1 00:00:03,537 --> 00:00:05,339 [Puma] Welcome to Atlanta! We're doing an amazing pop up 2 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:07,007 in the great Miya Bailey's shop. 3 00:00:07,074 --> 00:00:09,576 This is everybody's last chance to make an impression 4 00:00:09,643 --> 00:00:11,845 on me and Ted to see who we pick to be 5 00:00:11,912 --> 00:00:13,580 part of this crew. 6 00:00:13,647 --> 00:00:15,682 - What I need to do, shake a little something? 7 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:17,017 [car horn honks] 8 00:00:17,084 --> 00:00:19,319 [Ted] I got some bad news. 9 00:00:19,386 --> 00:00:20,821 Remember I was telling you I was dealing with 10 00:00:20,888 --> 00:00:22,890 all this legal [bleep] with my felony and all that? 11 00:00:22,956 --> 00:00:24,958 I did all the paperwork, they said that [bleep] 12 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:27,494 could take six to eight months just to get a response. 13 00:00:27,561 --> 00:00:30,163 - Six to eight months? - [Ted] At this point, 14 00:00:30,230 --> 00:00:32,699 all I can do is pray that it can possibly be sooner. 15 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:37,237 - It is my privilege and honor to officially pronounce you 16 00:00:37,304 --> 00:00:38,505 husband and wife. 17 00:00:38,572 --> 00:00:39,806 Joshua, you may now kiss your bride. 18 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,175 [all cheering] 19 00:00:41,241 --> 00:00:42,643 - We're married! 20 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:44,411 [all exclaiming] 21 00:00:44,478 --> 00:00:46,880 - Over the past couple of days, we have seen bullying... 22 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:48,348 - That is embarrassing. 23 00:00:48,415 --> 00:00:50,551 - ..arguing and egos. 24 00:00:50,617 --> 00:00:51,919 [overlapping arguing] 25 00:00:51,985 --> 00:00:53,921 We cannot have that be a part of the team 26 00:00:53,987 --> 00:00:55,422 that we wanna build. 27 00:00:55,489 --> 00:00:57,558 - So Liza and AMH, 28 00:00:57,624 --> 00:00:59,326 y'all both can go home. 29 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:07,534 ♪♪♪♪ 30 00:01:09,703 --> 00:01:11,805 - ♪♪ We are the ones that changed the whole system ♪♪ ♪♪ Ah, do ya feel it? ♪♪ 31 00:01:11,872 --> 00:01:14,308 ♪♪ Let's go undefeated ♪♪ 32 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:16,376 ♪♪ Turn up and repeat it ♪♪ 33 00:01:16,443 --> 00:01:18,712 ♪♪ Over and over and over and over again ♪♪ 34 00:01:18,779 --> 00:01:20,848 [Rich] Back to where it all began, baby. 35 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:24,384 Lemme get comfy, enjoy these last moments. 36 00:01:24,451 --> 00:01:26,153 [Jahnova] Don't we have anything other than 37 00:01:26,220 --> 00:01:28,689 fat free milk in this bitch? 38 00:01:28,755 --> 00:01:32,025 - What makes the milks, like, fat free? 39 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:33,961 Because all cows look the same. 40 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:36,029 [bleep] we gettin' non-fat milk? 41 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:37,965 We got a skinny cow? 42 00:01:38,031 --> 00:01:40,000 [laughter] 43 00:01:40,067 --> 00:01:41,935 - We're back from Atlanta, 44 00:01:42,002 --> 00:01:43,570 and the house is dead quiet 45 00:01:43,637 --> 00:01:44,938 with just the four of us. 46 00:01:45,005 --> 00:01:46,773 Honestly, it's a little sad, 47 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,075 but at the beginning of this, 48 00:01:48,141 --> 00:01:49,776 Ted and Puma did tell us 49 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:52,012 we'd be here for just two months. 50 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:53,914 Let me check the calendar. 51 00:01:53,981 --> 00:01:55,682 Ugh, looks like we're about to be evicted. 52 00:01:55,749 --> 00:01:58,452 - Move your ass out! - Don't get me wrong, like, 53 00:01:58,519 --> 00:02:01,121 this [bleep] right here is still just like an "aw", 54 00:02:01,188 --> 00:02:03,056 but this is not our reality. 55 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:05,158 Our reality is a tattoo shop. 56 00:02:05,225 --> 00:02:07,561 - Yo. - You're funny. 57 00:02:07,628 --> 00:02:10,297 You're already moving back into AMH's room? 58 00:02:10,364 --> 00:02:12,533 - For the record, this was always my room. 59 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:14,201 AMH was just borrowing it 60 00:02:14,268 --> 00:02:16,803 till the next competition, which I would've won. 61 00:02:16,870 --> 00:02:18,705 - The winner is AMH. 62 00:02:18,772 --> 00:02:19,907 [all cheering] 63 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:23,143 Y'all gotta trade rooms. 64 00:02:23,210 --> 00:02:24,711 - How'd you feel hearing her name 65 00:02:24,778 --> 00:02:26,980 come outta Puma's mouth? 66 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:28,849 - That was an extreme irrational decision. 67 00:02:28,916 --> 00:02:30,450 - You think so? Why? 68 00:02:30,517 --> 00:02:33,820 - Because I feel like it had nothing to do with business. 69 00:02:33,887 --> 00:02:36,123 Kicking AMH out is just making me look 70 00:02:36,190 --> 00:02:37,524 at Ted and Puma like they don't know 71 00:02:37,591 --> 00:02:39,226 what the [bleep] they're doing here. 72 00:02:39,293 --> 00:02:41,295 She's one of your best artists, 73 00:02:41,361 --> 00:02:44,631 so I really hope that somewhere in the future 74 00:02:44,698 --> 00:02:47,067 they can bring the talent back on the shop. 75 00:02:47,134 --> 00:02:50,037 Are we still competing? Is it four? Is it three... 76 00:02:50,103 --> 00:02:51,738 - I hope the [bleep] not, 'cause I'm swinging 77 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:53,440 for all you mother[bleep]. 78 00:02:53,507 --> 00:02:55,909 - Shoot, I'ma get a good night's sleep 79 00:02:55,976 --> 00:02:57,778 so I'll be energized and ready to go. 80 00:02:57,845 --> 00:02:59,112 [laughter] 81 00:02:59,179 --> 00:03:01,348 - [bleep], [bleep] outta here. 82 00:03:03,884 --> 00:03:05,252 [Ted whistling] 83 00:03:05,319 --> 00:03:07,020 - Oh, [bleep], it is [bleep] quiet in here. 84 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:08,555 Is anybody home? 85 00:03:08,622 --> 00:03:09,823 - Ted and Puma are here. 86 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:11,124 - Everybody come to the living room, 87 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:13,160 come to the living room. 88 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:15,195 - I [bleep] with Ted and Puma, seriously, 89 00:03:15,262 --> 00:03:17,731 but every [bleep] time they come around, 90 00:03:17,798 --> 00:03:19,333 it's always some bad news 91 00:03:19,399 --> 00:03:21,368 and some [bleep] bad juju or some [bleep]. 92 00:03:21,435 --> 00:03:23,871 And somebody always gets sent home. 93 00:03:23,937 --> 00:03:25,138 Like, enough is enough. 94 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,907 - I know the trip was a little rough 95 00:03:26,974 --> 00:03:28,542 on you guys, you know, and you've been 96 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:30,944 building relationships with everybody. 97 00:03:31,011 --> 00:03:32,980 - But we wanna let y'all know this is it. 98 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:35,148 - What does that mean? 99 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:38,485 - This is the final team. 100 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:40,554 [all cheering] 101 00:03:40,621 --> 00:03:41,889 - Good job, guys! 102 00:03:41,955 --> 00:03:43,290 [cheering continues] 103 00:03:43,357 --> 00:03:45,225 - It's the final four... - Final four, bitch! 104 00:03:45,292 --> 00:03:47,327 - We made the cut! - [laughs] 105 00:03:47,394 --> 00:03:48,896 - I made it! I knew I was gonna make it, 106 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:50,430 but I made it! 107 00:03:50,497 --> 00:03:52,699 - And we got even more good news. 108 00:03:52,766 --> 00:03:54,001 We're about to sign the lease 109 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,636 on our new Black Ink Harlem shop. 110 00:03:55,702 --> 00:03:56,937 - Ooh! 111 00:03:57,004 --> 00:03:58,372 [overlapping chatter] [all chanting] 112 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:01,942 - Okay, oh, hey, hey, hey... 113 00:04:02,009 --> 00:04:03,310 This is has been a mother[bleep] journey 114 00:04:03,377 --> 00:04:04,411 to get to this point. 115 00:04:04,478 --> 00:04:06,613 But with this new final four, 116 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,081 and Draya and Alex, 117 00:04:08,148 --> 00:04:10,083 the new Black Ink Harlem, 118 00:04:10,150 --> 00:04:11,685 it's gonna be unstoppable. 119 00:04:13,287 --> 00:04:15,455 We've always been Black Ink from the beginning, 120 00:04:15,522 --> 00:04:17,224 just as much as Ceaser has been. 121 00:04:17,291 --> 00:04:18,959 Why not make it a Black Ink Harlem? 122 00:04:19,026 --> 00:04:20,827 'Cause Harlem deserves a Black Ink, 123 00:04:20,894 --> 00:04:22,362 that's where we started. 124 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:24,798 Because of everything you guys have been through, 125 00:04:24,865 --> 00:04:27,034 we're gonna throw a celebration. - There we go. 126 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,136 - And show you guys the new spot. 127 00:04:29,203 --> 00:04:31,738 - Dope, I'm happy to hear that. 128 00:04:31,805 --> 00:04:33,073 - Yes. - We thank y'all 129 00:04:33,140 --> 00:04:34,308 for putting up with our [bleep], 130 00:04:34,374 --> 00:04:36,176 we thank y'all for believing in us. 131 00:04:36,243 --> 00:04:38,212 - But at the same time, 132 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:39,546 start packing your stuff 133 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:41,215 so we can get the [bleep] up out this house. 