Rihanna and ASAP Rocky (Photo credit: Bang Media)
A$AP Rocky created chaos when he plowed through a crowd of clamoring fans and jumped over a barricade to gain entry into the Met Gala on Monday, May 1, 2023.
Specifically, some derided the multiplatinum rap star for using a woman’s face and neck to help hoist himself over the blockade at the Carlyle Hotel in Midtown Manhattan that cordoned off the uninvited from impeding the estimable proceedings.
Amid the dramatic entrees — which are the lifeblood of the annual soiree — Rocky’s may have been the winner, and he wasn’t even dressed yet.
The video of “Fashion Killa” emcee channeling his inner Spider-Man made the rounds on Twitter on Monday night into Tuesday morning.
what was in asap rocky’s mind when entering the met gala like that 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ZXgEGiHHbK
— les (jk’s gf) (@thvdte) May 1, 2023
Much like the webbed-wonder, A$AP Rocky quickly changed into his outfit to accompany his girlfriend Rihanna. The record-breaking pop goddess blew folks away with her Maison Valentino white silk gown. Meanwhile, Rocky almost served as an accoutrement to RiRi’s captivating dress that also showed off her growing baby bump.
A$AP juxtaposed Rihanna’s high fashion look with his urbanized, Karl Lagerfeld-inspired red tartan kilt, thick black belt, white button-down, black tie, and a meticulously tailored blazer. Rocky layered the upscale look with his “keep it streets” designer jeans
We’re still gagging over #Rihanna’s (very) fashionably late arrival. The Maison Valentino silk white gown – with a 16ft train – and a silk white cape with 30 camellias and 500 petals and 25 leaves was the ultimate salute to Karl Lagerfeld & Chanel.
The… https://t.co/h3PLNkJk4N pic.twitter.com/z9M82xKAEr
— YBF CHIC (@TheYBF) May 2, 2023
Despite the fact that Rihanna mesmerized fashion connoisseurs, Rocky’s mystifying and rather brusque entry remained one of pop culture’s talking points Tuesday morning.
So does anyone know why ASAP Rocky had to do this? #MetGala pic.twitter.com/cKVttaCfAY
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 1, 2023
Bruh Asap Rocky came out like a WWE wrestler pic.twitter.com/vXk4U4Pshx
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) May 1, 2023
no zoom. asap rocky was just this mf close to me???? HE RAN THROUGH US #MetGala2023 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/H1WAUJgCGX
— skye! (@pinkvirgoh) May 1, 2023
asap rocky really just jumped through the crowd. they went from scared to excited so fast. 😭pic.twitter.com/icw9I5mF1X
— songs that changed history (@iconiksongs) May 2, 2023
ASAP ROCKY WTF ARE U DOING ? IM SOOO CONFUSED pic.twitter.com/bGRkMb4nZU
— Cindy ✨ is seeing Yoongi (@HobilovesCindy) May 1, 2023