āIt hasnāt been long since I started getting tattoosāI started very late. I got my first tattoo in 2018. I had no interest in tattoosāI didnāt hate it, I didnāt like it, I just had it in my mind that I would never get ink on my body. I also wanted to remain as the only rapper without tattoos but, as my dadās battle with cancer began and I saw him endure and overcome that painful period, and I eventually sent him off, the emptiness I felt and the self-recrimination got very severe. I leant on the strength of alcohol because of the uncontrollable sadness and pain, and a mix of so many different emotions...Originally, I even felt an impulse to cover my entire face with tattoos. Rather than look in the mirror and see someone I dislike, I thought it better to cover [that face] with tattoos. I got my first tattoo because of that impulse but, thankfully, my tattooist is someone who I really like who treats/considers me [and my family] as family and they stopped right here (gestures to Vajra in sideburn area), saying āstop hereāātheyāre a friend Iām very thankful for (laughs).
Most of the tattoos on my body symbolize death. Death to me now, however, has a very vibrant, positive, and optimistic connotationāsignifying new beginnings. Itās no longer darkness and something I fear.ā