134 00:04:41,281 --> 00:04:43,150 Because, yeah, I gotta make sure nothing's broke. 135 00:04:43,217 --> 00:04:44,885 - He need his deposit back. - Right. 136 00:04:44,952 --> 00:04:47,421 [laughter] Thank you. 137 00:04:47,487 --> 00:04:49,022 - Three months ago you couldn't tell me 138 00:04:49,089 --> 00:04:51,291 this platform wasn't dead, but here we are. 139 00:04:51,358 --> 00:04:53,894 It means the world to me that we're bringing the brand 140 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:55,696 back where it started, in Harlem. 141 00:04:55,762 --> 00:04:57,631 With that being said, there are a few snags 142 00:04:57,698 --> 00:05:00,167 that we need to work out, but we'll do that later. 143 00:05:00,234 --> 00:05:01,401 - Come on, come on, man. 144 00:05:01,468 --> 00:05:02,870 Come on, guys, bring it in! 145 00:05:02,936 --> 00:05:05,339 [overlapping chatter, cheering] 146 00:05:05,405 --> 00:05:07,107 - Hold up, come on, Ted! 147 00:05:07,174 --> 00:05:11,278 [cheering continues] 148 00:05:11,345 --> 00:05:12,980 [Puma] You guys did it, man. 149 00:05:13,046 --> 00:05:15,182 ♪♪♪♪ 150 00:05:15,249 --> 00:05:17,951 - ♪♪ Just jump in ♪♪ 151 00:05:18,018 --> 00:05:20,120 ♪♪♪♪ 152 00:05:20,187 --> 00:05:21,288 ♪♪ Just jump in ♪♪ 153 00:05:21,355 --> 00:05:23,090 [Zoom call ringing] 154 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:25,492 - Yo. - Hey, what's up? 155 00:05:25,559 --> 00:05:27,394 - You all done up and [bleep]. 156 00:05:27,461 --> 00:05:28,996 - Okay, about to go to work in a little bit. 157 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,397 - My son's mom and I have 158 00:05:30,464 --> 00:05:32,599 a pretty good co-parenting relationship. 159 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:34,735 And she's even mentioned in the past that 160 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:36,537 she would like for me to step up more. 161 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:39,406 But that's kinda hard to do when my child and my job 162 00:05:39,473 --> 00:05:41,008 are in two different states. 163 00:05:41,074 --> 00:05:43,911 So I'm calling you 'cause this long distance [bleep] 164 00:05:43,977 --> 00:05:45,879 is really taking a toll on me. 165 00:05:45,946 --> 00:05:48,482 When I came down to Atlanta, 166 00:05:48,549 --> 00:05:50,284 me and Kam, we was talkin' and everything, 167 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,186 and he was just telling me... - I miss you, 168 00:05:52,252 --> 00:05:54,955 I wish we could hang out together more, Dad. 169 00:05:55,022 --> 00:05:57,090 - Yeah? I miss you too. 170 00:05:57,157 --> 00:05:59,526 So I just feel like I'm missing out 171 00:05:59,593 --> 00:06:04,031 on him growing up, so I was thinking, 172 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:07,935 he could come up here... 173 00:06:08,001 --> 00:06:09,102 - Huh? 174 00:06:09,169 --> 00:06:11,572 - To, like, New York? 175 00:06:11,638 --> 00:06:15,809 - Like full time? - I mean, yeah. 176 00:06:17,778 --> 00:06:19,847 - I'm not giving my baby up like that. 177 00:06:21,448 --> 00:06:24,484 - I mean, you act like you giving him up to a stranger. 178 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:26,386 I'm his father. - I get that, 179 00:06:26,453 --> 00:06:29,356 but to shift his life like that, no. 180 00:06:29,423 --> 00:06:31,491 - He's older, he needs the male structure 181 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:33,093 in his life full time. 182 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,929 - But that's a big dynamic change for everybody. 183 00:06:35,996 --> 00:06:38,398 - I mean, it's not like... - Are you ready for that role, 184 00:06:38,465 --> 00:06:39,967 Alex, like, taking him to school, 185 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:44,404 getting up early, doctor's appointments? 186 00:06:44,471 --> 00:06:46,240 This is full time, like, your life, 187 00:06:46,306 --> 00:06:49,176 your schedule revolves around your kid. 188 00:06:49,243 --> 00:06:51,378 - I-- I'm not gonna sit here and lie and say 189 00:06:51,445 --> 00:06:55,516 that I am completely ready for all of that... 190 00:06:57,050 --> 00:07:00,821 but I will say that I will be ready. 191 00:07:00,888 --> 00:07:03,690 - I think the best option is you coming down here. 192 00:07:07,361 --> 00:07:10,330 We have more help down here. 193 00:07:10,397 --> 00:07:11,765 And he's in sports and everything, 194 00:07:11,832 --> 00:07:14,835 so I want that to continue with him. 195 00:07:14,902 --> 00:07:17,404 - But I got a lot going on with Puma and Teddy up here, 196 00:07:17,471 --> 00:07:21,041 you feel me, so it's like, it's a lot to think about. 197 00:07:21,108 --> 00:07:25,045 ♪♪♪♪ 198 00:07:25,112 --> 00:07:28,782 Moving Kam to New York wouldn't be the ideal situation, 199 00:07:28,849 --> 00:07:31,451 but I have to make my money in New York, 200 00:07:31,518 --> 00:07:33,453 that's where the shop is. 201 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,491 Kam's the reason why I-- why I've been going so hard. 202 00:07:37,558 --> 00:07:39,626 - I understand that, but you can't get lost 203 00:07:39,693 --> 00:07:42,229 in going so hard that you miss out on moments 204 00:07:42,296 --> 00:07:44,264 with him though, so... 205 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:46,133 you have to find balance. 206 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,904 - [sighs] Yeah, I got a lotta [bleep] to figure out. 207 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:52,439 I'll call you later. 208 00:07:52,506 --> 00:07:54,842 - Alright, bye. - Bye. 209 00:07:59,213 --> 00:08:01,548 ♪♪♪♪ 210 00:08:01,615 --> 00:08:02,950 - ♪♪ Change the whole system ♪♪ 211 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:05,185 - Welcome to Harlem, USA, this is Black Ink. 212 00:08:05,252 --> 00:08:06,920 ♪♪♪♪ 213 00:08:06,987 --> 00:08:08,589 Everything that you ever thought, like, 214 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:11,225 Puma's not gonna do it, have I not proved you wrong? 215 00:08:11,291 --> 00:08:12,459 ♪♪♪♪ 216 00:08:12,526 --> 00:08:14,461 It's finally here, y'all, 217 00:08:14,528 --> 00:08:16,330 the thing that me and Ted have been working on 218 00:08:16,396 --> 00:08:18,098 this whole [bleep] time. 219 00:08:18,165 --> 00:08:20,300 Black Ink Harlem is back, baby. 220 00:08:20,367 --> 00:08:21,835 Ted just dealt with Ceaser 221 00:08:21,902 --> 00:08:24,304 and the logistics of the name and all this stuff. 222 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:26,373 - Did y'all handle that with him? 223 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,008 - Yeah, everything's good. 224 00:08:28,075 --> 00:08:29,643 [Puma] The haters said we couldn't do it. 225 00:08:29,710 --> 00:08:31,411 But look at me now, bitch. 226 00:08:31,478 --> 00:08:33,080 A new [bleep] shop! 227 00:08:33,146 --> 00:08:34,948 We're [bleep] back in Harlem. 228 00:08:35,015 --> 00:08:36,550 We did it, man! 229 00:08:36,617 --> 00:08:40,554 - It's not shabby, bro. - It's not too shabby, man. 230 00:08:40,621 --> 00:08:43,490 - Even though Puma wanted a bougie-ass shop 231 00:08:43,557 --> 00:08:45,259 on the Lower East Side, 232 00:08:45,325 --> 00:08:47,094 I used my great powers of persuasion 233 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,328 to change his mind. 234 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:50,831 These prices are so [bleep] crazy, 235 00:08:50,898 --> 00:08:53,500 and there's so much competition with everything down here, man. 236 00:08:53,567 --> 00:08:55,435 - Yeah. - But I've been looking 237 00:08:55,502 --> 00:08:58,438 at spots in Harlem, our community is what built us, 238 00:08:58,505 --> 00:09:00,641 and we know we gonna get the love there. 239 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,343 - As much as I wanna be down here, 240 00:09:03,410 --> 00:09:04,978 I think you're right. 241 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:06,680 - Thank you, feels good to be right. 242 00:09:06,747 --> 00:09:09,216 - Yeah, yeah... - Feels good to be right. 243 00:09:09,283 --> 00:09:13,320 Now the only thing missing in this shop is a new couch. 244 00:09:13,387 --> 00:09:16,924 - We got our final four, plus our two OGs, 245 00:09:16,990 --> 00:09:21,061 enough space to fit everybody, we're on the right path, man. 246 00:09:21,128 --> 00:09:22,663 - I'ma be honest, bro, 247 00:09:22,729 --> 00:09:25,399 we knew how to do this [bleep] 248 00:09:25,465 --> 00:09:28,368 because we had to deal with Ceas for years. 249 00:09:28,435 --> 00:09:30,737 - [bleep], man. - Know what I'm saying? 250 00:09:30,804 --> 00:09:33,473 So this is [bleep] we was basically-- 251 00:09:33,540 --> 00:09:35,742 - Built for. - Built for, bro. 252 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:38,011 [Puma] It's kinda [bleep] wild when you think about it. 253 00:09:38,078 --> 00:09:40,280 It was less than a year ago Ceaser was busting 254 00:09:40,347 --> 00:09:41,715 me and Ted's balls talking about 255 00:09:41,782 --> 00:09:44,585 step up to the plate, be more involved. 256 00:09:44,651 --> 00:09:47,020 - We ten years strong in this [bleep]. 