He has a song stating he promises that he never killed anybody, but he will.
Tear drop tats also stand for lost loved ones.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
funny how it says in started with gangs in california but i remember as a little kid natives here in canada would have one if they killed someone. generally it meant they did time for killing someone. more women then men it seemed.
The teardrop tattoo or tear tattoo is a symbolic tattoo that is placed underneath the eye. This tattoo originated with Chicano gangs in California. The meaning was that the wearer had killed someone. It is also often used in prison to warn other convicts that the wearer has killed.
Since, the meaning of the tattoo has, "strayed from its gang roots and is open to meanings." Now, there are various meanings and variations of the teardrop tattoo, which can symbolize losing a loved one or spending time in prison.
“If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”
It's supposed to be a teardrop tattoo means you killed someone, if it is colored in you lost someone to murder. Or the other way around I don't recall. I am out of touch with my gangsta side now that I grew up and got a brain.
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