Overview

• In a Sept. 18 interview on The Jennifer Hudson Show, he said blackout work appealed to him after research linking the style to people with high anxiety and his interest in “redesigning the anatomy.”
• The tattoo covers most of his upper torso and both arms and, he has said, required 44 needles across multiple sessions.
• He called the procedure the worst torture he has experienced and said he refused numbing or anesthesia throughout.
• He credited his friend Roxx with coming up with the blackout design.
• He preserved a small piece drawn by his daughter Casie and first presented the project on Instagram in February 2024 as “spiritual purposes only,” later sharing behind-the-scenes footage.