257 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:48,522 I need y'all to step up! 258 00:09:48,589 --> 00:09:50,257 - But when [bleep] hit the fan, 259 00:09:50,324 --> 00:09:51,692 look who the [bleep] stepped up. 260 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:53,193 I'm already thinking about different things 261 00:09:53,260 --> 00:09:56,296 we can do, man, adding some artwork up in here 262 00:09:56,363 --> 00:09:58,565 to brighten up the spot. 263 00:09:58,632 --> 00:10:00,901 I don't know, maybe do the floors over... 264 00:10:00,968 --> 00:10:02,503 - Definitely gotta make some money first 265 00:10:02,569 --> 00:10:04,705 before we do the floors over, they're fine. 266 00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:06,273 - Yeah. - Like, once we put chairs 267 00:10:06,340 --> 00:10:09,109 and there's people in here, and clean it, we be good. 268 00:10:09,176 --> 00:10:11,912 I am way more concerned about what's up with this lease. 269 00:10:15,549 --> 00:10:18,752 - Not necessarily? 270 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,355 - A few months ago, I started working 271 00:10:21,421 --> 00:10:22,990 with my guy Kevin from 100 Suits, 272 00:10:23,056 --> 00:10:24,758 and he's been helping me with the process 273 00:10:24,825 --> 00:10:27,594 to get my felony expunged so I can take a more active role 274 00:10:27,661 --> 00:10:28,929 in this new business venture. 275 00:10:28,996 --> 00:10:31,431 - You can actually file for an expungement 276 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:33,901 and have that conviction taken off your record. 277 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:36,537 But you know, it could be a six to eight month process. 278 00:10:36,603 --> 00:10:39,139 - I was always keeping faith that it would be 279 00:10:39,206 --> 00:10:41,475 a speedy process and it won't take the full six months, 280 00:10:41,542 --> 00:10:43,143 but here we are in a great space 281 00:10:43,210 --> 00:10:45,812 and I'm still dealing with this bull[bleep]. 282 00:10:45,879 --> 00:10:48,815 I spoke to Kev, the guy from 100 Suits the other day, 283 00:10:48,882 --> 00:10:51,718 and I basically haven't heard anything back yet. 284 00:10:53,921 --> 00:10:57,224 - Th-- I mean, [bleep], that [bleep] has shaken me up. 285 00:10:57,291 --> 00:10:58,692 'Cause you know, we're right here 286 00:10:58,759 --> 00:11:02,863 at the finish line, bruh, like, what're we gonna do? 287 00:11:02,930 --> 00:11:04,932 This is not good, we already have people 288 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:06,834 drafting up the lease on this new shop. 289 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:10,070 If Ted can't sign, then that means another delay. 290 00:11:10,137 --> 00:11:12,372 And in this crazy ass New York City 291 00:11:12,439 --> 00:11:14,007 real estate market, man, 292 00:11:14,074 --> 00:11:16,076 who knows what the [bleep] can happen next? 293 00:11:16,143 --> 00:11:18,779 - I promise you I'm gonna figure this out. 294 00:11:18,846 --> 00:11:21,582 - I hope so 'cause we'll be back at square [bleep] one. 295 00:11:25,319 --> 00:11:28,222 - I wanna be there way more for Kam 296 00:11:28,288 --> 00:11:29,556 than my father was there for me, 297 00:11:29,623 --> 00:11:32,726 so I'm like, I could move to Atlanta. 298 00:11:32,793 --> 00:11:35,495 - But what about Teddy and Puma? 299 00:11:36,763 --> 00:11:39,499 - I do have a guest that y'all will probably 300 00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:41,001 find very unexpected. 301 00:11:41,068 --> 00:11:42,736 [woman] What's shaking? 302 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:46,406 - To Black Ink Harlem. 303 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:47,908 [all cheering] 304 00:11:47,975 --> 00:11:50,177 [Puma] After all this hard work we done did 305 00:11:50,244 --> 00:11:51,612 to keep this dream alive... 306 00:11:51,678 --> 00:11:53,814 - Ceas wanted me to deliver a message. 307 00:11:53,881 --> 00:11:55,983 [Puma] ...is it about to all fall apart? 308 00:12:02,489 --> 00:12:04,525 - ♪♪ Got me waving like hello, hello ♪♪ 309 00:12:04,591 --> 00:12:08,829 ♪♪ When I get knocked down I'm getting right back up ♪♪ 310 00:12:08,896 --> 00:12:11,398 [Draya] Today I have a very special client. 311 00:12:11,465 --> 00:12:14,101 And now that Black Ink Harlem is finally opening, 312 00:12:14,168 --> 00:12:16,103 hopefully, this will be my last house call 313 00:12:16,170 --> 00:12:17,971 'cause I'm tired of this [bleep]. 314 00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:19,640 - [Alex] What's shaking? - Hey, what's up? 315 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:21,708 - Come on in. - I like the place... 316 00:12:21,775 --> 00:12:24,178 [overlapping chatter] 317 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:26,980 You got some money, eh? - I'm broke, baby. 318 00:12:27,047 --> 00:12:28,348 - I like that-- - Don't worry about-- hey. 319 00:12:28,415 --> 00:12:31,118 That's sensitive. - Oh, my bad, alright. 320 00:12:31,185 --> 00:12:32,519 - What's up, though, you chilling? 321 00:12:32,586 --> 00:12:35,122 Same old [bleep]? - Yeah, same old same old. 322 00:12:35,189 --> 00:12:37,024 - I'm glad you could come here today 323 00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:39,126 and do my [bleep] tattoo. - I'm excited. 324 00:12:39,193 --> 00:12:40,694 - I'm excited too. 325 00:12:40,761 --> 00:12:43,263 I'ma get Kam face right here on my chest 326 00:12:43,330 --> 00:12:44,998 close to my heart. - Aww! 327 00:12:45,065 --> 00:12:46,333 - That's my heart. - You getting 328 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,135 a little bit more classy. [laughter] 329 00:12:48,202 --> 00:12:49,703 - So this tattoo that I'm getting today 330 00:12:49,770 --> 00:12:51,371 is a portrait of my son. 331 00:12:51,438 --> 00:12:54,007 I just love my son, and I just wanna show 332 00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:56,076 people that that's my heart, that's my world. 333 00:12:56,143 --> 00:12:59,213 I've been having like, [bleep] battle lately. 334 00:12:59,279 --> 00:13:01,048 When I was hanging with Kam in Atlanta, 335 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:02,482 he was like, oh, I miss you, 336 00:13:02,549 --> 00:13:04,084 you think you can move down here, 337 00:13:04,151 --> 00:13:05,652 I wanna move with you, and I'm just like, 338 00:13:05,719 --> 00:13:07,855 don't make me cry... 339 00:13:07,921 --> 00:13:09,690 - Right, how do you say no? 340 00:13:09,756 --> 00:13:12,392 I can't even imagine what that must be like, 341 00:13:12,459 --> 00:13:15,562 just dealing with that, like, being so far away. 342 00:13:15,629 --> 00:13:17,831 How you gonna deal with it though? 343 00:13:17,898 --> 00:13:22,169 - Um, I could potentially move to Atlanta. 344 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:26,073 - Move, like, permanently... 345 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:29,076 - Yeah, like, me move to Atlanta. 346 00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:30,878 ♪♪♪♪ 347 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:32,513 - But what about Teddy and Puma 348 00:13:32,579 --> 00:13:35,349 and the shop, have you spoken to them about this yet? 349 00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:38,418 They are kinda counting on us to be here, yeah? 350 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:42,556 - I mean, as far as Puma and Teddy, 351 00:13:42,623 --> 00:13:45,492 I mean, I will have the conversation with them. 352 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:47,394 - I definitely feel for Alex. 353 00:13:47,461 --> 00:13:49,763 I cannot imagine having to choose between 354 00:13:49,830 --> 00:13:51,398 my child and my career. 355 00:13:51,465 --> 00:13:53,667 And although I cannot help him with this, 356 00:13:53,734 --> 00:13:56,403 I will, however, give him a banging tattoo. 357 00:13:56,470 --> 00:13:58,372 But, um, you need a table, tray? 358 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:00,073 - I'ma need a table, tray, 359 00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:01,175 come on, tattoo artist, what you got? 360 00:14:01,241 --> 00:14:02,442 - I'ma get it right over here. 361 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,144 - Where the supply closet? - Chill... 362 00:14:04,211 --> 00:14:05,946 - I need stuff! 363 00:14:06,013 --> 00:14:08,515 ♪♪♪♪ 364 00:14:08,582 --> 00:14:10,951 You ready? - Yeah, I'm ready. 365 00:14:11,018 --> 00:14:13,420 - Alright, let's go. 366 00:14:13,487 --> 00:14:15,556 - ♪♪ Made mistakes I had to learn from ♪♪ 367 00:14:15,622 --> 00:14:17,691 ♪♪ Built some bridges had to burn some ♪♪ 368 00:14:17,758 --> 00:14:20,460 ♪♪ Sleeping, go wake up and smell the coffee ♪♪ 369 00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:22,462 ♪♪ Next time it's gon' be a stern one, whoa ♪♪ 370 00:14:22,529 --> 00:14:24,231 [Alex] So at Kam's age, 371 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:27,434 I didn't have my father there physically. 372 00:14:27,501 --> 00:14:30,571 I'm trying to do different. 