Black Ink Crew

Black Ink Crew is an American reality television series that premiered on January 7, 2013, on VH1.[1] It has aired ten 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]

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Black Ink Crew
Also known asBlack Ink Crew: New York
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
  • Alex
  • Spyder
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes196 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Doug DePriest
  • Ken Martinez
  • Kari Mcfarland
  • David Wolfgang
  • Ceaser Emanuel
  • 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)
MTV Entertainment Studios (2021–present)
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseJanuary 7, 2013 (2013-01-07) –
present (present)
Related
Black Ink Crew: Chicago
Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles

The show's success has resulted in similar spin-off series based in Chicago and Los Angeles.[3][4]

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] The second half of season nine premiered on February 21, 2022.

On September 27, 2022, the series was renewed for a tenth season, which premiered on October 18, 2022. The second half of season ten premiered on May 15, 2023.

Cast

Main
  • Ceaser (born David Emanuel; seasons 1–9, supporting in season 10), the owner of Black Ink in Harlem, New York, who also owns tattoo studios in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Orlando and Houston
  • Dutchess (born Crystana Lattimore; seasons 1–5), a former tattoo artist for Black Ink and the owner of Pretty-N-Ink
  • O'Shit (censored onscreen as "O'S**t", born Richard Duncan; seasons 1–5, supporting in seasons 6–7, guest in seasons 8–9), a former tattoo artist at Black Ink
  • Alex Estevez (seasons 1–2), a former receptionist at Black Ink
  • Puma (born Paul Robinson; seasons 1–4, 8–10, supporting in season 7, guest in season 6), the former public relations manager at Black Ink and owner of Art2Ink
  • Sassy (born Ashley Nicole Bermudez; seasons 1–3, supporting in seasons 4 & 8, guest in season 9), the former manager of Black Ink and manager of Art2Ink
  • Sky (born JaKeita Days; seasons 2–8, guest in season 1), the former receptionist at Black Ink and former manager of Black Ink Atlanta
  • Teddy Ruks (born Shariff Homer; seasons 4–10, supporting in seasons 1–3), the former assistant manager at Black Ink and Ceaser's cousin
  • Donna Marie Lombardi (born Taylor Pinckney; seasons 4–9, supporting in season 3), a former apprentice of Ceaser and Dutchess, tattoo artist and piercer for Art2Ink
  • Melody Mitchell (seasons 6–7, supporting in seasons 4–5), a former tattoo artist and manager at Black Ink
  • Walter Miller (seasons 6–9, supporting in seasons 1–5), the assistant manager of Black Ink 113th
  • Young Bae (seasons 6–10, supporting in season 5), a tattoo artist at Black Ink
  • Miss Kitty (born Karis Phillips; season 8, supporting in seasons 5–7), the former brand ambassador for Black Ink
  • Tatiana Ritter (seasons 9–10, supporting in seasons 6–8), the manager for Black Ink
  • Alex (season 10, supporting in seasons 6–9), a tattoo artist at Black Ink
  • Spyder (season 10, supporting in season 9), a tattoo artist at Black Ink

Cast timeline
Main cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ceaser Emanuel Starring Supporting
Dutchess Lattimore Starring
O'Shit Duncan Starring Supporting Guest
Alex Estevez Starring[lower-alpha 1]
Puma Robinson Starring Guest Supporting Starring
Sassy Bermudez Starring Supporting Supporting Guest
Sky Days Guest Starring[lower-alpha 2] Starring Starring[lower-alpha 3]
Ted Ruks Supporting Starring
Donna Lombardi Supporting Starring Starring[lower-alpha 4]
Melody Mitchell Supporting Starring Starring[lower-alpha 5]
Walt Miller Supporting Starring Starring[lower-alpha 6]
Young Bae Supporting Starring
Miss Kitty Supporting Starring
Tatti Ritter Supporting Starring
Alex Supporting Starring
Spyder Supporting Starring
Supporting cast members
Cast member Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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 Guest
Nikki Duncan Supporting Guest
Jadah Blue Supporting
Tokie Renet Supporting
Des Raymond Guest Supporting
Genesis Ezekiel Guest Supporting
Mama Bae Guest Supporting Guest
Krystal Kills Supporting
Charmaine Walker Supporting
SuperDope Q Supporting
Mike Ac Supporting Guest
London Supporting
Rokmatic Supporting
Jessica Miller Guest Supporting Guest
Crystal Torres Guest Guest Supporting Guest
Euni Ruks Supporting Guest
Vanity Supporting
Desiree Supporting
Van Johnson Supporting Guest
Draya Penzo Supporting
Suzette Samuel Supporting Guest
Bux Supporting
Nychelle Supporting
AMH Supporting[lower-alpha 7]
Liza Supporting[lower-alpha 8]
Made Rich Supporting[lower-alpha 9]
Jahnova Supporting[lower-alpha 10]
Santana Supporting[lower-alpha 11]
Trilla Supporting[lower-alpha 12]
Ink Dreamy Supporting[lower-alpha 13]
Miracle Supporting[lower-alpha 14]

Note:

  1. Alex is replaced by Sky during episodes 14-18.
  2. Sky replaces Alex during episodes 14-18.
  3. Sky is removed from the show in episode 18 due to a physical altercation with her son, Des.
  4. Donna is no longer a part of Black Ink Crew after episode 11.
  5. Melody is removed from the opening credits after episode 14.
  6. Walt is no longer a part of Black Ink Crew after episode 12.
  7. Appears on the show from episode twelve onwards.
  8. Appears on the show from episode twelve onwards.
  9. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.
  10. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.
  11. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.
  12. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.
  13. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.
  14. Appears on the show from episode thirteen onwards.

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)
92210April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)
12February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)
102210October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)December 20, 2022 (2022-12-20)
12May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)

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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