Rapper A$AP Rocky has a lot of positive insights about fatherhood, claiming that being a dad has made him “cooler.”
At 37 years old, the rapper, who shares sons RZA, three, and Riot, two, along with daughter Rocki, four months, with partner Rihanna, mentioned that neither he nor the Diamonds hitmaker are particularly strict parents. He feels that his role as a dad has not affected his credibility.
When asked about who is the “loose” and “strict” parent during his appearance on The New York Times Popcast, he stated, “None of us have to be. We are cool-ass parents. I always said to myself, like, ‘Yo, if I ever become a dad, like, I’mma be the coolest dad.’ And I think that’s, being a dad made me cooler. My swag is up, bro.”
Though Rocky is vegetarian, he allows his kids to be “carnivores,” saying, “They eat whatever they want. I got to let them be themselves.”
Since the birth of his daughter, he expressed that baby Rocki has “taken over the whole household.” He said, “Baby Rocki man, she’s something, you know she’s four months. She’s four months on the 13th. And she looks exactly identical to me. My twin, bro.”
Reflecting on life with his two sons, Rocky recalled it being “lit” and joked about them having their own “He-Man Women Haters Club.” He shared, “Like, here we go. I’m with the little rascals, man. And then baby Rocki came in, and just kind of took over the whole household. She is very talkative at four months [and] likes to giggle and smile.”
Rocky is intrigued by the contrasting personalities of his two sons. He noted, “You know, my first son, RZA, he’s just really like, he’s the opposite of his brother, the three-year-old and the two-year-old. They’re about 14 months apart. So, they’re really close, but he’s really antisocial. And my second son is just a socialite at this point, you know? He wants to steal the room when he walks in, and he’s addicted to cotton candy, and… he likes… typical little kid stuff. My first son never ate candy a day in his life and hates it.”
As his sons grow older, Rocky looks forward to being the kind of dad who shows them “how to throw footballs and slapbox each other without hurting each other.”