Rihanna stood by A$AP Rocky during the 'lowest and darkest' moments of his life, long before they became a couple

Rihanna stood by A$AP Rocky during the "lowest and darkest" moments of his life, long before they became a couple.

The 38-year-old singer dropped everything and rushed to the 37-year-old rapper's hotel room in Paris, France, after his dad, Adrian Mayers, died around Christmas 2012, finding him in tears and offering comfort and support.

On the latest episode of The Jason Lee Show, Rocky - real name Rakim Mayers - said: "This don’t got nothing to do with her accolades or her money. The truth of the matter is, when my dad died, she was there for me.

"Every time I’m at my lowest and darkest place, rather if we just friends platonically or we in a couple relationship, she always f*****’ there for me."

The Praise The Lord (Da Shine) hitmaker was celebrating his debut album, Long. Live. ASAP, going to number one, while also coping with one of the most devastating moments of his life.

He explained: "My first album went No. 1; my dad died on Christmas. I was on my bathroom floor in Paris crying. She called me for some reason to congratulate me.

"We both in Paris... Shorty rushed to [my side]. I don’t even know how Rihanna got the key to my room. I stopped answering my phone, and she walked right in, ‘Yo, you good?’ That really was my friend."