Machine Gun Kelly’s tattoo took around 78 hours to make and it’s not ready yet

The new tattoo Machine Gun Kelly divided the opinions of internet users. He published a photo of the transformation on Instagram this Tuesday, the 20th, and received a flood of comments. The tattoo artist responsible for the art also posted the image and wrote in the caption: “I’ve never met a braver person.”

Roxx explained to TMZ that the tattoo was started in mid-December last year. Made with 44 needles, the work required 13 sessions of six hours each, with Kelly went to the studio four times a week. Still, the tattoo is not complete.

The author of “Rap Devil” covered several tattoos he already had on his chest and arms with blackout work. “For spiritual purposes only,” the musician wrote in the caption. The covering created the image of a cross.

“The stupidest thing I’ve ever seen,” wrote one user in the comments. Others, however, saw meaning in the singer’s new tattoo: “I love the fact that it’s not a total blackout. You can still see the remains between the lines. There’s still a reminder of the past, but with a new chapter. You can’t be Regretting the past has made you who you are today.”

“I think it’s pretty cool, Roxx. I love how the sleeves have little slits to show off the old tattoos. It’s just layers of our lives, and we add things to it. Nice work,” said another user in the comments of the post. Roxx.

However, there were comments that associated the aesthetic choices of Machine Gun with racism. “The guy is getting ready to date a Kardashian“, pointed out an internet user, making reference to the boyfriends that the Kardashian sisters have had. “The guy wants to say the n-word so much”, said another.