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00:00ASAP Rocky honors Rihanna in emotional CFDA fashion icon acceptance speech.
00:06ASAP Rocky made history and melted hearts during the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards
00:12at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
00:16Anna Wintour described Rocky as a renaissance man of modern style,
00:20reminding everyone why his influence stretches far beyond hip-hop.
00:25She praised his fearless approach to fashion,
00:27like wearing a patchwork quilt at the 2021 Met Gala,
00:31and credited him with redefining how men embrace individuality.
00:35Wintour also mentioned his evolution into fatherhood, saying,
00:38He joins us here not even two months after the birth of his third child, Rocky Irish.
00:43We're triply lucky to have him here tonight.
00:45I'm my icon, but I'm nothing without my peers, he said,
00:48nodding toward longtime collaborator Matthew Henson.
00:51But it was the Rihanna moment that turned the room still.
00:54This one's for Harlem and all of New York City, he said.
00:58Harlem is a fashion mecca.
01:00You can stand in Soho and come up with a whole collection.
01:03We took high-end streetwear, he said,
01:05and you couldn't tell the difference between Rick Owens and Uptown vibes because of us.
01:10Since debuting with Live Love ASAP in 2011,
01:14he's been fashion's favorite disruptor.
01:16Even Vogue's post-event review noted that his Chanel look proved why he deserved the title,
01:22a testament to his ability to merge artistry and authenticity.
01:27The emotional backbone of Rocky's speech was Rihanna.
01:30Rihanna, who won the same CFDA Fashion Icon Award in 2014,
01:35knows the weight of the moment.
01:37Fans immediately labeled it the realest love story in fashion.
01:40The clip of Rocky's speech spread across X, TikTok, and Instagram within hours,
01:46generating nearly one million views overnight.
01:48A man that thanks you just for existing, wrote one user.
01:52Overall, the moment unified fashion lovers, hip-hop fans, and romantics alike.
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