Rihanna has reportedly left ASAP Rocky for Drake, according to widespread online speculation following the release of Drake’s new triple album project. The long-running love triangle narrative flared up again after Drake’s album *Iceman* dropped with lyrics aimed directly at Rocky and the couple’s relationship. The 18-track *Iceman* includes guest appearances from Future, Molly Santana, and 21 Savage, and its track “Make Them Cry” became the most streamed song in a single day of 2026 on Spotify.
Drake appeared to save his coldest jabs for his former friend ASAP Rocky and his ex Rihanna on the album. In three separate songs across the project, Drake laid into the couple. The first track, “Burning Bridges,” includes a bar that seems to reference Rocky’s album *Don’t Be Dumb* and questions the support in their relationship with the line, “Your baby mama ain’t even post your single. Damn, where she at?” The bars sparked a flurry among Drake fans who took to Rihanna’s social media to spam her comment section, despite Rihanna having publicly praised Rocky’s album and attended its release.
The second track, “Firm Friends,” includes a lyric where Drake spells out his hatred for his former friend and references inconsistencies in Rocky and Rihanna’s timeline. The third track, “Ran to Atlanta,” directly references sharing women with other rappers. Within hours of release, social media platforms exploded with fan theories, reaction videos, and lyric breakdowns. The history between Drake and Rihanna dates back to 2005 when Drake first met Rihanna at a restaurant in Toronto where he played background music while she was shooting a music video.
Drake and Rihanna had a publicly complicated relationship that stretched across a decade, with Drake confessing his love for her at the 2016 MTV MAS. However, Rihanna made their status clear in a 2018 Vogue profile, stating they were no longer even friends. ASAP Rocky and Rihanna’s friendship predates their romance by almost a decade, and they officially turned their friendship into a romance during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The couple now has three children together and is rumored to have secretly married.
Despite the title of the source suggesting Rihanna left ASAP Rocky for Drake, the answer based on everything known is no. Rihanna is settled down with Rocky, and she shouted out his upcoming tour after Drake’s disses. Rocky spoke about the depth of their partnership and confirmed during interviews that the feud with Drake stems from a spat over females. The real story is that Drake has never fully processed that Rihanna chose someone else, and she has not left Rocky for him.
