Black Ink Crew

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Black Ink Crew
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GenreReality television
Starring
  • Ceaser Emanuel
  • Sassy Bermudez
  • O'Shit Duncan
  • Alex Estevez
  • Dutchess Lattimore
  • Puma Robinson
  • Sky Days
  • Teddy Ruks
  • Donna Lombardi
  • Walt Miller
  • Melody Mitchell
  • Young Bae
  • Miss Kitty
  • Tatiana
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes158 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Doug DePriest
  • Ken Martinez
  • Kari Mcfarland
  • David Wolfgang
  • Ceaser Emaunel
  • James Knox
  • Donna Edge-Rachell
  • Paris Baldwin
  • Daniel Wiener
  • Mike Carrozza
  • Emily Terkell
  • Gavin Jones
  • Jubba Seyyid
  • Phakiso Collins
  • Lashan Browning
  • Sitarah Pendelton-Eaglin
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companiesBig Fish Entertainment (2013–2020)
VH1 Productions
MTV Entertainment Studios (2021—present)
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) –
present
Chronology
Related showsBlack Ink Crew: Chicago
Black Ink Crew: Compton
External links
Website

Black Ink Crew (alternatively Black Ink Crew: New York) is an American reality television series that premiered on January 7, 2013, on VH1.[1] It has aired nine seasons and chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American–owned and operated tattoo shop in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.[2]

The show's success has resulted in similar spin-off series based in Chicago and Compton.[3][4] On March 8, 2021, the series was renewed for a ninth season, which premiered on April 19, 2021.

Cast[]

Cast timeline[]

Main cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ceaser Emanuel Starring
Dutchess Lattimore Starring
O'Shit Duncan Starring Supporting Guest
Alex Estevez Starring[a]
Puma Robinson Starring Guest Supporting Starring
Sassy Bermudez Starring Supporting Supporting
Sky Days Guest Starring[a] Starring
Ted Ruks Supporting Starring
Donna Lombardi Supporting Starring
Melody Mitchell Supporting Starring Starring[b]
Walt Miller Supporting Starring
Young Bae Supporting Starring
Miss Kitty Supporting Starring
Tatti Ritter Supporting Starring
Supporting cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Quani Robinson Supporting Supporting
Kathie Arseno Supporting Guest
Tiffany Winter Supporting
Naeem Sharif Supporting Guest
Young Phoenix Supporting Guest
Tiffany Perez Guest Supporting
Kevin Laroy Supporting Guest
Nikki Duncan Supporting Guest
Jadah Blue Supporting
Alex the Vagina Slayer Supporting
Tokie Renet Supporting
Des Raymond Guest Supporting
Genesis Raymond Guest Supporting
Mama Bae Guest Supporting Guest
Krystal Kills Supporting
Charmaine Walker Supporting
SuperDope Q Supporting
Mike Ac Supporting
London Supporting
Rokmatic Supporting
Jessica Miller Guest Supporting Guest
Crystal Torres Guest Guest Supporting Guest
Euni Ruks Supporting Guest
Spyder Supporting

Note:

  1. ^ a b Sky replaces Alex in the opening credits from episode 14 of season 2.
  2. ^ Melody is removed from the opening credits after episode 14.

Main cast members[]

