RZA is flattered that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky chose his moniker for their baby boy. In May, a birth certificate obtained by PEOPLE confirmed that the couple named their son, now 14 months, RZA Athelston Mayers (pronounced “Rizza”).
The 54-year-old rapper, whose real name is Robert Fitzgerald Diggs, recently chatted with CNN about the “great honor” he feels over the couple’s decision. “[It’s] a great honor to know that there’s another generation that’s not even of my own household that feels the strength and the inspiration of that name,” he told the outlet.
“RZA isn’t only a name, it’s a title,” he continued. “So it’s an honor and I salute her and A$AP and their family. All the blessings in the world from me.” The singer, 35, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s second baby, recently posted a sweet snap capturing the silhouette of Rocky holding RZA up in the air in a pool overlooking the ocean during sunset.