373 00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:32,172 I'm trying to beat the odds, 374 00:14:32,239 --> 00:14:34,641 and I wanna be there way more for Kam 375 00:14:34,708 --> 00:14:36,410 than my father was there for me. 376 00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:38,779 - ♪♪ Sometimes it's hard to find a diamond in the rough ♪♪ 377 00:14:38,846 --> 00:14:40,881 ♪♪ On a blood diamond, what I really call myself ♪♪ 378 00:14:40,948 --> 00:14:44,618 ♪♪ Yeah, yeah, life is like a domino effect ♪♪ 379 00:14:44,685 --> 00:14:46,920 ♪♪ I'm in it now, I ain't got no time to check ♪♪ 380 00:14:46,987 --> 00:14:49,389 ♪♪ In the house, and I been standing on my head ♪♪ 381 00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:51,758 ♪♪ Oh yeah yeah yeah, oh yeah yeah ♪♪ 382 00:14:51,825 --> 00:14:53,427 - I've been working really hard to take care 383 00:14:53,493 --> 00:14:55,562 of Kam financially, and now with Puma 384 00:14:55,629 --> 00:14:57,431 and Teddy opening up this new shop, 385 00:14:57,497 --> 00:14:58,899 that means more money, 386 00:14:58,966 --> 00:15:00,400 which means that benefits my entire family. 387 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:02,002 - ♪♪ Shake up, think up, dig up ♪♪ 388 00:15:02,069 --> 00:15:04,738 ♪♪ Pick up, pick up, hey ♪♪ 389 00:15:04,805 --> 00:15:07,574 - But it's a lot already balancing making 390 00:15:07,641 --> 00:15:09,643 my bread in New York, and also trying 391 00:15:09,710 --> 00:15:11,879 to see my son as much as I can in Atlanta. 392 00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:14,381 Weekends and phone calls is just not enough. 393 00:15:14,448 --> 00:15:17,017 I'm caught in between two different decisions, 394 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:18,385 and I don't know which one 395 00:15:18,452 --> 00:15:21,488 is the wrong or right decision right now. 396 00:15:21,555 --> 00:15:23,357 I ain't think I was gonna survive that right there. 397 00:15:23,423 --> 00:15:24,791 - You did so good. - I almost tapped out. 398 00:15:24,858 --> 00:15:26,693 - Oh, come on, it's not that bad. 399 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,228 Couldn't be worse than birthing him. 400 00:15:28,295 --> 00:15:30,063 - [groans] True. - Mmm-hmm. 401 00:15:30,130 --> 00:15:31,331 [laughter] 402 00:15:31,398 --> 00:15:33,166 - Let's see what we working with. 403 00:15:33,233 --> 00:15:37,271 This [bleep] is so fire. 404 00:15:37,337 --> 00:15:38,839 - You like it? 405 00:15:38,906 --> 00:15:40,507 - It look just like the picture. 406 00:15:40,574 --> 00:15:43,310 - You gonna leave me a good Yelp review? 407 00:15:43,377 --> 00:15:44,945 - Oh yeah, you already know. 408 00:15:47,648 --> 00:15:50,684 ♪♪♪♪ 409 00:15:50,751 --> 00:15:52,352 - ♪♪ I got faith in the lord ♪♪ 410 00:15:52,419 --> 00:15:54,421 ♪♪ Faith in my squad, going for a leap ♪♪ 411 00:15:54,488 --> 00:15:55,656 ♪♪ Need space for my bro ♪♪ 412 00:15:55,722 --> 00:15:57,424 ♪♪ Now I'm on the airline... ♪♪ 413 00:15:57,491 --> 00:16:00,160 [Miracle] This is nice. 414 00:16:00,227 --> 00:16:02,529 - It just feels good to be out the crib, we made it. 415 00:16:02,596 --> 00:16:04,298 Celebrate time, man. 416 00:16:04,364 --> 00:16:05,799 There was never a doubt in my mind 417 00:16:05,866 --> 00:16:07,534 that I'd be chosen for the shop. 418 00:16:07,601 --> 00:16:10,237 But it is great to have this pressure off my back. 419 00:16:10,304 --> 00:16:11,905 Tonight, we're gonna let loose. 420 00:16:11,972 --> 00:16:13,707 And I have a surprise for my coworkers. 421 00:16:13,774 --> 00:16:15,776 - This my first time in big Queens. 422 00:16:15,843 --> 00:16:17,477 - I still haven't taken the train 423 00:16:17,544 --> 00:16:18,812 the whole time I've been out here. 424 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:20,647 - How you ain't take no train-- - I know! 425 00:16:20,714 --> 00:16:23,350 - You seen the joint with people surfing on the trains now? 426 00:16:23,417 --> 00:16:25,185 - What do you mean sur-- - Like on top? 427 00:16:25,252 --> 00:16:27,387 - Who puts water in there? 428 00:16:29,456 --> 00:16:32,960 [Jahnova screeching] [rats chittering] 429 00:16:33,026 --> 00:16:36,530 - Oh, my God! 430 00:16:36,597 --> 00:16:38,565 - You know when you go to pick up the phone, 431 00:16:38,632 --> 00:16:41,235 you think you done dialed out, and it's just a dial tone. 432 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:42,603 [dial tone] 433 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:45,439 That's just my girl Nova, you know, [bleep]. 434 00:16:45,506 --> 00:16:47,307 - I do have real guests that 435 00:16:47,374 --> 00:16:49,309 y'all will probably very unexpected. 436 00:16:49,376 --> 00:16:51,812 - Who is it? - She'll be here in a minute. 437 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:53,547 - Ooh, it's a she? - You brought your girlfriend? 438 00:16:53,614 --> 00:16:55,782 See, I knew you had... - Come on, come on, come on... 439 00:16:55,849 --> 00:16:58,552 - You brought strippers? - Strippers and giraffes... 440 00:16:58,619 --> 00:17:01,588 - Why giraffes? - Because you are 441 00:17:01,655 --> 00:17:03,423 the type of mother[bleep] to bring a giraffe. 442 00:17:03,490 --> 00:17:05,726 - [laughs] It might be-- a'ight, you gotta be 443 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:08,161 innovative sometimes. [laughter] 444 00:17:08,228 --> 00:17:10,464 - We need shots. 445 00:17:10,531 --> 00:17:12,966 - [woman] Surprise! - There she goes! 446 00:17:13,033 --> 00:17:14,535 [all exclaiming] 447 00:17:14,601 --> 00:17:16,537 - [bleep], there she goes. 448 00:17:16,603 --> 00:17:17,971 - I had some other business 449 00:17:18,038 --> 00:17:19,706 that I had to finish up in New York, 450 00:17:19,773 --> 00:17:21,675 so I reached out to old brother Rich. 451 00:17:21,742 --> 00:17:23,110 I wanted to hear all the tea, 452 00:17:23,177 --> 00:17:25,979 and you know, find out how devastated everybody 453 00:17:26,046 --> 00:17:27,915 has been without me. 454 00:17:27,981 --> 00:17:30,150 - How've you been feeling since Atlanta, AMH? 455 00:17:30,217 --> 00:17:33,420 - [sighs] So, you know, 456 00:17:33,487 --> 00:17:35,489 the reasons that Puma told me I was cut, 457 00:17:35,556 --> 00:17:37,357 it does not make sense to me. 458 00:17:37,424 --> 00:17:38,959 I know I might've came off aggressive 459 00:17:39,026 --> 00:17:40,594 about the corset... 460 00:17:40,661 --> 00:17:43,530 It's uneven, that's why your ribbons were so loose, 461 00:17:43,597 --> 00:17:44,898 'cause you couldn't pull them tight. 462 00:17:44,965 --> 00:17:47,668 - I spent a whole hour making sure that 463 00:17:47,734 --> 00:17:49,102 everything was lined up correctly. 464 00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,605 - You wasted a lotta time then. 465 00:17:51,672 --> 00:17:53,907 ...but I don't just tear people down. 466 00:17:53,974 --> 00:17:56,877 They asked me my opinion, you know? 467 00:17:58,445 --> 00:18:00,981 - I don't know why AMH keeps bringing up 468 00:18:01,048 --> 00:18:02,416 the whole corset thing. 469 00:18:02,482 --> 00:18:03,851 I don't wanna deal with her no more, 470 00:18:03,917 --> 00:18:06,954 the best I can do is just keep my mouth shut. 471 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:09,723 Obviously, Ted and Puma thought that I did a good enough job 472 00:18:09,790 --> 00:18:11,725 because I got a spot in the shop. 473 00:18:11,792 --> 00:18:13,026 - They're already not artists, 474 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:15,362 they don't see things the way we do. 475 00:18:15,429 --> 00:18:17,197 And it makes me question the business. 476 00:18:17,264 --> 00:18:19,099 I would never build my studio this way, 477 00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:21,735 and I know business, business don't flip flop, 478 00:18:21,802 --> 00:18:22,870 you gotta stand on your business. 479 00:18:22,936 --> 00:18:24,505 - Stand on that. - I think they are 480 00:18:24,571 --> 00:18:25,939 standing on it, they're standing on it in a way 481 00:18:26,006 --> 00:18:27,808 that's kinda like, not clear to us, 482 00:18:27,875 --> 00:18:29,843 but business is business. - I think the issue at hand 483 00:18:29,910 --> 00:18:32,913 right now is that we're in this situation to where 484 00:18:32,980 --> 00:18:36,650 we're following people that don't see life 485 00:18:36,717 --> 00:18:38,218 through views of an artist. 486 00:18:38,285 --> 00:18:40,621 - I wouldn't say I have a vendetta against Puma and Ted, 487 00:18:40,687 --> 00:18:43,824 but being cut really opened my eyes. 488 00:18:43,891 --> 00:18:46,793 Black Ink has always been about building leaders 489 00:18:46,860 --> 00:18:49,363 in our community, but Ted and Puma seem like 490 00:18:49,429 --> 00:18:51,031 they just want a bunch of followers. 491 00:18:51,098 --> 00:18:53,867 To me, that is not the Black Ink legacy. 492 00:18:53,934 --> 00:18:57,104 - All in all, we have made it to where we're at. 493 00:18:57,171 --> 00:18:59,940 Ted and Puma are opening up a new shop. 494 00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:03,810 There is a party, 495 00:19:03,877 --> 00:19:05,712 I would like to invite you. 496 00:19:05,779 --> 00:19:08,649 I think it would be dope for you to come. 497 00:19:08,715 --> 00:19:11,518 [Jahnova] Rich invites AMH to the lease signing party. 498 00:19:11,585 --> 00:19:13,120 Here we [bleep] go. 499 00:19:13,187 --> 00:19:14,821 AMH is my girl, 500 00:19:14,888 --> 00:19:16,823 but if you don't have anything nice to say 501 00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:19,159 about Ted or Puma, what's the point 502 00:19:19,226 --> 00:19:20,460 of coming to the party? 