1 00:00:03,937 --> 00:00:05,606 - In all honesty, it feels good to get out of New York. - I'm hoping Puma will move out here. 2 00:00:05,672 --> 00:00:07,608 - I do like it. - I'ma keep pushing that. 3 00:00:07,674 --> 00:00:09,243 - I'ma keep pushing it. - I know. I see. 4 00:00:09,309 --> 00:00:11,445 The pressure. Ugh! 5 00:00:11,512 --> 00:00:13,547 - Bro, you're not doin' none of our clients' tats. 6 00:00:13,614 --> 00:00:15,382 - (bleep) you, (bleep)! - (bleep) you too, (bleep)! 7 00:00:15,449 --> 00:00:17,484 (overlapping shouting) 8 00:00:17,551 --> 00:00:19,520 - (screams) Sometimes, you know what I mean, 9 00:00:19,586 --> 00:00:21,555 when you upset and (bleep) or whatever, (bleep) like 10 00:00:21,622 --> 00:00:23,857 make you wild out, you know what I mean, in a certain way. 11 00:00:23,924 --> 00:00:25,125 You dig what I'm sayin'? 12 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:28,428 - Tatti is now the new manager of 125th. 13 00:00:28,495 --> 00:00:30,764 - Okay! - Okay, Tatti! 14 00:00:30,831 --> 00:00:34,234 - Eight people shot dead in Atlanta-area massage parlors, 15 00:00:34,301 --> 00:00:36,170 including six Asian women. 16 00:00:36,236 --> 00:00:39,473 - Asian women are being killed on the streets of Atlanta? 17 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:41,742 - Us minorities gotta start sticking together, B. 18 00:00:41,808 --> 00:00:44,111 - Right. - Me educating my friends, 19 00:00:44,178 --> 00:00:46,680 that will make my friends educate his friends 20 00:00:46,747 --> 00:00:49,249 and his family. This is a good start. 21 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:57,157 ♪♪♪♪ 22 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:08,335 - ♪♪Drop, drop ♪♪ 23 00:01:08,402 --> 00:01:12,339 ♪♪♪♪ 24 00:01:25,786 --> 00:01:27,921 ♪♪♪♪ 25 00:01:27,988 --> 00:01:30,624 - ♪♪ Good morning, a new day is dawning ♪♪ 26 00:01:30,691 --> 00:01:32,893 ♪♪ A new swag, a new bag is calling ♪♪ 27 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:35,329 ♪♪ Start soaring, my whips are foreign ♪♪ 28 00:01:35,395 --> 00:01:37,731 ♪♪ Life is good, good morning ♪♪ 29 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:39,199 - Are you upset? 30 00:01:39,266 --> 00:01:40,434 But if you let me cook the bacon, 31 00:01:40,501 --> 00:01:42,369 then you can have some bacon. 32 00:01:42,436 --> 00:01:43,904 Don't bite me. 33 00:01:43,971 --> 00:01:46,807 It's Father's Day. Be nice to Dad. 34 00:01:46,874 --> 00:01:49,977 Let him sleep in. Let the kids run rampant. 35 00:01:50,043 --> 00:01:52,579 Here, bacon. 36 00:01:52,646 --> 00:01:55,916 (laughs) That part was not hot. 37 00:01:55,983 --> 00:01:57,484 Oh, my God. 38 00:01:57,551 --> 00:01:59,386 I literally-- no, don't do that! 39 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:01,388 - I'm feeling kinda special right now. 40 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:03,590 It's Daddy Day. - Happy Daddy Day. 41 00:02:03,657 --> 00:02:06,693 - Hey, come on, let me get a little sugar-- mwah! 42 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,229 - You have a table of goodies over there. 43 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:11,031 - Wow. 44 00:02:11,098 --> 00:02:13,734 I been goin' through this thing called stress. 45 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,702 Been having little gray hairs poppin' up in this mother(bleep) 46 00:02:15,769 --> 00:02:17,838 right here and (bleep), but today is one 47 00:02:17,905 --> 00:02:20,974 of my favorite holidays on the planet. 48 00:02:21,041 --> 00:02:22,276 It's Father's Day! 49 00:02:22,342 --> 00:02:24,111 - Give Daddy a few hours of basketball. 50 00:02:24,178 --> 00:02:27,147 - Ooh, man, this is sounding like a great Father's Day. 51 00:02:27,214 --> 00:02:28,615 - Whatever. 52 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,284 You know what would've been a great way 53 00:02:30,350 --> 00:02:31,618 to celebrate Father's Day? 54 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:34,621 Being in Atlanta. But no, we're here. 55 00:02:34,688 --> 00:02:37,257 I just wanna get the (bleep) out of Jersey before the snow comes back again. 56 00:02:37,324 --> 00:02:39,793 You came home and you had such good energy after Atlanta. 57 00:02:39,860 --> 00:02:42,196 Now your hair's standing up again. 58 00:02:42,262 --> 00:02:44,264 You look stressed. 59 00:02:44,331 --> 00:02:46,967 - I'm not gon' lie. With Ceaser still in Atlanta 60 00:02:47,034 --> 00:02:48,569 and then taking off on vacation, 61 00:02:48,635 --> 00:02:50,771 then I don't know where the hell Ted has been, 62 00:02:50,838 --> 00:02:53,507 I got a lot on my god-- mm! 63 00:02:53,574 --> 00:02:55,676 I got a lot on my goddamn plate right now. 64 00:02:55,742 --> 00:02:58,912 - You're doin' too much. - I do too goddamn much, man. 65 00:02:58,979 --> 00:03:01,014 And it's rough. 66 00:03:01,081 --> 00:03:04,718 - Can we start going down to look at places in Atlanta? 67 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,488 - I don't think it's the right time to move down south. 68 00:03:08,555 --> 00:03:12,292 I have like little hesitations about leaving a whole state 69 00:03:12,359 --> 00:03:14,428 to go to another state, you know what I'm sayin'? 70 00:03:14,494 --> 00:03:15,996 - I'll land on something inflatable. 71 00:03:16,063 --> 00:03:17,998 - Yeah, it's usually my Black ass. 72 00:03:18,065 --> 00:03:20,200 - Can I be excused? - Go ahead. 73 00:03:20,267 --> 00:03:21,835 - Yes, my beautiful child. 74 00:03:21,902 --> 00:03:25,038 I've worked really hard to be who I am right here 75 00:03:25,105 --> 00:03:28,475 in this present time, and I feel like 76 00:03:28,542 --> 00:03:31,044 I'm not fully done yet, you know? 77 00:03:31,111 --> 00:03:34,181 I still have Art 2 Ink Studios out here. 78 00:03:34,248 --> 00:03:36,850 And I have other business ventures that I started 79 00:03:36,917 --> 00:03:38,619 that I didn't really finish. 80 00:03:38,685 --> 00:03:41,288 Yo, it's not as simple as you think. 81 00:03:41,355 --> 00:03:43,624 I gotta get out of the lease from the place here. 82 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:45,292 - Our lease is up in two months. 83 00:03:45,359 --> 00:03:47,895 Like you're making it harder than what it has to be. 84 00:03:47,961 --> 00:03:50,731 - I don't want to have no hiccups in life. 85 00:03:50,797 --> 00:03:52,833 - You're not being reasonable. 86 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:55,536 - You're not being realistic. 87 00:03:55,602 --> 00:03:58,105 - We have been talking about leaving New York 88 00:03:58,172 --> 00:03:59,740 since we got together. 89 00:03:59,806 --> 00:04:02,509 I did not want to raise my family here. 90 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:05,512 But Puma's not goin' to Atlanta unless he can bring New York with him. 91 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:07,581 I'm ready to go down south whether Puma likes it or not. 92 00:04:07,648 --> 00:04:10,050 - I'm not saying no. - I'm not accepting no. 93 00:04:10,117 --> 00:04:11,919 I'm gonna continue to look for jobs. 94 00:04:11,985 --> 00:04:13,754 I'm gonna continue to look at places to rent. 95 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:17,024 I want to be in Atlanta by the time school starts back. 96 00:04:17,090 --> 00:04:17,958 - Oh, my God. 97 00:04:18,025 --> 00:04:20,093 - Happy Father's Day though. 98 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,296 - Thanks. 99 00:04:22,362 --> 00:04:24,364 - See you later. 100 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:26,300 - Happy Father's Day to me. 101 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:28,869 - ♪♪ W-W-We we got it ♪♪ 102 00:04:28,936 --> 00:04:32,639 ♪♪ Love and hate don't mix, unity gives a real plot twist ♪♪ 103 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:35,442 ♪♪ 'Cause w-w-we-w-we we got it ♪♪ 104 00:04:35,509 --> 00:04:38,378 ♪♪♪♪ 105 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:41,982 - Niko, come on, we gotta make these posters together, come on. 106 00:04:42,049 --> 00:04:44,818 There's been a lot of hate happening towards minorities. 107 00:04:44,885 --> 00:04:46,887 And after what I went through with Donna, 108 00:04:46,954 --> 00:04:51,024 I feel like it's just not hate towards minorities. 109 00:04:51,091 --> 00:04:53,660 Sometimes it's just us fighting against each other, 110 00:04:53,727 --> 00:04:54,761 not even knowing. 111 00:04:54,828 --> 00:04:56,530 - I love you. I'm sorry. 