Lil Skies' 100 Tattoos & Their Meanings

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Kimetrius Christopher Foose, popularly known as Lil Skies, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, who released his first mixtape ‘Alone’ in January 2017. His single hits such as ‘Red Roses’ and ‘Nowadays’ became instant hits that resulted in business deal with ‘Atlantic Records’. After the release of his mixtape ‘Life of a Dark Rose’, he became an overnight star. Not only his rapping style but his body inks also gained a lot of popularity. Most of his body tattoos are tribute for his music career. Let’s read further to know more about his tattoos along with their meanings.

1. ‘Shelby’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Shelby’ Tattoo below his right eye.

Meaning: Lil Skies got his mother’s name ‘Shelby’ inked in red color just below his right eye. ‘Shelby’ is also the name of his debut studio album, which released on March 1, 2019, and is dedicated to his mother. His mother appeared in his album title and its cover. This shows his love and affection towards his mother.

2. ‘Dark Rose’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Dark Rose’ Tattoo on the left side of his face.

Meaning: After finishing his first major label mixtape ‘Life of a Dark Rose,’ Lil Skies wanted to get a new and unique cover picture of his album. So, he got a dark-colored rose with leaves and thorns, inked on the left side of his face. The album ‘Life of a Dark Rose’ featuring his dark rose tattoo, was released on December 12, 2017.

3. ‘Number 9 and 8’ Tattoos

Tattoo: ‘Number 9 and 8’ Tattoo on his eyelids.

Meaning: Lil Skies was born on August 4, 1998. So, he got his birth year ’98’ inked on his eyelids.

4. ‘Semiquaver’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Semiquaver’ Tattoo in the center of his eyebrows.

Meaning: To show his commitment to music, he got ‘semiquaver’ inked in the center of his eyebrows. In an interview, he said,

“I look at my body as an extension of the music. My body is a canvas, and with my tattoos, I want them to be a direct reflection of my thoughts.”

5. ‘Fate’ Tattoo

‘Fate’ Tattoo near his left jawline.

6. ‘Butterfly’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Butterfly’ Tattoo on the left side of his head.

Meaning: The ‘butterfly’ tattoos represent change, transformation, and freedom.

7. ‘Anchor’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Anchor’ Tattoo near his right eye.

Meaning: It represents strength, peace, stability, grounded, hope, and calmness.

8. ‘Hot Air Balloon’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Hot Air Balloon’ Tattoo on the right side of his face.

Meaning: The ‘Hot Air Balloon’ tattoo means a sense of achievement, happiness, celebrations, and happiness. In an interview, Lil Skies said,

“I have face tats, so I know I’m not gonna be able to get a job.”

So, he got face tattoos so that he doesn’t get any day job and has to concentrate only on music.

9. ‘Jupiter Symbol’ Tattoo

‘Jupiter Symbol’ Tattoo on the right side of his head.

10. ‘Aries Sign’ Tattoo

‘Aries Sign’ Tattoo near his right ear.

11. ‘Broken Heart with a tiny Rose’ Tattoo

Lil Skies-broken heart with a rose tattoo

‘Broken Heart with a tiny Rose’ Tattoo near the right side of his jawline.

12. ‘1998’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘1998’ Tattoo on the left side of his face and above his right eyebrow.

Meaning: ‘1998’ is the birth year Lil Skies, who was born on August 4, 1998.

13. ‘Life’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Life’ Tattoo above his left eyebrow.

Meaning: Lil Skies got ‘Life’ tattoo inked just above his left eyebrow. Along with the word life, a tiny heart is also inked.

14. ‘Chinese Letters’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Chinese Letters’ Tattoo below his eyes.

Meaning: The Chinese letters inked below Lil Skies’ eyes mean ‘creative genius’ and ‘cold heart’. These letters are inked in Chinese letters but, Skies likes to call these as Japanese letters.

15. ‘Kio’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Kio’ Tattoo on the right side of his face.

Meaning: This tattoo is inked just below the Aries zodiac sign tattoo. No more information regarding this tattoo is available.

16. ‘Tiny Violet Hearts’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Tiny Violet Hearts’ Tattoo on the left side of his head.

