
After Rakim Athelaston Mayers’ name was revealed by tabloids, Rocky proudly announced, “‘WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN 🤲’ HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN . RZA❤️.”
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky named their son RZA Athelston Mayers, the Daily Mail and People report. The musicians’ child was born on May 13, 2022. The couple had not revealed the child’s name until today when Rocky celebrated his son’s first birthday with an Instagram post captioned: “‘WU TANG IZ 4 DA CHUREN 🤲’ HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO MY 1st BORN . RZA❤️.”
A$AP Rocky’s real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers. He was named after the rapper Rakim, and his sister, Erika, was named after Eric B. In February, Rihanna and her son were photographed together for Vogue. Rocky and Rihanna recently appeared together at the 2023 Met Gala. During her Super Bowl halftime show performance, Rihanna revealed that she was pregnant with her second child.
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