Drake and Rihanna Are Clearly F**king With Us
Together, apart, together, apart.
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[Insert Crying Emoji Here] - Drake and Rihanna, as a romantic pair, are like a really long story arc on Scandal that leaves us with so many questions. Are they? Aren’t they? What are they? This year seems to be a heavy one after their collaboration on "Work" and all of the tabloids claiming they are officially dating. Now we are getting intel that it might be over. Did it even happen though? To think, it’s been a steady seven years of fans wondering what really is happening between the pair. Don’t believe us? Check it out. – Jon Reyes and BET Staff(Photo: Johnny Nunez/Getty Images)
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May 2009 - It all started seven years ago — just months after the now infamous Chris Brown incident. The first sighting of the pair together was, of course, by Page Six.(Photo: Michael Caulfield/Getty Images)
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June 2010 - In a New York Times interview, Drake talks about his brief tryst with RiRi, saying, “I was a pawn. You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, wow, this feels terrible.”Drake also releases his debut album, Thank Me Later, with “Fireworks” as the first track (verse 2 talks about the Rihanna romance).(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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September 2010 - The pair film the video for “What’s My Name” and the world witnesses the chemistry between the two for the first time on camera. Tons of TV performances of the song happen and we’re left wondering what the hell is really going on.(Photo: Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records)
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November 2010 - Because of all those TV performances, the world is left asking what's up with the pair. In an interview with Angie Martinez, Rihanna finally goes on the record about Drake, saying, “I definitely was attracted to Drake, but I think it is what it is, like it was what it was. We didn’t want to take it any further. It was at a really fragile time in my life, so I just didn’t want to get too serious with anything or anyone at that time.”(Photos from left: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images/ WENN)
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June 2011 - “Drihanna” (or "Drahanna" depending on your preference) rumors start again after the artists were seen hanging out on various occasions in Canada for a period of a week. Dating? Rihanna went on Twitter and swiftly responded, “Nah, boo.”(Photo: Splash News)
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July 2011 - In Canada, the pair finally show some PDA. They couldn’t really say it’s because of the cold because, well, it was summer.(Photo: Noel Vasquez/GC Images)
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October 2011 - Since that July sighting, the pair was not seen together or talked about. A couple of months later, Drake would talk to Complex about his relationship with RiRi, saying, “At the time it hurt, but she didn't mean to. I'll never put that on her. I was hurt because I slowly started to realize what it was.”(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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February 2012 - Chris Brown attends Rihanna’s birthday party and the Chris Brown and Rihanna re-romance rumors start. A month later, Rihanna releases the "Birthday Cake" remix featuring Chris Brown and the world explodes.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
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April 2012 - A few weeks later, Drake releases the video for the single, “Take Care,” featuring Rih. It features the pair canoodling rather tenderly.(Photo: Aspire, Young Money/Cash Money, Republic)
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June 2012 - The messiness between the Rihanna lovers begins. The infamous Drake/Brown club fight happens, reportedly over Rihanna.(Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)
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October 2012 - Chris Brown and Rihanna officially get back together. Rihanna even features Chris on her album Unapologetic.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Clear Channel)
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February 2013 - The Chris Brown and Rihanna relationship continues and the pair attend the GRAMMYs together.(Photo: KMazur/WireImage)
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May 2013 - Chris Brown and Rihanna break up.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Clear Channel Entertainment)
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August 2013 - After a summer of rumors swirling about Drake and Rihanna officially reuniting, the pair are seen dining together in NYC’s Lower East Side.(Photos from left: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for FENTY PUMA ,George Pimentel/Getty Images for Virginia Black Decadent American Whiskey)
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February 2014 - The pair spent the previous fall on their respective promo and world tours. They finally reunite (and hang out) in Paris during one of Drake’s tour stops. They grab dinner and everything.(Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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March 2014 - ...and then we caught them holding hands in Manchester. After this, we wouldn't hear about the pair's romance for nearly a year.(Photos: Dan MacMedan/WireImage)
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April 2015 - Almost a year later, reports of the pair hanging out at Coachella together were running rampant.(Photo: London Entertainment / Splash News)
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January 2016 - The pair team up once again for Rihanna's No. 1 single "Work." The world impatiently waits for the video.(Photo: Westbury Road / Roc Nation)
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February 2016 - ...and then the “Work” video arrives, leaving us clammy, booking a flight to the Caribbean and rooting for the pair to get together. C'mon, guys!(Photo: Westbury Road / Roc Nation)
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February 2016 - Days later, leaving us no time to recover from the release of the steamy video, the pair perform "Work" at the Brit Awards. That chemistry, though.(Photo: Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
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March 2016-May 2016 - Drake mentions Rihanna in an SNL monologue, they continue to dutty wine together all over the world performing “Work,” get philanthropic together and continue to make new music.(Photo: 247PAPS.TV / Splash News)
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July 2016 - Reports that the pair are officially dating begin to make the rounds and because we believe in love, we entertain those rumors. The world has yet to receive confirmation that this is, in fact, true. We're just gonna go watch the "Work" video for the millionth time.(Photo: Westbury Road / Roc Nation)
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August 2016 - At the 2016 MTV VMAs, while presenting Rihanna with the Video Vanguard Award, Drake professes his love for Ms. Fenty. She dabs for the praise and the two share an awkward kiss on stage. So that makes it... official? (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
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September 2016 - As we're settling into the concept of Drake and Rihanna as a forreal forreal couple, they take it to the next level by getting matching shark tattoos. Rih apparently got hers first and Drake followed, unveiling it to the public during his Summer Sixteen Tour. (Photos from left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images, Alessio Botticelli/GC Images)