Meaning: The violet color heart represents compassionate love and understanding. Lil Skies got this tattoo inked just above his life tattoo.

17. ‘Destiny’ Tattoo

‘Destiny’ Tattoo on the right side of his jawline.

18. ‘Floral Pattern’ Tattoo

‘Floral Pattern’ Tattoo above his right eyebrow.

19. ‘Flying Owl’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Flying Owl’ Tattoo on the center of his chest.

Meaning: The ‘flying owl’ tattoos are considered as the messengers of ancestors. It also symbolizes wisdom, knowledge, and transition.

20. ‘Large Broken Heart Pieces’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Large Broken Heart Pieces’ Tattoo on the center of his chest.

Meaning: Red-colored large broken heart pieces represent heartbreak and failure. In between these pieces, the flying owl tattoo is inked.

21. ‘Two Semiquaver’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Two Semiquaver’ Tattoo on each side of his chest area.

Meaning: Music is very important for Lil Skies. In an interview, he explained that he got face tattoos so that he can’t get a day job and has to concentrate only on music. He said,

“I feel like a lot of people can relate to my music. I look at my body as an extension of the music. My body is a canvas, and with my tattoos, I want them to be a direct reflection of my thoughts.”

So, this tattoo explains that he is dedicated to his music career.

22. ‘Stars with Treble Clef’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Stars with Treble Clef’ Tattoo near his shoulders.

Meaning: This is not the first time when Lil Skies expressed his love and dedication towards music. He got black-colored stars with red-colored treble clef in it. These tattoos are inked near his shoulders.

23. ‘Ancient Buildings’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Ancient Buildings’ Tattoo on his shoulders and chest area.

Meaning: Lil Skies got ‘Ancient Buildings’ tattoo inked on his shoulders that continues till his chest. The building tattoos are very common among men.

24. ‘IMMORTAL’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘IMMORTAL’ Tattoo just below his chest.

Meaning: It means living forever. In an interview, Skies said,

“I be feeling like niggas not from this planet.”

25. ‘Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’ Tattoo on the right side of his waist.

Meaning: Most of the tattoos of Lil Skies on the trunk area, are inspired by Tupac Shakur. Just like him, Skies also got the tattoo of ‘Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’ inked on the right side of his stomach. Queen Nefertiti is a symbol of feminine power, excellence, progress, and prosperity.

Earlier, Skies wanted to get ‘THUG LIFE’ tattoo just like Tupac but later decided to go for ‘Egyptian Queen Nefertiti’ tattoo.

26. ‘AK 47’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘AK 47’ Tattoo just below his chest.

Meaning: This tattoo of Skies is also inspired by Tupac Shakur’s ‘AK 47’ tattoo. Generally, such tattoos are a unique way to represent their rebellious nature. It symbolizes protection, powers, and unity.

27. ‘Number 16’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Number 16’ Tattoo on the left side of his waist.

Meaning: Lil Skies considers the number 16 as his lucky number. Skies got a race car with the number 16 on it. So, he got this number 16 inked on the left side of his waist.

28. ‘Skies’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Skies’ Tattoo on the upper portion of his stomach.

Meaning: Lil Skies got his professional name ‘Skies’ inked on the upper portion of his stomach. His father is also professionally known by the name ‘Dark Skies’. In this tattoo, the letter ‘I’ is replaced by a ‘Mic’ truly defining that his focus is only on music. The tattoo ‘skies’ is surrounded by dark cloud shading.

29. ‘Upside Down Cross’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Upside Down Cross’ Tattoo just above his ‘AK 47’ Tattoo.

Meaning: The ‘Upside Down Cross’ is called the ‘Cross of Saint Peter’. When Peter was sentenced to death, he requested that his cross should be upside down as he considered himself unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus.

30. ‘Cloud Shading’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Cloud Shading’ on his stomach area.

Meaning: The Cloud shading is done to give a different look to his ‘Skies’ tattoo.

31. ‘Chinese Writing’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Chinese Writing’ Tattoo on the upper portion of his chest.

Meaning: No Information regarding this tattoo is available.

32. ‘Lion Face’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Lion Face’ Tattoo on his throat.