503 00:19:20,527 --> 00:19:22,196 She needs to just take her L quietly, 504 00:19:22,262 --> 00:19:23,297 and move on. 505 00:19:23,363 --> 00:19:24,565 - I love y'all, 506 00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:26,867 and I'ma support y'all 110%, 507 00:19:26,934 --> 00:19:29,136 but I think I need to think about it. 508 00:19:29,203 --> 00:19:30,771 'Cause I gotta check on me. 509 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:35,509 [Puma] We do have 510 00:19:35,576 --> 00:19:38,312 a little situation. 511 00:19:38,378 --> 00:19:40,380 Nothing too crazy though. 512 00:19:40,447 --> 00:19:41,515 I'll let Ted fill you in. 513 00:19:41,582 --> 00:19:43,183 - Um... 514 00:19:46,086 --> 00:19:46,987 - Hey, fellas. 515 00:19:47,054 --> 00:19:48,255 Can I have a talk with y'all? 516 00:19:48,322 --> 00:19:51,625 So, basically, 517 00:19:51,692 --> 00:19:54,394 I need to be in Atlanta. 518 00:19:54,461 --> 00:19:56,830 - What the [bleep], man? 519 00:19:58,699 --> 00:20:03,270 - ♪♪ You ready for the perks of being a star ♪♪ 520 00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:04,771 - ♪♪ It's now or never ♪♪ 521 00:20:04,838 --> 00:20:08,008 ♪♪♪♪ 522 00:20:08,075 --> 00:20:10,611 ♪♪ Now or never ♪♪ 523 00:20:10,677 --> 00:20:12,145 [Puma] I know that Ted has been working really hard 524 00:20:12,212 --> 00:20:13,480 to get his felony expunged, 525 00:20:13,547 --> 00:20:15,716 but time is [bleep] ticking, bro. 526 00:20:15,782 --> 00:20:17,618 So I called a meeting with the property owner, 527 00:20:17,684 --> 00:20:19,186 we're basically gonna put all our cards 528 00:20:19,253 --> 00:20:21,455 on the table and see what she says. 529 00:20:21,522 --> 00:20:23,290 These wheels are already in motion, 530 00:20:23,357 --> 00:20:25,759 and honestly, there's no time to pause now. 531 00:20:25,826 --> 00:20:28,161 Ah, Michelle. 532 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:30,264 - Hey, fellas. - Hey. 533 00:20:30,330 --> 00:20:31,965 - How're you? - What's up, love? 534 00:20:32,032 --> 00:20:33,300 [overlapping greetings] 535 00:20:33,367 --> 00:20:34,601 - Thanks for taking your time out 536 00:20:34,668 --> 00:20:37,905 and seeing us today, we appreciate it. 537 00:20:37,971 --> 00:20:39,640 We really like the spot, 538 00:20:39,706 --> 00:20:42,376 you know, and this is definitely what we're looking for. 539 00:20:42,442 --> 00:20:44,912 We're trying to bring Black Ink back to Harlem. 540 00:20:44,978 --> 00:20:49,082 But we do have a little situation. 541 00:20:49,149 --> 00:20:51,318 ♪♪♪♪ 542 00:20:51,385 --> 00:20:53,554 - Okay, so you're not gonna be signing the lease today? 543 00:20:53,620 --> 00:20:56,657 'Cause I have a host of others that want this spot as well, 544 00:20:56,723 --> 00:20:59,059 and I need signatures from the both of you. 545 00:20:59,126 --> 00:21:01,261 - We wanna sign, don't think we don't wanna sign. 546 00:21:01,328 --> 00:21:03,030 I'll let Ted fill you in. 547 00:21:03,096 --> 00:21:05,599 - Um, hmm... 548 00:21:08,468 --> 00:21:10,070 This is the moment I've been dreading 549 00:21:10,137 --> 00:21:11,638 since Puma and I stared this journey. 550 00:21:11,705 --> 00:21:14,241 I was hoping things would get resolved before this point, 551 00:21:14,308 --> 00:21:16,143 but now we down to our final group of artists 552 00:21:16,210 --> 00:21:17,277 and it's all up to me. 553 00:21:17,344 --> 00:21:21,014 [sighs] Um, a'ight, 554 00:21:21,081 --> 00:21:23,116 I gotta be like, transparent with you. 555 00:21:23,183 --> 00:21:25,252 I got a legal issue. 556 00:21:25,319 --> 00:21:27,554 Basically, I got in trouble back in the day, 557 00:21:27,621 --> 00:21:29,156 so I got a felony under my belt. 558 00:21:29,223 --> 00:21:31,925 But I put in all the paperwork to get it sealed, 559 00:21:31,992 --> 00:21:34,394 but I know when signing a lease for a commercial space, 560 00:21:34,461 --> 00:21:37,698 sometimes landlords don't allow felons. 561 00:21:37,764 --> 00:21:40,634 So I'm hoping you're willing to take a chance on me. 562 00:21:40,701 --> 00:21:44,171 ♪♪♪♪ 563 00:21:44,238 --> 00:21:46,106 - You know, I have to cover myself as well. 564 00:21:46,173 --> 00:21:49,042 However, y'all from Harlem, 565 00:21:49,109 --> 00:21:52,679 um, I really want y'all to have the spot. 566 00:21:54,348 --> 00:21:57,885 I want y'all to have it. 567 00:21:57,951 --> 00:21:59,853 So... 568 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:02,222 sign the lease today, 569 00:22:02,289 --> 00:22:03,891 and we'll be completely fine. 570 00:22:03,957 --> 00:22:06,793 - Clearly, I was in my head too much about this. 571 00:22:06,860 --> 00:22:08,328 It's great to know that my felony 572 00:22:08,395 --> 00:22:09,563 is not gonna slow us own. 573 00:22:09,630 --> 00:22:11,932 We got you, we got you. - We got you. 574 00:22:11,999 --> 00:22:13,767 - Yeah, okay. - I do need 575 00:22:13,834 --> 00:22:15,602 to get my felony expunged, but it's also time 576 00:22:15,669 --> 00:22:17,204 for me to move on from my past 577 00:22:17,271 --> 00:22:19,606 and take on whatever's coming after. 578 00:22:22,476 --> 00:22:25,145 - ♪♪ Ah, right now, can you feel it? ♪♪ 579 00:22:25,212 --> 00:22:27,915 ♪♪ Let's go undefeated ♪♪ 580 00:22:27,981 --> 00:22:29,650 ♪♪ Turn up and repeat it ♪♪ 581 00:22:29,716 --> 00:22:32,419 ♪♪♪♪ 582 00:22:32,486 --> 00:22:35,556 - Life is changing before my eyes. 583 00:22:35,622 --> 00:22:38,192 - Lord knows I'ma miss these closets. 584 00:22:38,258 --> 00:22:42,029 - Time just went by so fast. 585 00:22:42,095 --> 00:22:44,231 [blows raspberry] 586 00:22:44,298 --> 00:22:46,900 Today is a sad day. 587 00:22:46,967 --> 00:22:48,468 We leave today. 588 00:22:48,535 --> 00:22:49,903 I swear, I'm leaving with more than 589 00:22:49,970 --> 00:22:51,371 what I came in. 590 00:22:51,438 --> 00:22:53,006 - It was fun and all. 591 00:22:53,073 --> 00:22:54,308 Time to go. 592 00:22:54,374 --> 00:22:56,910 It's bittersweet 'cause I know I made it 593 00:22:56,977 --> 00:22:58,612 to the end of the competition, 594 00:22:58,679 --> 00:23:01,348 but now we just leaving the house. 595 00:23:01,415 --> 00:23:04,284 It's just hits house became my home for real. 596 00:23:04,351 --> 00:23:06,753 - Hello, my peeps. - What's good? 597 00:23:06,820 --> 00:23:08,322 - Sad day. 598 00:23:08,388 --> 00:23:10,190 - Basking in the last moments. 599 00:23:10,257 --> 00:23:12,559 - Hello, hello. - Hey. 600 00:23:12,626 --> 00:23:15,863 - I'm just grateful for all the ups and the downs. 601 00:23:15,929 --> 00:23:17,731 Me and Miracle had our little thing, 602 00:23:17,798 --> 00:23:20,501 but it wouldn't be the same without these people. 603 00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:23,604 I wouldn't trade nobody. 604 00:23:23,670 --> 00:23:27,107 - This is an experience that no one else will have. 605 00:23:27,174 --> 00:23:29,042 No one else in the Black Ink Crew 606 00:23:29,109 --> 00:23:30,210 has ever had. 607 00:23:30,277 --> 00:23:31,912 - We got a big-ass opportunity 608 00:23:31,979 --> 00:23:33,113 and we took advantage of it. 609 00:23:33,180 --> 00:23:35,015 I loved every bit of it. 610 00:23:35,082 --> 00:23:37,251 I loved being in the house with these people, 611 00:23:37,317 --> 00:23:38,619 even if we didn't get along. 612 00:23:38,685 --> 00:23:41,855 I grew more than I've grown anywhere else 613 00:23:41,922 --> 00:23:43,824 in any other state with any other people. 614 00:23:43,891 --> 00:23:45,592 - What was y'all best moment here? 615 00:23:45,659 --> 00:23:49,329 What're you never gonna forget in this house? 616 00:23:49,396 --> 00:23:51,331 - Us drinking was always fun. 617 00:23:51,398 --> 00:23:52,966 - Dancing in the living room. 618 00:23:53,033 --> 00:23:54,001 - [bleep]. 619 00:23:54,067 --> 00:23:56,603 [all chanting, laughing] 620 00:23:56,670 --> 00:23:58,539 ♪♪♪♪ 621 00:23:58,605 --> 00:24:00,841 - Can we just have a moment of quick silence 622 00:24:00,908 --> 00:24:02,876 for all the [bleep] that ain't here with us? 623 00:24:02,943 --> 00:24:06,813 ♪♪♪♪ 624 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,649 - Well, [bleep]... 625 00:24:08,715 --> 00:24:11,852 [laughter] 626 00:24:11,919 --> 00:24:13,787 - There was once eight of us in here. 627 00:24:13,854 --> 00:24:15,522 - Now there's four... - I don't know how 628 00:24:15,589 --> 00:24:16,857 eight people fit up in here. 629 00:24:16,924 --> 00:24:18,625 - Look at the camera... - I'm at the camera, 630 00:24:18,692 --> 00:24:21,061 I'm in the camera, I'm in its eyes, I'm in the lens... 631 00:24:21,128 --> 00:24:22,930 We walked in not even knowing this [bleep] was a game. 632 00:24:22,996 --> 00:24:24,665 - [Puma] Welcome! - [Rich] We walked into 633 00:24:24,731 --> 00:24:26,767 an arena, and the rules for the game... 634 00:24:26,834 --> 00:24:28,602 [Santana] It was like "Hunger Games". 635 00:24:28,669 --> 00:24:30,137 [Jahnova] Without knowing it was "Hunger Games". 636 00:24:30,204 --> 00:24:31,638 - Yeah. - And I was Rue. 637 00:24:31,705 --> 00:24:34,074 - You were Rue? - But I didn't die. 638 00:24:34,141 --> 00:24:35,275 - Okay. 639 00:24:35,342 --> 00:24:36,677 [laughter] 640 00:24:36,743 --> 00:24:37,978 - Let's go. 641 00:24:38,045 --> 00:24:40,747 We came in together, we goin' out together. 642 00:24:40,814 --> 00:24:42,716 - It has been a mother[bleep] time. 643 00:24:42,783 --> 00:24:46,420 - It feels like a new beginning for all of us. 644 00:24:46,486 --> 00:24:48,188 And we're gonna [bleep] [bleep] up. 645 00:24:48,255 --> 00:24:49,890 - [Santana] More to come. - [Rich] Talk that [bleep]. 646 00:24:49,957 --> 00:24:52,092 - Lights, camera, action. - Talk that. 647 00:24:52,159 --> 00:24:54,695 ♪♪♪♪ 648 00:24:56,129 --> 00:24:57,798 - Cheers! 