The Big Surprise

After months of rumors and speculation, it was confirmed by multiple news outlets and an undeniable picture that the “We Found Love” singer was pregnant with A$AP Rocky’s child. In November 2020, People magazine
confirmed that Rhianna and A$AP Rocky were dating. Unsure how far along Rhianna is but one thing is for sure this stirred up quite a reaction.

Lauwenda Telcide(11) shares her first reaction to Rhianna’s pregnancy, “I heard that A$AP Rocky was the father and thought of how beautiful this baby is gonna be.” A positive reaction was stirred up, but that wasn’t a universal reaction. Walter Mcclanahan (11) confesses his first reaction to the Rihanna pregnancy, “I was angered, absolutely angered. I know she’s coming out with an album. I know she won’t post about the baby cause her marketing team runs her Instagram. One thing is for certain, the Rihanna pregnancy threw the pop culture world into chaos.”

She has come a long way from her start in Saint Michael, Barbados. At 16 she was discovered by Evan Rodgers and moved to America with him shortly after to pursue music. After Rhianna signed with Jay Z, she released her iconic single “Ponce de Replay,” and the rest all came fast. On August 21st, 2005, she debuted with the album Music of the Sun. In 2006, Rhianna starred in Bring it On all or nothing. In December of that year, she won Artist of the Year. In 2007, she pushed out her third album Good Girl Gone Bad, which included a top hit “Umbrella.” The following year, Rihanna lands her first Grammy, a major milestone for the young singer. In 2009, Rihanna and Drake were spotted out in New York City. Rumors would surround them for years to come. Throughout the years Rhianna released albums like Talk the Talk and Unapologetic. In 2017, Rihanna launched her makeup brand Fenty, which is worth around 2.8 Billion dollars. In the same year, Rhianna and Hassan Jameel started dating. 2018 she made her 2nd appearance in Time’s top 100 influential people. In December 2020 rumors circulated that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky started dating. Safe to say that Rihanna has had quite a life.

Rihanna’s music career alone is one of the most celebrated. She has won nine Grammys and has gained 33 nominations. She became the youngest artist to accomplish 14 number 1 singles, which include “Ponce de Replay,” “Umbrella,” and “Don’t Stop the Music. A make-up company worth over 2.8 billion dollars. A lingerie line worth 270 million dollars. Rihanna is a household name with household hits. Rhianna has released 8 studio albums and 2 remix albums. Her first album Music of the Sun sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Noted Albums of hers include Good Girl Gone Bad, which sold over 9 million copies worldwide, and her album Loud, which sold over 8 million copies across the globe. Overall she sold over 210 million tracks and 54 million albums. Bryce Thompson (11) thoughts of Rihanna’s accomplishments were “I think they are awesome!! Love it when black women are versatile and can have multiple streams of income.” Rihanna’s career is one of the legends.

There are many questions about the future of Rihanna. The biggest one is that will we ever get the album fans have craved for years. We have not had an album from Rihanna since 2016. In July 2021, pictures were swirling on social media of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky doing an alleged music video. Constant pressure from her fans maybe one day she will give in. Lauwenda Telcide (11)if she thought the Rihanna pregnancy could delay or even stop the album from coming out her response was “I’m sorry but we probably aren’t getting a Rihanna to drop anytime soon unless it’s by the grace of God. Some people aren’t optimistic about this potential album’s chances of release. But let’s see what the future has in store.