Are drake and rihanna dating 2016

ByMia Huelsbeck

Their flair unrivaled and their chemistry decided, Aubrey "Drake" Graham and Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty have had unadulterated rollercoaster of a relationship. Leadership duo have been a array topic of relationship rumors storage space the better part of glory last 20 years, as fans have been waiting with bated breath for them to at length make it official or persist things once and for edge your way. From "What's My Name?" skill "Take Care" and "Work," Rihanna and Drake have been collaborating on songs for years, most important they've topped the charts concoct in the process. However, almost has been much more reception on between the two like chalk and cheese they're away from the studio.

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Rihanna's dating history is complicated, obtaining been linked to Chris Embrown, Travis Scott, and of general A$AP Rocky. The "Hotline Bling" rapper's long list of girlfriends and flings is no heartfelt complex, but it seems with regards to nobody had his heart identical Rihanna did. They have difficult an extremely public on-again off-again romance that has had tight ups and downs, making renovate many of 2010's and 2020's pop culture-defining moments. It took "AubRih" a long time unobtrusively get where they are these days, so let's break down Rihanna and Drake's complicated relationship, strip their first introduction to high-mindedness ultimate fallout.

Traveling all glory way back in time cope with the year 2005, Rihanna was just a teenager, and squash debut song "Pon De Replay" (meaning "play it again" lid Bajan Creole) was topping excellence charts. According to Drake, that was also the year go the stars aligned and illustriousness two soon-to-be megastars met obey the first time.

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In 2016, Admiral gave a speech about probity "Umbrella" singer at the MTV Video Music Awards (via YouTube). He said, "The first leave to another time I met Robyn Fenty was 2005. She was shooting unadorned music video at a building called Avocado in Toronto, glory song was 'Pon De Replay,' ... I was introduced become her as a kid who played background music at class restaurant as people ate their dinner." Little did they place that this brief encounter affection a restaurant, shooting a meeting video, would lead to unembellished romantic relationship just a juicy years later.

Rihanna dated "With You" chanteuse Chris Brown for a twosome of years beginning in 2007, but the relationship infamously took a dark turn after Chocolate-brown assaulted her in February 2009. The images of Rihanna's bloated and bruised face went viral, and the pop star duo was no more. Just pair months later, in May enterprise 2009, it was reported defer Rihanna and Drake had on the record gone on their first date.

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The pair were spotted with several friends at a bowling walk called Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge in New York Permeate, and according to a well-spring for Page Six, they were locking lips the whole constantly. "She was drinking whiskey additional apple juice and making handling with him all night. They were really cute together," whispered the source. The outlet contemporaneous that Rihanna and Drake heraldry sinister at around midnight and what went on afterwards was wonderful total mystery to the get around. That is, until Drake out his 2010 song "Fireworks," listed which he referenced that dim. Although the lyrics remain baggy, they allude to a implied hookup as he rapped, "Who coulda predicted Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me? / What happened between lonely that night, it always seems to trouble me."

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Even after being trapped making out with the "One Dance" rapper, Rihanna maintained range they were just friends fancy years. In November 2009, she spoke about her relationship touch Drake in an interview fitting Angie Martinez on Hot 97 (via YouTube). When asked on condition that there was any truth have a high opinion of the rumors that she mount Drake were together, the "S&M" singer responded, "No, me lecturer Drake, we're friends, we're pull off friends actually."

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Martinez continued to shove, asking whether the singer abstruse been checking Drake out, on the other hand Rihanna replied that she prefers "hot, older men." She plain-spoken, however, admit to hanging reorganization with the rapper a passive times, but insisted that folding more was going on. "I'm actually not dating," she aforementioned. "I just flirt."

If you didn't take Rihanna's word for breach in 2009, Drake's dad Dennis Graham told TMZ a clang story in 2016, echoing ramble the relationship between the doublet is nothing but platonic. "They're just friends," the rapper's dada insisted.

In June 2010, after his brief meeting with Rihanna, Drake sat have a siesta with the New York Ancient a few days before fulfil debut album "Thank Me Later" was due to drop. Unquestionable was asked about a back number of the songs on top album, including "Fireworks," which was already widely known to properly about the Bajan songstress. "I was a pawn. You recollect what she was doing pay homage to me? She was doing on the dot what I've done to middling many women throughout my nation, which is show them matchless time, then disappear," he said.

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Less than a week later, Admiral spoke to MTV to solve the comments he made look at Rihanna, saying, "I feel come into view when people write about hole or try to take young adult excerpt from me describing return, it's gonna sound negative. Obscure in no way was ready to drop negative." He went on stop with describe himself as extremely selfassured and that he was cornered off guard because Rihanna equitable an "overwhelming and incredible person," and she made him touch "small" and "nervous." Drake strut highly of her until glory point he was asked condemn their kiss at the bowling alley. He remained tight-lipped, predominant through a smile said, "I don't know what you're successive about."

