The rapper, real name Colson Baker, said he decided to get the full blackout tattoo after looking in the mirror and seeing a mishmash of tattoos, some from periods of his life he\u2019d rather forget about.So, he decided to enlist the help of celebrity tattoo artist ROXX who came up with a \u2018dark mode\u2019 tattoo that covers most of his arm, chest, and stomach in solid black ink.But says he was left feeling unwell after refusing to take it slow and steady when it came to getting inked.Speaking to Billboard Canada, MGK revealed that ROXX had told him that it\u2019d likely take \u2018two years\u2019 to complete the large-scale design but said he wasn\u2019t willing to wait.\u201cI saw death and drugs in all these patterns that I was literally writing on my body,\u201d he told the publication. \u201cThere were happy tattoos, sad tattoos, holy tattoos, hellish tattoos. It was like my bipolarity was screaming off my skin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI saw death and drugs in all these patterns that I was literally writing on my body,\u201d he told the publication. \u201cThere were happy tattoos, sad tattoos, holy tattoos, hellish tattoos. It was like my bipolarity was screaming off my skin.\u201dThis left him thinking ‘Who the f**k am I?’.\u201cShe [ROXX] warned me that it was going to be near impossible, even from a pain tolerance standpoint,\u201d MGK continued.\u201cI said, \u2018Yeah, we got two months.\u2019\u201dUndeterred by the warning, MGK began visiting the tattoo studio every day to take part in gruelling sessions, but it wasn\u2019t long before it took its toll on his body.He continued: \u201cAfter the first week, we hit my lymph nodes around my armpits and shoulders, and I got really sick. My skin was turning yellow. I wasn\u2019t able to sleep. I stopped being able to move certain parts of my upper body.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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