Rihanna has made a rare comment about raising her two sons with her longtime partner A$AP Rocky.
In a recent interview popularity The 36-year-old singer China has been candid about the importance of connecting her children RZA, 1, and Riot, 8 months, to their ancestors. She explained how her children may be shaped by a different worldview as they get older, as hairstyles like her braids were part of Rihanna and Partners' culture.
“Actually, the child’s father, Rocky, is like this too. Yes, it has historical significance and it makes me realize where we come from,” she said of the rapper, whom she has been dating since 2021. “This is our lost history. “I learned a lot from being around her, and even when we were together, she tied her hair into pigtails.”
She went on to emphasize that she knows she wants her sons to have headbands, too, because their ancestors embraced them.
“It's just a thing of the past. Like I want my son to braid his hair. Yes. I know. I think it’s in our blood,” she said.
The “Umbrella” singer also reflected on her childhood and how braids were a big part of her identity.
“I grew up in the Caribbean and that was all a local mother could do for her children. Some people grow up in single-parent homes, their moms work three jobs, and they don’t have time to kiss when they go to school every day,” she explained. “This is a form of protection, a root and a tradition left behind by our ancestors. In the end, it’s still beautiful and I like it.”
Rihanna then described the braids from an “aesthetic standpoint,” noting that “there are so many looks you can get.” She once again recalled her childhood, seeing many children and families with her hair in braids.
The Fenty Beauty founder said, “I remember always seeing this scene when I was young. “Tourists came to Barbados and sat on the beach in the sunshine, braiding and letting their hair down,” he said. “Actually, I wanted to do it myself since I was young, but I ended up having the woman at home or my neighbor comb my hair. “My mom also braids her hair, and she always sends me to the beauty salon to have it braided because she says braids last longer.”
Rihanna's comments about her kids and their hair come nearly a year after she and A$AP Rocky welcomed their second son, Riot. The pop star first announced her second pregnancy during the Super Bowl halftime show in February 2023.
She previously opened up about her children getting older, mocking RZA for how he passed on to her. But she pointed to her own protruding forehead and pointed out that the feature was not passed down to her second child.
“I mean, Riot doesn’t have anything like that. I was like, ‘Wait a minute, really?’” she said. entertainment tonight In December, she was before pretending to look for physical characteristics. “You can’t lose this.” she added jokingly.
She also opened up about raising her children with A$AP Rocky, with the singer revealing the most surprising thing about watching him become a father and grow as a parent alongside her.
“Oh, I love him differently as a father,” she explained. “Yes, this is important. mainly. It's like, it's on. Wow, what a leader, so patient and loving, my kids are obsessed with him.”