Coupled with lil wayne‘s amazing music career, many conversations about this famous rap star have focused on the impressive tattoos that mark his body. In the realm of tattoos and body art, she exemplifies this modern medium at its most impressive. the mixed imagery of her chosen body art is beautiful and full of meaning. Are you curious about Wayne’s tattoos and have you ever wondered what they mean? well we have all the snapshots of his tattoos and their meanings. Take a look.
tattoos on the face:
1. 9 star tattoo on the left side of the face
tattoo: tattoos of 9 stars in two rows.
meaning: lil wayne got 9 stars tattooed on the left side of his face. some of the stars are made in the ultraviolet. These are real or glow-in-the-dark UV tattoos made for special use in her ‘I’m not a human being‘ MTV video. She seems to have adapted to this new style of tattooing, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see more in the years to come.
2. flower inside her left ear
lil wayne has the flower tattooed inside his left ear.
3. Misunderstood tattoo on the left side of the face
tattoo: misunderstanding
Meaning: Lil Wayne has tattooed the left side of his forehead with the word “misunderstood” which is dedicated to his song, “misunderstood” from the album “the carter iii” released in 2008. it’s also one of his uv tattoos.
4. young money entertainment logo on the left side of the neck
tattoo: young money entertainment logo
meaning: Lil Wayne wrote his young money entertainment foundation logo and joined cash money records when he was just a teenager. the label is a print of cash records, which is distributed by universal.
5. word “tune” near his left ear.
tattoo: melody
meaning: Lil Wayne has “melody” tattooed near his ear because it’s a nickname his grandmother gave him before she passed away.
6. “soo woo” under his left ear
tattoo: “soo woo”
Meaning: This tattoo is inked below the left ear in honor of his blood. Lil Wayne is perhaps the most famous member of Bloods, and he’s never afraid to publicly show their allegiance to the gang. As you may know, soo woo is a kind of gang slogan used by blood members. This tattoo also reminds us of Lil Weezy’s lethal side and shady past! He was once an active and influential member of the gang, but little do people know about the things Lil Wayne had done as a gangster.
7. power symbol on his left face
lil wayne has a power symbol tattooed on the left side of his face.
8. lucky tattooed me under my left ear
tattoo: my luck
meaning: wayne has “lucky me” tattooed on his neck because it is the title of his favorite jay-z song.
8. 5 lightning bolt tattoo on the left side of the neck
lil wayne added a tattoo of 5 strokes and a lightning bolt coming from a cloud below the sideburn. This tattoo is done by tattoo artist Dow Hokoana.
9. number “17” on the left side of the face
tattoo: “17”
meaning: Lil Wayne has 17 inked on the left side of his face. represents the 17th district of new orleans, where wayne grew up.
10. Arabic writing tattoo above his left eyebrow
tattoo: arabic words
meaning: Wayne has the top of his left eyebrow inked in Arabic script. It’s supposed to say “mama’s boy” and it’s inked by the tattoo artist, spider.
11. eye of providence on his chin
wayne got an “eye of providence” tattoo on his chin by tattoo artist spider.
12. w and wizzy tattoo on the right side of the neck
tattoo: weezy
Meaning: “w” and the name “weezy” written in ink on the right side of his neck representing his nickname.
13. fear god on his eyelids and a “c” between his eyes
tattoo: “fear god” and a “c”
meaning: Lil Wayne has “fear god” tattooed on his eyelids and a “c” between his eyes. the “c” represents the initial of her mother’s name-quote and her last name-carter.
14. tribal symbol on the left side of the face
tattoo: tribal symbol
meaning: little wayne replaced a tear on his face with a tribal symbol. This was because Wayne’s mother told him that she had too many tears on her face, so she had to cover one up.
15. 4 tear on his face
tattoo: 4 tears
meaning: Possibly Wayne’s most controversial tattoo, he says they represent four people in his family who have died. they’re controversial because a tear on the face usually represents someone you’ve killed… but wayne has avoided this fact.
16. number 999 tattoo behind his left ear
wayne has the number999 tattooed behind his left ear.