649 00:24:57,865 --> 00:25:00,934 [AMH] Y'all thought y'all was having a party without me? 650 00:25:01,001 --> 00:25:02,836 - This is horrible. - We haven't even 651 00:25:02,903 --> 00:25:05,806 opened the doors yet and we already got fights brewing. 652 00:25:05,873 --> 00:25:07,741 Rich... 653 00:25:15,349 --> 00:25:19,086 ♪♪♪♪ 654 00:25:19,152 --> 00:25:21,722 - ♪♪ Sometimes we fall, but now we rise ♪♪ 655 00:25:21,788 --> 00:25:22,923 - "Black Ink Crew" is a movement 656 00:25:22,990 --> 00:25:27,094 that has spread across the country. 657 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:30,163 But its beating heart has always been in Harlem, USA. 658 00:25:30,230 --> 00:25:32,266 - Black Ink forever! 659 00:25:32,332 --> 00:25:34,535 [Ceaser] Welcome to the grand opening 660 00:25:34,601 --> 00:25:36,203 of Black Ink 125th. 661 00:25:36,270 --> 00:25:39,640 It [bleep] looking [bleep] good in here! 662 00:25:39,706 --> 00:25:41,208 [Alex] 113th is home. 663 00:25:41,275 --> 00:25:44,077 - Oh, [bleep]. - X, what up, brother? 664 00:25:44,144 --> 00:25:45,879 - We gonna figure it out. - Yeah. 665 00:25:45,946 --> 00:25:47,648 [passerby] No sugar, no cream. 666 00:25:47,714 --> 00:25:49,516 [passerby howls] 667 00:25:49,583 --> 00:25:51,552 - Good ol' Harlem. - Good ol' Harlem. 668 00:25:51,618 --> 00:25:52,986 - Good ol' [bleep] Harlem. 669 00:25:53,053 --> 00:25:54,721 - The shop honors that history 670 00:25:54,788 --> 00:25:55,889 with these six new artists 671 00:25:55,956 --> 00:25:57,524 pushing the brand to a new future. 672 00:25:57,591 --> 00:25:59,393 ♪♪♪♪ 673 00:25:59,459 --> 00:26:01,361 - ♪♪ We gon' rise, we gon' rise ♪♪ 674 00:26:01,428 --> 00:26:03,397 ♪♪ We about to rise ♪♪ 675 00:26:06,466 --> 00:26:11,471 ♪♪♪♪ 676 00:26:11,538 --> 00:26:14,274 - It feels good to be in here, we're back in Harlem. 677 00:26:14,341 --> 00:26:16,210 I'm on cloud 9 right-- 678 00:26:16,276 --> 00:26:18,011 you know, matter of fact, no, 679 00:26:18,078 --> 00:26:20,848 I'm on cloud 9-hundo right now, baby. 680 00:26:20,914 --> 00:26:22,850 This feels amazing. 681 00:26:22,916 --> 00:26:24,585 We're officially back in Harlem, 682 00:26:24,651 --> 00:26:25,986 where it all started from. 683 00:26:26,053 --> 00:26:28,555 Harlem, USA. We did it! 684 00:26:28,622 --> 00:26:29,923 - Okay... - Hey. 685 00:26:29,990 --> 00:26:31,758 [overlapping greetings] 686 00:26:31,825 --> 00:26:34,728 - Welcome. - How's it going? 687 00:26:34,795 --> 00:26:35,996 This is beautiful. 688 00:26:36,063 --> 00:26:38,232 - How you like it, cousin? 689 00:26:38,298 --> 00:26:41,235 - My emotions is all over the place tonight. 690 00:26:41,301 --> 00:26:46,306 Being back in Black Ink shop in Harlem, fire. 691 00:26:46,373 --> 00:26:48,609 But I'm nervous, because I know that I have 692 00:26:48,675 --> 00:26:50,978 to talk to Puma and Teddy about everything that's 693 00:26:51,044 --> 00:26:52,646 going on with me and my son. 694 00:26:52,713 --> 00:26:54,348 Ooh, drinks. - Wow. 695 00:26:54,414 --> 00:26:55,816 - Look at you, [bleep] the whole shop, 696 00:26:55,883 --> 00:26:57,117 he said, ooh, drinks. 697 00:26:57,184 --> 00:26:58,986 That's the first thing you gonna say? 698 00:26:59,052 --> 00:27:00,621 Y'all [bleep] with the space, though? 699 00:27:00,687 --> 00:27:02,723 - No, this is a space right here. 700 00:27:02,789 --> 00:27:03,991 - How many people fit in here? 701 00:27:04,057 --> 00:27:05,993 - I mean, six people on a day, 702 00:27:06,059 --> 00:27:07,327 I think that should be good enough. 703 00:27:07,394 --> 00:27:10,564 - Oh, okay, I see you, Puma and Ted, 704 00:27:10,631 --> 00:27:13,467 it's actually kinda nice here, I see potential. 705 00:27:13,534 --> 00:27:16,436 I'm ready to start working, honestly. 706 00:27:16,503 --> 00:27:18,972 - ♪♪ Turn it up, turn it up, time to get fired up ♪♪ 707 00:27:19,039 --> 00:27:20,340 ♪♪♪♪ 708 00:27:20,407 --> 00:27:24,778 - Okay, okay... - Hey, y'all. 709 00:27:24,845 --> 00:27:26,180 - Hey, welcome! 710 00:27:26,246 --> 00:27:28,315 [overlapping greetings] 711 00:27:28,382 --> 00:27:30,551 - You know it ain't no party without Trilla. 712 00:27:30,617 --> 00:27:32,085 - What the [bleep] are you doing here? 713 00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:35,022 - It's a surprise! - What's up, bro? 714 00:27:35,088 --> 00:27:36,290 - Since Rich is over here 715 00:27:36,356 --> 00:27:38,392 handing out invites to everybody, 716 00:27:38,458 --> 00:27:40,694 I thought, well, shoot, I'ma bring my plus-one. 717 00:27:40,761 --> 00:27:43,030 The Novas are still going strong, 718 00:27:43,096 --> 00:27:45,332 and it's all love over here, baby. 719 00:27:45,399 --> 00:27:46,934 - How you like it, Jahnova? 720 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,503 - It's nice, I like the vibes. 721 00:27:49,570 --> 00:27:52,472 - You know, right now it's just the start. 722 00:27:52,539 --> 00:27:54,208 Add the chairs in and everything, 723 00:27:54,274 --> 00:27:55,309 it should all look good. 724 00:27:55,375 --> 00:27:56,543 - Puma... - Huh? 725 00:27:56,610 --> 00:27:58,011 - It's a celebration. - Come on, man, 726 00:27:58,078 --> 00:27:59,546 let's turn the [bleep] up. - Cheers. 727 00:27:59,613 --> 00:28:01,215 - Black Ink... - To Black Ink... 728 00:28:01,281 --> 00:28:03,851 - Black Ink Harlem, yeah! 729 00:28:03,917 --> 00:28:06,186 [all cheering] 730 00:28:06,253 --> 00:28:10,090 ♪♪♪♪ 731 00:28:11,525 --> 00:28:12,993 ♪♪♪♪ 732 00:28:13,060 --> 00:28:15,963 - Oh, [bleep]! Where the [bleep] we at? 733 00:28:16,029 --> 00:28:17,431 - Hey! 734 00:28:17,497 --> 00:28:18,999 - We didn't know we was pulling up to the club. 735 00:28:19,066 --> 00:28:22,636 Pull up to the spot, the spot looking dope as hell. 736 00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:25,072 - What's good, baby? - It feels dope 737 00:28:25,138 --> 00:28:27,708 that they're actually gonna make another Black Ink in Harlem, 738 00:28:27,774 --> 00:28:29,176 'cause that's where we first met. 739 00:28:29,243 --> 00:28:30,611 What's up, what's up? 740 00:28:30,677 --> 00:28:32,312 - We just gonna assume that because y'all came 741 00:28:32,379 --> 00:28:34,181 to the couples dinner together that y'all are a couple. 742 00:28:34,248 --> 00:28:35,382 - Yeah. - We're a couple. 743 00:28:35,449 --> 00:28:37,084 - Ah, [bleep]. - So it's like... 744 00:28:37,150 --> 00:28:38,352 - That's where all the craziness started. 745 00:28:38,418 --> 00:28:39,686 - It's kinda like going back to it, 746 00:28:39,753 --> 00:28:41,822 but hopefully they don't have the same drama 747 00:28:41,889 --> 00:28:43,257 like in the past. 748 00:28:43,323 --> 00:28:44,892 - Yeah, I feel like the new people don't know 749 00:28:44,958 --> 00:28:46,393 what's about to happen. [laughs] 750 00:28:46,460 --> 00:28:48,529 - You look good, y'all both glowing. 751 00:28:48,595 --> 00:28:50,163 - It's good to see y'all... 752 00:28:50,230 --> 00:28:51,331 - Together. - Together. 753 00:28:51,398 --> 00:28:52,799 - A lot happened. - Hold up, 754 00:28:52,866 --> 00:28:55,402 I see a ring on her finger. - Wait, whoa, wha... 755 00:28:55,469 --> 00:28:57,171 - I see a ring on her... - Right. 756 00:28:57,237 --> 00:28:58,672 - That's what I'm trying to tell y'all! 757 00:28:58,739 --> 00:29:00,374 [all exclaiming] 758 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,142 - We got married. - What? 759 00:29:02,209 --> 00:29:04,678 [all cheering] 760 00:29:04,745 --> 00:29:07,114 - Whoa, whoa, whoa! 761 00:29:07,181 --> 00:29:08,882 I am so... 762 00:29:08,949 --> 00:29:10,284 I'm fed up with Rok and Krystal. 763 00:29:10,350 --> 00:29:12,219 Like, one moment they're together, 764 00:29:12,286 --> 00:29:14,555 the next moment they beefing, next moment, Krystal's trying 765 00:29:14,621 --> 00:29:15,756 to knock somebody's head off, 766 00:29:15,822 --> 00:29:17,391 next thing you know, they're married, 767 00:29:17,457 --> 00:29:19,326 next thing you know, Krystal's pregnant, right? 768 00:29:19,393 --> 00:29:21,361 What the [bleep] is going on, guys? 769 00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:22,696 - This is [bleep] beautiful. 770 00:29:22,763 --> 00:29:25,299 - Y'all know since 113th I was on her body... 771 00:29:25,365 --> 00:29:27,134 - Yeah, but she was beating your ass... 772 00:29:27,201 --> 00:29:29,336 - I'm glad you said it 'cause I was definitely gonna say it. 773 00:29:29,403 --> 00:29:32,439 - She was like, no, [bleep], get the [bleep] away! 774 00:29:32,506 --> 00:29:34,174 - Wanna know what's so crazy? Want some crazy [bleep]? 775 00:29:34,241 --> 00:29:36,844 You and Quani fell in love at 113th too. 776 00:29:36,910 --> 00:29:40,247 [all] Aww! - What? 777 00:29:40,314 --> 00:29:41,682 - Rok just became single. 778 00:29:41,748 --> 00:29:43,217 - Damn, she fine! - This my wife! 779 00:29:43,283 --> 00:29:45,252 - That's his wife, calm down! 780 00:29:45,319 --> 00:29:47,688 - Y'all fell in love at 113th too? 781 00:29:47,754 --> 00:29:50,090 - Oh, we did! All over 113th! 782 00:29:50,157 --> 00:29:52,492 - Wow, whoa, whoa! [all exclaiming] 783 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:54,361 You coulda kept that to yourself. 784 00:29:54,428 --> 00:29:56,864 - It was nasty time. 785 00:29:56,930 --> 00:29:58,365 I'm telling you, man, 786 00:29:58,432 --> 00:29:59,833 Harlem is for the lovers, baby. 787 00:29:59,900 --> 00:30:03,303 But, yo, where the [bleep] is Rich? 788 00:30:03,370 --> 00:30:05,739 - We missing some people, right? - Fashionably late. 789 00:30:05,806 --> 00:30:07,441 - Trilla coulda had his [bleep] spot 790 00:30:07,508 --> 00:30:09,142 if he doesn't wanna show up. - Let's talk about it. 791 00:30:09,209 --> 00:30:10,677 [laughter] 792 00:30:10,744 --> 00:30:13,680 - ♪♪ V-V sub zero, blue cheese, yo quiero ♪♪ 793 00:30:13,747 --> 00:30:16,149 [Rich] I am excited for this next step. 794 00:30:16,216 --> 00:30:20,320 I really am, but I still a feel a little way 795 00:30:20,387 --> 00:30:21,788 about how AMH was treated. 