112 00:04:56,597 --> 00:04:57,898 Thank you for talking to me. 113 00:04:57,965 --> 00:05:00,133 - So I decided to hold a unity walk. 114 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,636 I wanted to represent both Black Lives Matter 115 00:05:02,703 --> 00:05:03,971 and Stop Asian Hate. 116 00:05:04,037 --> 00:05:07,674 That way I'm representing all Black Ink. 117 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:09,810 Niko, draw a heart right here. 118 00:05:09,877 --> 00:05:11,578 A heart. - A heart? 119 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:14,548 - Yeah. Ahh! 120 00:05:14,615 --> 00:05:16,617 Great job! (phone ringing) 121 00:05:16,683 --> 00:05:18,085 Ooh! 122 00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:27,294 - Hi! 123 00:05:27,361 --> 00:05:28,495 Hi, sweetie. 124 00:05:28,562 --> 00:05:29,863 - My mom is doing good, 125 00:05:29,930 --> 00:05:31,999 but last time I saw her, it was like-- 126 00:05:32,065 --> 00:05:34,801 it was about two years ago when she came to America 127 00:05:34,868 --> 00:05:36,270 to see me and Niko. 128 00:05:36,336 --> 00:05:37,971 - Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-sh! 129 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:44,011 - I miss her so much. Niko misses her. 130 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:46,947 Ugh, this COVID (bleep) just really kills me. 131 00:06:23,851 --> 00:06:25,185 - It's really, really important 132 00:06:25,252 --> 00:06:27,020 that I include my friends on this 133 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:29,723 because all my friends are Black or Hispanic. 134 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:32,426 They go through so much just for being them, 135 00:06:32,492 --> 00:06:33,827 and it shouldn't be that way. 136 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:35,696 So I just wanted to show my support, 137 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:38,031 and it's about my son as well. 138 00:06:38,098 --> 00:06:40,400 He is half-Black, half-Korean. 139 00:06:40,467 --> 00:06:43,403 I want him to be so proud of who he is. 140 00:06:46,673 --> 00:06:48,041 - I love you! 141 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:51,044 - I love you. - I miss you. 142 00:06:51,111 --> 00:06:52,646 - ♪♪ I am the realest, what else would you call it? ♪♪ 143 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:54,481 ♪♪ They been in they feelings if I'm bein' honest ♪♪ 144 00:06:54,548 --> 00:06:56,450 ♪♪ And I been no chill, I'm just weighing the options ♪♪ 145 00:06:56,517 --> 00:06:58,685 ♪♪ You know that I finish whatever I started ♪♪ 146 00:06:58,752 --> 00:07:00,320 ♪♪ I am the realest, yeah ♪♪ 147 00:07:00,387 --> 00:07:02,456 - Well, yeah, let's get set up for the day one time. 148 00:07:02,523 --> 00:07:04,725 - I'm surprised we all here so goddamn early. 149 00:07:04,791 --> 00:07:07,127 - The early artist gets the worm. 150 00:07:07,194 --> 00:07:09,096 - I feel like since we left Atlanta 151 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:11,465 and got back to New York, 152 00:07:11,532 --> 00:07:13,000 where is the (bleep) love? 153 00:07:13,066 --> 00:07:14,968 We have some employees at Brooklyn. 154 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:16,870 We have some employees at 125th. 155 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:18,705 This is not what Black Ink is. 156 00:07:18,772 --> 00:07:20,407 You know what though? 157 00:07:20,474 --> 00:07:23,177 I was surprised at how good Tatti's little cookout was. 158 00:07:23,243 --> 00:07:25,546 - You talking 'bout the barbecue? - Yeah, man. 159 00:07:25,612 --> 00:07:27,881 We are still all a family, like you know what I mean? 160 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:29,550 We still gon' have to work together. 161 00:07:29,616 --> 00:07:32,553 - Sorry about that whole (bleep), man. - It's good. 162 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:34,488 Triggers are a real thing. - Yeah. 163 00:07:34,555 --> 00:07:37,858 - And I'm starting to learn, "Breathe, Spyder. It's not that serious." 164 00:07:37,925 --> 00:07:40,961 - With all the good positive energy that came from Tatti's barbecue, 165 00:07:41,028 --> 00:07:42,963 I thought we need to keep that ball rolling. 166 00:07:43,030 --> 00:07:44,831 All it's gonna take is me and Tatti coordinating 167 00:07:44,898 --> 00:07:46,366 this whole situation. 168 00:07:46,433 --> 00:07:47,601 Do you feel it, people? 169 00:07:47,668 --> 00:07:49,102 It's another Puma production. 170 00:07:49,169 --> 00:07:51,905 - Pumie! - Ah, you out and about. 171 00:07:51,972 --> 00:07:53,774 - Yeah, I'm just pulling up to 125th. 172 00:07:53,841 --> 00:07:55,375 What's up? - I was thinking, 173 00:07:55,442 --> 00:07:57,077 now that we're in a good place again, 174 00:07:57,144 --> 00:08:00,314 we should do something to create a little unity. 175 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:01,882 - Oh, (bleep). 176 00:08:01,949 --> 00:08:04,318 Puma's thinking about team building again. 177 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:07,888 - Our team bonding is about to happen. 178 00:08:10,524 --> 00:08:12,626 - All right, Tatti will be captain for team one. 179 00:08:12,693 --> 00:08:14,494 - The way we should really do this is that you guys-- 180 00:08:14,561 --> 00:08:17,064 - (blows whistle) I'm running this race! 181 00:08:17,130 --> 00:08:18,899 So everybody shut the (bleep) up! 182 00:08:18,966 --> 00:08:20,133 - What the hell is he thinking? 183 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,236 This always ends in fighting. 184 00:08:22,302 --> 00:08:24,838 What do you mean? We over here, we drama-free. 185 00:08:24,905 --> 00:08:28,242 And we have Bae's unity walk coming up. 186 00:08:28,308 --> 00:08:30,310 We happy over here. - Yeah, but you know, still, 187 00:08:30,377 --> 00:08:32,412 there's a separation, you know what I'm saying? 188 00:08:32,479 --> 00:08:35,649 So I'm thinking about another Puma production. 189 00:08:35,716 --> 00:08:37,451 - (bleep). Here it comes. 190 00:08:37,518 --> 00:08:39,186 In three, two... 191 00:08:39,253 --> 00:08:41,755 - Maybe we need another Black Ink Battle. 192 00:08:41,822 --> 00:08:44,458 Part deux. 193 00:08:44,525 --> 00:08:46,827 The girls versus the boys. 194 00:08:46,894 --> 00:08:51,131 ♪♪♪♪ 195 00:08:51,198 --> 00:08:55,269 While we were down in Atlanta, the morale was a little low. 196 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:56,937 So we had a nice tattoo competition 197 00:08:57,004 --> 00:08:59,206 with Black Ink New York and Black Ink Atlanta. 198 00:08:59,273 --> 00:09:01,275 It was a good time and everybody had fun. 199 00:09:01,341 --> 00:09:04,411 - That means I won too! (laughter) 200 00:09:04,478 --> 00:09:06,547 - And it definitely boosted the morale in the shop. 201 00:09:06,613 --> 00:09:09,449 So why not give it a second go round? 202 00:09:09,516 --> 00:09:10,918 - The girls versus boy-- 203 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:13,654 are you sure that's a fair competition? 204 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:14,855 - Yeah! 205 00:09:14,922 --> 00:09:18,192 - The girls have Bae and Krystal. 206 00:09:18,258 --> 00:09:21,195 Doesn't seem like much of a competition. 207 00:09:21,261 --> 00:09:24,798 All right, so, uh, what's the prize gonna be? 208 00:09:24,865 --> 00:09:26,567 - Like maybe, um... 209 00:09:26,633 --> 00:09:29,636 the losers will have to be apprentice 210 00:09:29,703 --> 00:09:31,171 to the winning squad. 211 00:09:31,238 --> 00:09:33,207 - (bleep) yeah, let's do it. - Yeah, let's do it. 212 00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:35,242 - So, uh, when are we doing this? 213 00:09:35,309 --> 00:09:36,877 - Ceaser's gone, so (bleep) it. 214 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:39,146 We can do whatever the (bleep) we want right now, right? 215 00:09:39,213 --> 00:09:40,414 (Ceaser) What the (bleep)? 216 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,482 - Uh, I guess-- - Good-bye. 217 00:09:42,549 --> 00:09:43,784 - Oh... 218 00:09:43,851 --> 00:09:46,253 - Black Ink Battle... begin! 219 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,122 - I'm gonna bring home a victory for the guys. 220 00:09:49,189 --> 00:09:51,625 - Team bitches all day, you heard? 221 00:09:51,692 --> 00:09:54,228 - Yeah, it didn't go well. - What do you mean? 222 00:09:54,294 --> 00:09:56,196 - Everybody's not happy. - What is it? 223 00:09:56,263 --> 00:09:58,365 Can somebody tell me? 224 00:09:58,432 --> 00:10:02,269 It's us versus racism, so let's win this fight together. 225 00:10:02,336 --> 00:10:04,671 Today I'm leading a Blasian unity walk. 226 00:10:04,738 --> 00:10:08,075 It's really important that we stand for one another. 227 00:10:16,884 --> 00:10:20,821 ♪♪♪♪ 228 00:10:23,857 --> 00:10:25,826 - Hey. - Hi, Bobby. 229 00:10:25,893 --> 00:10:27,728 - How are you? - I'm great. You? 230 00:10:27,794 --> 00:10:28,929 - Good. I'm excited. 