18. “I am music” above her right eyebrow
tattoo: “I am music”
meaning: Wayne thinks he’s music, so he got a tattoo that said “I’m music” above his eyebrow. Amidst all the other louder and angrier tattoos scattered across his body, it’s easy to miss one of his more subtle statements. With three very simple words, he reminds us of his true purpose in life: to entertain.
19. smiley emoji inside her lower lip
tattoo: emoticon emoji “:)”
meaning: Lil Wayne also has a tattoo on his inner lip. The star of “El Cartero” painted a small smiley face on the inside of her lower lip. She got the tattoo at some point when tattoos on the inside of her lip were a popular fashion trend.
20. cracks coming out of the hairline
tattoo: crack addict
Meaning: The tattoo is also seen as veins protruding from your forehead or cracks coming out of your hairline, indicating a headache or stress. in one of his videos on youtube she said that this tattoo is inspired by frankenstein’s monster.
21. “fleur de lis” symbol tattoo on the right side of the face with orleans on top.
tattoo: “fleur de lis” symbol with orleans written on top
meaning: wayne has the new orleans symbol ‘fleur-de-lis’ tattooed on the right side of his face. it is the symbol of the city, new orleans.
22. three points on the left side of the forehead
tattoo: 3 points in a triangular shape
Meaning: Lil Wayne has 3 dots tattooed near his left eye, representing“laughing, thinking and crying”
23. I’m pimping behind her right ear
tattoo: I’m a pimp
meaning: little wayne has “I’m a pimp” tattooed behind his right ear.
24. a gun tattoo on the neck
tattoo: gun tattoo
meaning: Lil Wayne feels a connection to guns. It’s unclear if these references refer to his arrest and subsequent incarceration in 2007 for illegal gun possession, shooting himself with his mother’s gun as a child, a combination of these two traumatic experiences, or something about guns. We do not know. I don’t even know!
25. death wish skateboard, heart and an emoji
wayne has inked a death board and a small heart next to his right eye.
26. “imperfect” on the right face and “hear no evil” inside the right ear
wayne has tattooed it inside his right ear with “hear no evil” and the right side of his face with “imperfect” . ”
27. word “baked” on the left side of the forehead
tattoo: baked
Meaning: Wayne has the word “baked” tattooed on the left side of his forehead. She got “baked” tattooed in 2013 to represent the baker skateboard brand.
28. 5boro dove tattoo next to his right ear
lil wayne got the 5boro dove tattooed next to his ear on the right side of his face.
29. word “blessed” (covered)
The word ‘blessed’ is one of his neck tattoos which has since been covered with the word ‘you’.
30. lips on the left side of the neck
lil wayne has lips tattooed on his neck, which can only be seen under ultraviolet light.
31. ‘map of Africa’ tattoo on forehead
32. heart line tattoo
tattoo: “heart line” tattoo near the hairline.
meaning: the heart line tattoo symbolizes passion, feelings, emotions, love, power and strength.
33. forehead tattoo
34. cross tattoo
tattoo: ‘cross’ tattoo in the center of his head.
meaning: the cross tattoo symbolizes faith and respect for Christianity. It also represents the event of the crucifixion of Jesus. On March 12, 2021, tattoo artist Ivana Belakova restored this tattoo.
tattoos on arms and shoulders:
35. “life’s a gamble” on his left shoulder with the pair of dice
tattoo:life is a gamble with the pair of dice
meaning: lil wayne has gotten a tattoo on his right shoulder. sometimes the simplest statements speak the loudest. One can only imagine what kind of horror in Lil Wayne’s life this tattoo must have inspired. but it was probably something that made him realize that life was too short to worry about pleasing everyone. especially those who don’t like tattoos.
36. words “a gun” on his left palm
tattoo: a gun
meaning: this is probably the closest thing to violence that we will see lil wayne in public. Whether she was making a statement about the prevalence of gun violence in hip hop or just being cool, her point is very clear.
37. words “the world” on his right palm
tattoo: the world
meaning: wayne has the word “the world” tattooed on the palm of his right hand, but as always with lil wayne, the meaning may remain a mystery. It’s interesting that the left hand tattoo shows him with “a gun” in his hand and his other hand says “the world” which means he has a gun in one hand and the world in the other!
