Tattoos

Blueface was skinnier than a pole when he was on the outside ... but now that he's on the inside -- that is, in state prison -- he's become totally buff with a buncha new tats!

The "Thotiana" rapper posted pics of himself standing with a couple of his boys inside California State Prison, Los Angeles County -- and they show Blueface has beefed up BIG TIME! You might even have to do a double-take because of his physical transformation.

Plus, his face is now completely tatted up, which is a drastic escalation from all the ink on his body before he landed in the California penal system.

Saweetie and Manchester United star Jadon Sancho have been a rumored couple for months ... and their recent trip to a renowned tattoo shop possibly reveals their bond goes BEYOND skin deep!!!

TMZ Hip Hop obtained images of Saweetie and Jadon hitting up The Apollo Tattoo & Piercing Studio in Santa Monica this summer ... where the heavily tatted athlete expanded his art physique -- by adding Saweetie's middle name, Qiava, on his neck behind the left ear.

The tat has a nice, stylish flair in cursive ... we know das right!!! 💅🏼

Mariah The Scientist is an R&B wizard at the top of her game in her music career and love life ... she held Young Thug down during Georgia's wasteful RICO trial and they're currently having a ball!!!

TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Mariah as she was headed to link up with fellow R&B starlet Kali Uchis to shoot content for their new collab "Is It a Crime" ... which, as you can see below, came out gr-r-reat!!!

Mariah's hoping the song catches on like her last hit "Burning Blue," which was just certified Gold -- putting her "Hearts Sold Separately" album in a great position ahead of its Aug. 22 release date.

Jeremiah Fears' latest ink had social media abuzz ... and it turns out the NBA rookie already has All-Star-level patience -- 'cause the body art took more than 10 hours to complete!!

The former Oklahoma Sooners guard -- who was the seventh overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft -- went to his go-to artist, Joseph McCormick, for the job ... and he told TMZ Sports Fears wanted to pay homage to his hoops career, both past and present, with the tattoo.

McCormick said Fears pulled up to his Ink Plug Tattoo Co. shop in Oklahoma City this week ... where he brought the massive tribute to life.

Australian content creator Blue Valentine has made something of a name for herself on the internet, as she's been bringing in fans with her themed "tattoo tour" videos.

The social media star recently copped to spending a pretty little chunk of change on her tattoos, which cover most of her body.

We're taking a closer look at the influencer -- and her tattoos, of course -- and examining how she turned her body into a living canvas.

Blue Valentine is an influencer and bartender based in Melbourne, Australia.

The content creator began documenting her tattoo journey on her Instagram account in 2019, starting when she was 23 years old.

She's since told People she organizes her tattoos, many of which are influenced by 1950s pin-up images, by theme, and recalled she "wanted to do themes straight away" when she started getting inked.

Valentine also admitted her top themes "got the larger portions of my body."

The influencer put plenty of thought into her body art -- and she's helped come up with many of the designs.

Valentine's creative process begins when she sketches out a series of concepts on an iPad, after which she turns them over to one of her regular artists to flesh out.

She received many of her tattoos during "six to seven-hour full-day sessions" on either a "weekly or bi-weekly" basis, which would run until a section of designs was completed.

She admitted to letting her artists free-hand "filler pieces" during certain sessions -- although she's never tattooed herself.

If Valentine's physical dedication to her tattoos isn't impressing you, then maybe her financial dedication will -- she's spent $50,000 AUD, or roughly $32,610 USD, over the past five years on her ink.

When asked about why she wanted to dedicate herself to her tattoo journey, which has been comprised of sessions that typically run $800 AUD, or about $522 USD, the influencer described herself as "an all-or-nothing kind of person."

She has also been open about her usage of body art as a confidence booster, and she claimed to be "very proud of what me and my artists have achieved."

Tatted up stars for National Tattoo Day ... What could go wrong?! Put your celeb knowledge to the test and see if you can guess the celeb ink correctly!

From singers to rappers ... to reality TV stars and everything in between, celebs like Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber wear their hearts on their sleeves, and if you follow Diplo you already know he tends to show more than just ink ... but today's solely about his body art.

The ink has dried, so Shawn Mendes felt it was the right time to unveil his latest piece of body art -- a soaring eagle!

A shirtless Shawn opened his door to pick up some pricey Erewhon groceries when a photog snapped the pic.