231 00:10:28,996 --> 00:10:31,431 - Today my client is Bobby Peterson. 232 00:10:31,498 --> 00:10:32,766 You've been enjoying New York though? 233 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:34,401 - I have. See the pretty lights 234 00:10:34,468 --> 00:10:36,937 and then I go back to Georgia. - Yeah? 235 00:10:37,004 --> 00:10:39,106 His mother was one of the victims 236 00:10:39,173 --> 00:10:41,542 of the Atlanta spa shooting. 237 00:10:41,608 --> 00:10:44,311 And that incident really hit me hard. 238 00:10:44,378 --> 00:10:47,915 So doing this tattoo for Bobby means everything to me. 239 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:51,385 When I heard what happened to Korean women in Atlanta, 240 00:10:51,451 --> 00:10:53,487 it really felt like it was my story. 241 00:10:53,554 --> 00:10:55,255 It wasn't but it was. 242 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:56,857 - It's all of our story. - I know. 243 00:10:56,924 --> 00:10:59,860 And also when I found out that you are just like Niko... 244 00:10:59,927 --> 00:11:02,396 - Right. - ...half-Black, half-Korean, 245 00:11:02,462 --> 00:11:04,565 I'm like, I have to see him! 246 00:11:04,631 --> 00:11:06,033 - (chuckling) 247 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:08,435 - I'm honored to give Bobby this tattoo. 248 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:09,770 And while he's here, 249 00:11:09,837 --> 00:11:12,105 I invited him to the Blasian unity walk. 250 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:15,843 This event will just give Black and Asian communities 251 00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:18,312 some comfort and healing that they need. 252 00:11:18,378 --> 00:11:22,516 I know you told me about your mom's famous kimchi-jjigae. 253 00:11:22,583 --> 00:11:24,484 - Yes. - And we're gonna do that. 254 00:11:24,551 --> 00:11:28,488 - Mmm-mm-mm. That does look like home. 255 00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,490 - Kimchi-jjigae is a dish 256 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:34,995 that like every household... makes. 257 00:11:35,062 --> 00:11:39,666 It's just family, moms, that's just what it is for us. 258 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:41,668 If I could do this and make him smile 259 00:11:41,735 --> 00:11:43,804 every time he looks down on his tattoo, 260 00:11:43,871 --> 00:11:46,640 that would just make me feel so happy. 261 00:11:46,707 --> 00:11:49,409 That's how she express her love. - Yeah, I know. 262 00:11:49,476 --> 00:11:51,778 - She would just feed you. That's her love. 263 00:11:51,845 --> 00:11:55,883 - I do-- I wish I could tell her that I know that. 264 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:59,786 I just wish that day would've went a lot different. 265 00:11:59,853 --> 00:12:01,522 - It just makes me so sad. 266 00:12:01,588 --> 00:12:05,659 - Anti-Asian bias and hate has existed for a long time. 267 00:12:05,726 --> 00:12:07,027 And I want the world to know 268 00:12:07,094 --> 00:12:09,963 that my mother was taken from me for hate. 269 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:12,132 That's why it's important to have representation 270 00:12:12,199 --> 00:12:13,300 and diversity... - Right. 271 00:12:13,367 --> 00:12:14,968 - ...and have a seat at the table. 272 00:12:15,035 --> 00:12:16,670 So that's why, again, I'm glad I'm getting a tattoo 273 00:12:16,737 --> 00:12:19,273 by a Korean artist. - I feel so honored. 274 00:12:19,339 --> 00:12:22,743 - All right, make me cry because of the tattoo. 275 00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:25,312 - ♪♪Blood sweat and tears, yeah we feel the pain ♪♪ 276 00:12:25,379 --> 00:12:28,348 ♪♪ But we're coming in strong like a hurricane ♪♪ 277 00:12:28,415 --> 00:12:31,251 ♪♪ You gotta live life like it matters ♪♪ 278 00:12:31,318 --> 00:12:34,955 ♪♪ You know we're stronger together ♪♪ 279 00:12:35,022 --> 00:12:39,359 - It breaks my heart knowing how much hate is in this world. 280 00:12:39,426 --> 00:12:41,929 I'm scared for Bobby. I'm scared for my son. 281 00:12:41,995 --> 00:12:44,398 I'm scared for every-- everybody minorities. 282 00:12:44,464 --> 00:12:47,367 - ♪♪We fight on ♪♪ 283 00:12:47,434 --> 00:12:50,504 ♪♪ Oh, on ♪♪ 284 00:12:50,571 --> 00:12:53,140 ♪♪ We fight on ♪♪ 285 00:12:53,207 --> 00:12:55,309 ♪♪ Oh, on ♪♪ 286 00:12:55,375 --> 00:13:00,781 - It's so important that us minorities just stick together. 287 00:13:00,848 --> 00:13:05,252 We're strong individually, but we are-- ooh! 288 00:13:05,319 --> 00:13:06,753 So strong together. 289 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:09,223 - ♪♪Whoa oh ♪♪ 290 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:12,793 ♪♪Whoa oh oh ♪♪ 291 00:13:12,860 --> 00:13:15,162 - Oh, that's dope. Look at that. 292 00:13:15,229 --> 00:13:17,898 And it has the name on there. - It's so Korean. 293 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:21,735 - Go from tears to joy and you helped me get to that point, so thank you. 294 00:13:21,802 --> 00:13:24,304 - ♪♪Whoa oh ♪♪ 295 00:13:29,977 --> 00:13:32,145 - ♪♪ Nah I don't need to prove nothin', nah ♪♪ 296 00:13:32,212 --> 00:13:33,814 ♪♪I got up on here dolo, yeah ♪♪ 297 00:13:33,881 --> 00:13:35,682 ♪♪ Through city streets, grimy people ♪♪ 298 00:13:35,749 --> 00:13:37,317 ♪♪ Honeys and the popo, woo-woo ♪♪ 299 00:13:37,384 --> 00:13:40,153 ♪♪ Hungry for the stacks, making money on the low though ♪♪ 300 00:13:40,220 --> 00:13:41,922 ♪♪ Cha-ching ♪♪ 301 00:13:41,989 --> 00:13:43,524 - It's (bleep) hot as (bleep) up here, man. 302 00:13:43,590 --> 00:13:46,894 This New York heat is different form Atlanta, bro. 303 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,862 - And humans have just been wilin' the (bleep) out. 304 00:13:48,929 --> 00:13:50,330 - Yeah, everybody happy to be outside. 305 00:13:50,397 --> 00:13:52,633 That pandemic (bleep), man. That's part of me 306 00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:54,234 cutting this mother(bleep) beard off my face. 307 00:13:54,301 --> 00:13:56,436 I felt that (bleep) was full of pandemic depression. 308 00:13:56,503 --> 00:13:59,506 Shaving my beard definitely made me feel like a lot lighter. 309 00:13:59,573 --> 00:14:01,375 Like I feel like I renewed my look. 310 00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:04,444 Oh, (bleep), what the (bleep) is going on? 311 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:07,848 Sad, depressed Ted was left in the barbershop. 312 00:14:07,915 --> 00:14:09,082 Happy Ted has arrived. 313 00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:11,084 - Has Ceas seen the new look yet? 314 00:14:11,151 --> 00:14:12,986 - I haven't seen him since I told him how I felt 315 00:14:13,053 --> 00:14:15,822 about the stupid press conference. 316 00:14:15,889 --> 00:14:19,059 We gon' figure this out together, bro. 317 00:14:19,126 --> 00:14:21,028 You know I never tell you nothin' wrong, man. 318 00:14:21,094 --> 00:14:24,164 - So me and Tatti came up with a really dope idea, man, 319 00:14:24,231 --> 00:14:26,900 to do like another Black Ink Battle. 320 00:14:31,438 --> 00:14:33,974 You know, get the competitive juices flowing. 321 00:14:34,041 --> 00:14:37,044 Since that (bleep) worked out really well in Atlanta, you know what I mean? 322 00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:38,912 - It did go good. I always joke with Puma 323 00:14:38,979 --> 00:14:41,448 about his whole Puma production goin' and (bleep). 324 00:14:41,515 --> 00:14:44,418 But if it goes all wrong, it's all Puma's fault anyway. 325 00:14:44,484 --> 00:14:47,154 How was Father's Day? - It was all right, you know? 326 00:14:47,221 --> 00:14:50,357 Typical (bleep). Socks, cologne... 327 00:14:50,424 --> 00:14:52,025 pressure to move to Atlanta. 328 00:14:54,228 --> 00:14:55,829 - Being pressured to move to ATL? 329 00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,898 - Yeah, Quani's on my (bleep) back, man, like... 330 00:14:57,965 --> 00:14:59,967 - I mean, I was telling you that down there. 331 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,802 - Everything I have is up here. 332 00:15:01,869 --> 00:15:03,937 I don't really have too much down there. 333 00:15:04,004 --> 00:15:05,806 - Ya gotta go create it, bro. 334 00:15:05,873 --> 00:15:07,107 - And I'm-- I'm a little nervous. 335 00:15:07,174 --> 00:15:09,343 - What are you nervous about, man? 336 00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:10,677 - My kids, bro. 337 00:15:10,744 --> 00:15:12,045 I don't want to fail my kids 338 00:15:12,112 --> 00:15:15,482 like I was failed as a kid, you know? 339 00:15:15,549 --> 00:15:16,950 My mission in life is always 340 00:15:17,017 --> 00:15:19,820 to never let them go through what I went through. 