A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

A Million Uppercuts


Despite the fact that “A Milli” makes me want to jam tuning forks into my eardrums, Lil Wayne is the best. I don’t know how he manages to maintain the incredible mainstream popularity he has while being such a goddamn weirdo at the same time, but the world is a better place for it. Anyway, this tattoo has everything you could want in a celebrity portrait. Appropriate alterations to fit the body? Check. Hilarious photo choice? Check. Exquisite grill detail? Oh god yes. Also, this is neat, because I’m pretty sure that was the first time the phrase “exquisite grill detail” has been used, at all, ever.

(Tattoo by Ryan Hadley in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.)

Comments

76 responses to “A Million Uppercuts”

  1. xbriannax Avatar

    That’s fuckin FANTASTIC!
    I love it.

  2. Jon P Avatar
    Jon P

    “A place where people get killed for real”

    As opposed to the myriad places where people only get fake killed. hahaha

  3. tommy Avatar

    the grill is mind blowing.

  4. FetusFajitas666 Avatar
    FetusFajitas666

    that shit is mad dope

  5. fionarse Avatar
    fionarse

    He must be magic, one of my ex boyfriends is very racist and says he hates all coloured people but he adores Lil Wayne. Ironic really.

  6. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    Of all the ugly people to get tattooed…Great work, but man that little annoying wannabe is UGLY..Gangsta my ass..

  7. Warrioress Avatar
    Warrioress

    Haha JonP

    Jokes on me. You still a little bitch.

  8. oppositronic Avatar
    oppositronic

    you guys are as closed-minded as the people who just blindly jump on the pop culture band wagon. i bet almost none of you know shit about rap or lil wayne and you just wanna pretend you hate him cuz it makes you seem ‘alternative’ or whatever. get real

  9. Nemesis13 Avatar
    Nemesis13

    man, some of you need to grow the fuck up. the tattoo is on display not lil’ wayne, so lets talk about the tattoo not lil’ wayne.

  10. squirrelgirl Avatar
    squirrelgirl

    Nemesis13- I couldn’t agree more:)

  11. Jon P Avatar
    Jon P

    Some of us grew up on rap music. Now, admittedly, I didn’t start listening to rap until age 10. But by age 11 I was all about checkered shirts, baggy jeans, and fubu caps. You can thank Bone Thugs N Harmony for that. And you can thank Biggie and Tupac for my frequent use of the word ‘bitch’ at age 12. There are those of us who can trace hip hop and rap from its early days right up until what you’d call “rap” today. Too bad the South has so much shit rap coming out of it, thank T.I. for keeping quality wordplay and flow within his rhymes otherwise the South would just all be syrup drinking bitches like Lil Wayne.

    I freely admit to my bitch status. I’m my family’s bitch.

  12. n3ster Avatar
    n3ster

    one of the best portraits i’ve seen in a while
    one of the most horrible artists to set foot on this earth (if you even consider him one)

    krs-one lives on

  13. Jessorz Avatar

    i’m sorry, but i have alot of respect for lil wayne. i have quite a few college credits under my belt and i still cant craft a sentence as well as he can. and his songs make me laugh. rap is too friggin serious sometimes!!

    but we arent really here to get into a musical debate. the tattoo friggin rocks no matter who it happens to be a portrait of.

  14. Amandagee Avatar

    bahahaha. why?!

  15. Chemery Avatar
    Chemery

    “Notice I say ‘it’ cause to me, it ain’t shit
    Get. it.
    Call me whacha like bitch
    Call me on my sidekick
    Never answer when it’s private
    Man I hate a shy bitch
    Don’t you hate a shy bitch
    Yea i ate a shy bitch and she ain’t shy no mo’
    She changed her name to my bitch
    Hahaha, yea boy thats my chick
    And she pops excellent up in Wayne’s world
    Totally dude you should
    See their faces when they see that
    This robot can move
    And it’s say…
    Hahaha, yea
    And it go…
    That’s right”

    He’s an idiot, case closed

  16. Kayla Avatar
    Kayla

    Hahahhahahhaahhaha love it. For anybody that had a shadow of doubt in their mind about the status of lilWaynker – ahem, wayne – i think the above post just confirmed it loud and clear.

  17. rosemary Avatar
    rosemary

    that is an amazing tattoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Dallin Holcomb Avatar

    fuck this rock n roll shit.. get back to mixtape music and real shit

  19. Bruno Gamble Avatar

    lil wayyne sucks dick

  20. Javier Gardner Avatar

    the bitches are cheering.

  21. Lewis Farrell Avatar

    Lil Wayne is not as good as he used to be, Dedication 2 and Carter 2 are his best albums

  22. Crayden Young Avatar
    Crayden Young

    DAYUMMM!!
    that shits fuckin hott.
    i love it.

    WEEZY F BABY!!

  23. Alexandro Dickson Avatar

    why so much hate on wayne? he might be overrated, but luda is way more overrated. I

  24. Richard Foster Avatar

    I STILL LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. F*ranciscous Avatar

    LIL WAYNE THE BEST RAPPA ALIVE!

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