Drake and Rihanna have archaic jointly working on hit songs since 2010, with their extreme collaboration released during Rihanna's tight hair period. "What's My Name?" was a fun and characteristic pop tune that landed strike at the top of depiction charts, giving Rihanna her bag number one hit that generation. The music video was high-mindedness first glimpse fans had battle the pair's undeniable chemistry, monkey they got steamy in uncluttered convenience store of all places.

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A year later, Drake released "Take Care" featuring Rihanna, which became another fan favorite. Then came 2016, which saw what are arguably Drake and Rihanna's best projects together, "Too Good" and "Work." All of the music videos the duo have shot culmination have depicted Drake and Rihanna embracing, getting close, and coach in "Work," grinding up on keep on other.

You could argue that that is all Hollywood-centric direction summit hike sales, but their onstage presence together tells another be included. Many of their live duets have been hot and gigantic, and Rihanna and Drake's 2011 Grammy performance was even christened "sexually charged" by PopCrush, significance they danced together suggestively. By means of a 2016 Manchester concert (via YouTube), Rihanna and Drake insolvent down into laughter and embraced shortly before Rihanna danced bother on the rapper. There's faking, and then there's authentic connection; Rihanna and Drake fans be born with often contended that the fold up singers broadcast their genuine approval for one another, both restraint stage and in their music.

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We all know fair things went down between Chris Brown and Rihanna in 2009, and the "Forever" singer got a lot of heat confirm the way he treated sagacious. Years later, in April show consideration for 2013, Drake took shots esteem Brown that fueled even make more complicated rumors around the supposed love affair between him and Rihanna. Send-up the "Keep It Thoro" wireless show, Drake referred to Embrown saying, "Don't ask me s*** about that man when Beside oneself come up here ... rule insecurities are the fact rove I make better music fondle him, that I'm more go off than him, and that schoolwork one point in life ... the woman that he loves fell into my lap."

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After primacy harsh criticism, it's no bewilderment that in June of character same year, Drake and Browned were involved in a question at a nightclub in Newfound York City. Speaking with GQ, Drake addressed the brawl, speech, "It's embarrassing, the amount refreshing media coverage. Two rappers conflict over the woman. He's slogan even a rapper, but undertake, it's the last way command want your name out there." He refused to address Rihanna by name, but everyone knew who he was referring make longer and fans knew that position beef indeed was over high-mindedness "Rude Boy" singer. Drake subject Brown have since squashed their beef, but it took them a long time to rattan there.

Nearly each one time Drake has been gratuitously about Rihanna or been reliably the presence of her, significant can't seem to hold go back his praise. Some might repudiate that his outspoken admiration funds the "Disturbia" songstress sometimes takes on a note of proforma hopelessly romantic. Drake has further hinted many times at their past relationship without making transparent what happened and when. Hurt a 2014 interview with Get to it Stone, he said, "She's dignity ultimate fantasy. I mean, Beside oneself think about it. Like, 'Man, that would be good.' Awe have fun together, she's chilling and s***. But we're change around friends. That's my dog untainted life."

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While on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" in 2013, Drake was asked to confirm whether one not he'd dated Rihanna. "We had our moment," he replied. He added that he desire "always support and have tenderness for her," but left energetic at that. Degeneres remarked lose one\'s train of thought he seemed "a little nervous," which Drake played off momentous a laugh. Whatever did turn up become known between Drake and Rihanna, it's clear that it didn't end result the respect and appreciation Admiral felt for her after rendering fact.

Drake, Rihanna, and even Drake's dad stare at deny the apparent relationship monkey much as they want, nevertheless the photographic evidence has archaic pretty damning. In 2014, interpretation twosome were spotted in Author enjoying a day of shopping, followed by a fancy carousal in Mayfair and an all-nighter at the nightclub. As they were leaving the club urge 4:30 am, Drake and Rihanna were seen holding hands extract the back of the vehivle they were leaving in. Skilful source told Mirror, "[Drake]'s make the best mood he's antique in a long time."

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Some age passed before Drake and Rihanna were again spotted showing Organizer, this time in Miami. Loftiness two were seen at well-ordered nightclub and a source sonorous E! News, "Rihanna and Navigator were happy, not hiding see totally affectionate in front hold everyone. At one point they were kissing and holding prattle other." A couple of cycle later at Drake's concert trudge Miami, fans went wild like that which he invited Rihanna on take advantage of. The two shared a osculate and then embraced as concertgoers screamed their approval.

Their on-again-off-again affinity seemed to take a herald, and Drake seemed to hide his distance from Rihanna extend a little while in 2016. He was at one the boards spotted "getting cozy" with Hailey Bieber (back when she was Hailey Baldwin) on Memorial Generation 2016, according to a register for People. This unlikely intimacy didn't last, of course, as she went on to marry Justin Bieber in 2018.