341 00:15:19,887 --> 00:15:22,923 Not knowing where your mother is, 342 00:15:22,990 --> 00:15:25,993 not knowing who your father is, 343 00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:29,863 not knowing... where you're gonna be staying at. 344 00:15:29,930 --> 00:15:32,733 My thing is for them kids to have the most... 345 00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:34,067 easy pickings life. 346 00:15:34,134 --> 00:15:36,103 I sometimes feel like maybe it is, like, 347 00:15:36,170 --> 00:15:37,604 my mental health that's stopping me too. 348 00:15:37,671 --> 00:15:39,706 So, I started going to a therapist 349 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:41,742 just to make sure I'm all right. 350 00:15:41,808 --> 00:15:43,210 - Like sittin' down talking to somebody? 351 00:15:43,277 --> 00:15:44,211 - Yeah. 352 00:15:44,278 --> 00:15:46,046 - What are your main fears? 353 00:15:46,113 --> 00:15:49,449 - Something happening, honestly, to me. 354 00:15:49,516 --> 00:15:52,019 It's just mainly keeping us safe, 355 00:15:52,085 --> 00:15:54,955 and I want to make sure that I'm a really great parent. 356 00:15:55,022 --> 00:15:57,291 So, I was dealing with a Black male, 357 00:15:57,357 --> 00:15:59,593 but as I kept going, 358 00:15:59,660 --> 00:16:01,528 I met a Black woman in Atlanta now, 359 00:16:01,595 --> 00:16:02,696 and she's been great. 360 00:16:02,763 --> 00:16:04,064 - How you feelin'? Did it help you? 361 00:16:04,131 --> 00:16:06,099 - Yeah. She's helped me a lot. 362 00:16:06,166 --> 00:16:08,535 - It feels good to hear someone close to me 363 00:16:08,602 --> 00:16:11,205 and someone that's like me to be in therapy, 364 00:16:11,271 --> 00:16:13,173 because in the Black community a lot of guys are scared 365 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:14,975 to step up and take the steps 366 00:16:15,042 --> 00:16:17,544 to doin' therapy because of the way we're raised. 367 00:16:17,611 --> 00:16:20,214 So, therapy is something that is definitely needed in our community. 368 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,449 You have the opportunity. Take advantage of it. 369 00:16:22,516 --> 00:16:25,452 If you go to Atlanta, say in the first year you don't like it... 370 00:16:25,519 --> 00:16:26,987 - I still have it, yeah. - You still have a home here. 371 00:16:27,054 --> 00:16:28,322 But you gotta try, bro. - I'd better keep that. 372 00:16:28,388 --> 00:16:29,590 Yeah, you're right. You're right. 373 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:31,258 - Gotta try it. 374 00:16:31,325 --> 00:16:35,262 ♪♪♪♪ 375 00:16:39,333 --> 00:16:40,801 - Does anybody know how long the bridge is? 376 00:16:40,868 --> 00:16:42,069 - Yeah, probably a mile. 377 00:16:42,135 --> 00:16:43,403 - Probably a mile? - A mile's nothing. 378 00:16:43,470 --> 00:16:45,339 - A mile is nothing drivin' in the car. 379 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:46,907 (overlapping greetings) 380 00:16:46,974 --> 00:16:48,208 (Spyder) Y'all made it. 381 00:16:48,275 --> 00:16:50,010 - That means you was talkin' about me. 382 00:16:50,077 --> 00:16:51,645 What y'all was talking? - We said, y'all (bleep) late. 383 00:16:51,712 --> 00:16:53,814 (overlapping chatter) 384 00:16:53,881 --> 00:16:55,883 Where's Bae at? 385 00:16:55,949 --> 00:16:58,418 - (vocalizing) 386 00:16:58,485 --> 00:17:00,854 Today I'm leading a Blasian unity walk 387 00:17:00,921 --> 00:17:02,456 across the Brooklyn Bridge 388 00:17:02,523 --> 00:17:05,225 for both Black Lives Matter and Stop Asian Hate. 389 00:17:05,292 --> 00:17:06,927 Bobby agreed to participate, 390 00:17:06,994 --> 00:17:09,496 and I brought my little baby, Niko, 391 00:17:09,563 --> 00:17:12,432 and all my friends are here. It means the world to me 392 00:17:12,499 --> 00:17:14,868 that everybody's here to support this. 393 00:17:14,935 --> 00:17:16,069 (Tatti) Are these your walking shoes? 394 00:17:16,136 --> 00:17:17,271 - You know what? I didn't know that 395 00:17:17,337 --> 00:17:18,672 you technically had to walk, though. 396 00:17:18,739 --> 00:17:20,674 (Ceaser) You wore Jordans to a walking event? 397 00:17:20,741 --> 00:17:21,875 - I thought I was bad. 398 00:17:21,942 --> 00:17:24,645 - Uh-oh, Young Bae! And young Niko! 399 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:26,180 - Look who she brought. 400 00:17:26,246 --> 00:17:28,048 - Thank you so much for coming. 401 00:17:28,115 --> 00:17:30,317 I know you guys come dressed, but please. 402 00:17:30,384 --> 00:17:32,319 - What's that? - Help yourself. 403 00:17:32,386 --> 00:17:33,620 Come on! 404 00:17:33,687 --> 00:17:34,855 Look, you see? It's nice. 405 00:17:34,922 --> 00:17:36,190 - This is dope. - That's a good shirt. 406 00:17:36,256 --> 00:17:38,859 - This event means so much to me because 407 00:17:38,926 --> 00:17:42,329 this is for me, this is for my friends, this is for Niko. 408 00:17:42,396 --> 00:17:43,797 This is for us. 409 00:17:43,864 --> 00:17:47,801 Say hi to my special, special guest, Bobby Peterson. 410 00:17:47,868 --> 00:17:49,770 - What up, Bob, what up? - How you doin'? 411 00:17:49,837 --> 00:17:51,038 Thank you all for being here. 412 00:17:51,104 --> 00:17:52,339 Thank you all for having me. 413 00:17:52,406 --> 00:17:54,875 I'm from Atlanta, Georgia, and on March 16, 414 00:17:54,942 --> 00:17:56,643 my mother was one of the women murdered 415 00:17:56,710 --> 00:17:58,579 in the Atlanta spa shootings. 416 00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:01,348 - Oh, wow. - To lose my mother in this way, 417 00:18:01,415 --> 00:18:03,050 based on bigotry and hatred, has really been 418 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:04,751 devastating for my family. 419 00:18:04,818 --> 00:18:06,053 And as you can tell, 420 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,588 my father's Black and my mother's Korean, 421 00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:10,858 so both Black Lives Matter and Asian Lives Matter 422 00:18:10,924 --> 00:18:12,326 is very important to me. - Right. 423 00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:14,161 - I just thank you all for being here. 424 00:18:14,228 --> 00:18:15,629 Thank you all for having me. 425 00:18:15,696 --> 00:18:17,364 And again, I appreciate the work that you're doing. 426 00:18:17,431 --> 00:18:19,233 - Thank you for being here, yo. 427 00:18:19,299 --> 00:18:21,235 That (bleep) takes a lot of courage comin' up here, 428 00:18:21,301 --> 00:18:22,970 going through what you goin' through 429 00:18:23,036 --> 00:18:25,305 and walkin' with us, you know what I mean? 430 00:18:25,372 --> 00:18:27,774 - This means, like, the world to me 'cause 431 00:18:27,841 --> 00:18:30,511 we go through a different, you know, type of racism, 432 00:18:30,577 --> 00:18:32,679 but at the end of the day, we fight the same fight. 433 00:18:32,746 --> 00:18:36,850 It's us versus racism, so let's win this fight together. 434 00:18:36,917 --> 00:18:38,118 (Bobby) That's right. 435 00:18:38,185 --> 00:18:40,854 - ♪♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪♪ 436 00:18:40,921 --> 00:18:42,456 ♪♪ I belong ♪♪ 437 00:18:42,523 --> 00:18:46,126 ♪♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, I belong ♪♪ 438 00:18:46,193 --> 00:18:48,095 - This changes the whole dynamic. 439 00:18:48,161 --> 00:18:51,431 Racism definitely affects all minorities, 440 00:18:51,498 --> 00:18:53,166 and we have to come together and fight it. 441 00:18:53,233 --> 00:18:55,869 - ♪♪ I been doin' the most ♪♪ 442 00:18:55,936 --> 00:18:57,938 ♪♪ Out of breath just to show ♪♪ 443 00:18:58,005 --> 00:19:01,141 ♪♪ That I deserve to be here too ♪♪ 444 00:19:01,208 --> 00:19:04,311 - If you're a minority, you've dealt with racism. 445 00:19:04,378 --> 00:19:06,246 A lot of people are getting targeted, sadly, 446 00:19:06,313 --> 00:19:07,714 because of the way they look. 447 00:19:07,781 --> 00:19:10,350 So, we're here to show that we're in this together. 448 00:19:10,417 --> 00:19:13,320 - ♪♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪♪ 449 00:19:13,387 --> 00:19:16,256 ♪♪ I belong, I belong ♪♪ 450 00:19:16,323 --> 00:19:19,059 - We, as a people from all nationalities and all colors, 451 00:19:19,126 --> 00:19:20,894 we all experience hate. 452 00:19:20,961 --> 00:19:23,430 So we gotta all come together for the bigger cause, 453 00:19:23,497 --> 00:19:25,299 which is, love. 454 00:19:25,365 --> 00:19:27,234 And that's what I'm all about. 