A$AP Rocky Toasts Rihanna After Oscars Performance

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The New York rapper cheered for his girlfriend from the crowd, and lifted his glass in a simple display of love.

A$AP Rocky honored Rihanna with a toast following her incredible Oscars performance. Moreover, she performed her Black Panther: Wakanda Forever track "Lift Me Up" on Sunday's (March 12) 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood. Not only did she proudly show off a bit of her baby bump, but her emotional performance received a standing ovation from the crowd. The song is a eulogy, dedication, and tribute to the late great Chadwick Boseman, who played the groundbreaking superhero in the first film. Following her performance, the camera showed Rocky cheering and pumping his fist for his girlfriend before raising his glass and giving a loving smile.

Of course, it wouldn't be the first time that the star couple made headlines for their supportive performances. In February, Rihanna gave her long-awaited performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which left fans stunned and in shock due to the reveal of a second pregnancy. While the New York MC supported her from the ground and danced along to the occasion, fans watching from everywhere expressed shock and awe on social media.

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Meanwhile, the "Diamonds" singer recently reflected on motherhood during a photoshoot with her boo and son. "Oh, my God, it’s legendary,” RiRi told British Vogue about being a first-time mom. “It’s everything. You really don’t remember life before, that’s the craziest thing ever. You literally try to remember it- and there are photos of my life before. But the feeling, the desires, the things that you enjoy, everything, you just don’t identify with it because you don’t even allow yourself mentally to get that far, because it doesn’t matter.

"You walk into the hospital as a couple and leave as a family of three," she continued. "It’s nuts. And oh, my gosh, those first days are insane. You don’t sleep. At all. Not even if you wanted to. We came home, cold turkey, had no one. It was just us as parents and our baby. Man, you’re a zombie for the most part." Regardless, check out her full performance down below and return to HNHH for the latest updates on A$AP Rocky and Rihanna.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.
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