Tattoos
Tupac used his body to express himself. Not only through gestures, but also through tattoos. His tattoos put his inside thoughts outside. He decorated his own body to be read. They say what he sees to be true. When a reporter asked him what exactly they meant, he replied: “I’m not gonna explain all these to you. Read ’em yourself. You can read, can’t you?!”
Front
- ‘Makaveli’ (in the neck)
- Nefertiti (with: ‘2 Die 4’)
- ‘2Pac’
- A skull
- A skill with crossbones (reads: ‘Hearthless’)
- ‘Notorious’
- ‘Thug Life’ with the ‘i’ in ‘life’ as a bullet
- AK-47 gun with ‘50 Niggaz’ (for all the niggaz in all 50 states)
- A black panther
- Jesus with a crown of thorns (says: ‘Only God can judge me’)
- ‘Outlaw’
Back
- A Cross with the bible verse Exodus 18:11 (reads: “Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.”)
- ‘Smile Now’ with face
- ‘Ballin’
- ‘Boss Playaz’ with crown
- ‘Fuck The World’
- ‘Cry Later’ with face
- ‘MOB’ on back of right arm. Stands for ‘Money Over Bitches’
