The 23-year-old singer has the inking taken off as a love gesture towards on/off girlfriend Rihanna - who he assaulted in 2009.
Rihanna cut her festive holiday in Barbados short to be with him on Christmas Day when they attended an LA Lakers basketball game together.
While the 'International Love' hitmaker was spotted cuddling with Rihanna as they watched the game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, he still called and texted Karrueche to wish her a "Merry Christmas", reported Hollywood Life.
"Even though he was with Rihanna, he still called Kae and told her Merry Christmas and told her how he misses her and how he hopes she was having a good day... He was texting her throughout the day, too," said a source.