{"id":33730,"date":"2026-01-18T12:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=33730"},"modified":"2026-01-18T11:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:31:54","slug":"asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-drake-rihanna-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/asap-rocky-dont-be-dumb-drake-rihanna-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"ASAP Rocky&#8217;s &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb&#8217; Fuels Drake Feud, References Rihanna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background: #f7fafc; padding: 15px;\">\n<p><strong>Quick Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ASAP Rocky released his fourth studio album, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb,&#8217; on January 16.<\/li>\n<li>The track &#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; contains lyrics widely interpreted as a diss aimed at Drake.<\/li>\n<li>Rocky raps: &#8216;First you stole my flow, so I stole yo&#8217; bitch,&#8217; referencing Rihanna.<\/li>\n<li>Rocky confirmed Rihanna as his &#8216;baby mama&#8217; on the track, emphasizing their family.<\/li>\n<li>He stated on <em>The New York Times<\/em>&#8216; &#8216;Popcast&#8217; that the conflict with Drake is not &#8216;resolvable.&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rapper ASAP Rocky has released his fourth studio album, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb,&#8217; on January 16, featuring a track titled &#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; that has quickly been interpreted by fans and critics alike as a direct diss aimed at fellow artist Drake. The song reignites a simmering rivalry between the two hip-hop heavyweights and explicitly references Rihanna, Rocky&#8217;s partner and mother of his children, who previously had an on-again, off-again relationship with Drake. This latest development adds a new chapter to a complex public narrative involving three of music&#8217;s biggest stars.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; Lyrics Spark Controversy<\/h2>\n<p>The track &#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; features lyrics that leave little to the imagination regarding its intended target. ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, raps in the chorus: &#8220;First you stole my flow, so I stole yo&#8217; bitch.&#8221; This line immediately drew attention, given the well-known romantic history between Rihanna and Drake, and Rocky&#8217;s current relationship with the Barbadian superstar. Later in the song, Rocky doubles down on his relationship with Rihanna, stating: &#8220;Now I&#8217;m a father, my bitch badder than my toddler \/ My baby mama Rihanna, so we unbothered.&#8221; This serves as a clear affirmation of his family life with Rihanna and a dismissive stance towards any external commentary or past entanglements.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrical jabs extend beyond the direct mention of &#8220;stealing&#8221; an ex-girlfriend. Rocky also appears to reference Metro Boomin\u2019s viral &#8220;BBL Drizzy&#8221; song with the line, &#8220;N****s gettin&#8217; BBLs, lucky we don&#8217;t body-shame.&#8221; This specific reference places &#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; within the broader context of recent hip-hop feuds, particularly the highly publicized conflict between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which also saw contributions from producers like Metro Boomin.<\/p>\n<h2>Rocky Addresses the Speculation<\/h2>\n<p>When questioned about the track&#8217;s target, ASAP Rocky adopted a playfully evasive yet telling stance. During an appearance on <em>The New York Times<\/em>&#8216; &#8216;Popcast&#8217; podcast, cohost Joe Coscarelli noted that &#8220;the internet&#8221; would decide who the song was about. Rocky&#8217;s response, &#8220;I think we all know,&#8221; coupled with his later comment, &#8220;It&#8217;s for whoever feel like it&#8217;s about them,&#8221; strongly suggested that the speculation was well-founded. He also delved into the deteriorating nature of some relationships in the industry, explaining, &#8220;I don\u2019t know, I started just seeing people who started out as friends and just became foes. Seemed like they was unhappy for you and just started sending shots. I think that&#8217;s what led to any of our misunderstandings or whatever the case is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Further emphasizing the finality of the situation, when asked if the conflict with Drake felt &#8220;resolvable,&#8221; Rocky unequivocally stated, &#8220;It don\u2019t even need to be. Like, for what?