455 00:19:27,301 --> 00:19:29,670 - ♪♪ Don't have to feel alone ♪♪ 456 00:19:29,736 --> 00:19:31,672 ♪♪ No ♪♪ 457 00:19:31,738 --> 00:19:36,910 ♪♪ We're all finding our way home ♪♪ 458 00:19:36,977 --> 00:19:40,480 ♪♪ Ooh, ooh-ooh, I belong ♪♪ 459 00:19:40,547 --> 00:19:43,750 ♪♪ No matter where I go, I belong ♪♪ 460 00:19:43,817 --> 00:19:45,285 - The walk was successful, 461 00:19:45,352 --> 00:19:47,321 but now we're gonna finish the day 462 00:19:47,387 --> 00:19:50,023 with this beautiful balloon release. 463 00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:51,325 - You just gotta let the racism go. 464 00:19:51,391 --> 00:19:54,394 (all shouting and cheering) 465 00:19:54,461 --> 00:19:56,763 - Oh, no! - Oh, no! 466 00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:58,932 (all) Oh! 467 00:19:58,999 --> 00:20:00,467 - Damn. - (Bae laughing) 468 00:20:00,534 --> 00:20:03,704 - Let's get out of here, man. My feet hurt. 469 00:20:03,770 --> 00:20:05,439 (bleep) tree. 470 00:20:11,011 --> 00:20:12,646 (Rok) What tattoo do you wanna get? 471 00:20:12,713 --> 00:20:14,281 - A girl with a body. 472 00:20:14,348 --> 00:20:17,651 - Rok, you are a tattoo artist that clients will walk over. 473 00:20:17,718 --> 00:20:19,086 - My customers are always happy. 474 00:20:19,152 --> 00:20:21,121 - The customer is not always right, (bleep) no. 475 00:20:21,188 --> 00:20:22,589 - They're arguin' again. 476 00:20:22,656 --> 00:20:24,958 It's not looking too good over here. 477 00:20:25,025 --> 00:20:27,961 ♪♪♪♪ 478 00:20:28,028 --> 00:20:32,132 - ♪♪ Ooh, I belong, I belong ♪♪ 479 00:20:36,537 --> 00:20:38,372 ♪♪♪♪ 480 00:20:38,438 --> 00:20:39,940 - ♪♪ Are you ready to rock? ♪♪ 481 00:20:40,007 --> 00:20:43,110 ♪♪ Buckle up 'cause I'm known to be ahead of my time ♪♪ 482 00:20:43,177 --> 00:20:45,012 ♪♪ Put your hands high in the sky ♪♪ 483 00:20:45,078 --> 00:20:47,014 ♪♪ Just do it, keep the dream alive ♪♪ 484 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,049 (Puma) Everybody ready for the Black Ink Battle? 485 00:20:49,116 --> 00:20:51,451 - Spyder, don't let us down, man. 486 00:20:51,518 --> 00:20:52,753 - Yo, listen, you know what? 487 00:20:52,819 --> 00:20:54,555 As the lead rhino in charge... 488 00:20:54,621 --> 00:20:56,723 (laughter) I'm gonna make sure 489 00:20:56,790 --> 00:20:59,059 that I bring home a victory for the guys. 490 00:20:59,126 --> 00:21:01,895 - Y'all better just know that the ladies are comin' through strong. 491 00:21:01,962 --> 00:21:03,397 - Ain't nobody worried about no damn girls. 492 00:21:03,463 --> 00:21:06,099 - Nobody. - We're not worried about the girls! 493 00:21:06,166 --> 00:21:10,070 ♪♪♪♪ 494 00:21:14,808 --> 00:21:17,377 (overlapping greetings) - Oh, it's my girl! 495 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:19,580 (men booing) 496 00:21:23,183 --> 00:21:24,685 - Yeah, y'all was talkin' (bleep) about us 497 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:26,486 as we were just walkin' up. (laughter) 498 00:21:26,553 --> 00:21:27,955 - Hell yeah, we was talking (bleep). 499 00:21:28,021 --> 00:21:30,958 - Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! 500 00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:35,529 Welcome to the second edition of a Black Ink Battle. 501 00:21:35,596 --> 00:21:37,931 (Spyder) Dun-dun-dun! 502 00:21:44,271 --> 00:21:48,609 - Ladies, gentlemen... And welcome back, people. 503 00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:51,311 We have another great Black Ink Battle. 504 00:21:51,378 --> 00:21:54,181 The Battle of the Sexes, Black Ink edition. 505 00:21:54,248 --> 00:21:55,716 We have our competitors: 506 00:21:55,782 --> 00:21:59,386 Young Bae, Vanity, Krystal, and we have Khylah. 507 00:21:59,453 --> 00:22:03,190 And on the male side, we have Rok, Spyder, 508 00:22:03,257 --> 00:22:05,859 Swiss, and we got that boy Alex. 509 00:22:05,926 --> 00:22:10,697 Straight from Atlanta, Disciple and my man, Jiggaman. 510 00:22:10,764 --> 00:22:12,499 All right. (cheers and applause) 511 00:22:12,566 --> 00:22:14,501 Yeah, there they go. Yeah. 512 00:22:14,568 --> 00:22:16,670 - What's happening? 513 00:22:16,737 --> 00:22:18,705 - Since Ceaser just left to go on vacation, 514 00:22:18,772 --> 00:22:21,241 Feezy, Tatti, and myself 515 00:22:21,308 --> 00:22:23,177 will be judging this competition. 516 00:22:23,243 --> 00:22:25,245 We're gonna be judging on working together, 517 00:22:25,312 --> 00:22:26,914 because that is key. 518 00:22:26,980 --> 00:22:29,616 And the overall tattoo itself. 519 00:22:29,683 --> 00:22:31,652 Damn it, it's a Black Ink Battle! 520 00:22:31,718 --> 00:22:34,188 The losing team... - The girls. 521 00:22:34,254 --> 00:22:35,656 (laughter) 522 00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:38,158 - Will be the apprentice for the day. 523 00:22:38,225 --> 00:22:39,393 - What? 524 00:22:39,459 --> 00:22:41,695 - What? Who gon' beat me? 525 00:22:41,762 --> 00:22:45,232 Please, please! Stop. (laughs loudly) 526 00:22:45,299 --> 00:22:48,035 - Your clients are two women, and they are a couple. 527 00:22:48,101 --> 00:22:50,771 And before we bring them in, you have five minutes 528 00:22:50,838 --> 00:22:53,373 as a team to come up with a game plan. What y'all gonna do? 529 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:55,475 - Ladies, let's meet in the back. Let's take it to the back. 530 00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:58,612 Tonight's competition will consist of four categories: 531 00:22:58,679 --> 00:23:01,014 Consultation, design, 532 00:23:01,081 --> 00:23:03,016 black ink work, and color work. 533 00:23:03,083 --> 00:23:04,585 (Krystal) Who's good under pressure? 534 00:23:04,651 --> 00:23:07,688 I almost had a heart attack the last competition. 535 00:23:07,754 --> 00:23:09,356 - I wanna do the consultation 536 00:23:09,423 --> 00:23:11,391 because I feel like that's really, like, important 537 00:23:11,458 --> 00:23:13,861 to get the ideas from the client and, you know, 538 00:23:13,927 --> 00:23:17,097 get their idea and, you know, make it better. 539 00:23:17,164 --> 00:23:19,132 - Which one of y'all wants to do the consultation? 540 00:23:19,199 --> 00:23:20,601 - I'll kick it off. - Yeah, so, all right, yeah. 541 00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:24,004 - If the design that they want is not up to par, 542 00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:26,640 we gotta talk 'em into it, you feel me? 543 00:23:26,707 --> 00:23:28,141 - Who's drawing it? 544 00:23:28,208 --> 00:23:29,977 - I'm diggity down with drawing it. 545 00:23:30,043 --> 00:23:31,678 (Khylah) I'll apply it. 546 00:23:31,745 --> 00:23:33,113 - Who's good at color? 547 00:23:33,180 --> 00:23:34,948 - A'ight, who's most comfortable with color? 548 00:23:35,015 --> 00:23:37,451 - Color, ha, I'm most... Yeah. - Happy with color? 549 00:23:37,518 --> 00:23:39,119 - If it's some color (bleep), it's Rok. 550 00:23:39,186 --> 00:23:40,554 - If it's a gang tattoo, I'll do it. 551 00:23:40,621 --> 00:23:42,022 (laughter) 552 00:23:42,089 --> 00:23:44,625 - See, he got it. Teamwork makes the dream work. 553 00:23:44,691 --> 00:23:46,894 - I hope they come with some good (bleep), some good skin. 554 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:48,328 - But here's the issue when you tattoo 555 00:23:48,395 --> 00:23:51,298 in a predominantly African American community. 556 00:23:51,365 --> 00:23:53,667 Most of the people, when they bring their tattoo, 557 00:23:53,734 --> 00:23:55,002 their reference and their ideas, 558 00:23:55,068 --> 00:23:57,204 they're on more fair-skinned people. 559 00:23:57,271 --> 00:24:00,474 A lot of (bleep) can't translate on darker skin. 560 00:24:00,541 --> 00:24:02,676 - You know you gotta, on darker complexions, 561 00:24:02,743 --> 00:24:04,478 use light pastels. 562 00:24:04,545 --> 00:24:07,381 - Girl, I'm gonna consult her. 563 00:24:07,447 --> 00:24:09,383 Don't worry. - Word. 564 00:24:09,449 --> 00:24:11,952 - One, two, three... - (all) Girls! 565 00:24:12,019 --> 00:24:13,687 - Come on in, ladies, ladies, ladies. 566 00:24:13,754 --> 00:24:16,857 - Hi, ladies. - Black Ink staff, 567 00:24:16,924 --> 00:24:18,692 these are the clients: 568 00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:21,261 Nicole, and her wife, Keisha. 569 00:24:21,328 --> 00:24:23,397 Nicole, first off, choose your team. 570 00:24:26,233 --> 00:24:27,768 - I think I'm gonna go with the guys. 571 00:24:27,835 --> 00:24:29,469 - All right, yeah. (applause) 572 00:24:29,536 --> 00:24:33,207 - Nicole. Keisha, you're with the girls. 573 00:24:33,273 --> 00:24:34,808 - Hi, Keisha! 574 00:24:34,875 --> 00:24:37,110 - All right, please explain to the artist 575 00:24:37,177 --> 00:24:38,946 what you're trying to get done today. 576 00:24:39,012 --> 00:24:41,481 - We want a lady. She's, like, chillin' in 577 00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:43,817 a little silhouette, and her head is like 578 00:24:43,884 --> 00:24:46,787 in a Pride galaxy, basically. 