In recent months, there has been a rise of romantic pairings, engagements and marriages in hip-hop, with a slew of artists striving to be crowned hip-hop's newest power couple. Hip-hop fell in love with and Keyshia Ka'oir's love story, as well as and 's engagement -- featuring the $500,000 raindrop engagement ring -- and now, the rumored romance between and is the latest pairing capturing the world's attention. But when did it all actually start? According to a recent with Wendy Williams, Birdman revealed he and Toni have been friends for at least '17, 18 years,' which sounds about right given that Braxton was featured on Birdman's 2002 single 'Baby Can You Do It' off the Cash Money head honcho's debut studio album. The pair made their red-carpet debut back in June 2016, and naturally, rumors began to swirl that the iconic singer and label head were officially an item. Braxton's sister Tamar Braxton only added fuel to the flame by confirming the rumored romance despite Toni remaining mum on the subject altogether. Below, Billboard takes a look at the timeline of Birdman and Toni Braxton's romance.