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    55 Hip Hop tattoos that will inspire you to get inked

    From Drake to Cardi B, song lyrics to delicate tributes, between these hip-hip artists every ink you could possibly think of is covered - the weird and the wonderful.

    1. Halsey Juice WRLD tattoo

      1. Halsey dedicated a hand tattoo to the late rapper Juice WRLD.

      Halsey paid homage to the late rapper as their collaboration 'Life's A Mess' dropped. The track features on his first posthumous album, Legends Never Die. Picture: Instagram

    2. Cardi B valentines day card

      2. Cardi B got a huge butterfly and floral design on her back.

      The 'Money' rapper chose a colourful tattoo to add to her growing collection. Picture: Instagram

    3. Travis Scott Face Tattoo

      3. Travis Scott revealed a new "free" tattoo on his face!

      The rapper premiered the surprising new tattoo for his fans.

    4. Chris Brown Mortal Combat Tattoo

      4. Chris Brown got a new Mortal Kombat tattoo on the left side of his head.

      Tattoo artist Rafael Valdez posted the photo of Chris Brown's new head tattoo on Instagram, it's of Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat.

    5. Jhene Aiko got a tattoo of Big Sean on her arm

      5. Jhene Aiko cemented her love for Big Sean by getting her beau's face inked on her arm.

      The soulful R&B singer made the bold move after a year of dating the rapper. Picture: Instagram

    6. Drake gets new tattoo of Denzel Washington

      6. Drake paid tribute Denzel Washington's character in the 1990 Spike Lee film, 'Mo' Better Blues'.

      The actor played fictional jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam in the movie. Picture: Instagram

    7. Drake gets new tattoo of Fif

      7. The rapper also honoured OVO Sound affiliate, Anthony “Fif” Soares.

      Fif tragically died after being fatally shot on 14th September 2017. Picture: Instagram

    8. Drake Lil Wayne tattoo

      8. Drizzy paid homage to his mentor Lil Wayne by adding his face to his tattoo collection.

      Nothing says "thank you" better than getting a person's face inked on your arm. Picture: Instagram.

    9. Diddy Madonna and Child tattoo

      9. Diddy's back tattoo features a realistic image of the Madonna and child.

      “I got the front And She got my BACK" the entrepreneur said of the mammoth inking. Picture: Instagram

    10. Drake Sade Tattoo

      10. Drake got a large tattoo of one of his biggest inspirations Sade.

      Drizzy called Sade one of the "most important women in his life". Picture: Instagram

    11. Drake More Life Tattoo

      11. Drake got a new 'More Life' tattoo to signify his new playlist project.

      The rapper has been promoting the project with flower and bee emojis - which have been reflected in his latest ink. Picture: Instagram

    12. Drake Drakkar Noir tattoo

      12. Drizzy also got a 'Drakkar Noir' tattoo as a nod to his old Twitter handle.

      The aftershave-inspired tatt appeared to be done by the same artist. Picture: Instagram

    13. Amber Rose Hollywood Tattoo

      13. Amber Rose celebrated her love of La La Land with this bold tat of the Hollywood sign.

      This is some serious arm inking. Picture: Instagram

    14. Chris Brown Tattoos guns

      14. Chris Brown got some unexpected tattoos - of two children holding guns.

      They were done by LA based tattoo artist Rafael Valdez.

    15. Skepta OVO Tattoo

      15. Skepta marked his friendship with Drake with an OVO tattoo. That's for life.

      The Grime MC returned the favour, after Drake got his BBK label tatted last year. Picture: Instagram

    16. Skepta Forever Tattoo

      16. Skepta also has a tattoo reading 'Forever' on his neck.

      Picture: Instagram

    17. Chris Brown Royalty Tattoo

      17. After winning joint custody of his daughter, Chris Brown celebrated by getting a tattoo of Royalty.

      The singer got the shoulder tat done while on the European leg of his 'Hell Of A Nite' tour.

    18. Chris Brown Venus De Milo tattoo

      18. Then revealed his new 'Venus De Milo' tattoo.

      Breezy has had the head of the iconic ancient statue, believed to depict the Greek Goddess of love and beauty Aphrodite, inked on the back of his head.

