Rihanna's boyfriend A$AP Rocky sparks backlash over 'disrespectful' comment about women and being single

A$AP Rocky has found himself in hot water this week following a controversial comment about 'f*****g' his fans.

The rapper played a sell-out show in Arizona earlier this week as part of his Don't Be Dumb world tour.

During one segment of the show, A$AP held a megaphone up to his microphone, speaking to his attendees personally.

One remark he made about his relationship history, however, immediately struck a nerve with several concert-goers.

"Thank God you didn't know me when I was single," the 37-year-old began, before adding: "Because I would have f****d the s**t out of you."

As a reminder, the 'F*****g Problems' chart-topper has been in a relationship with fellow musician Rihanna since 2019.

The A-list duo's romance evolved from longtime friends into a solid power couple, and since then, they've welcomed three beautiful children together - sons RZA and Riot, and daughter Rocki, born last year.

A$AP's comment didn't go down too well with a number of critics (Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images)

Speaking to W Magazine in 2021, A$AP gushed that being in a relationship is 'so much better, so much better when you got the One'.

He added of the 'Umbrella' star: "She amounts to probably, like, a million of the other ones. I think when you know, you know. She's the One."

A clip of the rapper's latest interaction was shared on TikTok by a fan, who joked in the caption: "ASAP I just know you be stressing my girl Rihanna out [laughing emoji]".

To others, however, the rapper's comments were far from a laughing matter, and many have branded him 'disrespectful' for discussing his single years so publicly, despite sharing three children with Rihanna.

"Praises women' and it’s just measuring their worth by f**kability while disrespecting the mother of your three children," one X user hit out.

Another added: "Saying this when you have three children with the woman you supposedly love is just insane."

Some fans defended the rapper (XNY/Star Max/GC Images)

"??????????" a third simply wrote in response to the viral video.

"It’s just objectifying the women… not to mention the disrespect to Rihanna," a fourth continued.

Another added: "That’s too much for a married man to say."

Others, however, have defended the 'Praise the Lord (Da Shine)' hit-maker, insisting he meant no harm by his remarks.

"What he said wasn’t bad, he simply respect Rihanna hence the reason he said thank God Y’all didn’t know him while he was single," a fan claimed. "This should be very easy to understand I guess!"

Another added: "This is exactly what the weird Rihanna finds attractive about this man."