That opened the door for the rest like Yelawolf, Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Kid ink, Tyga, Young thug, Lil uzi vert, 21 savage, Kodak Black, Travis Scott, Lil peep, XXXTentacion, Lil Pump, Post Malone, Tekashi69, Lil skies, Trippy redd, Famous Dex, and probably many others to get face tattoos. Gucci Mane originally came from the streets, but Soulja boy was the first rapper who had face tattoos without being involved in any gang. Before this, the face tattoos were very serious and significant, like a teardrop that used to mean you killed someone or gang-related. The funniest outbreak of news was when Gucci Mane had the ice cream cone tattoo on his face. But Lil Wayne’s success was proof that being in the gang or having face tattoos have no significance to be successful in the music industry. The game came from a gang and he covered up his tattoo. The last thing that any rapper wanted to do was make it even worse and ruin their potential career in music with a face tattoo. Great examples are Tupac, Biggie, and recently Nipsey. There were numerous violent incidents with the rappers and gang members. They probably weren’t the only rappers who considered it, but that genre had a bad image at that time. They were heavily promoting that they were the Bloods. When it comes to face tattoos, the first rappers I can remember were Lil Wayne and Birdman. Face Tattoos and American Hip-hop Culture They are known for specific symbolism and having them tattooed on their bodies, faces, or heads and became a common thing for the gang members in LA to have their faces tattooed. The same holds for one of the prison gangs called the Aryan Brotherhood. It was also easy for them to recognize their gang members. The gang members had tattoos all over, including their faces representing the gang. Face tattoos were very common among the gangs that were operating in the prisons. When it comes to face tattoos and rap, it was a prison thing in America. Some extreme Roman Christians used to tattoo their faces to showcase their devotion to God. Religious tattoos have been around for just as long. Back in ancient Rome and China, convicts were punished with face tattoos to mark them for the rest of their lives.
2 Face Tattoos and American Hip-hop Cultureįace tattoos have been a thing in many cultures around the world for a long time.
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