Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magik was the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ fifth album and introduction into worldwide popularity and critical acclaim. They represent the beginnings of combining hardcore funk and hip-hop style vocals, a style that later influenced bands like Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park. This album features their Grammy Award-winning single “Give It Away” which became one of the band’s most instantly recognizable songs. The album “tongue illustration” was illustrated by iconic dutch tattoo artist Hanky Panky.