Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles

Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles (formerly titled Black Ink Crew: Compton) is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on August 14, 2019. It is the Compton-based spin-off of Black Ink Crew. It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop, IAM Compton, located in Compton, California.[1][2]

Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles
GenreReality
Starring
  • Danny Kirkpatrick
  • Lemeir Mitchell
  • Nessie Blaze
  • Christian Thomas
  • Vudu Dahl
  • Tim Simmons
  • Erica Thompson
  • Katrina Jackson
  • Alana
  • Kevin Laroy
  • Nelly Vinteren
  • Polo
Opening theme"I Do What I Want"
ComposeriAMCompton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Doug DePriest
  • David Wolfgang
  • Ken Martinez
  • Kari Mcfarland
  • Rick Hankey
  • Davis Reidpath
  • Daniel Blau Rogge
  • Ceaser Emanuel
  • Maricarmen Lopez
  • Treiva Williams
  • Phakiso Collins
Running time42–46 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseAugust 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) –
present
Related

On May 8, 2023, VH1 announced that additional episodes of the second season would air from May 15, 2023, alongside the series rebrand to Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles.[3]

Cast

Timeline of cast members
Main cast members
Cast Member Seasons
1 2A 2B
KP Main
LeMeir Mitchell Main
Vudu Dahl Main Guest
Ink Drippin' Main Supporting
Nessie Blaze Main
Tim Simmons Main
Barbie Main Supporting
Alana Marie Supporting Main
Cory SaintClair Guest[lower-alpha 1] Supporting Main
Polo Supporting Main
Mz. Ink Bomb Guest[lower-alpha 2] Main
Amber Gonzalez Guest[lower-alpha 3] Main
Katrina Jackson Supporting[lower-alpha 4] Main
Kevin Laroy Guest[lower-alpha 5] Main
Nelly Vinteren Guest[lower-alpha 6] Main
Bookie Thompson Guest[lower-alpha 7] Main
Deshay Jones Guest[lower-alpha 8] Main
Supporting cast members
Kyla Pratt Supporting
Danielle Emani Supporting
Armani Supporting
Star Divine Supporting
Denai Marie Supporting

Note:

  1. Appears as recurring guest star.
  2. Appears as recurring guest star.
  3. Appears as recurring guest star.
  4. Added to the show from episode nine onwards.
  5. Appears as recurring guest star.
  6. Appears as recurring guest star.
  7. Appears as recurring guest star.
  8. Appears as recurring guest star.

Main

IAM Compton

  • KP (born Danny Kirkpatrick), the owner of InkArtMusic (IAM) Compton, a tattoo artist and a rapper
  • Vudu Dahl, a tattoo apprentice at IAM Compton
  • Ink Drippin' (born Christian Thomas), a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
  • Tim Simmons, KP's cousin and the shop manager at IAM Compton
  • Alana, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
  • Cory, lead artist at IAM Compton
  • Polo, apprentice at IAM Compton
  • Mz. Ink Bomb, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
  • Amber Gonzalez, permanent make-up artist at IAM Compton

Enigma

  • Katrina Jackson, tattoo artist & owner of Enigma
  • LeMeir Mitchell, tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
  • Nessie Blaze, former tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
  • Barbie (born Erica Thompson), shop manager at Enigma, formerly employed as shop receptionist at IAM Compton
  • Kevin Laroy, tattoo artist at Enigma, appeared on seasons 5-7,10 of Black Ink Crew
  • Nelly Vinteren, tattoo artist at Enigma
  • Bookie Thompson, tattoo artist at Enigma
  • Deshay Jones, tattoo artist at Enigma

Supporting cast members
  • Kyla Pratt, KP's girlfriend, an actress and silent partner in his business
  • Danielle Emani, Lemeir's girlfriend and high school sweetheart, a business partner in his food truck business
  • Star Divine, KP's former business partner and shop manager of IAM Compton
  • Denai, co-manager at Enigma

Episodes

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
22212February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)
10May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)

Season 1 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Marathon Begins"August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)0.94[4]
22"The Era of Hope"August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)0.78[5]
33"Opening Up"August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)0.65[6]
44"Cheers, Cheers to Three Musketeers"September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)0.69[7]
55"The Naked Truth"September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)0.59[8]
66"Big Bear, Oh My!"September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)0.73[9]
77"Big Bear Jail"September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)0.64[10]
88"Granny Off Her Rocker"October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)0.68[11]
99"Yahwea or the Highway"October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)0.69[12]
1010"You Can't Run From The Devil"October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)0.73[13]

Season 2 (2022–23)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [14]Original air date [15]U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"You're Not Compton By Yourself"February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)0.35[16]
122"Day of Reckoning"February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)0.28[17]
133"All Will Bee Revealed"March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)0.23[18]
144"From Compton to the Vatican"March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)0.19[19]
155"Hanging With the Opps"March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)0.19[20]
166"The Compton Ultimatum"March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)0.18[21]
177"Barbie Picks at Her Bone"April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)0.21[22]
188"The Lost Season"April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)0.26[23]
199"New Teams, Same Dreams"April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)0.22[24]
2010"Birthday Dahl"April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)0.17[25]
2111"It's Tattoo Taco Tuesday!"May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)0.18[26]
2212"Black Ink Crewtopia"May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)0.17[27]
Part 2
2313"A Tale of Tattoo Cities"May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)0.16[28]
2414"Face the Music"May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22)0.11[29]
2515"Tattooing With the Enemy"May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)0.15[30]
2616"Keyed Up and Locked Out"June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)0.17[31]
2717"When Kat's Away, the Kevin Will Play"June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12)0.17[32]
2818"IAM Is an Enigma"June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)0.17[33]
2919"Here Comes Lava Girl"June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)0.13[34]
3020"Eyes on the Prize"July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)N/A
3121"Nobody Puts Barbie In A Corner"July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)0.15[35]
3222"The Cost Of Having It All"July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)0.16[36]

See also

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