Meaning: The ‘Lion Face’ tattoo represents power, courage, strength, and protection. It is also called as the symbol of self-confidence. Skies got this tattoo inked on his throat so that he never gets diverted from his aim in his life.

33. ‘FUCK’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘FUCK’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

Meaning: Lil Skies considers the word ‘FUCK’ as his favorite curse word.

34. ‘[CREATE]’ Tattoo

‘[CREATE]’ on his left forearm.

35. ‘Playboy Bunny’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Playboy Bunny’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: This tattoo symbolizes pleasure, sex, fantasy, and lust, irrespective of the fact that whether it’s done by a girl or boy on their respective bodies. It shows the nature of the person who easily gets attracted by persons of the opposite sex.

36. ‘Musical Note Quaver’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Musical Note Quaver’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: Lil Skies is truly dedicated to his music career. In an interview, he explained that he got the number of musical notes tattoos inked on his body to make sure that he stays committed to his work.

37. ‘Cross with Wings’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Cross with Wings’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: The ‘Cross with Wings’ tattoo represents the free spirit, faith in Eternal God, a tribute to the loved one, or someone who had a near-death experience. Lil Skies might got this tattoo for his father ‘Dark Skies’ who had near-death experience when he was at work. Still, no confirmation by Lil Skies regarding this tattoo is made.

38. ‘Yellow Chick’ Tattoo

‘Yellow Chick’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

39. ‘Different Musical Notes’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Different Musical Notes’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: Skies got different musical notes inked all over his body. In an interview, Lil Skies explained that he got the number of musical notes inked all over his body to make sure that he stays committed to his work. He said,

“That shit’s like music. It’s just something that grows with me. I just be going with the flow, I know for sure that when I get a new tat, it’s for life. I don’t got no regrets with any of my tats. I got tattoos that are really old looking, old feeling, but at the same time, I like it. It’s art to me.”

40. ‘PSYCHO’ Tattoo

‘PSYCHO’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

41. ‘alone’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘alone’ Tattoo on the left side of his neck.

Meaning: Lil Skies made a very famous quotation which truly justifies his ‘alone’ tattoo. He said,

“I’d rather be alone than go hang out with some lames.”

42. ‘Nude Witch on Broom’ Tattoo

‘Nude Witch on Broom’ Tattoo on his left arm.

43. ‘Dagger’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Dagger’ Tattoo behind his left ear.

Meaning: ‘Dagger’ tattoo represents broken heart, lost love, and betrayal.

44. ‘SacrificE’ Tattoo

‘SacrificE’ Tattoo on his left hand.

45. ‘Money Bag’ Tattoo

‘Money bag’ Tattoo near his left wrist.

46. ‘Heart with a Cross and Sun’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Heart with a Cross and Sun’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

Meaning: Lil Skies got a very beautiful tattoo of a ‘heart with a cross’ inside it. The sunrays are emerging out on the top of this tattoo. Such tattoos are symbols of religious beliefs.

47. ‘Large Dagger’ Tattoo

‘Large Dagger’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

48. ‘3D Butterfly’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘3D Butterfly’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: Lil Skies loves butterfly tattoos. Butterfly tattoos denote positive change, transformation, good luck, and good times.

49. ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Jandora Media Logo’ Tattoo on his left forearm.

Meaning: This tattoo of ‘Jandora Media Logo’ is the name of Nicholas Jandora’s company (Lil Skies’ friend), who shoots some of the music videos of Lil Skies.

50. ‘Music Love Life-Me’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Music Love Life-Me’ Tattoo on his left hand.

Meaning: This tattoo gives him the motivation to learn always, love life, and love himself more and more.

51. ‘Different Symbols’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Different Symbols’ on the fingers of his left hand.

Meaning: Different symbols likes peace, infinity, arrows, dots, cross, stars, tiny heart, arrow infinity, zodiac signs, and chaos symbol are inked on his left hand.

52. ‘Portrait of a Lady’ Tattoo

Lil Skies while getting his back tattoo inked.

Tattoo: ‘Portrait of a Lady’ Tattoo on his back.

Meaning: Lil Skies got a portrait of a nude lady inked on his back. This portrait is surrounded by snakes, weed, and roses. It’s believed that this tattoo of Lil Skies is still not completed.

