The Complete History Of Drake And Rihanna's Relationship

Rihanna and Drakeat The NBA All-Star Game

1. The complete history of Drake and Rihanna's relationship.

Drake and Rihanna have seemingly been on and off again more times than 'Friends' Ross and Rachel. They've been friends, collaborators, enemies and boyfriend and girlfriend. So what's the full story? We break it down for you... Credit: Getty

2. May 2009: When did Drake and Rihanna first get together?

In May 2009 Rihanna and Drake allegedly hook-up at Lucky Strike bowling alley in New York. This is reportedly the first time the two get together, Drake later raps about the evening on his track 'Fireworks'.

3. November 2009: Rihanna says she and Drake are just "friends" in a radio interview.

Rih plays down rumours the two are seeing each other. But did anyone believe her?

4. January 2010: Drake admits that he and Rihanna were 'kind of' dating.

He answers the 'fill-in-the-blanks' question during an interview with XXL; “People thought I was dating Rihanna and that was..." with "semi-true".

5. June 2010: Drake pens song 'Fireworks,' which touches on his first 'date' with Rihanna.

On 'Thank Me Later' album track 'Fireworks', Drizzy refers to their Lucky Strike hook-up: "I can tell it wasn't love, I just thought you'd f**k with me / Who coulda predicted Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me / Damn, I kept my wits about me, luckily / What happened between us that night / It always seems to trouble me."

6. October 2010: Rihanna releases 'What's My Name' featuring Drake. The two get all coupley in the vid.

Reports suggest that they were pretty close on set as well. Is this just on-screen chemistry? Or is there more going on behind-the-scenes?

7. January 2011: Drake shout outs Rihanna on Rick Ross's 'Made Men'.

He rapped: “One of my baddest women ever, I call her Rihanna / But that’s cause her name is Rihanna.” It sounds like Drake has seriously fallen for Rih Rih. Does she feel the same?

8. February 2011: The pair perform together at the Grammys.

Their performance raises a few eyebrows. Are they playing up for the camera or is there something more going on? Credit: Getty

9. November 2011: Rih returns the favour and appears on 'Take Care'

She sings the hook on the title track.

10. April 2012: Drake and Rihanna appear together in video for 'Take Care'.

The video is even more steamier than their last music video appearance together.

11. May 2012: Drake allegedly disses Rihanna on 2 Chainz's 'No Lie'

Some have claimed these lines refer to Rih: “Chances are if she was acting up then I f***ed her once and never f***ed again/ She could have a Grammy, I still treat her ass like a nominee/ Just need to know what that pussy like so one time is fine with me.” Ouch - if this really is about Rih, what caused the relationship to go so sour? Well...

12. June 2012: Drake and Chris Brown's squads reportedly clash at New York nightclub.

The beef between the two, reportedly over Brown seeing Rihanna again, escalates, with a fight breaking out in a nightclub both were attending. Breezy posts a photo on Instagram of an injury following the incident. So, that explains why Drake penned such nasty lyrics.

13. September 2012: Did Rihanna just throw shade at Drake at the MTV Awards?

Rih seems to 'forget' to clap when Drake wins award. Credit: Getty

14. April 2013: Drake confirms Rihanna was the cause of beef with Chris Brown during interview.

“At one point in life, the woman he [Chris Brown] loves fell into my lap,” Drake said of why Chris Brown kicked off that night.

15. August 2013: Rihanna appears to shade Drake again during MTV awards performance.

She seemed more interested by her nails.

16. September 2013: Drake was forced to talk about Rihanna on Ellen De Generes' show.

"Yeah, great girl, we had our moment. Always support and have love for her," he tells Ellen. So maybe the two are civil at this point?

17. March 2014: Drake serenades Rihanna at London gig.

It seemed like the two were having another crack at it. Credit: Instagram

18. April 2014: Drake releases “Days In The East” which samples Rihanna's 'Stay'.

Verses appear to be about Rih: “Remember one night I went to Erykah Badu house, she made tea for me / We talked about love and what life could really be for me / She said, “when that sh*t is real, you just know” / And I was thinkin’ ’bout you, you already know'".

19. August 2014: The couple's relationship appears to have cooled.

Uh oh, this doesn't look good. During Drake's performance of “Days of East” at his OVO festival in Toronto, images of RiRi looking like the devil, accompanied by three flaming sixes, appear on screens.

