"Being the creative that she is, she had the idea for what she wanted to do in mind. And like the true boss b-h that she is, Nicki knew exactly what design she wanted to get. Ryan had gotten in contact with Nicki during a trip to LA and while he was there, he reached out to Nicki's people to send her a package of his girlfriend Rachel's nail polish line Pear Nova and while they were messaging, Nicki inquired about getting a new tattoo. So from that people would notice Nicki was following me and some other cast members from the show and she would comment from time to time and like pictures."Ī post shared by Ryan Henry on at 9:09pm PDT "We found out last year through social media that Nicki was a supporter of the show and myself. "With the level of me and my show, Black Ink Crew: Chicago, it’s a blessing to have so many people supporting it," Ryan said.
So how did Ryan get the opportunity to be the second tattoo artist to ink Nicki's skin? Ryan said the way he connected with Nicki is all thanks to his hit VH1 reality TV show, social media, and this new age of accessibility. On her upper left arm, Nicki has a string of Chinese characters that translates to "God is always with you." It's so symbolic to Nicki's brand that she even rapped about it in her hit song "Chun-Li" with the lines "B-h, it's King Kong, this is King Kong / Chinese ink on, Siamese links on." thank you ??Ī post shared by Barbie® on at 12:28pm PDTĮven though Nicki only has one tattoo, it's a very iconic piece and it a very big part of Nicki's overall look.
I’ll post it when I get a better pic of it. We tried a hunnit diff poses to show my new tat but ummmm… yea nah lol.