Demario DeWayne White Jr., better known by his name, Moneybagg Yo, is an American songwriter and rapper. He signed with the Collective Music Group in 2016. He is famous for his mix tapes, Federal 3X and 2 Heartless which peaked at no 5 and 16 respectively on the US Billboard 200. His third studio album, “Time Served” also peaked at on 3 on the US Billboard 200. He is also the owner of the record label, Bread Gang Music Group. Just like his contemporary rappers, Moneybagg’s body is also full of various tattoos that tell his story. Many of the tattoos on the rapper’s body are for himself or some of his family members. Let us look at the ones he has and the meanings behind them.
Face Tattoos
1. ‘Bird’ Tattoo
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Tattoo: The right side of his forehead, just above his eyebrow, contains a tattoo of a red dove on it.
Meaning: Moneybag wanted to get a tattoo on his face of a dove and his brother’s favorite color is red so he got the red dove tattooed. This was his first face tattoo too.
2. ‘Letters’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left side of his face contains the letters that spell out the name, “ELO” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The rapper got this tattoo as a tribute to his brother named Elo.
3. ‘Date’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right side of the rapper’s face contains the date, “2,7, and 10” tattooed on it.
Meaning: This is another tribute tattoo for his brother Elo, who died on the date tattooed on the side of the rapper’s face.
4. ‘Heartless’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The rapper’s forehead, below his hairline on the right side of his head, contains the word, “Heartless ” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The word represents Moneybagg’s personality, as he used to call himself Heartless and Federal when he first started his career as a rapper. Both the words became the titles of some of his most famous mix tapes, i.e. Heartless and Federal 3X.
5. ‘Knife and Queen’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left side of his forehead, below his hairline, contains a tattoo of a knife with blood dripping from it. The side of his left eyebrow contains a tattoo of the symbol of the Queen from the game of chess.
Meaning: The dripping knife also represents the name of one of his songs.
6. ‘Heart’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left cheek of the rapper contains a tattoo of a broken heart on it.
Neck Tattoos
7. ‘Name’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left side of Moneybagg’s neck contains the name, “Tammy” tattooed on it. The tattoo is covered in flames like the rest of his neck and there is a pair of dice and a dollar sign tattooed near the name too.
Meaning: This is the first tattoo that the rapper got when he was sixteen years old. The tattoo was to show his love towards his mother so he got her name tattooed on his neck, Tammy.
8. ‘800’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The back side of his neck contains the number, “800” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The second tattoo that the rapper got on his body was this 800 on his neck that represents the neighborhood home where he grew up.
9. ‘Mario’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right side of the rapper’s neck contains a tattoo of Mario.
Meaning: Mario was one of his favorite characters during childhood, so he got a tattoo of the same.
10. ‘Bag’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The front of his neck contains a tattoo of a bag on it full of money and a dollar sign tattooed on the bag. Flames are also originating from the bag which cover the rest of his neck and the tattoos on it.
Meaning: The tattoo on his throat represents his stage name, Moneybagg Yo.
11. ‘Name’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Below his bag tattoo on his neck is his own name, “Money Bagg Yo” tattooed on a green background.
Meaning: This tattoo goes with the bag on his throat that represents his stage name.
Chest and Stomach Tattoos
12. ‘Chinese’ Tattoos
Tattoo: Both the sides of the rapper’s stomach contain Chinese characters tattooed on it.
13. ‘Cross’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right pec of the rapper contains a tattoo of a cross on it. The cross also has a pair of wings behind it. The rest of his pec is covered in tattoos of clouds, and music notes.
Meaning: The cross represents the religious views of the rapper and the music notes covering his chest represent his love towards his career and music.
14. ‘Praying Hands’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Moneybagg’s left pec contains a tattoo of a pair of hands joined in prayer. The rest of his chest is covered by the same pattern of clouds and music notes here and there.
Meaning: The praying hands represent his religious views and the music notes show his love for music.
Right Arm Tattoos
15. ‘Star, Dove, and Buildings’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right shoulder of the rapper contains a design of buildings tattooed on it. Below it is a tattoo of swirly lines and a dove. The backside of his upper arm, just above his elbow, contains a tattoo of a star on it that contains tattoos of buildings inside it.
Meaning: Doves are birds that Moneybagg likes a lot and has quite a few of them on his body. The building tattoos on his arm represent the buildings from his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee.
16. ‘Circles’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The right elbow of the rapper is surrounded by tattoos of concentric circles.
17. ‘Logo’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Moneybagg’s right bicep contains a tattoo of the logo of the car manufacturer, Bentley. But instead of the “B” inside the logo, the tattoo contains the initials, “MBY” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The initials in the logo represent his stage name, “Money Bagg Yo”
18. ‘Loyalty’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The side of his right forearm contains the word, “Loyalty” tattooed on it.
19. ‘Star’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper right arm of the rapper contains another star tattooed on it.
20. ‘Man, Money, and Dollar Sign’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The inner side of his forearm contains a tattoo of a man wearing a green mask over his mouth. The word, “MONEY” is tattooed vertically on the inner side of his right forearm. There is also a tattoo of a dollar sign near his wrist.
21. ‘Rey’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of his right forearm contains a tattoo of a mask along with the name, “Rey” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The tattoo is a tribute to one of his favorite wrestler’s, Rey Mysterio.
22. ‘Nunu’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of his right wrist contains the words, “Nu Nu” tattooed on it over a design of a bricked wall.
Left Arm Tattoos
23. Dove and Clouds Tattoo
Tattoo: There is a tattoo of a dove on the left shoulder of the rapper and the design of clouds from his chest, reaches up to and covers his shoulder.
24. ‘Woman’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left shoulder and upper arm of the rapper is covered in a large tattoo of a portrait of a woman. There are also 100 dollar bills tattooed just below the portrait.
Meaning: The portrait tattoo is to show his love for his girlfriend, Ari Fletcher.
25. ‘Verse and Hands’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The left bicep of the rapper contains a bible verse tattooed on it. Below the bible verse is another tattoo of a pair of hands joined in prayer.
Meaning: The tattoos represent the religious views of the rapper.
26. ‘Web’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The area around his left elbow contains a tattoo of a spiderweb design with larger and uneven boxes.
27. ‘Words’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The inner side of his upper left arm, just above where his elbow folds, contains the words, “FINESSING Lifestyle” tattooed on it. The background of the tattoo contains little stars, and dollar signs.
Meaning: Moneybagg is famous of his lifestyle. Even the rapper’s Instagram is full of finessing photos of him holding bunches of cash. This tattoo is a nod to his lifestyle.
28. ‘Stars and Bag’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of his left forearm contains another tattoo of a bag with money on it surrounded by many stars.
Meaning: The bag of money represents his name, Moneybagg Yo.
29. ‘No Mercy for Drake’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The side of his left forearm contains a tattoo of the words, “NO MERCY FOR Drake” on it.
30. ‘Money’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of his left forearm contains a tattoo of the word, “Money” tattooed on it.
31. ‘Masked Man’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The inner side of his left elbow contains another tattoo of a man wearing a red mask on it.
Hand Tattoos
32. ‘Mob Life’ Tattoo
Tattoo: The upper side of his right hand contains the word, “Mob” tattooed on it over a red splashed background. Similarly, his left one contains the word, “Life” tattooed on it.
Meaning: The words together make the phrase, “Mob Life”
33. ‘Cross’ Tattoo
Tattoo: Moneybagg’s left hand’s ring finger contains a tattoo of a tiny intricate cross on it.
Meaning: The cross represents the rapper’s religious views.
