From “What’s My Name?”

However, there has been much more going on between the two while they’re away from the studio.

He said, “The first time I met Robyn Fenty was 2005.

Drake and Rihanna performing

“She was drinking whiskey and apple juice and making out with him all night.

They were really cute together,” said the source.

That is, until Drake released his 2010 song “Fireworks,” in which he referenced that night.

Rihanna and Drake 2005

/ What happened between us that night, it always seems to trouble me.”

“I’m actually not dating,” she said.

“I just flirt.”

Rihanna and Drake together

“They’re just friends,” the rapper’s dad insisted.

“I was a pawn.

You know what she was doing to me?

Rihanna performing in 2009

“What’s My Name?”

A year later, Drake released “Take Care” featuring Rihanna, which became another fan favorite.

Two rappers fighting over the woman.

Drake posing in 2010

Drake and Brown have since squashed their beef, but it took them a long time to get there.

Drake has also hinted many times at their past relationship without making clear what happened and when.

In a 2014 interview withRolling Stone, he said, “She’s the ultimate fantasy.

Rihanna and Drake dancing

I mean, I think about it.

Like, ‘Man, that would be good.’

We have fun together, she’s cool and s***.

Drake and Chris Brown 2013

But we’re just friends.

That’s my dog for life.”

“We had our moment,” he replied.

Rihanna singing with Drake

Degeneres remarked that he seemed “a little nervous,” which Drake played off with a laugh.

Some years passed before Drake and Rihanna were again spotted showing PDA, this time in Miami.

The two were seen at a nightclub and a source toldE!

Rihanna and Drake embracing

News, “Rihanna and Drake were happy, not hiding and totally affectionate in front of everyone.

At one point they were kissing and holding each other.”

The two shared a kiss and then embraced as concertgoers screamed their approval.

Rihanna laughing with Drake

The insider added, referring to the singer and rapper, that, “They are still dating.

Things get more serious when they’re in the same place.”

However, there was one incident in particular that went viral and left many cringing.

Drake presenting award to Rihanna

She’s a living, breathing legend in our industry.”

This made for what might have been the mostawkward celebrity PDA momentof the year.

Jump ahead to June of 2021, and Rihanna’s shark is no more.

Drake raising tattoed arms

This was one of the many signs there was a rift in Rihanna and Drake’s relationship.

In an interview withVogue, Rihanna reportedly winced when Drake’s name was brought up.

I don’t like too many compliments; I don’t like to be put on blast."

Drake and Rihanna 2018

Rihanna then uttered the words that would devastate countless fans.

It is what it is."

And just like that, Rihanna and Drake were no more.

Pregnant Rihanna and A$AP Rocky

“He had mixed emotions.

Of course, he was ecstatic for her because he knew she had always wanted children.