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 | |
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Genre | Reality |
Starring |
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Opening theme | "I Do What I Want" |
Composer | iAMCompton |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Running time | 42–46 minutes |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | August 14, 2019 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
editTimeline of cast members
editCast Member | Seasons | ||
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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[a] | Supporting | Main |
Polo | Supporting | Main | |
Mz. Ink Bomb | Guest[b] | Main | |
Amber Gonzalez | Guest[c] | Main | |
Katrina Jackson | Supporting[d] | Main | |
Kevin Laroy | Guest[e] | Main | |
Nelly Vinteren | Guest[f] | Main | |
Bookie Thompson | Guest[g] | Main | |
Deshay Jones | Guest[h] | Main | |
Supporting cast members | |||
Kyla Pratt | Supporting | ||
Danielle Emani | Supporting | ||
Armani | Supporting | ||
Star Divine | Supporting | ||
Denai Marie | Supporting |
Note:
Main
editIAM 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
edit- 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
editSeries overview
editSeason | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | August 14, 2019 | October 16, 2019 | |
2 | 22 | 12 | February 21, 2022 | May 9, 2022 |
10 | May 15, 2023 | July 17, 2023 |
Season 1 (2019)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Marathon Begins" | August 14, 2019 | 0.94[4] |
2 | 2 | "The Era of Hope" | August 21, 2019 | 0.78[5] |
3 | 3 | "Opening Up" | August 28, 2019 | 0.65[6] |
4 | 4 | "Cheers, Cheers to Three Musketeers" | September 4, 2019 | 0.69[7] |
5 | 5 | "The Naked Truth" | September 11, 2019 | 0.59[8] |
6 | 6 | "Big Bear, Oh My!" | September 18, 2019 | 0.73[9] |
7 | 7 | "Big Bear Jail" | September 25, 2019 | 0.64[10] |
8 | 8 | "Granny Off Her Rocker" | October 2, 2019 | 0.68[11] |
9 | 9 | "Yahwea or the Highway" | October 9, 2019 | 0.69[12] |
10 | 10 | "You Can't Run From The Devil" | October 16, 2019 | 0.73[13] |
Season 2 (2022–23)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title [14] | Original air date [15] | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
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11 | 1 | "You're Not Compton By Yourself" | February 21, 2022 | 0.35[16] | ||||||||
12 | 2 | "Day of Reckoning" | February 28, 2022 | 0.28[17] | ||||||||
13 | 3 | "All Will Bee Revealed" | March 7, 2022 | 0.23[18] | ||||||||
14 | 4 | "From Compton to the Vatican" | March 14, 2022 | 0.19[19] | ||||||||
15 | 5 | "Hanging With the Opps" | March 21, 2022 | 0.19[20] | ||||||||
16 | 6 | "The Compton Ultimatum" | March 28, 2022 | 0.18[21] | ||||||||
17 | 7 | "Barbie Picks at Her Bone" | April 4, 2022 | 0.21[22] | ||||||||
18 | 8 | "The Lost Season" | April 11, 2022 | 0.26[23] | ||||||||
19 | 9 | "New Teams, Same Dreams" | April 18, 2022 | 0.22[24] | ||||||||
20 | 10 | "Birthday Dahl" | April 25, 2022 | 0.17[25] | ||||||||
21 | 11 | "It's Tattoo Taco Tuesday!" | May 2, 2022 | 0.18[26] | ||||||||
22 | 12 | "Black Ink Crewtopia" | May 9, 2022 | 0.17[27] | ||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
23 | 13 | "A Tale of Tattoo Cities" | May 15, 2023 | 0.16[28] | ||||||||
24 | 14 | "Face the Music" | May 22, 2023 | 0.11[29] | ||||||||
25 | 15 | "Tattooing With the Enemy" | May 29, 2023 | 0.15[30] | ||||||||
26 | 16 | "Keyed Up and Locked Out" | June 5, 2023 | 0.17[31] | ||||||||
27 | 17 | "When Kat's Away, the Kevin Will Play" | June 12, 2023 | 0.17[32] | ||||||||
28 | 18 | "IAM Is an Enigma" | June 19, 2023 | 0.17[33] | ||||||||
29 | 19 | "Here Comes Lava Girl" | June 26, 2023 | 0.13[34] | ||||||||
30 | 20 | "Eyes on the Prize" | July 3, 2023 | N/A | ||||||||
31 | 21 | "Nobody Puts Barbie In A Corner" | July 10, 2023 | 0.15[35] | ||||||||
32 | 22 | "The Cost Of Having It All" | July 17, 2023 | 0.16[36] |
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