A$AP Rocky reveals ’embarrassing’ first meeting with Rihanna after he was denied entry to NYC club while she watched

A$AP Rocky took a walk down memory lane as he revealed the moment he first laid eyes on girlfriend Rihanna.

The rapper, 37, was a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, and recalled that his first meeting with the Rude Boy hitmaker, 37, took place in rather ’embarrassing’ circumstances.

Though they now shares three kids together, Rocky explained that they first met as he was being rejected by bouncers at a New York City nightclub, and jokingly admitted that Rihanna did nothing to help him.

‘It was crazy. We met outside of a nightclub, ironically, here in New York. I wasn’t famous at the time. She was obviously Rihanna.’

‘And I couldn’t get in. The bouncers didn’t want to let me in, and I was with my friend, the late great Virgil Abloh, and Matthew Williams,’ he went on. 

‘You know, we kind of was getting into it with the bouncers and she, kind of, came out and we locked eyes right away,’ he reminisced. 

A$AP Rocky, 37, took a walk down memory lane on Monday as he revealed the moment he first laid eyes on girlfriend Rihanna, 37, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The rapper recalled that his first meeting with the Rude Boy hitmaker took place in rather ’embarrassing’ circumstances; Rihanna pictured in New York on Monday

‘And I was just, like, in a a daze. And, you know, I was a little embarrassed that she caught me, like, you know, bickering with the guard and stuff like that.’

‘Did she help you get in?’ Fallon asked.

To the audience’s amusement, Rocky simply replied, ‘No.’

The Harlem-bred music artist was on the show to promote his latest album, Don’t Be Dumb. 

The project is his fourth studio album and his first LP in eight years. 

The musician looked dapper in a black suit which he paired with a stylish red polka dot tie, featuring the face of John F. Kennedy.

Meanwhile Rihanna was pictured meeting him after the show as the pair caught a movie together.

She wowed in an animal-print fur coat with matching heels and a fur shawl.

Rihanna and A$AP, real name Rakim Mayers, have been dating since 2020. 

Though they now shares three kids together, Rocky explained that they first met as he was being rejected by bouncers at a New York City nightclub

He also jokingly admitted that Rihanna did nothing to help him. ‘I wasn’t famous at the time. She was obviously Rihanna,’ he explained 

‘Did she help you get in?’ Fallon asked. To the audience’s amusement, Rocky simply replied, ‘No’

Rihanna was pictured meeting him after the show as the pair caught a movie together

She wowed in an animal-print fur coat with matching heels and a fur shawl

The singer and Rocky, real name Rakim Mayers, have been dating since 2020; The pair pictured in 2025

In late 2025 she welcomed their third child, a daughter they named Rocki.

She announced the birth in an Instagram post shared on September 24. In a single photo, she held the newborn, who was cloaked in a pink onesie and frilly pink socks as she slept peacefully.

The star was decked out in pricey jewelry that included an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch — which sells for nearly $100,000 on the resale market — a Renato Cipullo R pendant, Marie Lichtenberg ruby pendant and XIVKARATS ‘mom’ ring.

The post was captioned, ‘Rocki Irish Mayers, Sept 13 2025,’ and featured a pink bow emoji.

Rihanna and A$AP are also mother and father to sons RZA, three, and Riot, two.

The Umbrella hitmaker revealed her third pregnancy at the 2025 Met Gala last May.