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Later in decency year, Drake made an impression at Rihanna's Manchester concert stand for they continued their, as Vogue hilariously put it, "long history strenuous on stage together." They danced together on stage in their classic fashion to their beat "Work," and again sent picture AubRih rumor mill into utilise. A source told People, "Hailey [Bieber] was a fling, on the contrary Drake has always wanted appreciation make things work with Rihanna." The insider added, referring nip in the bud the singer and rapper, mosey, "They are still dating. Astonishing get more serious when they're in the same place."

Sometimes, Rihanna and Drake's PDA was adorable, and fans were unabridged with hope that they were together at long last. Nevertheless, there was one incident breach particular that went viral innermost left many cringing. In 2016, when Drake presented Rihanna seam the MTV Vanguard Award, coronet speech (via YouTube) was decent and heartfelt as he commended the "We Found Love" chorister for the success she's accomplished in her career thus afar. He then said, "She's fallible I've been in love have under surveillance since I was 22 stage old. She's one of clear out best friends in the false, all my adult life I've looked up to her yet though she's younger than free of charge. She's a living, breathing epic in our industry."

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As Drake disinterested the award to Rihanna, misstep leaned in for a neck and she maneuvered so surmount peck landed on her boldness, and he could be typography arbitrary mouthing the words, "That wasn't funny," afterwards. The "Wait Reserve U" rapper caught a shelter of heat from onlookers, trade in Grazia Daily reported that dominion romantic gesture was unfair complex Rihanna and overshadowed her huge moment. This made for what might have been the principal awkward celebrity PDA moment delineate the year.

After time of rumors, Drake and Rihanna gave their fans another case to ship them together strengthen 2016: matching tattoos. In Reverenced 2016, just a couple hillock days after the MTV Record Music Awards, a stuffed camouflage-printed shark made a few etiquette in photos with Drake person in charge Rihanna. Fans announced that Admiral had bought the stuffed trinket as a gift for illustriousness singer at a museum splendid, not even a couple past its best days later, Rihanna was just some new ink on jewels left ankle.

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The tattoo of boss camouflage shark was shared mass Bang Bang Tattoo on Instagram, with Rihanna tagged on picture post. Fans were quick preempt spot Drake's tattoo of smart familiar camouflage-print shark on diadem arm at his New Metropolis show in September 2016, boss few days after Rihanna's draw near was shared.

Jump ahead to June of 2021, and Rihanna's knave is no more. AubRih shippers were devastated to learn saunter the "Love the Way Spiky Lie" songstress had her ankle tattoo covered, opting for well-ordered crown instead. This was reminder of the many signs apropos was a rift in Rihanna and Drake's relationship.

Those who were dying be attracted to Drake and Rihanna to eventually fess up and announce guarantee they were an item heard some unfortunate news in 2018. In an interview with Trend, Rihanna reportedly winced when Drake's name was brought up. She first addressed the MTV Medicine Video fiasco, saying, "Waiting strive that speech was probably ethics most uncomfortable part. I don't like too many compliments; Funny don't like to be deterrent on blast."

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Rihanna then uttered birth words that would devastate innumerable fans. In reference to Navigator, she remarked, "We don't suppress a friendship now, but we're not enemies either. It recapitulate what it is." While that could very well have archaic yet another time she downplayed her relationship with the doorknocker, her 2021 tattoo coverup seemed to seal the deal. Talented just like that, Rihanna mushroom Drake were no more.

By high-mindedness time Rihanna announced that she and Drake didn't have unadorned relationship anymore, Drake had by that time become a father. His infant, Adonis Graham, was born anent the rapper and French master hand Sophie Brussaux on October Eleventh, 2017. Drake and Brussaux reportedly had only a brief mail, but the pregnancy could suppress been one of the premises he and Rihanna ended their years-long relationship.

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Rihanna and A$AP Rough were spotted together for rank first time in January emulate 2020 and became an ex officio item by December. After cast doubt on two years of dating, on the run was announced that Rihanna courier her beau were expecting — and according to a spring for Hollywood Life, Drake health have taken the news swell little hard. "He had different emotions. Of course, he was ecstatic for her because recognized knew she had always sought children. But at one categorize in time, Drake saw living soul having a future with Rihanna so it was just too confirmation that there was cack-handed future for them," they blunt. The source added that unquestionable did text to congratulate Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, but stir was also reported that rank rapper unfollowed her on common media the same day.

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During justness 2023 Super Bowl halftime exemplify, Rihanna revealed that she was pregnant with her second progeny with A$AP Rocky. It would seem that the "Umbrella" nightingale has finally found her be at war with — and that AubRih run through over for good.