  • Ceaser, born David Emanuel, is the owner of Black Ink in Harlem, New York. He also owns tattoo studios in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Orlando and Houston. He shares a daughter with Crystal Torres, is the former fiancée of Dutchess and has dated Miss Kitty and Suzette Samuel.
  • Dutchess (Seasons 1–5), born Crystana Lattimore , is a former tattoo artist for Black Ink and the owner of Pretty-N-Ink. She is Ceaser's ex-fiancée and left the show after the relationship ends in season five.
  • O'Shit (Seasons 1–5, supporting in seasons 6–8, guest in season 9), born Richard Duncan and censored onscreen as O'S**t, is a tattoo artist at Black Ink.
  • Alex Estevez (Seasons 1–2) is the former receptionist at Black Ink.
  • Puma (Seasons 1–4, 8–9, supporting in season 7, guest in season 6), born Paul Robinson, is the former public relations manager at Black Ink and owner of Art2Ink.
  • Sassy (Seasons 1–3, supporting in season 4, 8), born Ashley Nicole Bermudez, is the former manager of Black Ink and manager of Art2Ink.
  • Sky (Seasons 2–8, guest in season 1), born JaKeita Days, is the former receptionist at Black Ink and former manager of Black Ink Atlanta. She dated Teddy.
  • Teddy Ruks (Seasons 4–9, supporting in seasons 1–3), born Shariff Homer, is the former assistant manager at Black Ink and Ceaser's cousin. He is married to Euni.
  • Donna Marie Lombardi (Seasons 4–9, supporting in seasons 3), born Taylor Pinckney, is a former apprentice of Ceaser and Dutchess, tattoo artist and piercer for Art2Ink. She is engaged to Alex the Vagina Slayer.
  • Melody Mitchell (Seasons 6–7, supporting in seasons 4–5) is a former tattoo artist and manager at Black Ink.
  • Walter Miller (Seasons 6–9, supporting in seasons 1–5) is the assistant manager of Black Ink 113th. He dated Jadah Blue before marrying Jessica.
  • Young Bae (Seasons 6–9, supporting in season 5) is a tattoo artist at Black Ink.
  • Miss Kitty (Season 8, supporting in seasons 5–7), born Karis Phillips, is the former brand ambassador for Black Ink. She dated Ceaser.
  • Tatiana Ritter (Season 9, supporting in seasons 6–8) is the manager for Black Ink.

Production[]

Black Ink Crew's second season premiered on September 23, 2013,[5] with the season returning on March 31, 2014, for five more episodes.[6] The third season premiered on January 26, 2015,[7] with the season returning August 24, 2015 for eight more episodes and a reunion special on October 19, 2015.[8] The show was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on April 4, 2016. In December 2016, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on January 18, 2017. The sixth season premiered on December 6, 2017. On August 20, 2018, the series was renewed for a seventh season, which premiered on September 19, 2018, with the season returning March 13, 2019, for eight more episodes. On July 24, 2019, the series was renewed for an eighth season, which premiered on August 14, 2019, with the season returning on February 26, 2020 for ten more episodes. On March 8, 2021, the series was renewed for a ninth season, which premiered on April 19, 2021. [9]

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Black Ink Crew episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)March 25, 2013 (2013-03-25)
218September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23)April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
321January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26)October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)
412April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
519January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12)
621December 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
722September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)
826August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
910April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)
1010February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)TBA

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "VH1 Rings in the New Year with New Series and Returning Favorites". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ "VH1 Greenlights New Series 'Grand River Singers Project,' 'Black Ink' and New '100 Greatest Kid Stars' Special, Beloved Series 'Best Week Ever' Returns To VH1 To Anchor Humor Block On Friday Nights". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  3. ^ "'Black Ink Crew' Expands Franchise West with 'Black Ink Crew: Compton'". The Futon Critic. June 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "VH1's 'Black Ink Crew: New York' Returns Wednesday, August 14". The Futon Critic. July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "VH1 Reaps a Harvest of New Series and Returning Favorites This Fall". the Futon Critic (Press release). August 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "VH1's "Black Ink Crew" Heads Back to the Shop for a Touch Up". The Futon Critic (Press release). March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  7. ^ Baron, Steve (2015-01-20). "'Black Ink Crew' Season 3 to Premiere Monday, January 26 on VH1 – Page 353152 – TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. ^ "New Season of VH1's BLACK INK CREW Premieres Tonight". Broadwayworld.com. 2015-08-24. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. ^ "Get Your First Look at VH1's Newest Series, Black Ink Crew: Chicago". VH1. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

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