Back in April, his tattoo artist of choice, Kane Navasard, posted a pic of the chest tattoo, as he rhapsodized ... "Soaring to new heights, for my bro @shawnmendes."

In a competition you never expected, the person who has a Jason Kelce pin-up tattoo is getting a run for their money  ... 'cause someone else now has his brother, Travis, forever inked on his bod -- and TMZ Sports spoke with proud owner!!

Nick Jones -- the man with the new ink -- answered the challenge put out by Accelerator Energy Drink to get the TK pin-up ... with his reward being a ton of free product and a signed jersey.

Jones, a Dallas Cowboys fan, said he didn't want the Eagles to get even more time in the limelight following their Super Bowl LIX victory ... so he took the company up on their offer.

Who's feelin' that Friday energy? We've got a game to get you right into the weekend ... Can you guess which Olympian put his tatted bod on full display in this grizzly photo?

He's 33 years old and has quite the sexy accent. You may have watched him hit the slopes during the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He's competed in halfpipe, big air, and slopestyle. And from the snow to acting, he was cast as "Chet" in "American Horror Story: 1984."

Gage Goldberg is giving new meaning to "like father, like son" after a trip to the tattoo parlor ... and his WWE legend pops, Bill, tells TMZ Sports he was at a loss for words over the incredible gesture.

We caught up with the Goldbergs not long after Gage got inked up with his father's signature body art ... and as it turns out, having matching tats was entirely the 19-year-old's idea.

"It's the biggest honor I could be bestowed that my son would have a matching tattoo of mine," Bill said. "You know you're indifferent sometimes about things that your children do, but there's no negative to this one, man."

Teddy Swims and Tiago PZK took their friendship to a new, permanent level ... giving each other tattoos backstage at Lollapalooza Argentina!!!

Hours before gracing the Lollapalooza stage on March 22, they both surprised 2,500 fans with a pop-up performance at Parque Rivadavia where a fan gave Teddy a Boca Juniors scarf souvenir.

After mesmerizing the crowd, they both whipped out the tattoo guns backstage and impressively left their mark -- on the other person.

For many celebs, tattoos serve as a major creative outlet, and some get pretty innovative with their designs -- case in point: this inked-up star.

Now, the tattoos run all down the abs, and this star’s using them to flaunt that physique -- so, can you guess who it is?

Kat Von D's made a permanent impression on the reality television space ... and, we've got her hottest shots to ink into your mind on her 43rd birthday!

The star's celebrating another year round the sun Saturday ... and, she's proving that tattoos aren't the only permanent part of her -- 'cause she still looks as great as ever!

Check out this pic of Kat in a tight green and white top covered in keys ... unlocking something inside each and every person who sees her in it.

Jessica Alba's just like a lot of regular people getting out of a long relationship ... she's making some big life choices -- including putting a permanent art piece on her body.

Daniel Winter -- a popular tattoo artist better known by the moniker Winterstone -- tells TMZ ... Jessica came into his private West Los Angeles studio for a tattoo. While Winterstone wasn't supposed to work that day, he came in on his afternoon off to personally ink the star.

The actress got the quote "Life is transformation is life" tattooed on her arm in cursive ... running from her wrist to right around her elbow.

Pete Davidson is on one ink-redible journey -- he’s about halfway done zapping off his extensive tattoo collection.

Sources tell TMZ that Pete decided to start shedding his tattoos in 2020 during the pandemic as part of a broader health glow-up ... and he enlisted the help of Roy Geronemus, the leading NY laser specialist, to get the job done.

We’re told Pete kicked things off with his chest, and now his head and neck are all cleared up -- his arms are almost there too, making it a pretty tat-astic transformation!

Blueface is still serving his 4-year prison sentence and fans have started to worry about the "Thotiana" rapper's well-being as he keeps popping up with new face tattoos ... but never fear, we're being told he has heavy support on the inside and out!!!

Wack 100, Blueface's manager, tells TMZ Hip Hop he talks to Blueface frequently and can confirm the rap star is in good spirits, doing his time in peace and is willingly getting the face tats on his own.

Wack calls it social experimentation ... BF is no stranger to facial tattoos and prison time breeds boredom, but he feels BF is going through the same basic experimentation all street dudes experience during their first time locked up.