38. “espn” tattoo on the back of his left arm
tattoo: espn
meaning: the ‘espn’ logo is on the back of his left arm. espn stands for sports and entertainment programming network, an American cable company that broadcasts sports-related programs 24 hours a day.
39. word “steel” on the back of his left hand
lil wayne has written “steel” on the back of his left hand in cursive.
40. word “concrete” on the back of his right hand
lil wayne has written cement on the back of his right hand in cursive script.
41. “sqad” and “shit” on the back of his right and left fingers respectively
tattoo: gear and shit
meaning: wayne has the words sqad and shit written on the back of the fingers of his right and left hand respectively. “sqad” tattooed on her fingers is for the hip hop group “sqad up”, which she joined early in her career.
42. alien on his left triceps
lil wayne has some kind of alien on his left triceps.
43. “hot guy” tattoo with a star and fire on his right arm
tattoo: “handsome boy” with a star and fire.
meaning: lil wayne “hot guy” tattoo with a star and fire meaning you are “hot” from uptown, new orleans.
44. red swirl tattoo on her left arm
lil wayne has a red swirl tattooed on his left forearm.
45. right triceps cross
tattoo: cross
meaning: this tattoo shows that little wayne is a religious man, which has been confirmed by him several times, although he rarely raps about his faith
46. “In memory of rabbit: it’s my turn” on his right forearm
tattoo: “in memory of rabbit: I decide”
meaning: this tattoo is for wayne’s stepfather reginald “rabbit”, wayne’s stepfather is the man who first got wayne into drug dealing when was young . he was the only successful role model wayne had in his life until he met birdman,
47. skinny and baby on his shoulders
tattoo: slim and baby
meaning: Lil Wayne painted “skinny” and “baby” tattoos on his shoulders in red. Baby and Slim are the CEOs of Cash Money Records, who also raised Wayne from a young age.
48. rolls royce logo on the front left arm
wayne has the rolls royce logo tattooed on the front of his left upper arm.
49. “nae” on each arm
tattoo: “nae”
meaning: “nae nae” on each of his forearms, which is his daughter’s nickname, reginae.
50. green martian on his left arm
tattoo: green martian
meaning: wayne has tattooed a cartoonish green martian drawing on his left arm as he says in his song “3peat”, “i’m not the same, i’m a martian”
51. numeral 504 is his right forearm
tattoo: “504”
meaning: lil has the numbers 504 tattooed on him since this is the area code of his hometown, new orleans
52. numeral “92782” on the right arm
tattoo: numerals”92782″
meaning: little wayne got his date of birth tattooed over previous tattoos on his right arm. The bold numbers on his arm represent the date September 27, 1982, the day Weezy was born.
53. “trinity” on the ring finger covered with the Chinese symbol.
tattoo: trina (now covered with the Chinese symbol)
meaning: Lil Wayne has written his ex Trina‘s name on the wedding ring, but has now covered it with a Chinese symbol after they split.
54. “shake junt !” on your hand and “skateboard” on your wrist
lil wayne got “shake junt !“ tattooed on his hand and a skateboard on his wrist.
55. trigger on his right index finger
lil wayne has trigger tattooed on the index finger of his right hand.
56. “hot guy” on the back of each hand
tattoo: “handsome guy”
meaning: Lil Wayne has “hot” and “boy” tattooed on his hands for the hip hop group he was a part of early in his music career called “hot boys”
57. bird for a bird man on the right bicep
tattoo: “bird”
meaning: Wayne painted a bird on his right bicep in honor of birdman, who signed him to record money.
58. “hit” in the right arm
wayne has the word “thugged” written on his right bicep near his rolls royce tattoo.
59. a microphone on his left arm
tattoo: microphone
meaning: Wayne has a microphone tattooed on his left arm to represent his love for music and rap.
60. “loyalty” & “i be power” on his right bicep
wayne has “loyalty” and “i am power” tattooed on his right bicep.
61. a marijuana leaf near the wrist of his left arm
wayne has a marijuana leaf tattooed on his left wrist, intensifying his past and present addiction to weed.