796 00:30:21,855 --> 00:30:25,325 As an official member of the "Black Ink Crew", 797 00:30:25,392 --> 00:30:28,328 I think it is my time to let Ted and Puma know 798 00:30:28,395 --> 00:30:32,933 that they are extremely mishandling top tier talent. 799 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,836 - Cheers! 800 00:30:35,903 --> 00:30:37,971 - Y'all thought y'all was having a party without me? 801 00:30:38,038 --> 00:30:40,874 ♪♪♪♪ 802 00:30:40,941 --> 00:30:42,676 - Okay... 803 00:30:42,743 --> 00:30:44,878 [Ted] What the [bleep] is she doing here? 804 00:30:48,882 --> 00:30:50,417 - This is on you, bro. 805 00:30:50,484 --> 00:30:53,620 You told me everything is good, Puma. 806 00:30:53,687 --> 00:30:56,223 I've been focused on getting [bleep] together. 807 00:30:56,290 --> 00:30:58,892 What the [bleep] is this? 808 00:30:58,959 --> 00:31:00,727 You handle that [bleep], Ted. 809 00:31:07,134 --> 00:31:09,336 [AMH] Y'all thought y'all was having a party without me? 810 00:31:10,504 --> 00:31:12,239 [Quani] Puma, what's happening? 811 00:31:12,306 --> 00:31:15,309 - Hey, what's up? - What's good? 812 00:31:15,375 --> 00:31:17,177 - Yo, what is with everybody inviting the people 813 00:31:17,244 --> 00:31:18,846 who didn't make it to the end? 814 00:31:18,912 --> 00:31:20,814 - Hey, baby. 815 00:31:20,881 --> 00:31:22,082 - I really do like AMH, 816 00:31:22,149 --> 00:31:23,884 but we got rid of her for a reason. 817 00:31:23,951 --> 00:31:26,019 Her [bleep] attitude. 818 00:31:26,086 --> 00:31:28,222 AMH is definitely a super talented artist, 819 00:31:28,288 --> 00:31:30,757 but this is supposed to be good vibes, people. 820 00:31:30,824 --> 00:31:33,527 Not, "nyah nyah nyah nyah!" 821 00:31:33,594 --> 00:31:35,128 I understand with Trilla... 822 00:31:36,697 --> 00:31:38,432 ...but this is horrible. 823 00:31:38,498 --> 00:31:40,367 - Okay, okay. 824 00:31:40,434 --> 00:31:42,803 The new shop is, um... 825 00:31:43,871 --> 00:31:46,340 it's compact, um... 826 00:31:48,442 --> 00:31:51,478 Alright, well, toast to this [bleep]. 827 00:31:51,545 --> 00:31:54,781 Seeing the shop now, you know, it takes 828 00:31:54,848 --> 00:31:56,316 a little bit of that bitterness away 829 00:31:56,383 --> 00:31:58,485 that I was feeling about being cut. 830 00:31:58,552 --> 00:32:01,355 I'm feeling a little less bitter right now. 831 00:32:03,390 --> 00:32:05,459 - I think six, or... - Six artists? 832 00:32:05,526 --> 00:32:07,761 - You wanna be one of 'em? - Nah. 833 00:32:07,828 --> 00:32:10,097 ♪♪♪♪ 834 00:32:10,163 --> 00:32:12,699 - Why did you walk in with AMH? 835 00:32:12,766 --> 00:32:14,401 - You know, I feel like 836 00:32:14,468 --> 00:32:16,837 ideally as a tattoo shop, a tattoo brand, 837 00:32:16,904 --> 00:32:18,405 we'd wanna grow and expand, 838 00:32:18,472 --> 00:32:21,542 so why completely shut the door to an artist? 839 00:32:21,608 --> 00:32:23,544 Right? 840 00:32:24,845 --> 00:32:26,346 - I feel like we built a bond, 841 00:32:26,413 --> 00:32:28,115 I watched, I grew with these people, 842 00:32:28,182 --> 00:32:30,050 I can't come and support them on the lease signing? 843 00:32:30,117 --> 00:32:32,486 - What's wrong with that? 844 00:32:32,553 --> 00:32:33,687 - Just moving forward, bro, 845 00:32:33,754 --> 00:32:34,922 understand there's a structure, 846 00:32:34,988 --> 00:32:36,356 and if we say something ain't it, 847 00:32:36,423 --> 00:32:37,925 it ain't it. 848 00:32:37,991 --> 00:32:40,460 - Are you under the assumption that you're tattooing here, 849 00:32:40,527 --> 00:32:43,564 or did you just wanna come... - Where would I tattoo at? 850 00:32:43,630 --> 00:32:45,032 Not enough [bleep] space. 851 00:32:45,098 --> 00:32:48,001 - I've been team AMH from the jump, 852 00:32:48,068 --> 00:32:50,270 and I thought it was completely crazy 853 00:32:50,337 --> 00:32:52,472 when Ted and Puma cut her from the crew. 854 00:32:52,539 --> 00:32:54,942 But now, I'm starting to understand. 855 00:32:55,008 --> 00:32:56,577 You say you here to celebrate us, 856 00:32:56,643 --> 00:32:58,312 and you here to support us, so I don't understand 857 00:32:58,378 --> 00:33:00,147 where the negativity's... - What negativity? 858 00:33:00,214 --> 00:33:03,283 - You came in and said, "oh, how many artists 859 00:33:03,350 --> 00:33:06,153 gonna be up in here?" - You took that as negativity? 860 00:33:06,220 --> 00:33:09,289 - What is it? It ain't positivity. 861 00:33:09,356 --> 00:33:11,024 - Why every time somebody's questions me, 862 00:33:11,091 --> 00:33:12,659 they asking me what I said. 863 00:33:14,661 --> 00:33:16,396 I don’t know what the [bleep] is going on with Jahnova, 864 00:33:16,463 --> 00:33:18,398 but she need to check that [bleep] back at the door. 865 00:33:18,465 --> 00:33:21,368 You got an attitude because I said the shop is small. 866 00:33:21,435 --> 00:33:23,604 Bitch, it is, you know it is. 867 00:33:23,670 --> 00:33:25,973 - I'm just happy we got us a space, it's gonna get... 868 00:33:26,039 --> 00:33:28,108 - I'm happy you got a space too. 869 00:33:28,175 --> 00:33:30,511 I love that for you. 870 00:33:30,577 --> 00:33:33,046 [Ted] We haven't even opened the doors yet on the new shop, 871 00:33:33,113 --> 00:33:34,781 and we already got fights brewing. 872 00:33:34,848 --> 00:33:36,517 Once again, Ted is right. 873 00:33:36,583 --> 00:33:39,052 AMH is a troublemaker, and there's nothing 874 00:33:39,119 --> 00:33:40,687 her or Rich can say to change my mind. 875 00:33:40,754 --> 00:33:43,924 I say this in the most graceful way possible, 876 00:33:43,991 --> 00:33:47,427 I'ma have to ask you to leave though, please. 877 00:33:47,494 --> 00:33:48,529 - Why I gotta leave? 878 00:33:48,595 --> 00:33:49,930 - Because this is not the energy, 879 00:33:49,997 --> 00:33:51,365 you wasn't invited, now y'all beefing 880 00:33:51,431 --> 00:33:53,233 back and forth, know what I'm saying-- 881 00:33:53,300 --> 00:33:55,102 - This the same [bleep] y'all did in Atlanta, 882 00:33:55,169 --> 00:33:56,770 somebody came to me with an argument, 883 00:33:56,837 --> 00:33:58,405 and y'all took it out on me. 884 00:33:58,472 --> 00:34:00,607 You cut your top [bleep] performers 885 00:34:00,674 --> 00:34:02,009 that you had this whole time. 886 00:34:02,075 --> 00:34:03,510 - AMH, I'ma have to ask-- please-- 887 00:34:03,577 --> 00:34:05,812 - People been trippin... - We don't need this energy. 888 00:34:05,879 --> 00:34:07,514 - I get in one argument with a bitch that brings 889 00:34:07,581 --> 00:34:09,383 some [bleep] to me, and they cut me for it. 890 00:34:09,449 --> 00:34:11,185 [bleep] y'all and this weak ass party. 891 00:34:11,251 --> 00:34:12,753 - Ooh, that wasn't very nice. 892 00:34:12,819 --> 00:34:13,854 - That was intense. 893 00:34:13,921 --> 00:34:15,556 - But this is why, Rich. 894 00:34:15,622 --> 00:34:18,458 There's either people who wanna be team players, 895 00:34:18,525 --> 00:34:21,228 or people who wanna be solo acts. 896 00:34:21,295 --> 00:34:23,497 - AMH throwing this cup, 897 00:34:23,564 --> 00:34:25,966 I really do feel like this is a bad representation 898 00:34:26,033 --> 00:34:28,302 of me being that I brought her here. 899 00:34:28,368 --> 00:34:31,972 I still feel a little way about how Puma and Ted 900 00:34:32,039 --> 00:34:35,642 handle business, but I get what Puma means 901 00:34:35,709 --> 00:34:37,144 about being a team player. 902 00:34:37,211 --> 00:34:38,445 I'ma stick around and I'ma show 903 00:34:38,512 --> 00:34:40,714 Puma and Ted that I can play my part too. 904 00:34:40,781 --> 00:34:43,717 - A'ight, y'all got drinks? Let's toast... 905 00:34:43,784 --> 00:34:45,485 [all cheering] 906 00:34:45,552 --> 00:34:47,621 - ♪♪ They try to knock us down, but we still going up ♪♪ 907 00:34:47,688 --> 00:34:49,556 ♪♪ We coming in too strong, now they tip-toeing ♪♪ 908 00:34:49,623 --> 00:34:51,859 ♪♪ They can't stop us, no, they can't knock us ♪♪ 909 00:34:51,925 --> 00:34:54,127 ♪♪ Coming for the win and I know they gon' watch us ♪♪ 910 00:34:54,194 --> 00:34:56,864 - Nothing brings back old Black Ink memories 911 00:34:56,930 --> 00:35:00,834 like a cup being thrown or somebody being kicked out. 912 00:35:00,901 --> 00:35:03,737 - This is crazy... - Hey, fellas. 913 00:35:03,804 --> 00:35:04,938 Can I have a talk with y'all? 914 00:35:05,005 --> 00:35:06,273 - For real? - Yeah. 915 00:35:06,340 --> 00:35:09,209 But I can't get lost going down memory lane, 916 00:35:09,276 --> 00:35:12,346 I cannot put this conversation off any longer. 917 00:35:12,412 --> 00:35:14,348 So... 918 00:35:16,183 --> 00:35:18,385 I'm feeling this whole situation right now... 919 00:35:18,452 --> 00:35:23,023 - Awesome! - Awesome. 920 00:35:23,090 --> 00:35:25,025 But at the same time, 921 00:35:25,092 --> 00:35:27,194 with everything going on, 922 00:35:27,261 --> 00:35:29,196 I kinda gained a different perspective 923 00:35:29,263 --> 00:35:32,332 on what's important to me. 924 00:35:32,399 --> 00:35:34,001 So when we was in Atlanta, 925 00:35:34,067 --> 00:35:36,136 you know, I was with my son, 926 00:35:36,203 --> 00:35:38,605 and we don't get to spend that much time together 927 00:35:38,672 --> 00:35:41,642 and all that, you feel me, and I need to change that. 928 00:35:41,708 --> 00:35:44,411 'Cause it's like, that's my kid, bro, 929 00:35:44,478 --> 00:35:47,981 you feel me, so basically 930 00:35:48,048 --> 00:35:49,883 what I'm trying to say is... 931 00:35:49,950 --> 00:35:52,719 I need to be in Atlanta. 