Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's First Child Named RZA Athelston Mayers, Honoring Hip-Hop Tradition

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's first child has a name, and it's a nod to the Wu-Tang Clan's leader, RZA. According to the Daily Mail, ...

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's first child has a name, and it's a nod to the Wu-Tang Clan's leader, RZA. According to the Daily Mail, the baby boy is named RZA Athelston Mayers, as shown on his birth certificate. His middle name is the same as Rocky's given name, Rakim Athelaston Mayers. It seems like the couple is continuing a tradition of naming their children after rappers, as Rocky himself was named after the legendary rapper and producer who formed half of the hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim.

Rihanna has been hinting at her son's name since giving birth in May 2022, by wearing Wu-Tang Clan merchandise. She even stepped out wearing a RZA T-shirt in August 2022. The couple has announced that they are expecting their second child, which Rihanna revealed during her historic Super Bowl halftime performance in February.

During the Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show press conference, the singer talked about how motherhood has impacted her. Despite being three months postpartum at the time, she said, "When I first got the call to do it again this year, I was like, 'You sure?' Like, I might regret this. But when you become a mom, there's something that just happens where you feel like you could take on the world, you can do anything."

Overall, it seems like Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are embracing parenthood and continuing to pay homage to their love for hip-hop culture through their children's names.