PIC: Machine Gun Kelly’s new blackout tattoo sparks controversy
The American rapper covered his entire upper torso and arms in a blackout tattoo.
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Machine Gun Kelly is making a bold statement with his new tattoo, but fans don’t seem impressed.
The 33-year-old artist revealed a large blackout tattoo covering his upper torso and arms.
Taking to Instagram, he says it was done ‘for spiritual purposes only’.
Los Angeles blackwork artist Roxx used 44 needles for the bold body art.
been wearing a turtleneck for 3 months, taking the shirt off tomorrow idgaf pic.twitter.com/WdvvWtpEh8
— mgk (@machinegunkelly) February 20, 2024
Some fans were quick to critique the rapper in the comments of his Instagram post.
“Stupidest f-king thin I’ve ever seen,” read one comment.
“Kells wanted to be accepted by the rap community so he turned black,” wrote another user.
Others couldn’t help but crack a few jokes at the expense of the rapper.
Eminem really made this dude change his entire persona 😂
— B🥶 (@SundayShoessss) February 20, 2024
Bro just deleted a life time’s worth of tattoos for a blob
— Diamond Tales (@RSAdiamondtales) February 20, 2024
This looks like a 2k character
— Prada | parody (@pr4dacums) February 20, 2024
MGK's new tattoo looks like a long sleeve crop top with a nipple window
— ᴍᴀᴄ ʜᴀʏ( •ᴗ✧)つ▬ι═ﺤ (@whatfreshhale) February 21, 2024