50 Cent Gives His Opinion On Rappers With Face Tattoos

50 Cent has some constructive criticism for the Yung LAs of the world.

While gracing the cover of VIBE, 50 Cent offered his opinion on one of rap's latest trends: face tattoos.

Always the astute businessman, 50 opined that face tattoos only serve to limit a rapper's brand. “That’s the craziest thing. Not necessarily Gucci, but to tattoo your face says that there’s not a possibility that you can actually walk into a legitimate establishment without makeup covering your face every day."

"That does not work," continued Fif. "It creates a separation. It says, 'I’m an artist.' That’s it. That’s the statement you make when you go and tattoo your face...But know that the public will not have interest in you as an artist for life. You have to be phenomenal. Talk to the best that do it and they will tell you that it will take more than you being an artist. It takes marketing, maneuvering to generate for that long. When you got 40-year-old rappers in the game, those guys have maneuvered and survived.”

In recent months, Gucci Mane and Yung LA each got face tattoos. Not to be ignored is the fact that 50's longtime nemesis, The Game, notably, got a tattoo of a butterfly on his face, which he later covered with an LA Dodgers symbol and a red star. Conversely, Forty-year-old rappers, such as Jay-Z, have somehow avoided the urge thus far.