20. May 2015: Rihanna is seen backstage with Drake after his Coachella performance.

The two seemed to have reconciled again. What's next for Drake and Rih? We can't keep up! Credit: Getty

21. January 2016: Drake and Rihanna are spotted shooting a video together in LA.

Ahead of the release of Drake's 'Views From The 6' album and Rihanna's 'Anti' album, the pair are reportedly spotted shooting a music video for a song rumoured to be called 'Work,' in Los Angeles.

22. January 27th 2016: Rihanna unveils new song 'Work' featuring Drake

Rihanna confirms it is the first single from her upcoming album 'ANTI.'

23. February 22nd 2016: Rihanna releases the steamy visuals for 'Work' alongside Drake.

Rih Rih and Drake seem closer than ever as they get intimate for the camera. Is their "relationship" back on?

24. February 23rd 2016: Drake and Rihanna are spotted leaving a London nightclub.

Amid rumours that the pair will perform together at The BRITs, Rihanna and Drake are seen leaving Libertines nightclub in London. Did they leave together? Picture: Splash/WENN

Rihanna Drake The Brit Awards 2016 Live Performanc

25. February 24th 2016: Rihanna and Drake give a very racy performance of 'Work' live at The 2016 BRITs.

The pair shock viewers with their on-stage PDA. Picture: PA

26. May 2016: Drake impersonates Rihanna live on 'SNL'.

Drizzy wore a wig a sang a hilarious remix of Rihanna's 'Work' where he claimed the couple were "only friends".

27. June 2016: Rihanna and Drake spotted leaving nightclub together.

Following rumours that Drake hooked up with Hailey Baldwin on Memorial Day weekend, Drizzy was spotted leaving 'Nice Guy' nightclub in West Hollywood. Picture: Splash

28. June 2016: That same month, Drake flew all the way over the UK to be with Riri.

While Rihanna toured the UK Drizzy flew over to London to spend time together. They were spotted leaving a London nightclub at 6am after a night of partying and Drake joined Rihanna as a special guest in Manchester the following night. Picture: Splash

29. August 2016: Drake says he wants to "go half on a baby" with Rihanna.

During Drake's Summer Sixteen tour with Future, he invited his rumoured girlfriend on stage to perform their collaboration 'Too Good'. But he had an interesting message for RiRi before starting: "You showed up two nights in a row for my city, you might have to go half on a baby," he said. Picture: Instagram

30. August 2016: Drake confesses his love for Rihanna.

During the 2016 MTV VMAs Drake handed Rihanna the prestigious Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award revealed: "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old." Picture: Getty

31. October 2016: Drake and Rihanna reportedly split up.

According to E! News, the couple's busy scheduled prevented them from seeing each other enough. Drizzy reportedly moved on with model India Love.

32. December 2016: Reports emerge that Drake is dating Jennifer Lopez.

The two sure looked close in the shared Instagram pictures... following the news, Rihanna reportedly unfollowed JLo on Instagram. Picture: Instagram

33. August 2017: After breaking up with Jennifer Lopez, Drake sends a indirect message to Rihanna.

Despite Rihanna appearing to have moved on with Saudi billionaire Hassan Jameel, Drizzy wore a pair of Rihanna's FentyxStance socks on Instagram, alongside the caption "Trabajo". Is he regretting their split? Picture: Instagram

34. May 2018: Rihanna tells Vogue she is longer friends with Drake...

When asked about her current relationship with Drake, Rihanna made things very clear: “We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either. It is what it is.” She cited Drake's speech at the 2016 MTV VMAs as an "awkward" moment for her. The rapper famously professed his love for her on stage before presenting her with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Picture: Instagram

35. May 2018: Drake unfollows Rihanna on Instagram.

Following Rihanna's Vogue comments, an eagle-eyed follower spotted that Drake no longer follows Rihanna on Instagram. Upon further investigation, it also turn out that Rihanna doesn't follow him either. Picture: Getty/Instagram

36. January 2022: Rihanna announces her first pregnancy with boyfriend A$AP Rocky

After Rihanna announced her pregnancy with A$AP Rocky, the internet went wild with memes about Drake's suspected reaction to the news about his former girlfriend.

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