What do the tattoos of teardrops that Lil' Wayne and The Game mean?

Question

I heard that they symbolize the amount of people they have murdered.

Answer 1

If someone has teardrops on the right side of their face below their eye that means that they've killed someone and its usually red with a black outline if their teardrops are on the left side it means that they've spent a certain time in prison the time depends on the hood they live in or the prison. Another meaning of the tattoo is that a loved one has died and the teardrop is a symbolism of the sorrow. Birdman has one too.

Answer 2

I heard that too.And I guess its true