A$AP Rocky is making sure his kids have as normal a childhood as possible.
Speaking to Billboard for their September cover story, the rapper, 35, pushed back at the idea his kids wouldn’t be able to live the same childhood he did. Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, spent his childhood years in Harlem, and he returned to his neighborhood in videos shared on Billboard’s TikTok.
“Yes they do,” Rocky said of his kids leading a normal childhood despite having famous parents. “Man, let me show you little RZA last night, bro. Look, this is my little man right here.”
The rapper then pulled up a video of his 2-year-old son, RZA, walking and playing along a street in SoHo. “They still human. They human beings,” he added.
“This is him last night,” Rocky said. He jokingly added, “He’s walking to the corner store.”
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Rocky shares his sons RZA and Riot Rose, 12 months, with longtime partner Rihanna, 36.
In the same interview, the “Praise the Lord” rapper shared that although he’s known for his music taste, it hasn’t quite been lining up with his kids’.
“That s— is driving me nuts!” he jokingly said about the popular kids cartoon Cocomelon. “Don’t tell my girl I said that. I’m totally joking. I don’t give a s—. She’s tired of it, too, probably.”
Although the famous couple is at their wits end with the animated show, Rocky shares that he and Rihanna have nailed down co-parenting together.
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“It’s crazy how we find balance with our chaotic schedules. [The relationship] is going great,” he said.
“I don’t think there’s a more perfect person because when the schedules are hectic, she’s very understanding of that. And when the schedule’s freed up, that’s when you get to spend [the] most time together. It’s all understanding and compatibility.”
On Father’s Day this year, Rocky and his two sons starred in Bottega Veneta’s “Portraits of Fatherhood” campaign.
The black-and-white photography series showed sweet moments between the dad and his sons in a cozy, home-like setting. Both toddlers wore onesies that read “best dad” on the back inside of a heart.