    19. Drake Lionhead tattoo

      19. Drizzy got a tattoo that reads 'Oktober Lejonhjärt' which in Swedish means, 'October Lionheart.'

      Picture: Instagram

    20. Drake BBK

      20. Earlier in the year Drake revealed his new BBK tattoo, reaffirming his friendship with Skepta.

      Picture: Instagram

    21. Rihanna New '1988' Tattoo

      21. Rihanna got a new tattoo that reads '1988,' marking the year she was born.

      Picture: Instagram

    22. Iggy Azalea tattoo removed

      22. Iggy Azalea has had her tattoo dedicated to ex-boyfriend A$AP Rocky removed.

      The Aussie singer was recently photographed with the tattoo plastered up after leaving a Cosmetic Laser Center. Flick the page to see what the tattoo once looked like. Picture: Splash

    23. Iggy Azalea A$AP Rocky tattoo

      23. This is what the tattoo once looked like.

      Picture: Instagram

    24. Chris Brown New Tattoo

      24. They say one of the most painful places to get a tattoo is on your neck. Ask Breezy!

      Picture: Instagram

    25. Christina Milian Lil Wayne Tattoo

      25. Christina Milian got a tattoo dedicated to Lil' Wayne.

      Christina Milian has revealed to E! a new tattoo she got dedicated to her boyfriend Lil' Wayne. The tattoo reads 'Love Hard... TnT,' which is thought to stand for Tina and Tunechi (Lil' Wayne's nickname). Picture: Getty/ E! Online

    26. Tyga Kylie Jenner tattoo

      26. Tyga has been photographed with a tattoo that says 'Kylie Jenner' on his arm.

    27. The Game Mike Tyson Tattoo

      27. The Game got Mike Tyson's face tattooed on his fist.

      "Now when the judge ask me in court if I whooped 40 glock ass I can truthfully say no & blame it on @MikeTyson .... My right hand man lol," Game captioned the post of his new tattoo on Instagram. Picture: Instagram

    28. Kanye West Tattoo

      28. Kanye West recently got two new inks on his arms.

      Picture: Instagram

    29. Kanye West Tattoo

      29. One of North West's birthday and one of his mum's, both written in roman numerals.

      Picture: Instagram

    30. Rick Ross Face Tattoo

      30. Rick Ross got not one, not two, but seven new tattoos on his face.

      Picture: Instagram

    31. Rick Ross Face Tattoo

      31. They include the logo of the basketball team he backs, Miami Heat.

      Picture: Instagram

    32. Rick Ross Face Tattoo

      32. He also got Meek Mill's 'Dreamchasers' logo and the log of his favourite sunglasses brand!

      Picture: Instagram

    33. Lil' Wayne face tattoo

      33. Rozay isn't the first rapper to get tattoos on his face. Lil' Wayne recently got new ones.

      The tattoo artist, Spideytat2 on Instagram, wrote; "Couple pieces I did on my man Li'l Wayne. Very hospitable, and professional client, thanks, Wayne!"

    34. Lil' Wayne face tattoo

      34. Here'a a close up of the one on his chin.

      The cracked eye on his chin is the third eye tattoo that Lil' Wayne has.

    35. Drake emoji tattoo

      35. But it's this Drake tattoo that's a real sign of the time... Yes, that is an emoji on Drake's arm1

      The tatoo is the 'praying hands' emoji next to a '6' - which marks Drake's Toronto area code. The tattoo on his other arm reads 'Everything happens for a reason sweet thing'. Picture: Instagram.com/dr_woo_ssc

    36. Trey Songz Topless

      36. Trey Songz has a poem inked on his chest.

      The poem on Trey Songz chest reads: “To God I pray may April’s showers rain on her Forrest and grow the strength that started with one Rose.” It means he prays that his mother (April) is strong enough to raise his brother (Forrest) the way his grandmother (Rose) raised her to be. Got all that? Picture: Getty

    37. Rick Ross Rich Forever tattoo on chin

      37. Rick Ross has Rich Forever tattoo on his chin. Ouch.

      We all know Rick Ross has a lot of tattoos, but here's once of his most unusal - yes that does say "Rich Forever" on his chin. Picture: Instagram

    38. Chris Brown

      38. Chris Brown's sleeves.

      Breezy has tattoo sleeves on both arms filled with meaningful inks. One is of two ninjas battling one another with the text 'Darkness to Light' – it apparently represents how he feels he shifted from a bad path to a positive one.