62. “lauren” on her right forearm (covered)
tattoo: lauren
meaning: wayne has written “lauren” to show his love for lauren london which has a very long history that was later hidden with “road”
63. a star on his right forearm
lil wayne has a star tattooed on his right forearm
64. barbed wire on top of right bicep
tattoo: barbed wire
meaning: The rapper has several barbed wire tattoos all over his body, including his upper bicep.
chest and stomach tattoos:
65. wings on each side of the chest with stars on the wings
tattoo: wings
meaning: wayne a tattoo of a wing on his entire side, starting from the chest and ending at the waist.
66. red star tattoos on her upper chest
tattoo: 5 red stars
meaning: the rap artist has 5 red stars, meaning ‘five stars blood‘.
67. sikk f**k tattoo on the right chest
lil wayne has a sikk f**k tattoo near the red star on the side of his chest.
68. bm and jr on each side of the naval
tattoo: bm and jr
meaning: Wayne wrote bm and jr on each side of his navel. “bm jr” stands for junior birdman. this shows little wayne’s feelings towards birdman, a rapper from new orleans who took wayne under his arm when he was 11 years old.
69. a skull in the upper right part of his chest t
wayne has painted a skull on his upper chest.
70. bang bang” the upper part of your chest
tattoo: bang bang
meaning: Lil Wayne has bang bang written on his chest in memory of his long lost stepfather who was shot to death.
71. cash in your stomach
tattoo: cash
meaning: wayne has cash money tattooed on his stomach, which is the label of his album.
72. “17″ on his abs
tattoo: numeral 17
meaning: Lil has 17 tattooed on his abs, which represents the 17th district of new orleans where he grew up.
73. mob on his chest
tattoo: mafia
meaning: Wayne has a large letter mob written on his chest, meaning money over b****.
74. “because they engender envy” in their breast
wayne has inked the script “because they generate envy” under his mobster tattoo.
75. “Damu” on his chest
tattoo: damu
meaning: Wayne wrote “damu” (a Swahili word for blood) in red ink between the letters of “mob” that represent his ties to blood gangs.
76. “Piru” on his chest
tattoo: piru
meaning: “piru” (first blood out of angels, ca) in red ink on a red skull placed over “cash” & “17″ to show your blood gang affiliation.
77. “apple & eagle” on the lower left part of the abdomen
tattoo: “apple eagle”
meaning: wayne has an apple and an eagle in ink on the lower left of his abdomen that represent the streets he grew up on in new orleans
78. “R.i.p tb” in his stomach
lil wayne has signed r.i.p. also directly above the navel.
back tattoos:
79. a plastic soldier on his back
lil wayne has a plastic soldier tattoo on his back.
80. a louisiana outline on the lower back
tattoo: louisiana map
meaning: Lil Wayne has a map of Louisiana tattooed on his back, which is the state in which he was born and raised.
81. a skull on the upper part of the back
lil wayne got some sort of skull tattooed on his back.
82. “bible verse” on his back
tattoo: prayer
meaning: Nothing says “threatening” like someone with the word of the lord written across their back in strong, powerful letters. symbolizes someone who is not afraid of dying. but in lil wayne’s case, it most likely also symbolizes someone who isn’t afraid to live.
tattoos on the legs:
83. “young money” tattoo on the right leg
tattoo: young money
Meaning: Lil Wayne has “young money” tattooed on his right leg, which is the name of the label he founded.
84. “belfast” on his left leg
tattoo: belfast
meaning: “belfast” is tattooed on wayne’s left leg, which is for belfast street in new orleans.
85. “lucky me” tattoo on the right leg
tattoo: my luck
Meaning: Lil Wayne has a verse from Jay-Z’s song “lucky me” tattooed on his right leg.
86. aliens on his left and right knee
wayne has some kind of aliens on both knees.
87. “trukfit” logo on his right leg
tattoo: truckfit logo
meaning: Lil Wayne got the logo for his clothing line, Trukfit, tattooed on his lower leg.
88. colorful checkerboard tattoo on her buttocks
wayne has painted his buttocks with a colorful checkerboard. This tattoo is done by tattoo artist Dow Hokoana.
89. indefinite tattoo on her intimate part
wayne has also tattooed his private part with an undefined tattoo which has again been done by tattoo artist, dow hokoana.