579 00:24:46,854 --> 00:24:48,822 - I see color. - In color. 580 00:24:48,889 --> 00:24:50,657 - And so, that's cute, that's cute. 581 00:24:50,724 --> 00:24:52,125 - Wait, aren't we in Pride month? 582 00:24:52,192 --> 00:24:53,460 - We are in Pride month. - Yay! 583 00:24:53,527 --> 00:24:56,496 - Well, hey, look at that! (all cheering) 584 00:24:56,563 --> 00:25:00,167 - Now, it's up to each team to interpret 585 00:25:00,234 --> 00:25:04,037 and design, and give these ladies what they want. 586 00:25:04,104 --> 00:25:06,974 - Black Ink Battle, begin! 587 00:25:08,175 --> 00:25:10,043 - Take a seat. (sighs) 588 00:25:10,110 --> 00:25:12,479 Get comfy. - Get comfortable. 589 00:25:12,546 --> 00:25:15,949 - Keisha, girl, have a sit. - Sit in our office. 590 00:25:16,016 --> 00:25:18,051 - Hey, you guys. - All right, so, 591 00:25:18,118 --> 00:25:20,354 where are you thinking about getting this tattoo? 592 00:25:20,420 --> 00:25:23,223 - Whatever works, really, 'cause I know I got a couple of tats. 593 00:25:23,290 --> 00:25:25,526 - What do you think about right there on the back? 594 00:25:25,592 --> 00:25:27,461 What, on the back shoulder? The shoulder back? 595 00:25:27,528 --> 00:25:28,996 - That'd be dope. - That's a good spot. 596 00:25:29,062 --> 00:25:30,297 - Yeah, I like that. All right, 597 00:25:30,364 --> 00:25:32,933 so it seem like we got it all figured out. 598 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,168 I'm about to get out of here. 599 00:25:34,234 --> 00:25:35,669 I gotta go move into my apartment. 600 00:25:35,736 --> 00:25:38,372 Appreciate y'all. I'm outta here. Make me proud. 601 00:25:38,438 --> 00:25:40,574 (Puma) Alex is doing a horrible job. 602 00:25:40,641 --> 00:25:42,376 This (bleep) is already leaving, 603 00:25:42,442 --> 00:25:45,512 Oh, man, fellas, this ain't lookin' too good for y'all. 604 00:25:45,579 --> 00:25:47,581 - I say you keep that (bleep) real simple, bro. 605 00:25:47,648 --> 00:25:51,018 We'll put some stars around it, call it a day. 606 00:25:51,084 --> 00:25:52,986 - And if we ask her and she says she (bleep) with this, 607 00:25:53,053 --> 00:25:54,288 then we would do it, but... - Oh, no. 608 00:25:54,354 --> 00:25:55,722 What? We're tattoo artists. 609 00:25:55,789 --> 00:25:57,191 We choose the tattoo. 610 00:25:57,257 --> 00:26:00,727 No, "Rok-y" Balboa, leave her. 611 00:26:00,794 --> 00:26:02,196 They told us what they want. 612 00:26:02,262 --> 00:26:03,797 Let us put it together and deliver. 613 00:26:03,864 --> 00:26:05,866 I don't go to the restaurant and tell the chef how much salt 614 00:26:05,933 --> 00:26:08,402 and black pepper I want on my food, you know what I mean? 615 00:26:08,468 --> 00:26:10,204 (Rok) What tattoo do you wanna get? 616 00:26:10,270 --> 00:26:12,406 - A girl with a body. Like, more of... 617 00:26:12,472 --> 00:26:14,408 - So, you want... so, she want body, she don't want-- 618 00:26:14,474 --> 00:26:16,777 just want the head in the clouds, I mean hadn't... 619 00:26:16,844 --> 00:26:20,080 - Rok, you are a tattoo artist that clients will walk over. 620 00:26:20,147 --> 00:26:21,515 - My customer's always happy. 621 00:26:21,582 --> 00:26:23,750 - The customer is not always right, (bleep) no. 622 00:26:23,817 --> 00:26:25,219 Not in here. 623 00:26:25,285 --> 00:26:27,521 - Does Spyder treat all his clients like this? 624 00:26:27,588 --> 00:26:30,390 Usually, the customer is always right. 625 00:26:30,457 --> 00:26:33,093 He's telling me, (bleep) the customer. 626 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:35,429 Is this the Team Guys or Team Spyder? 627 00:26:35,495 --> 00:26:36,697 - Hell no! 628 00:26:38,632 --> 00:26:41,235 - The customer is paying. - That don't mean (bleep). 629 00:26:41,301 --> 00:26:42,903 So, I'm right if I tell my mechanic 630 00:26:42,970 --> 00:26:44,972 what to do to my Benz? 631 00:26:45,038 --> 00:26:47,975 - Uh... (sighs) 632 00:26:48,041 --> 00:26:51,311 - That's why I never do consultations with other artists. 633 00:26:53,146 --> 00:26:56,049 - Bye, guys! Sorry, I have to go! 634 00:26:56,116 --> 00:26:58,218 - In a shocking turn of events, 635 00:26:58,285 --> 00:27:00,988 Bae has abruptly left the building. 636 00:27:01,054 --> 00:27:02,656 - I don't-- I don't see teamwork. 637 00:27:02,723 --> 00:27:05,592 (Tatti) Vanity has the team on her shoulders right now. 638 00:27:05,659 --> 00:27:07,828 It's not lookin' good for the girls. 639 00:27:07,895 --> 00:27:10,030 ♪♪♪♪ 640 00:27:14,401 --> 00:27:21,074 ♪♪♪♪ 641 00:27:21,141 --> 00:27:23,110 - So, I'm right if I tell my mechanic 642 00:27:23,177 --> 00:27:24,678 what to do to my Benz? 643 00:27:24,745 --> 00:27:27,681 - So far, the Black Ink Battle is looking bad for the guys. 644 00:27:27,748 --> 00:27:30,150 They're arguing again. - (chuckles) 645 00:27:30,217 --> 00:27:32,052 - It's not lookin' too good over here. 646 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,788 - That's why I never do consultations with other artists. 647 00:27:34,855 --> 00:27:38,058 - So you want, um, full-color tattoo? 648 00:27:38,125 --> 00:27:39,326 (Keisha) Yeah. 649 00:27:39,393 --> 00:27:41,428 I've never experimented with color before, so... 650 00:27:41,495 --> 00:27:43,463 - I see a little red here. 651 00:27:43,530 --> 00:27:45,265 - Oh, like, well, it's red. 652 00:27:45,332 --> 00:27:47,434 I feel like red shows up on everybody, but like... 653 00:27:47,501 --> 00:27:48,735 - That's like a burgundy. 654 00:27:48,802 --> 00:27:51,572 - Why would anybody use burgundy on her, right? 655 00:27:51,638 --> 00:27:53,207 - I guess it's the way my skin healed, 656 00:27:53,273 --> 00:27:54,675 'cause it was really bright. 657 00:27:54,741 --> 00:27:58,145 - I don't think the full color's gonna work, right? 658 00:27:58,212 --> 00:28:01,782 - For the galaxy look, you're gonna need it. 659 00:28:01,849 --> 00:28:04,785 - Right, but as a tattoo artist, we have to think about, 660 00:28:04,852 --> 00:28:06,887 you know, what we're working with. 661 00:28:06,954 --> 00:28:09,223 And we want to give you what's best for you, 662 00:28:09,289 --> 00:28:12,893 and what's gonna stay, and what's gonna look beautiful 663 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,395 10 years later, 20 years later, you know what I'm saying? 664 00:28:15,462 --> 00:28:18,332 So, I don't think full-color is the option. 665 00:28:18,398 --> 00:28:20,033 What you think? 666 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:21,835 - So, you want us to limit the palette, 667 00:28:21,902 --> 00:28:23,370 is what you're saying to... - Right. 668 00:28:23,437 --> 00:28:27,441 Because purple, blue, and it's just not gonna work. 669 00:28:27,508 --> 00:28:28,909 Certain color won't stay. 670 00:28:28,976 --> 00:28:30,911 It's gonna be there for a couple of days 671 00:28:30,978 --> 00:28:33,547 and it's gonna just go away. 672 00:28:33,614 --> 00:28:35,516 And it's my job to tell my clients 673 00:28:35,582 --> 00:28:39,186 that's not how it's gonna look after it's done healing. 674 00:28:39,253 --> 00:28:42,856 Is that okay, or do you, like... want it? 675 00:28:42,923 --> 00:28:45,859 'Cause we can only suggest, but then at the end of the day, 676 00:28:45,926 --> 00:28:47,394 this is your tattoo. 677 00:28:47,461 --> 00:28:50,898 It don't have to look good for anybody but yourself. 678 00:28:50,964 --> 00:28:52,566 (Vanity) It's never easy to tell a client 679 00:28:52,633 --> 00:28:54,635 what they can and cannot get done. 680 00:28:54,701 --> 00:28:56,436 But it's how you go about it 681 00:28:56,503 --> 00:28:58,605 and the options you offer the client 682 00:28:58,672 --> 00:29:00,541 that can really make the difference. 683 00:29:00,607 --> 00:29:01,942 - Like, if it can't be full-color, 684 00:29:02,009 --> 00:29:03,243 like, what colors can you work with 685 00:29:03,310 --> 00:29:05,045 that work with my skin, you know, as... 686 00:29:05,112 --> 00:29:07,948 - So, we can do a color splash. 687 00:29:08,015 --> 00:29:10,817 - Reddish will definitely work. Reddish. 688 00:29:10,884 --> 00:29:14,121 'Cause we want this to just last forever. 689 00:29:14,188 --> 00:29:16,990 - And that works too, because I think babe's a fire sign. 690 00:29:17,057 --> 00:29:19,393 So, that will do it. - Mm-hm, and you're fire, girl. 691 00:29:19,459 --> 00:29:20,694 You're fire. (laughter) 692 00:29:22,362 --> 00:29:26,099 - Okay, so let's go to the Rok school of tattooing, right? 693 00:29:26,166 --> 00:29:29,570 Client, what do you-- you want a tattoo with a body? 694 00:29:29,636 --> 00:29:32,439 If you go with a body, there's gonna be no detail. 