Rihanna Shuts Down Critic Who Says They ‘Hate’ Her Sons RZA & Riot Rose’s Names
Written by djfrosty on March 10, 2025
Rihanna is staying unbothered, even after one critic said something negative about her sons RZA and Riot Rose.
More specifically, the person in question came for the two boys’ names. On a recent The Shade Room Instagram post about how the Fenty mogul recently shared rare photos from each time she gave birth, the commenter wrote, “I hate their names so bad.”
Suffice to say, Ri saw the remark — but she quickly shrugged it off. “@tatianagalaxxy ok tatiana,” she simply commented on Sunday.
The “Umbrella” singer’s succinct shutdown comes one day after she commemorated International Women’s Day by posting pictures on Instagram from the births of her two boys. Both snaps — taken a little over a year apart — find Rihanna lying in hospital beds holding each newborn in her arms.
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“by far the most powerful thing I’ve ever done as a woman…my little miracles!” she wrote at the time. “And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses…don’t ask, a lot was happening.”
The nine-time Grammy winner welcomed RZA with A$AP Rocky in May 2022, followed by Riot in August the following year. The couple didn’t reveal their firstborn’s name until his first birthday in 2023, confirming at the time that it was directly inspired by the three-letter moniker of the Wu-Tang Clan frontman.
And according to Ri’s February cover story interview with Harper’s Bazaar, their youngest son’s name was suggested to the parents by Pharrell Williams. “He gave us this name thinking it was going to be a girl, because he had seen something online,” the billionaire told the publication. “Pharrell is very deep. He’s not surface.”
In the same interview, Rihanna also opened up about her two boys’ different personalities. “RZA is just an empath,” she said at the time. “He’s so magical. He loves music. He loves melody. He loves books. He loves water. Bath time, swimming, pool, beach, anything.”
“And Riot, he’s just hilarious,” she continued. “When he wakes up, he starts to squeal, scream. Not in a crying way. He just wants to sing. And I’m like, ‘OK, here we go!’ He’s my alarm in the morning! He’s not taking no for an answer from anyone.”