Rihanna Shows Off New Tattoo… and Much More

Earlier this week Rihanna added a new chest tattoo to her large body art collection which honored her late grandmother, and it’s finally time for her to show it off… along with a few other body parts.

The Bajan babe took a poolside picture in a teeny bikini which was perfect for flaunting the new tattoo.

The Good Girl Gone Bad tweeted the pic along with the hashtags #poolside and #bfflife.

The ink depicts the Egyptian goddess Isis as a representation of RiRi’s late grandmother who she claims is “the complete woman and a model for future generations.”

The “Where Have You Been” crooner’s grandmother may have been a great role model, but it’s obvious that RihRih decided not to follow in those footsteps.

In addition to tweeting her bikini photos, Chris Brown’s ex-girlfriend also tweeted a picture of a half naked stripped between her legs along with the caption “Bands ah make her dance,” the chorus from Juicy J’s latest club hit.

Of course, Rihanna wouldn’t take the time to just tweet pictures of half naked women without being one herself.

When the “We Found Love” singer took the stage Friday night for the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, she made sure she kept her usual risqué fashion sense.

The 24-year-old R&B singer looked unusually covered up… from the waist up that is. She wore a gold basketball jersey with a black snapback and some black and gold Jordans, but that was about it.

Chris Brown’s ex made a point to leave out pants, or even shorts, with this ensemble as she danced around the stage shaking her exposed derriere.

She did remember a pair of hot pants at least to keep her “goodies in the jar” as Ciara would say.

Despite the backlash for the revealing outfit, Rihanna was still more than thrilled about wearing the design by the controversial fashion designer Jeremy Scott who released a pair of shackle Adidas shoes earlier this year which were later pulled due to their questionable reference to slavery.

“JEREMY SCOTT YOU ARE DAT N****!!! #jersey #hat #trills*** #veryrare,” the half naked Battleship actress tweeted.

He soon responded by tweeting, “@rihanna IN MY 24K METAL MESH JERSEY DRESS & BLACK PATTEN LEATHER MOCK CROC SNAP BACK #GANG~STAR.”

Rihanna performed all of her latest hits including Birthday Cake, Only Girl, and Talk that Talk before she rested on her golden throne at the end of her performance.

 

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