These Black Men Prove It's Ok For Guys to Wear Nail Polish

Black men, like men of any other race or ethnicity, can choose to wear nail polish if they wish to do so. Wearing nail polish is a form of self-expression and personal style, and individuals should feel free to explore and embrace their own unique preferences and tastes. Nail polish is not limited to any specific gender, sexual orientation, or nationality, and anyone can choose to wear it to express creativity, personal style, or cultural significance. It is imperative to foster an inclusive and accepting attitude toward individual choices of self-expression. Helping to create safe spaces and cultural acceptance for men wearing nail polish are black men. Some of your favorite celebrities, from music to entertainment, have stepped out wearing nail art to express themselves. Here are 7 black men making nail polish for the fellas cool.

Black Men Who Wear Nail Polish:

  1. Drake

  2. ASAP Rocky

  3. Lil Yachty

  4. Lil Nas X

  5. Miguel

  6. NBA Young Boy

  7. Kid Cudi

DRAKE

On a live stream for betting app Stake, the OVO founder appeared on video with yellow and blue nail art.

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ASAP Rocky

Leader of the ASAP Mob loves his nail art. In October 2012 the rapper told Vogue, “I feel like men should be able to do nail art without feeling feminine.”

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Lil Yachty

For years Lil Yachty has worn nail art and polish and his fingers and toes. He even launched a limited edition line of gender neutral nail paint, called Crete in 2021. In 2020 when a 17-year-old high school student named Trevor Wilkinson was punished at school for wearing nail art, Lil Yachty shared with TMZ, “It’s 2020, it’s about to be 2021, why do we still have barriers. If someone wants to express themselves in any type of way as long as it's not harming anyone or bringing anybody down they should be allowed to do so.

Lil Nas X

Just like with his wardrobe, the "Montero" musician isn’t afraid to defy gender norms and paint his nails in festive designs.

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Miguel

R&B superstar Miguel has expressed himself with nail art.

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NBA Young Boy

Rapper NBA Young Boy has jumped on the nail polish for men trend before. In response to the criticism regarding his painted nails, the Baton Rouge native took to his Instagram stories and shared this message according to XXL.com: "See, all y'all used to love me. Now, nobody love me. But I think y'all forgot, I ain't never not got no bitches anyway. So, what the problem is? Niggas wanna talk about my nails. I done fucked them up now. Everybody wanna play with the slime, but it's all good. You know I'm a big troll. As long as I ain't no dead troll, nigga. You can talk about my nails all you want. Bitch, I know somebody that wish they could paint they nails right now,"

Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi is another artist who isn’t afraid to express themselves with nail art. In response to haters on his manicure, Cudi shared on twitter, “Turned my comments off on instagram. Seems people really have a problem w me painting my nails. I got tired of blockin so many accounts. I really need u to understand, if u dont like me doin this or anything I do, please dont buy my albums, dont come to my shows. Fuck way off.”

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