695 00:29:32,506 --> 00:29:34,474 Because you gotta put that whole body and that face. 696 00:29:34,541 --> 00:29:35,843 You're not gonna get no face. 697 00:29:35,909 --> 00:29:37,845 It's gonna be simple because less is more, 698 00:29:37,911 --> 00:29:40,314 especially dealing with darker skin. 699 00:29:40,380 --> 00:29:43,517 And then the colors on top of that is just a whole nother animal. 700 00:29:43,584 --> 00:29:46,987 Certain colors won't even apply. But it'll look good at first, 701 00:29:47,054 --> 00:29:48,889 even though later on it's gonna disappear. 702 00:29:48,956 --> 00:29:51,558 I'm sorry for Rok confusing you. 703 00:29:51,625 --> 00:29:54,595 - The green, blue, and purple is good enough colors. 704 00:29:54,661 --> 00:29:58,365 - We gotta do the bright colors. That's what she wants. 705 00:29:58,432 --> 00:30:02,769 So, what we're gonna do is minimize how much of the yellow... 706 00:30:02,836 --> 00:30:05,239 - Because she said, it wa-- 707 00:30:05,305 --> 00:30:07,374 she said that it was okay not, you know, if it don't show. 708 00:30:07,441 --> 00:30:09,776 - Yeah, she doesn't-- it doesn't have to be all the colors. 709 00:30:09,843 --> 00:30:11,712 - There seems to be a disagreement 710 00:30:11,778 --> 00:30:13,914 on what kind of colors to use. 711 00:30:13,981 --> 00:30:17,217 Ladies, this might be a good time to consult with your client 712 00:30:17,284 --> 00:30:18,418 and see what she thinks. 713 00:30:18,485 --> 00:30:21,355 - This is the... the image. 714 00:30:27,895 --> 00:30:29,196 - Talk to me, girl. It's all right. 715 00:30:29,263 --> 00:30:31,131 I'm not trying to make you feel like I'm minim-- 716 00:30:31,198 --> 00:30:33,667 - No, I mean if you wanna, like, go along more so 717 00:30:33,734 --> 00:30:34,768 with the design that... - It's your vision. 718 00:30:34,835 --> 00:30:37,104 - Oh, my God. Okay. 719 00:30:37,171 --> 00:30:39,106 Okay, this is not going the way I thought. 720 00:30:39,173 --> 00:30:43,177 - It's like totally different. Like totally different. 721 00:30:43,243 --> 00:30:47,047 Like it doesn't really like give what I gave at all. 722 00:30:47,114 --> 00:30:51,084 - Ohh, customer satisfaction. 723 00:30:51,151 --> 00:30:52,753 Noted. 724 00:30:52,819 --> 00:30:57,057 - I did the design exactly how she wanted. 725 00:30:57,124 --> 00:31:01,762 Everything I did was everything she asked for. 726 00:31:01,828 --> 00:31:04,631 How are we feeling about this, guys? 727 00:31:04,698 --> 00:31:07,000 The smoke is gonna be negative space. 728 00:31:07,067 --> 00:31:09,636 The other stuff, remember, you're not doing all the colors. 729 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:13,407 You'll do it with grays, 730 00:31:13,473 --> 00:31:15,709 blacks, reds. 731 00:31:15,776 --> 00:31:17,778 You can throw some pinks in there. 732 00:31:17,845 --> 00:31:19,479 - Okay. - Look. 733 00:31:19,546 --> 00:31:21,515 - Okay. 734 00:31:21,582 --> 00:31:23,283 Yes, yes, yes. 735 00:31:23,350 --> 00:31:25,018 - I like this. We might have to do this 736 00:31:25,085 --> 00:31:27,054 a little bit more often. 737 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:28,956 We've had a breakthrough, people! 738 00:31:29,022 --> 00:31:32,192 Thank God the girls' team finally got it together. 739 00:31:32,259 --> 00:31:34,161 The client is happy with the design 740 00:31:34,228 --> 00:31:36,697 and they can finally start tattooing. 741 00:31:36,763 --> 00:31:39,132 - You start and she finish. 742 00:31:39,199 --> 00:31:40,767 - Okay, we can do that, yeah. 743 00:31:40,834 --> 00:31:42,569 - I'm not doing nothing in it. 744 00:31:42,636 --> 00:31:45,005 - Why? - I don't like the design. 745 00:31:45,072 --> 00:31:48,709 - But that's where you come in as a real artist. 746 00:31:48,775 --> 00:31:50,277 You can make it your style. 747 00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,045 - I already won a Black Ink Battle, 748 00:31:52,112 --> 00:31:54,181 so I feel like I don't have nothin' to prove. 749 00:31:54,248 --> 00:31:57,117 Plus, I do not tattoo constellations. 750 00:31:57,184 --> 00:31:59,253 I don't know what space look like, I never been there. 751 00:31:59,319 --> 00:32:01,488 Nah, I don't want to tattoo. (laughter) 752 00:32:01,555 --> 00:32:02,689 - Okay, okay. 753 00:32:02,756 --> 00:32:04,591 - This is a crazy Black Ink Battle 754 00:32:04,658 --> 00:32:06,093 we got this evening, folks! 755 00:32:06,159 --> 00:32:08,128 - Disciple is definitely distracted right now 756 00:32:08,195 --> 00:32:10,631 from all things that possibly should be going on 757 00:32:10,697 --> 00:32:11,798 with a competition. 758 00:32:11,865 --> 00:32:14,201 (indistinct chatter) 759 00:32:14,268 --> 00:32:15,302 - Wow. 760 00:32:15,369 --> 00:32:16,603 - Gee whillikers, guys! 761 00:32:16,670 --> 00:32:18,138 - Give me the, um... 762 00:32:18,205 --> 00:32:21,008 - Mama, you wanna set up your station? 763 00:32:22,442 --> 00:32:24,511 - I think it's cool 'cause like I already know like... 764 00:32:24,578 --> 00:32:28,549 - So Bae did the consultation, I did the design, 765 00:32:28,615 --> 00:32:30,184 Khylah is doing the line work, 766 00:32:30,250 --> 00:32:34,021 Disciple was supposed to do the color work. 767 00:32:34,087 --> 00:32:36,990 I keep trying to get Disciple to set up a station. 768 00:32:37,057 --> 00:32:38,625 She's over here flirting with Swiss. 769 00:32:38,692 --> 00:32:41,828 What the hell was the point of bringing her all this way? 770 00:32:41,895 --> 00:32:45,132 Shall I get the tattoo as well? 771 00:32:45,199 --> 00:32:48,468 I guess I'm gonna have to do the color work now too. 772 00:32:48,535 --> 00:32:49,736 She's useless. 773 00:32:49,803 --> 00:32:50,871 - You outta here? 774 00:32:50,938 --> 00:32:52,339 - Disciple, where you goin'? 775 00:32:52,406 --> 00:32:54,007 Oh, oh... 776 00:32:57,744 --> 00:32:59,546 - I'ma go set up. 777 00:32:59,613 --> 00:33:02,182 I'll tattoo it. 778 00:33:02,249 --> 00:33:03,851 - (chuckles) He said it-- 779 00:33:03,917 --> 00:33:05,185 - Wait, wait! 780 00:33:05,252 --> 00:33:07,120 Wait, did y'all just cut her dress? 781 00:33:07,187 --> 00:33:11,225 Rule number 36 of tattooing: 782 00:33:11,291 --> 00:33:14,528 Don't ruin the person's clothing that they came in with! 783 00:33:14,595 --> 00:33:16,196 - Yo, Spyder, you ready over there? 784 00:33:16,263 --> 00:33:18,365 - Ready. - You ready to get this started? 785 00:33:18,432 --> 00:33:22,336 ♪♪♪♪ 786 00:33:29,209 --> 00:33:31,545 - Like where, where are they? 787 00:33:31,612 --> 00:33:33,881 - It's so annoying, right? 788 00:33:33,947 --> 00:33:36,250 - You know, it's heavy-handed Spyder over here 789 00:33:36,316 --> 00:33:39,987 goin' over the same (bleep) over and over again 790 00:33:40,053 --> 00:33:42,589 - Every client says that. - (laughs) 791 00:33:42,656 --> 00:33:45,292 - I can feel it. - I said like we want to go 792 00:33:45,359 --> 00:33:47,928 under your skin a thousand times. - I can feel that (bleep). 793 00:33:47,995 --> 00:33:49,263 - No. - Yeah, y'all is. 794 00:33:49,329 --> 00:33:51,865 (stammering) "Do this one over again." 795 00:33:51,932 --> 00:33:53,534 - You want a good tattoo, right? 796 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,402 We-- We cookin'. 797 00:33:56,770 --> 00:33:57,971 - All right. 798 00:33:58,038 --> 00:34:00,174 I need somebody. Ready to go in? 799 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:01,942 - Mm-hmm. - All right. 800 00:34:02,009 --> 00:34:03,944 - ♪♪ Shawty straight groovin', movin' it to the tunes ♪♪ 801 00:34:04,011 --> 00:34:06,747 ♪♪ Goin' up and down the room, she doin' it for the goons ♪♪ 802 00:34:06,813 --> 00:34:08,715 ♪♪ Yeah baby girl, come and shake it for me ♪♪ 803 00:34:08,782 --> 00:34:11,185 ♪♪ If you wanna get the bag, come and take it from me ♪♪ 804 00:34:11,251 --> 00:34:13,287 - Team bitches all day, you heard? 805 00:34:13,353 --> 00:34:15,722 Team girls, team girls. 806 00:34:15,789 --> 00:34:18,225 We respect bitches out here. 807 00:34:18,292 --> 00:34:20,360 - Good shading, man. - Thank you. 808 00:34:20,427 --> 00:34:24,164 Build up that lighter shade. 809 00:34:24,231 --> 00:34:27,267 - Watch and learn how I sabotage these mother(bleep). 810 00:34:27,334 --> 00:34:29,303 Spyder, remember the other day? 811 00:34:29,369 --> 00:34:31,738 - Yeah? - When you attacked Rok? 812 00:34:31,805 --> 00:34:33,574 - Past-- the past is the past. 813 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:37,010 - Rok, remember when you called Spyder a rhino? 814 00:34:37,077 --> 00:34:39,813 - I do remember that. - He meant that in the kindest way. 815 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:41,248 - That's a term of endearment. 816 00:34:41,315 --> 00:34:42,716 - He actually does a great impression of me. 817 00:34:42,783 --> 00:34:44,885 - (as Spyder) I'm gon' finish up this tat right now 818 00:34:44,952 --> 00:34:46,386 for the Black Ink Brooklyn. 