53. ‘LOVE LIFE’ Tattoo

‘LOVE LIFE’ Tattoo on the knuckles of both hands.

54. ‘Music is Life’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Music if Life’ Tattoo on his right hand.

Meaning: Along with this tattoo, Skies got a headphone tattoo connected to it. He considers such tattoos as a source of motivation for him.

55. ‘Headphones with a Heart Line’ Tattoo

‘Headphones with Heart Line’ Tattoo on his right hand.

56. ‘Alien Face’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Alien Face’ Tattoo on his right forearm.

Meaning: ‘Alien Face’ tattoos are not considered a mainstream tattoo. So, such tattoos have no specific meaning behind them.

57. ‘Japanese Koi Fish’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Japanese Koi Fish’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: The ‘Japanese Koi Fish’ is considered as a symbol of positivity, determination, good times, good luck, and prosperity.

58. ‘Lotus’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Lotus’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: The ‘lotus’ flower is considered as the most sacred flower in Asian culture. It’s a symbol of purity and beauty.

59. ‘Flying Bird’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Flying Bird’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: A black colored flying bird is inked on Lil Skies’ right arm which symbolizes optimism, joyful life, and family values.

60. ‘Spaceship’ Tattoo

‘Spaceship’ Tattoo on the back of his right ear.

61. Flying Pigeon’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Flying Pigeon’ Tattoo on the left side of his neck.

Meaning: ‘Flying Pigeon’ tattoo means the desire for freedom, independence, and liberation from restrains.

62. ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Unidentified’ Tattoo on his neck.

Meaning: An ‘unidentified’ tattoo is inked on Skies’ neck. Along with this tattoo, a pair of wings and stars are also inked. No more information regarding this tattoo is available.

63. ‘Tomorrow is another day but it’s not promised’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Tomorrow is another day but it’s not promised’ Tattoo on his right shoulder.

Meaning: Lil Skies was just 16 when he got this first tattoo inked on his body. One of the friends of Lil Skies was hospitalized, and at that time he spoke these words to Skies. Skies was so touched by these words that he got them inked on his right shoulder.

64. ‘Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo on right forearm.

Meaning: No information regarding this tattoo is available.

65. ‘Nude Girl’ Tattoo

‘Nude Girl’ Tattoo on his right arm.

66. ‘Girl with Goat Face’ Tattoo

‘Girl with Goat Face’ Tattoo on his right forearm.

67. ‘MYSTERIOUS’ Tattoo

‘MYSTERIOUS’ Tattoo on the lower portion of his abdominal area.

68. ‘Floral Pattern’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Floral Pattern’ Tattoo on the right side of his face.

Meaning: A floral pattern with bluish-pink and yellow flowers along with green leaves is inked on the right side of his face. It’s a symbol of beauty and life.

69. ‘Unidentified Writing’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Unidentified Writing’ Tattoo on the inner portion of his right arm.

Meaning: No information regarding this tattoo is available.

70. ‘Melting Smiley Face’ Tattoo

‘Melting Smiley Face’ Tattoo on his right wrist.

71. ‘Bugs’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Bugs’ Tattoo on the left and right side of his hairline.

Meaning: The ‘Bugs’ tattoo is considered to bring good luck in life.

72. ‘BAX’ Tattoo

‘BAX’ tattoo on the right side of his face.

73. ‘Tiny Red Heart’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Tiny Red Heart’ Tattoo on the right side of his nose.

Meaning: It represents love, passion, feelings, emotions, and adoration towards the loved one.

74. ‘Broken Heart with Japanese Fire’ Tattoo

Lil Skies-broken heart with japanese fire tattoo

‘Broken Heart with Japanese Fire’ Tattoo on the right side of his neck.

75. ‘GNARCOTIC’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘GNARCOTIC’ Tattoo on his right triceps muscles.

Meaning: ‘GNARCOTIC’ is a clothing brand of American rapper Lil Gnar. This brand name represents ‘an addiction to whatever you love’.

76. ‘Water Waves’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Water Waves’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: The ‘water waves’ tattoo represents the constant motion of life. It symbolizes life and its hardships.

