Dave East showed f “part 1” his new back tattoo in honour his fallen friends, Nipsey Hussle and Kiing Shooter.
Dave East is honouring the memory his fallen friends Nipsey Hussle and Kiing Shooter with a new tattoo depicting the two late artists. On Wednesday (May 27th), days after he was released from police custody, Dave East took to Instagram to show f the progress his new ink. In the photo, depictions both Nipsey and Kiing can be seen tatted onto Dave’s back.
“Part 1,” Dave wrote in the caption the post, crediting the tattoo artist, @ricassoreek, for his hard work. “Love Y’all.” As you well know, Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed back in March 2019 in the parking lot his store, Marathon Clothing, in L.A. Dave and Nipsey have collaborated on a few songs together in the past, including “Blueprint” and “Clarity,” both with Bino Rideaux.
We lost Kiing Shooter, a close friend Dave’s who was signed to Nas and Jungle’s label, much more recently, after he reportedly died from coronavirus complications earlier this month. A few days ago, Dave East released a song in Shooter’s memory called “My Loc.” On the track, Dave spits, “We was used to taking losses/Ran it up, I started ballin’ witcha/The whole hood cried when you died/That’s what you call ficial.” RIP to these two talented souls.