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Wiz Khalifa: icons need tattoos

‘Black & Yellow’ star Wiz Khalifa has so many tattoos that it’s become “impossible to count”.

The rapper chatted to The Guardian about being dropped by his record label in 2008, scratching his way back up and to the top, selling millions, and smoking herb with Snoop Dogg.

And along with his open love of illegal leaf, Khalifa was quick to praise the art of tattoos, showing off his heavily inked body. The rapper has tattoos on every part of him except his legs – a fact he plans to change soon.

"It's impossible to count", he said. "Just trying to, you know, diversify, man. I want to be an icon. To be an icon you gotta get tattoos in certain places."

He added: "Nah, to be an icon you just got to not be afraid. And I'm not afraid. Whatever I do, I do it because I want to do it and because it's completely, 100% me."

Check out Wiz chatting about his tattoos, hair and Kanye West below: