A$AP Rocky honors Rihanna in emotional CFDA Fashion Icon acceptance speech

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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.