William Leonard Roberts II professionally known as Rick Ross, is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, and record executive. Rick’s entire body is covered in inks of all sorts, but his favorite ones are the ones personal to him. Rick is known to immortalize the best events of his life and thus use his tattoos are the “timekeepers”. His debut album Port of Miami was released in August 2006 and thus, he debuted at the top spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, with sales at 187,000 units in the first week itself.

“My memory isn’t the best, but when I look at a tattoo, I remember where I was frame in my life, so for me it’s almost like a timekeeper,” he said. “[All of my tattoos are of] the different things that I love, different things that I admire, different things that I will stand for, different things that I would die for, and different things that make me happy.”

“I haven’t really regretted any of my tattoos. There are some tattoos where my artist might have been on mushrooms,” he admits, laughing. “And I’ve just said, ‘I don’t know what the fuck you were smoking, because I dozed off and you done fucked up. You owe me 20 hours, motherfucker!’ But other than that, the memories is what it’s about.”

1. ‘Carol City Cartel’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Near his collar bones Rick has a tattoo that says, ‘Carol City Cartel’.
Meaning: Carol City Cartel or The Triple C is an American hip hop group founded by Rick Ross in 2005. Its other members are Gunplay from Miami, Torch from the Bronx, New York, and Young Breed.

2. ‘100 MILLION’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On the left side of Rick’s stomach there is the tattoo which says, ‘100 MILLION’.
Meaning: “100 Million” is the name of the second single from Birdman’s third studio album, 5 * Stunna. The track included Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne. The song’s idea was based upon what Birdman believes that the major accomplishment of life is ‘spending 100 million dollars’. And we know Rick highly talks about millions, dollars, and billions, and thus, this tattoo is inspired by the song, ‘100 Million’.

3. ‘Three Crosses’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Under his right eye we can see three crosses tattooed.
Meaning: Cross tattoo tells us about Rick’s religious beliefs, however, the three crosses are used to symbolize two things either, it can represent the three aspects of God in the Christian faith i.e. the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Second, it is also used as the symbol to show love for the sacrifice by Jesus Christ along with the other two who were crucified along with him at Golgotha.

4. ‘Rick Ross Crown’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Towards the topside corner of his left eyebrow, Rick has got the tattoo of Rolex Crown.
Meaning: A crown is always used as the symbol of marking an accomplishment in life, rather, a symbol of victory. The Rolex crown is actually the logo of Rolex, which was trademarked in 1925. The logo visualizes the Rolex slogan, “A Crown for Every Achievement”. Rick got this tattoo done in the year 2015 along with other six tattoos on his face from The Unroyal Ink in New Jersey.

5. ‘DIPLOMAT’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Across his chest, he has got the tattoo of the word, ‘DIPLOMAT’.

6. ‘Map of Florida’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Rick has the tattoo of Florida inked between his eyebrows.
Meaning: The map of Florida inked on his forehead is his tribute to the state because he was brought up in Carol City, Florida even though he was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Besides, it might be the tribute to his single song “Florida Boy” with T-Pain and Kodak Black.

7. ‘RICK ROSS’ Tattoo

Tattoo: His name with three stars and ‘MBILLION’.
Meaning: Rick’s right hand is inked with his own name as ‘RICK ROSS’, there are four stars inked under it followed by the words, ‘MBILLION’. Rick’s many inks are inspired by million-dollar earning and spending. Besides, he has got nearly fifty dollar tattoos on his body.

8. ‘in search of True Wealth’ Tattoo

Tattoo: On his forehead, Rick wears an ink which says, ‘in search of wealth’.
Meaning: He got this tattoo inked at the time when he was shooting for the Black Market. The tattoo, however, has been taken from Rick’s own song named ‘Geechi Liberace’ whose lyrics go like,
I fell asleep half naked

I woke up to a sexy Jamaican

Penthouse suite fifty-ninth floor

The other fifty-eight were totally vacant

True wealth, in seek of this true wealth

True wealth, in seek of this true wealth

9. ‘Joker Smoking Cigar’ Tattoo