&#8221; This suggests a firm resolve and a lack of desire for reconciliation, indicating that the animosity is deep-seated and not merely a promotional tactic for his new album.<\/p>\n<h2>The Rihanna-Drake-Rocky Triangle: A History<\/h2>\n<p>The romantic history involving Rihanna and Drake dates back to 2009, with the two artists linked on and off for several years. Their relationship reached a public peak in 2016 when Drake famously professed his love for Rihanna at the MTV Video Music Awards while presenting her with the Video Vanguard Award. &#8220;She\u2019s someone I\u2019ve been in love with since I was 22 years old,&#8221; he declared, adding, &#8220;She\u2019s one of my best friends in the world. She\u2019s a living, breathing legend in our industry.&#8221; However, Rihanna later revealed to <em>Vogue<\/em> in 2018 that she found the public declaration &#8220;uncomfortable.&#8221; She stated, &#8220;I don\u2019t like too many compliments; I don\u2019t like to be put on blast.&#8221; At that time, she also confirmed that while they were &#8220;not enemies,&#8221; they were &#8220;not friends either,&#8221; describing their dynamic as &#8220;it is what it is.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>ASAP Rocky and Rihanna, meanwhile, were first linked romantically in November 2020. Rocky publicly confirmed their relationship in a <em>GQ<\/em> interview published in May 2021, referring to Rihanna as &#8220;the love of my life&#8221; and &#8220;my lady.&#8221; The couple has since welcomed three children: sons RZA, 3, and Riot, 2, and daughter Rocki, born in September. Their relationship has been highly visible and celebrated, cementing Rocky&#8217;s position as Rihanna&#8217;s long-term partner and father of her children.<\/p>\n<h2>An Escalating Feud<\/h2>\n<p>The tension between ASAP Rocky and Drake is not entirely new and has been simmering for several years. The rivalry seemingly intensified in 2023 when Drake appeared to take veiled shots at Rocky and Rihanna on his album &#8216;For All the Dogs.&#8217; On the track &#8216;Fear of Heights,&#8217; Drake denied still having feelings for a woman many listeners presumed to be Rihanna, rapping: &#8220;Why they make it sound like I\u2019m still hung up on you? That could never be \/ Gyal can\u2019t run me \/ Better him than me \/ Better it\u2019s not me.&#8221; This was widely interpreted as a reference to Rihanna&#8217;s relationship with Rocky.<\/p>\n<p>The feud continued into 2024, particularly amid Drake\u2019s high-profile conflict with Kendrick Lamar. Rocky notably mocked Drake on the Metro Boomin and Future collaboration &#8216;Show of Hands.&#8217; Drake then retaliated by shouting out Rocky by his legal name, Rakim, on his own track &#8216;Family Matters,&#8217; rapping, &#8220;Rakim talkin&#8217; s*** again.&#8221; This exchange further solidified the public perception of an ongoing, increasingly personal rivalry between the two artists, culminating in Rocky&#8217;s latest album serving as a direct salvo.<\/p>\n<p><em>The release of &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb&#8217; and the pointed lyrics in &#8216;Stole Ya Flow&#8217; mark a significant public escalation in the long-standing, often subtle, rivalry between ASAP Rocky and Drake. By explicitly weaving Rihanna into the narrative and dismissing any possibility of reconciliation, Rocky has not only asserted his current relationship status but also cemented the deeply personal nature of this musical confrontation, ensuring that the feud remains a prominent topic in the hip-hop landscape.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASAP Rocky&#8217;s latest album, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Dumb,&#8217; features a track widely interpreted as a diss aimed at Drake, reigniting their long-standing rivalry and publicly referencing Rihanna, with whom both rappers have past connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1480],"tags":[42122,42123,7799,12711,22441,11516,42496],"class_list":["post-33730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-asap-rocky","tag-dont-be-dumb","tag-drake","tag-hip-hop","tag-music-feud","tag-rihanna","tag-stole-ya-flow"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ASAP-ROCKY-Rihanna.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ASAP-ROCKY-Rihanna.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}