Khuli Chana Gets His First Tattoo for His Children

South African rapper Khuli Chana had portraits of his two children tattooed on his arm.

To mark his second child Leano-Laone turning 6 months, he shared clips of JP Tattoos, inking his

A few hours later, he posted another video of getting his daughter’s face tattooed on his arm as well.

“Celebrating six months of my son Leano-Laone Zion and got my first tattoo from Juan-Pierre le Roux. Got one of my little girls too. But why didn’t y’all tell me just how addictive these things are?” he captioned the IG post.

He had his first child Nia from his previous relationship with SA actress Asanda Maku.

His wife DJ Lamiez took to her IG stories to share the video. Also, she spoke about how Nia was excited when her father showed it to her.

“She got so excited when her dad sent her a picture of this tattoo,” she said.

On Father’s Day in June, the father-of-two penned a heartwarming message to his children reflecting on how he grew up without his father. 

“To Leano-Laone and Nia Lefika, you are my pride and joy. I love you. When you grow up a fatherless son, in many ways you have to raise yourself. There is no intimate model of who you want to become, so you’re always guessing, because no one tells you what looks good on you, how to carry yourself, or provide approval.

“Boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be a man.”