    39. Wiz Khalifa Tattoos

      39. Wiz Khalifa has tattoos just about everywhere.

      Many of the tattoos Wiz Khalifa's covered in are quotes. There's 'Faith' on his neck, 'Win Some Lose Some' on his chest and 'God Knows' on his abdomen.

    40. Jhené Aiko Calvin Klein tattoos

      40. Jhené Aiko

      Jhené Aiko recently posed in a Calvin Klein campaign showing off her tighty whiteys as well as her many tattoos.

    41. Drake tattoo of his dad

      41. One our our favourite Drizzy tattoos has to be this one of his dad's mugshot!

      Drake has a tattoo of his dad's mugshot. Drizzy senior, aka Dennis Graham, posted an emotional tweet when he saw the tattoo saying; 'This means the world to me, my baby'. Picture: Instagram.

    42. Glastonbury 2011 chipmunk

      42. Chipmunk's arms are covered in interesting designs.

      Chipmunk already has sleeves on both arms, and he's not about to stop; "I’m definitely addicted. My back is next. I’ve even been thinking of getting some on my eyelids so that when I’m asleep my eyes are open". Really?

    43. Rihanna tattoo

      43. Rihanna's neck reads 'Rebel Flower'

      In August 2010, Rihanna got a tattoo of the text “rebelle fleur” written in script on the left side of her neck. The tattoo translates to “rebel flower”.

    44. Kid Ink 'My Own Lane' album artwork

      44. Kid Ink's skeleton bones.

      Kid Ink says the bones he has tattooed on his hands were the most painful he's ever had (and there's been over 100!) followed closely by the tiger on his neck and over his Adams apple.

    45. Pharrell Tattoos

      45. Pharrell has a guardian angel on his neck.

      Top New York tattoo artist Anil Gupta inked this guardian angel design on Pharrell's neck. He says he first decided to get tatted up when he saw Lenny Kravitz's sleeves and thought "I gotta have that" Picture: PA

    46. Tyga topless

      46. Tyga's chest.

      Tyga is tatted all over his chest, arms, neck and hands. Amongst it all there are dollar signs, roses, money bags and he has 'Family' written across his back. Picture: Getty

    47. Ja Rule Topless

      47. Ja Rule believes 'pain is love.'

      Ja Rule has "Pain is Love" written on his chest along with angel wings on his back.

    48. Eve-tattoos

      48. Eve's paw prints!

      Eve has two paw prints tattooed on her the top of her breasts. Not sure we're feeling this one. Just us? Picture: PA

    49. Rick Ross Tattoo

      49. Rick Ross' dollar bills.

      Two of Rozay's most unique tattoos are of a five dollar bill with Abraham Lincoln's face and a one dollar bill of George Washington's face. Picture: PA

    50. The Game tattoos

      50. The Game has several neck tattoos.

      This summer The Game made headlines when he was refused service at a restaurant because of his tatts - he then called on his Twitter fans to boycott the US eatery. Picture: PA

    51. Drake tattoo

      51. Drake will always have the 416 with him.

      Last year drake got a huge '416' tattooed on his right rib cage - the area code for his hometown of Toronto. Notice that the '4' is only slightly bolded so it also reads '116,' it's thought that this represents Aaliyah's birthday - January 16th.

    52. Snoop Dogg Tattoo

      52. Snoop Dogg's epic Nate Doff tribute.

      Snoop Dogg paid legendary tattoo artist Mister Cartoon a visit when he wanted to pay homage to fellow rapper and close friend Nate Dogg who passed away at age 41 in 2011.

    53. Eminem Tattoos

      53. Eminem's portrait of Hailie, his daughter.

      Eminem has a portrait of his daughter Hailie on his left arm covered with roses to represent his love for her. He also has the words 'Bonnie and Clyde' written below it. It's the title of a song that was on his debut album 'Slim Shady'. Picture: PA

    54. Nicki Minaj Tattoo

      54. Nicki Minaj has Chinese writing on her left arm.

      Written in Chinese, Nicki got this tat done around the age of 16, it means "God is always with you". Picture: PA

    55. Lil Wayne Tattoos

      55. Lil Wayne's massive 'M.O.B' tattoo.

      The most notorious of Lil Wayne's tattoos is "M.O.B" written across his chest, which stands for "Money Over..." you can guess the rest. Altogether the rapper has over 100 tatts including ones on his face and neck. Picture: PA

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