INTERVIEW
A$AP Rocky: ‘Right now, it’s all a bit of a dream come true’
He’s one of the world’s biggest rappers, one of the best-dressed men on the red carpet — oh, and Rihanna’s boyfriend
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky at the 2023 Met Gala
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The Sunday Times
I am sitting in a Milan hotel room with A$AP Rocky, torn between disbelief (it’s not everyday you’re granted an audience with Rihanna’s boyfriend) and the urge to bury my head in my hands every time his personal photographer’s flashbulb goes off. “Get some good ones of this,” Rocky advises. I instantly regret not wearing more make-up or washing my hair before meeting the man GQ described as “the prettiest alive”.
Rocky, 34, sits on a gilded armchair in an outfit that is understated by his standards — he wore a calf-length kilt to the Met Gala earlier this month, and is better versed in avant-garde designers than the most studious of fashion geeks. Today he is wearing a pair of light blue jeans, a