Musical artists have increasingly been using their faces as a canvas these days, rocking ink across their foreheads, cheeks, necks, undereyes and more.
Most notably, Jelly Roll’s face ink was the star of a 2024 Uber Eats Super Bowl commercial — as he forgot he had them! In the 15-second teaser, the country star — who’s also known for his numerous face tattoos — is putting some toiletries away in his bathroom when he shuts the door to his medicine cabinet. That’s when he sees his reflection in the mirror. Jelly’s eyes pop open wide, his jaw drops and one hand slowly moves up to touch his ink. “What happened to my face?!” he wonders before yelling, “Are these tattoos?!?”
Some stars have also recently begun their face tattoo journey, as Cardi B got her first face tattoo, inking a red phrase along her jawline. While it’s still unclear what the tattoo says, the “I Like It” rapper has previously expressed interest in getting her son’s name, Wave, tattooed on her face. She hinted to wanting that specific tattoo back in a 2022 tweet, in which she wrote, “Random but ….I’m 1% close too tatting my sons name on my face….I really really wanna do it!”
Speaking of face tattoos dedicated to family members, Drake got his mom’s initials tattooed on his face, since he only loves his bed and his mama, after all. The Honestly, Nevermind rapper revealed in August that he paid tribute to his beloved mother recently by getting a delicate “SG” inked right below his left eye, an homage to Sandy Graham, aka “Sandra Gale,” as he captioned the post.
From Post Malone‘s medieval arm holding a spiky flail to Kehlani‘s cheek paper airplane, face tattoos have become quite common on the red carpet, ranging from large pieces of ink to subtle highlights of the stars’ features.
See below for our photo gallery of musicians with face tattoos.
Drake
Drake got his mom’s initials tattooed on his face, paying homage to Sandy Graham with a delicate “SG” inked right below his left eye.
Cardi B
Cardi B’s first face tattoo features the name of her son Wave in light red-colored cursive on the side of her face.
Post Malone
Post Malone has countles face tattoos, most famously his “Always Tired” ink under his eyes.
21 Savage
21 Savage is best known for the cross tattoo in the center of his forehead
Kehlani
Kehlani has a paper airplane inscribed onto the side of her left eye which, according to her, means to stay above.
Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll has plenty of tattoos on his face including a rose and a cross.
Offset
Offset’s many face tattoos include the word “Blessed” above his eyebrow.
Lil Xan
Lil Xan has a slew of ink on his face, including tears dripping from his eye.
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Uzi Vert’s face tattoos includes a chained heart and the word “Faith” in cursive.
Lil Skies
Lil Skies has his zodiac symbol and the word “Destiny” among his face tattoos.
Rick Ross
Rick Ross has his home state of Florida tattooed in between his eyebrows.
Trippie Redd
For those who want to match Trippie Redd’s face tattoos, there is a set of temporary ink available here.
Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane keeps it cool with a massive ice cream cone on his cheek.
Aaron Carter
In 2022, Aaron Carter got a massive blue butterfly tatttoo above his right eye in honor of his sister Leslie Carter, who died at the age of 25 from a drug overdose in 2012.
Takeoff
Takeoff of Migos has a series of small face tattoos along the side of his face.
Tekashi 6IX9INE
Tekashi 6IX9INE, of course, has the number 69 tattooed along his forehead, as well as a spiderweb along his jaw and a number of other face tattoos.
Quavo
Quavo has a few subtle face tattoos, including a crown above his eyebrow.
Kevin Gates
Kevin Gates has two tears coming down from his eye and a cross at the center of his forehead.
Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne’s face tattoos include the number 17, a bird along his chin and many, many more.
Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa’s intricate neck tattoos spreads into his jaw, accompanied by some ink along his brow bone.
Lil Pump
Even though Lil Pump has a frowning face at the center of his forehead, he’s all smiles.
Dave East
Dave East has dozens of tattoos, including a number of delicate ones on his face.
Travis Barker
Travis Barker is “blessed,” as his cheek tattoo suggests. He also has an anchor on his temple.
The Game
The Game is always showing love for Los Angeles with his cheek tattoo.
Ivan Moody
Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch’s face tattoos extend well into his skull.
Birdman
Like many others on this list, Birdman has a cross at the center of his forehead among other face ink.
Ronnie Radke
Ronnie Radke of Falling in Reverse’s most notable face tattoo is the work “unbreakable” written across his hairline.
Chris Brown
Chris Brown’s biggest face tattoo is a sneaker along his jaw.
Brent Hinds
Brent Hinds of Mastodon has a tattoo of an intricate pattern running down the side of his face.
Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll has plenty of tattoos on his face including a rose and a cross.