Rick Ross’s tattoos include chest portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the words “Rich Forever” under his lip, and smaller work across his hands and arms. He has said he has well over 100 tattoos.

The collection also includes money symbols, names, religious imagery and memorial pieces. Some details are easy to read; others blend into the larger designs. Ross’s own comments explain part of the story, while photos show how the work sits across his body.

George Washington and Abraham Lincoln across his chest

Washington is tattooed on one side of Ross’s chest and Lincoln on the other. The portraits cover much of his upper chest, with shading and lettering around them that make the area read as a broad panel.

The faces are the clearest landmarks in the design. The surrounding script and symbols fill in the chest and extend toward both shoulders.

Lighting changes how sharply the portraits show. Wider photos also reveal how the chest work connects with the tattoos on his shoulders.

The “Rich Forever” tattoo under his lip

Ross added “Rich Forever” under his lower lip in 2014. It’s small next to his torso work, but its placement makes it hard to miss in a close photo.

He has used “Rich Forever” as a name and phrase in his music and business life. The face tattoo puts those words in plain view.

Photos show the lettering against his beard; its shade can look blue-grey or dark depending on the image. It is one of the shorter messages in a collection that also has large portraits and body pieces.

Arms and shoulders packed with layered work

Portraits, script, shading and curved shapes cover Ross’s arms from the shoulders toward the forearms. When he crosses his arms, the designs overlap and can look like one connected piece.

Ross has described tattoos as “timekeepers”: reminders of a person, period or event. His arms show work added over the years, rather than one uniform design planned all at once.

The shoulder tattoos use dense black-and-grey shading. Stage photos can hide small details, while studio pictures make portraits and lettering easier to see.

Large torso work, money symbols and skull imagery

Ross has said he has more than 50 dollar signs tattooed in different places. They sit among portraits, lettering, skulls and shaded designs across his torso.

He has also mentioned a skull on his stomach, with the navel worked into the design, along with “Chill Will” and “100 Million” tattoos. These pieces can be hard to see in red-carpet photos, where clothes cover much of his torso.

The work has accumulated over time. Newer tattoos fill spaces around older ones, while some designs have been covered or built into the surrounding ink.

Hands, knuckles and the Jesus piece on his forearm

Ross has said his parents’ birth dates appear in Roman numerals on his lower knuckles. “Rick Ross” is spelled across the top knuckles, and a “W” stands for win.

His forearms include religious imagery. In an Inked Magazine session, longtime artist Lordgyn “Gino” Belizaire worked on a custom Jesus design on Ross’s left forearm.

The lettering on his hands is easy to read in close photos; the forearm piece takes more space. The session shows the work being added, rather than only as a cropped image after the fact.

Why Rick Ross keeps adding to the collection

Ross has described his tattoos as reminders of things he admires and believes in. He has also talked about memorial pieces for his father and friends who died.

He has said some tattoos didn’t come out perfectly, but that he doesn’t regret the ink. For him, the memories matter more than a spotless canvas.

For more music-related tattoo stories, browse the musician tattoos section. Photos show different parts of his chest, arms, face, hands and torso, and the collection has continued to grow.