Hip-Hop is a culture made up of prominent figures that express themselves in extreme fashion with respect to virtually every aspect of their lives.

No matter what they do, these rappers never cease to project their own story, striving to remain interesting in the ever saturated rap game. From media interviews to advertising campaigns and personal ink style, these performers all know and embrace their role as icons in the hip-hop scene.

From The Game to the non-stop Lil …

For centuries, the tattoo industry has been dominated by men - for both the pitcher and the catcher, if you will. Body art has certainly undergone a modern renaissance, and some of the best tattoo artists in the world are now women. And many a tattoo collector attest that there is nothing sexier than having an incredible female artist penetrate your skin with her ink stick.

The following 25 women, in no particular order, are some of the most …

Taylor Reeve is a San Diego native now living in Long Beach, California. She is just 23-years-old, but has already accomplished more than many artists do in a lifetime.

From her expanding personal ink style to her graphic canvas paintings, coveted slip-on shoe fashions, extreme sports gear designs, and new steel artistry, Taylor overlaps the tattoo industry with fashion, art, and lifestyle - all while keeping her cool, looking good, and never, under any circumstances, stopping the parTAY.

I say, she …

Celebrities may often be indifferent with whom they bed down, but who pokes their naked skin with a tattoo needle is a different story.

Famous (and infamous) tattoo artists around the world are personally sought out by celebs who want to get inked by them exclusively. While celebrity tattoo designs differ, the artists remain the same. Their artistry is undeniably airtight, their technique is bulletproof, but their status within the tattoo industry can also serve to boost/alter a celeb’s …

The time, dedication and mere thought of a lifelong commitment is enough to detour any man or woman from ever thinking about getting a tattoo.

Many people never get past these constraints and restrictions, and thus never get inked up. Commonly, even when a person has put the lifelong commitment fear out of their head, an apprehension-filled individual will ask such a person, “What about when you’re sixty and it looks all shabby?’’

So, with all the considerable …

The actor/pro wrestling champion - The Rock - talks about his upcoming movie and his acting roles on screen and off.

Q ­ What is your fascination with tattoos?

The Rock: Well, in my culture, in Polynesian culture tattooing is very spiritual,

and it means a lot. It’s not like I have an anchor, and a butterfly, or

anything like that. It’s very powerful, it tells the story of

my life, and what’s important in my life. It’s a big process, and in

Polynesian culture …

Women have long been subject to many stereotypes and taboos, especially when it comes to defining what is feminine.

By embellishing the beauty of her skin, a woman with a tattoo has a unique forum not only for inciting discussion about her femininity but also to express her beliefs and specific memories that helped form the inked designs. In terms of tattooing, it seems many women are challenging gender prejudices one image at a time.

But it isn’t …

Outgrowing a tattoo: When your body art no longer fits your skin.

“That’s gonna look hot,” my girlfriend smiled as she sat with me in a San Diego tattoo parlor.

Devon, my tattoo artist, lifted the spirit paper that transferred a black tribal tattoo outlining my belly button. “Just lay back.”

I felt some mild stinging as the vibrating needle shaded ink around my inner navel, but it was over pretty quickly, and when I walked out …

A new age is upon us and it’s a permanent one. While cultures around the world have endorsed the use of the female body as a canvas for centuries, only in the last decade has Hollywood begun to see a very literal unveiling of both new and old ink.

Celebrity female tattoos continue to make their premier on the ankles and inner-arms of the red carpet today. But, if mainstream media culture is ready to see skin, …

Ah the Suicide Girls… everyone’s favorite pale-skinned, dark-haired, inked-up illicit Internet vixens. Over the years they’ve come to capture our hearts and our hands, giving the proverbial middle finger to traditional notions of beauty and proving to the world that alternative can indeed be attractive.

What began as a veritable playground for a handful of girls and women who would otherwise be shunned by the more conventional-minded, has essentially blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. Live shows and DVDs represent …