Machine Gun Kelly debuts a new blackout tattoo!
The 33-year-old rapper and singer-songwriter revealed a huge new tattoo on his arms and chest on Tuesday, virtually covering up the majority of his existing work.
He posted a post of a tattoo machine on X on Monday, hinting at new ink. “Been wearing a turtleneck for three months, taking the shirt off tomorrow idgaf,” he wrote as the caption for the video.
been wearing a turtleneck for 3 months, taking the shirt off tomorrow idgaf pic.twitter.com/WdvvWtpEh8
— mgk (@machinegunkelly) February 20, 2024
The next day, MGK shocked his Instagram followers by sharing a photo of his fully black tattooed arms and torso. His comment for the photo set said, “For spiritual purposes only.”
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MGK tagged roxx in the post. Roxx, a tattoo artist, had a photo of Kelly with his new tattoo.
“Made some art with @machinegunkelly Never met a tougher one”
“🤞🏼😤 thanks for the joy and the pain,” MGK replied. In his Instagram stories, he noted that the new ink required “44 needles.”
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Social media users have conflicting reactions to the revelation. Some commenters commended his guts and tenacity for enduring such a large and excruciating tattoo.
Others were critical of the new tattoo, “Stupidest f–king thing I’ve ever seen,” one person wrote, while another commented, “When you leave your kid unattended with the black marker…”
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