Smile Now, Cry Later: Guns, Gangs, and Tattoos-My Life in Black and Gray

By Freddy Negrete,Steve Jones

Pioneering black-and-gray tattoo artist Freddy Negrete was twelve years old and confined in the holding cell of a Los Angeles juvenile facility when an older teenager entered—covered in tattoos. Freddy was in awe, not just of the art, but of what it symbolized, and he wanted what this kid had