# Rihanna Gets Tupac-Inspired “Thug Life” Tattoo on Her Hands

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- Published: 2012-01-26T08:46:06-05:00
- Author: EAN

**Rihanna** has some new controversial ink! Never one to err on the conservative
side of things, the 23-year-old singer took her daring looks to a new level on Tuesday
with a brand-new tattoo that pays homage to the late **Tupac Shakur**.

[PHOTOS: See more celebrity tattoos](http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=137vnpjce/EXP=1328793564/**http%3A//www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/pictures/see-celebs-crazy-tattoos-2011255)

“All these b*tches screaming that 2pac back #THUGLIFE,” the “We Found Love” singer
[tweeted](https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=11k5s4kmh/EXP=1328793564/**https%3A//twitter.com/%23%21/rihanna)
with a pic showing off her new ink: “THUG LIFE” written across her knuckles on both
hands. Tupac, who was murdered in Las Vegas in 1996, had the exact same phrase tattooed
on his stomach.

Rihanna is fresh off her trip in Hawaii, where she showed off her figure in several
revealing bathing suits and was photographed smoking what appeared to be marijuana.
During her stay, she also managed to run into **Danny Trejo**, the 67-year-old actor
who’s been in and out of jail, while in tattoo artist Mark Mahoney’s shop.

“Look who’s in the #TATTOO parlor…Danny Trejo #G4L p.s. Look up his story!” the 
star tweeted.

It’s been reported that the Barbados beauty has up to 15 tattoos now, including 
a small gun on her rib cage, a skull on her ankle and the words “rebelle fleur” (
French for rebellious flower) on the back of her neck.

Another controversial development in her life? Last week, [Us Weekly](http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=11e2ismcc/EXP=1328793564/**http%3A//www.usmagazine.com/)
[broke the news](http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13vs74dcr/EXP=1328793564/**http%3A//www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rihanna-and-chris-brown-have-been-secretly-hooking-up-2012181)
that Rihanna and ex **Chris Brown** (who infamously assaulted her in 2009) have 
been secretly hooking up for nearly a year. “There’s no denying they can’t get enough
of each other,” a pal told **Us**. “I don’t see it ending well.”