50 Cent covers VIBE Magazine, talks tattoo's

Forbes 4th richest hip-hop artist in the world, 50 Cent, graces the cover of the latest issue of VIBE Magazine. Inside he talks about tattoo's, specifically facial tattoos:

“That’s the craziest thing. Not necessarily Gucci, but to tattoo your face says that there’s not a possibility that you can actually walk into a legitimate establishment without makeup covering your face every day. That does not work. It creates a separation. It says, “I’m an artist.” That’s it. That’s the statement you make when you go and tattoo your face…But know that the public will not have interest in you as an artist for life. You have to be phenomenal. Talk to the best that do it and they will tell you that it will take more than you being an artist. It takes marketing, maneuvering to generate for that long. When you got 40-year-old rappers in the game, those guys have maneuvered and survived.”Read more: 50 Cent Shares His Thoughts On Face Tattoos In Vibe Magazine | Necole Bitchie.com

50 Cent recently had numerous tattoos removed from his body to avoid missing out on movie roles because of them. Ouch, I hear they are more painful to remove than getting them, and he had A LOT.

Source: VIBE/necolebitchie.com