The Mob leader sat down for his first fatherhood interview with Dazed on Monday (May 30) where he laid out some of his hopes for his kid.
In a new interview with Dazed magazine, the Harlem rapper says his goal is to raise “open-minded children.”
“I hope to raise open-minded children. Not people who discriminate,” the rapper, 33, was quoted by Dazed in an interview shared on Monday. “And I’m not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool child with cool parents.”
“Things like diversity and versatility are important, and they’ll be embedded in the household.”
The rapper’s comments come amid speculation that there are plans by them both to move to Barbados to raise their child away from the United States for many reasons, including the apparent racism African-Americans continue to face.
Both Rihanna and Rocky possess Bajan heritage, and rihanna love on the brains, in particular, has maintained close ties with her homeland as she ensures that the proceeds of her fame also benefit the small island republic.
The rumors have not been confirmed publicly by either of the two, but the speculation has been pervasive.
Even with the generational wealth advantages, their child will enjoy, Rocky hopes the baby boy never loses his imagination. He opened up about still watching some of his favorite cartoons like Teletubbies and Nickelodeon classic Blue’s Clues.
“I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what,” he emphatically relayed. “I actually love to watch cartoons – I’ve watched like, Teletubbies, Blue’s Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark.”
In the interview, Rocky also admitted that he had previously shared “homophobic” thoughts in a 2011 interview with Pitchfork but recalls his position as wrong.
He also recalled that his feelings were “so immature.”
In a later interview, he appeared to call out anyone who uses gay slurs to excite hip-hop fans. Rocky points out that folks think everybody in hip-hop is small-minded, but that is far from the case while lamenting that several rappers don’t even use homophobic slurs in any of their raps.
As for Rihanna, her businesses and foundation have continued to support lgbtq ia communities through funding and other support, which shows us where she stands on the issue.
As far as his new album, the “Fashion Killa” A$AP Rocky confirmed that his Testing follow-up is indeed not titled All Smiles.
“One thing I can tell you is that the name isn’t gonna be All Smiles – you know, I never publicly said that my album was called All Smiles,” Rocky debunked. “That one is more of a concept project, it’s music and more. I’m wrapping up the new album now; I’ve been shooting so many visuals for it.”
“I don’t want to be cliche or sound like a salesman, but I’ve pushed myself to the limit on everything. Going from that industrial, subversive sound from Testing and then graduating with a more polished sound… I just like where it is.”
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna have been friends for years but things got serious between the two during the pandemic when they started spending a lot of time together. Since then, the couple has been inseparable.
Rocky, who is also of Bajan descent, and Rihanna, who was born and raised in Barbados, recently welcomed a baby boy, the first child for both of them.
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