Lil Baby revealed why he’s never gotten any tattoos in an interview with the New York Times. While answering a question about whether he foresaw rap as a career path, the Quality Control Music artist shared his reasoning for the lack of ink on his body.
“I never saw me being a rapper,” he explained. “A big-dog dope boy, that’s it. Not even just a dope boy. That’s why I ain’t got no tattoos, because I always knew I was going to run my money up, and I was going to have to go sit in front of some people to do something with my money. And I didn’t want them to look at me like a dope boy.”
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He added, “I had to keep my appearance straight. I literally said, ‘When I sit down in front of these white folks, I don’t want to have no tattoos.’ In a way, it’s still that today. Because when I’m sitting in these meetings, I don’t have tattoos on my face. I know they’d have to think something if I’ve got tattoos on my face.”
Lil Baby also made it clear that rapping is nothing more than stepping stone for him. He hopes to shift to a position of power behind the scenes as soon as he possibly can.
“I don’t care about my own music,” he said. “I really want to own a label — like Def Jam, though. Like Roc Nation. I’d rather go that way, where I manage a Selena Gomez and get 10 percent off of it. Where I’m not even on the scene no more. That’s my mindset. Boy, if I can pop two artists right now, I’m down to slow up on what I got going on, straight up. Why wouldn’t I? I can make the same money and I don’t have to be catching all these planes.
Lil Baby’s new album My Turn is scheduled to drop on Friday (February 28). The 20-track LP will feature collaborations with Lil Wayne, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Moneybagg Yo and Young Thug, among others.
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Not mad, but let’s be clear: tattoos or no tattoos = still nigga
But he is honest, somehow tattoos make you ever more scary to mainstream audiences
How can you listen to someone who doesn’t fuck with their own music?
the same way I enjoy Scarface’s music. he has stated before that he himself doesn’t listen to his own music. nonetheless, I respect Lil Baby’s view on tattoos, but whether you have them or not, you’re still viewed as a nigga. don’t get wrapped up in trying to worry about how they view you because they already got they mind made up once you walk through the door.
He dont listen to his own music becus he dont write his owm music lolol clearly lil baby stated “call gunna if u want u a verse” easyyy money if u never planned to rap IJS
What a clown world we live in when you are seen as abnormal for not having tattoos.
While tattoos are more common than before he is right about not getting face tattoos. I don’t care who you are or what you do it still makes you look really desperate to stand out. So he is going against the trend which makes him unique in Rap.
Simple. He is proving you can be a shitty/talentless mumble rapper WITHOUT all of the ink.
My man, showing maturity for sure. Even if u a rich rapper with ur face tatted, u still look nutty as fuk. Always.
That shit not stopping Post…He got hella endorsements..
UKNO WHAT YOUNG BRUH THAT IS 1 OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT ANSWER & REASON UR MOMS MUST B PROUD BECAUSE U R JUDGE BY UR APPEARANCES
I was saying the excat thing and i dont even listen to tofays young rappers im probably twice his age and some just decided to read this article just because of the headline i see somone has been in his headand he listened i think he is going far
I want to see a reality show about all of these cosplay face tat rapper dorks getting locked up where that shit means something.
Yeah let just ice your grill out and look like a dope boy anyways?????
Babies can’t get tattoos anyway without parental consent
Especially the lil ones