Quincy Matthew Hanley, known popularly by his stage name, Schoolboy Q is an American songwriter and rapper. In 2011, he signed with Interscope Records and is also a part of the Hip Hop group, Black Hippy. After signing with Interscope, he started working on his album, Oxymoron which was later released in 2014 and contained hit singles, “Man of the Year”, “Studio” and “Hell of a Night” that charted the US Billboard Hot 100. His songs, “The Heist”, “Studio”, and “That Part” have all been nominated in the Grammy Awards.

Just like fellow contemporaries, Hanley’s body also contains many interesting tattoos on it. Let us take a look at the ones he has and the meanings behind them.

Face Tattoos

1. Letter Tattoo

Tattoo: The right side of his face, just to the right of his eye contains a tattoo of the letter, “Q” on it.

Meaning: The Q on his face is a hint towards his stage name, Schoolboy Q. There is another tattoo on his body too that hints towards the same as you’ll find out soon.

2. Clef Tattoo

Tattoo: The left side of Hanley’s face contains a small tattoo of a treble clef symbol, to the right of his eye.

Meaning: Schoolboy got this tattoo on his body to show his love for music and the career path that he took. Besides being a rapper, Hanley is also a songwriter.

Neck Tattoos

3. GED Tattoo

Tattoo: The right side of his neck, contains a tattoo of the letters, “GED” tattooed on it. The letters are encased inside the design of flames too. There is also a little dollar sign tattooed below his right ear near the flames of his GED tattoo.

Meaning: This tattoo shows Hanley’s love for the company that first helped him. GED Inc. is the label with whom Schoolboy released his first mixtapes. This is not the only tattoo dedicated to the company on his body.

4. Shame Tattoo

Tattoo: The front side of Hanley’s neck, on his throat, contains a tattoo of the word, “SHAME” on it.