50 Cent's many tattoos have always been a part of the rapper's image. He's displayed them prominently on album covers and in magazines throughout his career. But the ink that made him stand out in the music world isn't serving him so well now that 50 Cent the rapper is becoming 50 Cent the rapper-actor. So Curtis Jackson (his real name) has begun the process of removing many of them with costly laser procedures.

People reports that Jackson removed some of his iconic arm tattoos, saying that not only were they limiting the roles he could play, but that having them covered up for films was getting to be a pain - Source