Rihanna Gets a 'Thug Life' Tattoo

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Tim Nudd - People Magazine




Rihanna has always been fond of tattoos, and her new one sure sends a message.

Newly emblazoned across her knuckles is the phrase "Thug Life," as seen in a photo the singer, 23, posted to Twitter. It's apparently an homage to Tupac Shakur, who had the same phrase tattooed across his stomach.

And indeed, Rihanna has mentioned Tupac in a series of occasionally obscene Twitter posts over the past day – many of them in response to fans' outrage that she would identify with thug culture.

In fact, Rihanna has been fond of the "Thug Life" phrase for some time. She wrote the words on her knuckles with a pink Sharpie last September, the Daily Mail reports.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

downward spiral

[Hal-9000]

I heard Chris Brown had Marry Me (backwards) on his knuckles.........

[RBP]

That's one ugly bitch that just got uglier.

[Hal-9000]

such venom for no reason, shame on you RBP

[Muddy]

Street trash.

[RBP]

such venom for no reason, shame on you RBP

I calls em as I sees em

[Hal-9000]

she does look rather fugly here...I still think that if you cut the head of the hydra, she's got a sweet body

[Hugh_Janus]

That's one ugly bitch that just got uglier.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I heard Chris Brown had Marry Me (backwards) on his knuckles.........

Apparently she been hooking back up with him for booty calls when they are in the same town

[Godfather]

Thug life? Not to be crude, but did she forget she got beat up by an R&B pretty boy...