Machine Gun Kelly is giving followers extra perception into his determination to cowl a lot of his fan-favorite chest and arm tattoos with a dramatic — and now viral — blackout tattoo.
In his new piano rap ballad “Don’t Let Me Go” launched Wednesday, MGK, whose actual title is Colson Baker, says, “Want I didn’t pay attention similar to I want they might perceive me one time / I had a breakdown and tatted my whole physique besides one line / Every part’s simply superb.”
His lyrics seek advice from his huge new ink, which he debuted through Instagram on Tuesday.
“For non secular functions solely,” he captioned the put up, which revealed a physique of labor that lined his whole higher chest — even his nipples — black.
The 33-year-old’s colourful arm tats have additionally been largely blacked out by the brand new artwork.
A few of the “Unhealthy Issues” rapper’s followers couldn’t consider their eyes and puzzled if the ink was simply momentary black paint. Nevertheless, a rep for tattoo artists Roxx and Cats confirmed to The Submit that the ink is “very everlasting.”
“The tattoo was accomplished over Christmas and NY by ROXX. MGK was the hardest shopper she’s ever labored with,” the rep mentioned on Tuesday.
Some critics accused the rapper of desirous to get the ink as a result of he needed to “flip black.”
“Okay I can’t defend this man anymore,” one individual commented about MGK, who has confronted longtime criticism from bouncing between rap and pop punk.
However commenters on the “Don’t Let Me Go” music video on YouTube extensively applauded him for his rap comeback.
“I don’t give a s–t what others consider him this dude actually appears like residence to me, i grew up listening to his songs and i actually want that i might meet him in individual,” one fan wrote.
A second added, “I cant stand the entire hatred this man will get.”
“He might’ve put any music for his single, one thing extra upbeat to play on the radios, however as a substitute, MGK put his coronary heart and soul into the music first,” a 3rd mentioned of the deeply-personal music. “Whole respect, and that is undoubtedly a beautiful music, regardless of how uncooked and unhappy it’s. A real musician.”
MGK additionally alluded to his and fiancée Megan Fox’s “very troublesome” miscarriage on the brand new observe, which the “Transformers” star first spoke about in November.
“How can I dwell with the truth that my hand wasn’t on her abdomen after we misplaced the child?” he raps within the music.
The Submit has contacted a rep for MGK and Fox for remark.