932 00:35:56,190 --> 00:35:58,058 - We just getting this [bleep] started... 933 00:35:58,125 --> 00:36:00,394 - We legit just got it. 934 00:36:00,460 --> 00:36:04,231 You were supposed to be part of this whole process, bruh. 935 00:36:04,298 --> 00:36:07,768 But, if there's one person 936 00:36:07,835 --> 00:36:11,104 who understands dad life, you know that's my Black ass. 937 00:36:11,171 --> 00:36:13,407 I'm all about dad life, 938 00:36:13,473 --> 00:36:16,643 and being there for your son, especially little Black boys, 939 00:36:16,710 --> 00:36:20,314 you gotta be there, so just do what you gotta do, Alex. 940 00:36:20,380 --> 00:36:22,282 [Puma] My two kids are my world, 941 00:36:22,349 --> 00:36:24,518 so who the [bleep] would I be to tell Alex, 942 00:36:24,585 --> 00:36:26,920 oh, no, you can't go to Atlanta. 943 00:36:26,987 --> 00:36:29,256 I'm very proud to see how far Alex has come 944 00:36:29,323 --> 00:36:30,524 in his whole situation. 945 00:36:30,591 --> 00:36:32,326 Taking care of your [bleep] son, 946 00:36:32,392 --> 00:36:33,894 that's what the [bleep] I'm talking about, Alex. 947 00:36:33,961 --> 00:36:36,897 - Like Puma said, take care of your family, bro. 948 00:36:36,964 --> 00:36:39,533 I understand why Alex is making this decision, 949 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:41,502 but getting this team together was tough 950 00:36:41,568 --> 00:36:43,604 and Alex was definitely a key factor. 951 00:36:43,670 --> 00:36:44,872 It is always something. 952 00:36:44,938 --> 00:36:46,106 - Let's enjoy it. - Come on. 953 00:36:46,173 --> 00:36:47,574 Don't touch the paintings! 954 00:36:47,641 --> 00:36:48,976 - I didn't touch it! I didn't touch it! 955 00:36:49,042 --> 00:36:50,277 - Rok head! - I didn't touch it! 956 00:36:50,344 --> 00:36:52,479 [Alex] Being a part of Black Ink 957 00:36:52,546 --> 00:36:54,882 has changed my life in every way. 958 00:36:54,948 --> 00:36:59,086 I've grown more as an artist than I thought I ever would. 959 00:36:59,152 --> 00:37:00,687 And through the brand, 960 00:37:00,754 --> 00:37:03,757 I got to be a part of something bigger than just tattooing. 961 00:37:03,824 --> 00:37:05,659 - Big Black Ink! 962 00:37:05,726 --> 00:37:07,294 - Plus, I think I've officially 963 00:37:07,361 --> 00:37:09,563 earned the title Vagina Slayer. 964 00:37:09,630 --> 00:37:11,231 - Who puts all the cream on you? 965 00:37:11,298 --> 00:37:13,634 - On me? - Ohh! 966 00:37:15,002 --> 00:37:17,337 - I feel like this chapter of my life is ending, 967 00:37:17,404 --> 00:37:19,706 but the new kids better behave, 968 00:37:19,773 --> 00:37:21,808 'cause I'm only a short plane ride away. 969 00:37:21,875 --> 00:37:23,777 - I have a speech. 970 00:37:23,844 --> 00:37:25,512 - A Puma speech. 971 00:37:25,579 --> 00:37:28,715 - Alright, thank you for being here. 972 00:37:28,782 --> 00:37:31,618 This has been a long, hard road, 973 00:37:31,685 --> 00:37:34,087 where nobody believed in none of us. 974 00:37:34,154 --> 00:37:35,756 But we're here, 975 00:37:35,822 --> 00:37:38,091 where Black Ink originally started. 976 00:37:38,158 --> 00:37:40,260 - Harlem, baby! 977 00:37:40,327 --> 00:37:41,828 - At the start of this, I was on my own [bleep] 978 00:37:41,895 --> 00:37:44,865 Puma's Island trying to make this thing happen. 979 00:37:44,932 --> 00:37:47,668 And now, look at us, surrounded by OGs 980 00:37:47,734 --> 00:37:49,670 and newbies ready to push forward 981 00:37:49,736 --> 00:37:51,138 on this new chapter of "Black Ink Crew". 982 00:37:51,205 --> 00:37:54,541 The new crew, Jahnova, Santana, 983 00:37:54,608 --> 00:37:58,812 Rich, Miracle, I'm proud of all of y'all. 984 00:37:58,879 --> 00:38:00,848 - Y'all a part of this new journey, 985 00:38:00,914 --> 00:38:04,051 and we just want y'all to understand what 986 00:38:04,117 --> 00:38:05,352 Black Ink means to Harlem 987 00:38:05,419 --> 00:38:07,221 and what y'all mean to the world now. 988 00:38:07,287 --> 00:38:08,856 Puma and I built this brand with Ceaser, 989 00:38:08,922 --> 00:38:10,991 we literally been there since day one. 990 00:38:11,058 --> 00:38:13,260 And we almost lost everything in a New York minute. 991 00:38:13,327 --> 00:38:15,028 But we've proven that Black Ink 992 00:38:15,095 --> 00:38:16,496 is bigger than one man. 993 00:38:16,563 --> 00:38:18,198 We've bossed up big time, and I'm finally ready 994 00:38:18,265 --> 00:38:21,134 to graduate from the couch to a throne. 995 00:38:21,201 --> 00:38:23,203 - Soak this up, enjoy this energy... 996 00:38:26,907 --> 00:38:29,543 [Ted] This is a full circle moment for us. 997 00:38:33,180 --> 00:38:34,915 [Puma] Let's turn up. 998 00:38:34,982 --> 00:38:36,884 Black Ink Harlem! 999 00:38:36,950 --> 00:38:38,185 [bleep]! 1000 00:38:38,252 --> 00:38:39,686 [all cheering] 1001 00:38:39,753 --> 00:38:41,321 Mazel tov! 1002 00:38:46,260 --> 00:38:48,328 -♪♪ Nothing's impossible ♪♪ 1003 00:38:48,395 --> 00:38:56,737 ♪♪♪♪ 1004 00:38:56,737 --> 00:38:58,739 - You're back in Harlem. - Back in Harlem. 1005 00:38:58,805 --> 00:39:04,945 ♪♪♪♪ 1006 00:39:05,012 --> 00:39:06,413 - Shots, everybody! 1007 00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:09,550 - Yeah, I need a shot. To a new start! 1008 00:39:09,616 --> 00:39:10,751 - Oh, [bleep]. - Oh. 1009 00:39:10,817 --> 00:39:12,152 - Yo. 1010 00:39:14,188 --> 00:39:15,522 - Spyder man. - What's going on? 1011 00:39:15,589 --> 00:39:16,757 What's going on, brother Puma? 1012 00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:19,526 - Oh, now I'm brother Puma? 1013 00:39:19,593 --> 00:39:22,029 'Cause the last time I seen you, Spyder, it was... 1014 00:39:22,095 --> 00:39:23,297 - You a bitch-ass [bleep]. - Thank you. 1015 00:39:23,363 --> 00:39:25,265 - That's what bitch-ass [bleep] do. 1016 00:39:25,332 --> 00:39:26,700 Fake-ass boss. 1017 00:39:26,767 --> 00:39:27,835 You a clown, Puma. 1018 00:39:27,901 --> 00:39:29,703 - Matter of fact, who the [bleep] 1019 00:39:29,770 --> 00:39:31,104 told you about this party? 1020 00:39:31,171 --> 00:39:33,473 Like, how the [bleep] you get this address? 1021 00:39:33,540 --> 00:39:36,276 - What's going on? What's up? What we doin'? 1022 00:39:36,343 --> 00:39:37,845 - This is a new Black Ink shop. - This is the new 1023 00:39:37,911 --> 00:39:39,847 Black Ink Harlem. - Black Ink Harlem? 1024 00:39:39,913 --> 00:39:41,448 - Black Ink Harlem right here. 1025 00:39:41,515 --> 00:39:43,517 - Man, [bleep]. 1026 00:39:43,584 --> 00:39:46,920 Well, don't mean to be the bearer of bad news 1027 00:39:46,987 --> 00:39:50,190 but Ceas wanted me to deliver a message. 1028 00:39:52,893 --> 00:39:55,262 - What the [bleep] is that? 1029 00:39:57,297 --> 00:40:01,068 - It's basically a cease and desist letter. 1030 00:40:01,134 --> 00:40:03,036 He didn't give nobody the authority 1031 00:40:03,103 --> 00:40:05,239 to open up any Black Inks. 1032 00:40:09,076 --> 00:40:10,244 - What the [bleep], man? 1033 00:40:10,310 --> 00:40:12,813 I bust my Black ass, me and Ted, 1034 00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:16,116 to try to uphold this whole Black Ink legacy. 1035 00:40:16,183 --> 00:40:18,986 And then Ceaser comes left field with this bull[bleep]? 1036 00:40:19,052 --> 00:40:21,388 You told me, Puma, 1037 00:40:21,455 --> 00:40:24,558 I wanna name it Black Ink, I talked to Ceaser. 1038 00:40:24,625 --> 00:40:26,293 - I don't know about that. 1039 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:28,929 He said he ain't speak to you in the longest. 1040 00:40:28,996 --> 00:40:31,832 - [laughs] Oh... - You get what I'm saying? 1041 00:40:31,899 --> 00:40:34,234 - Wait, what? - [Puma] I thought Ted said 1042 00:40:34,301 --> 00:40:36,069 he talked to Ceaser and got permission. 1043 00:40:36,136 --> 00:40:37,704 Did he lie to me all this time? 1044 00:40:37,771 --> 00:40:39,640 Did Ceaser change his mind recently? 1045 00:40:39,706 --> 00:40:41,642 Like, Ted, say something. 1046 00:40:41,708 --> 00:40:44,511 - Yo, peace and love, a'ight? 1047 00:40:44,578 --> 00:40:46,113 [Quani] Suck a hot dog. 1048 00:40:46,180 --> 00:40:48,448 - Bro, this is on you, bro. 1049 00:40:48,515 --> 00:40:51,585 You told me everything is good, Puma. 1050 00:40:51,652 --> 00:40:53,854 [Ted] I'm not here for this blame game [bleep]. 1051 00:40:53,921 --> 00:40:55,589 Puma, get the [bleep] out my face. 1052 00:40:55,656 --> 00:40:57,024 I am not the one that [bleep] up. 1053 00:40:57,090 --> 00:40:59,393 Of all people, Puma should definitely know 1054 00:40:59,459 --> 00:41:00,827 how petty Ceas is. 1055 00:41:00,894 --> 00:41:02,996 I've been focused on, you know, 1056 00:41:03,063 --> 00:41:05,165 getting [bleep] together. 1057 00:41:05,232 --> 00:41:07,034 What the [bleep] is this? 1058 00:41:07,100 --> 00:41:09,136 I've been working too mother[bleep] hard 1059 00:41:09,203 --> 00:41:13,006 and came too [bleep] far to let anybody stop me now. 1060 00:41:13,073 --> 00:41:14,908 Ceaser may have fired the first shot, 1061 00:41:14,975 --> 00:41:17,010 but I'm here ready for war. 1062 00:41:17,077 --> 00:41:19,613 You handle that [bleep], Ted. 1063 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:20,981 Ted, [bleep]. 1064 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,622 - ♪♪ Drop drop ♪♪ 1065 00:41:35,429 --> 00:41:39,433 ♪♪♪♪ 1066 00:42:00,687 --> 00:42:04,187 - ♪♪ MTV ♪♪