77. ‘Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo

‘Unidentified Pattern’ Tattoo on his right forearm.

78. ‘Flowers’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Flowers’ Tattoo on his right arm.

Meaning: The ‘flowers’ tattoo represents positive energies.

79. ‘Baby Ki’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Baby Ki’ Tattoo on the left side of his face, just below Chinese tattoo.

Meaning: Lil Skies got this tattoo inked for his son. Lil Skies and his girlfriend Jacey Fugate started dating in 2018. During the live show with REAL 92.3 LA, Skies disclosed the news of his girlfriend’s pregnancy. In August 2019, the couple welcomed their first baby boy. Though the name of the baby is still not disclosed by the parents, but a lot of pictures of the couple holding the baby came in the media. So, Skies got this tattoo inked for his newly born baby boy.

This tattoo is done by the tattoo artist, Nikola Vice Popic.

Lil Skies holding his baby Ki

Lil Skies and his girlfriend Jacey Fugate.

80. ‘GNARCOTIC SHIT’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘GNARCOTIC SHIT’ Tattoo on his right hand.

Meaning: The word ‘gnarcotic’ is the clothing brand of American rapper Lil Gnar. Lil Skies got this tattoo inked on his right hand. The tattoo is inked with black ink except the letter ‘A’ which is inked in red color.

81. ‘Symbols’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Symbols’ Tattoo on his right hand.

Meaning: Different symbols like a tiny heart, star, cross, infinity symbol, arrows, arrows with infinity, zodiac signs, and dots are inked on the fingers of the right hand of Lil Skies.

82. ‘Lighter with Playboy Logo’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Lighter with Playboy Logo’ Tattoo on his leg.

Meaning: Lil Skies got this ‘lighter with playboy logo’ tattoo on his leg but the exact location of this tattoo is not known.

83. ‘Semi Nude Girls’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Semi Nude Girls’ Tattoo on his left leg.

Meaning: Lil Skies got two ‘semi-nude girls’ inked on his left leg. Just above this tattoo, he got inked ‘Night and Day’.

84. ‘Locker with Loser’ Tattoo

‘Locker with Loser’ Tattoo on his leg.

85. ‘AT THE END’ Tattoo

‘AT THE END’ Tattoo on the back of his neck.

86. ‘DEAD END’ Tattoo

‘DEAD END’ Tattoo on his right forearm.

87. ‘CUFBOYS’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘CUFBOYS’ Tattoo near his left knee.

Meaning: ‘CUFBOYS’ is a youtube channel of Cameron Haller, who is an American YouTuber, mostly known for the reaction videos of his mom towards rappers.

88. ‘Symbol’ Tattoo

‘Symbol’ Tattoo near his left ear.

89. ‘Sad and Happy Smiley’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Sad and Happy Smiley’ Tattoo on his left arm.

Meaning: This ‘sad and happy smiley’ tattoo is inked near his ‘psycho’ tattoo. It represents laugh now and cry later.

90. ‘BELIEVE’ Tattoo

‘BELIEVE’ Tattoo on the back of his left ear.

91. ‘Unidentified Lettering’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Unidentified Lettering’ Tattoo on the triceps muscles of his right arm.

Meaning: An unidentified lettering in Chinese letters in red ink is inked on the tricep muscles of his right arm. No more information regarding this tattoo is available.

92. ‘WE ALL DIE AT THE END’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘WE ALL DIE AT THE END’ Tattoo on the back of his head.

Meaning: The word ‘WE ALL DIE AT THE END’ tattoo along with a skull and crossbones are inked on the back of the head of Lil Skies. It represents danger, poisonous substance, and end.

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Lil Skies getting his ‘WE ALL DIE AT THE END’ Tattoo inked at the studio.

93. ‘Colorful Butterfly’ Tattoo

Tattoo: ‘Colorful Butterfly’ Tattoo on the nape of his neck.

Meaning: A ‘colorful butterfly’ tattoo of red, yellow, blue, orange, brown, and black color inked on the nape of his neck. It represents romantic love, transformation, change, growth, and freedom. This is not the first time but, Lil Skies has got the number of butterflies tattoo all over his body.