Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Rihanna and A$AP Rocky first met during rehearsals for a performance at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, and their relationship began not with a bang, but with a squeeze: Rocky cupped Rihanna’s backside onstage, which she says didn’t bother her. “My team was worried that I wanted to have his head on a mantle,” Rihanna told Interview magazine in April 2024. “But I was like, ‘Ah, nah.’ That’s why everybody was like, ‘Oh my god. She likes him.’”2019: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky start dating (albeit cautiously)Photo: Getty ImagesRihanna confirmed in the same Interview, uh, interview that she and A$AP Rocky took fashion inspiration from each other before they actually started dating, some seven years after first meeting: “I would wear his shit, he would show up to my launches. But it wasn’t until the end of 2019 [that we got together] …We’ve known each other for a long time. I’ve seen him in relationships. He’s seen me in relationships. We’ve seen each other outside of relationships. We knew what we’re capable of, and the trouble that we could bring to each other’s lives. We can make or break each other’s hearts. And so, we started dating with a lot of caution … I just let whatever was supposed to happen, happen. It was just, ‘This is a flower. It’s either going to die or blossom. But I’m going to let it decide itself.’”2020: Rihanna turns A$AP Rocky into a certified Dewy Dude