819 00:34:46,453 --> 00:34:47,788 - Uh-huh! Uh-huh! - You feel me? 820 00:34:47,855 --> 00:34:50,991 Hey, ladies, good luck. 821 00:34:51,058 --> 00:34:52,793 ♪♪♪♪ 822 00:34:52,860 --> 00:34:54,862 - ♪♪ Then I messed around and I made you a fan ♪♪ 823 00:34:54,928 --> 00:34:56,430 ♪♪♪♪ 824 00:34:56,496 --> 00:34:58,632 ♪♪ Then I messed around and I made you a fan ♪♪ 825 00:34:58,699 --> 00:35:00,200 - Get it, you tapped in, pow. 826 00:35:00,267 --> 00:35:02,803 - I guess it's time to go to work. 827 00:35:02,870 --> 00:35:04,171 - ♪♪ Then I messed around and I made you a fan ♪♪ 828 00:35:04,238 --> 00:35:06,006 - Girls, I am so sorry, 829 00:35:06,073 --> 00:35:08,575 but I have to go. Bye! 830 00:35:08,642 --> 00:35:10,077 Bye, guys! 831 00:35:10,143 --> 00:35:11,979 Sorry, I have to go! 832 00:35:12,045 --> 00:35:13,680 - In a shocking turn of events, 833 00:35:13,747 --> 00:35:16,416 Bae has abruptly left the building, 834 00:35:16,483 --> 00:35:19,786 leaving only behind Khylah, Vanity, and Krystal. 835 00:35:19,853 --> 00:35:22,456 - Ha! - It's not looking good for the girls. 836 00:35:22,523 --> 00:35:25,559 - 'Cause look, huh? I don't-- I don't see teamwork. 837 00:35:25,626 --> 00:35:28,362 - Vanity has the team on her shoulders right now. 838 00:35:28,428 --> 00:35:29,796 - Krystal, bring your ass, girl. 839 00:35:29,863 --> 00:35:31,398 (laughter and chatter) 840 00:35:31,465 --> 00:35:33,100 Anyone that's participated, 841 00:35:33,166 --> 00:35:35,302 honestly, I appreciate the efforts for real 842 00:35:35,369 --> 00:35:37,337 because we're all a team, but... 843 00:35:42,142 --> 00:35:44,344 - Let me tell you something, I love what I do. 844 00:35:47,881 --> 00:35:52,719 - We're gonna have judgment on them tattoos, man, but, um... 845 00:35:52,786 --> 00:35:54,154 yeah, it didn't go well. 846 00:35:54,221 --> 00:35:57,157 - What do you mean? - Everybody's not happy. 847 00:36:12,339 --> 00:36:14,074 - Anyone that's participated, 848 00:36:14,141 --> 00:36:16,310 honestly, I appreciate the efforts for real 849 00:36:16,376 --> 00:36:19,613 because we're all a team, but kinda over the ones 850 00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,281 that not trying to be here. 851 00:36:23,016 --> 00:36:24,551 - No, that would be horrible. 852 00:36:24,618 --> 00:36:28,555 - Is Krystal switching sides? - Krystal switching sides? 853 00:36:28,622 --> 00:36:31,124 - Krystal, bring your ass, girl. 854 00:36:31,191 --> 00:36:32,826 - Wait, what happened? I was watching-- 855 00:36:32,893 --> 00:36:34,595 I was looking at what you was doing. 856 00:36:34,661 --> 00:36:36,964 - So you just don't wanna do nothin'? 857 00:36:37,030 --> 00:36:39,032 - You know, I really thought that the girls 858 00:36:39,099 --> 00:36:40,834 was gonna take this because we had 859 00:36:40,901 --> 00:36:44,204 our leading artist Krystal on the team, but looking in, 860 00:36:44,271 --> 00:36:46,773 it looks like Krystal's just warming up the bench. 861 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,243 - ♪♪ Yo man I'm living so ridiculous ♪♪ 862 00:36:49,309 --> 00:36:52,112 ♪♪Tell my homegirl chill, take a pic of this ♪♪ 863 00:36:52,179 --> 00:36:53,981 ♪♪ And you can see me do my thing ♪♪ 864 00:36:54,047 --> 00:36:56,950 ♪♪ Hit the button, put it on the wide screen ♪♪ 865 00:36:57,017 --> 00:36:58,752 ♪♪ Come on, come on, come on ♪♪ 866 00:36:58,819 --> 00:37:00,687 - All right, fellas. - Mm-hmm. 867 00:37:00,754 --> 00:37:02,656 - I think we're finished. 868 00:37:02,723 --> 00:37:04,491 - Yes, mm-hmm. - That fire. 869 00:37:04,558 --> 00:37:06,426 - Mm-hmm. - That okay? 870 00:37:06,493 --> 00:37:07,928 - Oh! - Okay. 871 00:37:07,995 --> 00:37:09,530 - I love it. - You love it? 872 00:37:09,596 --> 00:37:10,797 - She's not real. - You love it? 873 00:37:10,864 --> 00:37:12,966 - I love it. I love that it's-- 874 00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:14,334 all the colors are there. 875 00:37:14,401 --> 00:37:17,538 She has a nice little facial expression. 876 00:37:17,604 --> 00:37:18,906 - When we first showed it to you, 877 00:37:18,972 --> 00:37:20,440 you was a little skept. - Yeah, a little bit. 878 00:37:20,507 --> 00:37:21,909 - But you believed in us, and that was dope. 879 00:37:21,975 --> 00:37:23,210 - Yeah, I did. - Appreciate that. 880 00:37:23,277 --> 00:37:24,745 - I wasn't expecting it to look like that, 881 00:37:24,811 --> 00:37:26,213 but this is fire, I like this. 882 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:28,515 - As long as the customer happy, we're happy. 883 00:37:28,582 --> 00:37:29,816 - That's it! - I am, I love it. 884 00:37:29,883 --> 00:37:31,552 - That's it. - Ladies, y'all can stop. 885 00:37:31,618 --> 00:37:32,753 It's all good. We good now. 886 00:37:32,819 --> 00:37:34,621 - Out my face, y'all. 887 00:37:34,688 --> 00:37:36,623 - The girls don't stand a chance. 888 00:37:36,690 --> 00:37:38,125 Story of the Spyder and the Rok. 889 00:37:38,192 --> 00:37:40,260 - The Spock. (laughter) 890 00:37:40,327 --> 00:37:42,129 - At the end of the day, me and the homey Rok, 891 00:37:42,196 --> 00:37:44,531 we came together, created a masterpiece. 892 00:37:44,598 --> 00:37:46,900 You know what? You know, I'ma... 893 00:37:46,967 --> 00:37:48,302 pat myself on the back for that. 894 00:37:48,368 --> 00:37:49,803 Spyder, you go, boy. 895 00:37:49,870 --> 00:37:52,873 - All right, girl, we're all done. 896 00:37:52,940 --> 00:37:54,942 All right, let's go check it out, girl. 897 00:37:55,008 --> 00:37:56,176 - Okay. 898 00:37:56,243 --> 00:38:01,448 ♪♪♪♪ 899 00:38:01,515 --> 00:38:04,184 Oh, my goodness. 900 00:38:04,251 --> 00:38:07,354 I really like it. Oh, my gosh. 901 00:38:07,421 --> 00:38:08,722 Nah, this is so dope. 902 00:38:08,789 --> 00:38:10,057 - What happened, boys? I'm sorry. 903 00:38:10,123 --> 00:38:12,159 I didn't hear what you were saying earlier. 904 00:38:12,226 --> 00:38:15,329 - I can see all of the colors. The purples, the blues, 905 00:38:15,395 --> 00:38:17,698 the whites, the reds, like I can see it literally 906 00:38:17,764 --> 00:38:20,901 all in my skin and it's like the most amazing part about it. 907 00:38:20,968 --> 00:38:24,004 Like you brought my vision to life and I love it! 908 00:38:24,071 --> 00:38:25,405 Like I really love it. Oh, my God. 909 00:38:25,472 --> 00:38:29,076 - Today was a rough day. Not everyone helped out. 910 00:38:29,142 --> 00:38:31,612 But the client loves her tattoo. 911 00:38:31,678 --> 00:38:33,080 I'm feeling pretty confident. 912 00:38:33,146 --> 00:38:35,215 And I'm telling you, on any given day, 913 00:38:35,282 --> 00:38:38,285 I will slay those mother(bleep), yo. 914 00:38:38,352 --> 00:38:39,586 - For the girls. 915 00:38:39,653 --> 00:38:40,921 - I'm glad you liked it, mama. 916 00:38:40,988 --> 00:38:42,856 - I'm quite impressed. 917 00:38:42,923 --> 00:38:44,958 Communication. - Facts. 918 00:38:45,025 --> 00:38:48,028 - Working together. The customer is satisfied. 919 00:38:48,095 --> 00:38:49,997 My Black ass is a little too tired 920 00:38:50,063 --> 00:38:51,265 to be sitting around here judging 921 00:38:51,331 --> 00:38:53,400 all these damn tattoos right now. 922 00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:56,637 So we'll take some pictures and judge this all tomorrow. 923 00:38:56,703 --> 00:38:58,038 Who will win this competition? 924 00:38:58,105 --> 00:38:59,840 The men finished up strong, 925 00:38:59,907 --> 00:39:01,608 but the women came through in the clutch. 926 00:39:01,675 --> 00:39:04,878 Tune in tomorrow for the Black Ink Battle results! 927 00:39:17,925 --> 00:39:21,828 - ♪♪People say it's hard work, it's not easy ♪♪ 928 00:39:21,895 --> 00:39:25,098 ♪♪ So how does it just come to me so freely? ♪♪ 929 00:39:25,165 --> 00:39:28,402 ♪♪ I be stacking all this bread up in my cribby ♪♪ 930 00:39:28,468 --> 00:39:30,671 - I'm on a diet. Can you tell? 931 00:39:30,737 --> 00:39:33,807 - No. - I lost like 0.2 pounds. 932 00:39:33,874 --> 00:39:35,609 - Oh, (bleep). - Look at my face. 933 00:39:35,676 --> 00:39:37,744 - I could tell. - She could tell! 934 00:39:37,811 --> 00:39:39,112 - I could tell. Y'all haters. 935 00:39:39,179 --> 00:39:41,148 They hatin'. - What, that's what we doin'? 936 00:39:41,215 --> 00:39:42,349 We hatin'? 937 00:39:42,416 --> 00:39:43,884 - Hi, Puma! - (blows raspberry) 938 00:39:43,951 --> 00:39:46,720 This is not gonna be good. - What? 939 00:39:46,787 --> 00:39:51,291 - We're gonna have a judgment on them tattoos, man, but, um... 940 00:39:51,358 --> 00:39:53,727 yeah, it didn't go well. 941 00:39:53,794 --> 00:39:56,563 - What do you mean? - Everybody's not happy. 942 00:39:56,630 --> 00:39:58,665 This Puma production was an epic fail. 943 00:39:58,732 --> 00:40:01,835 The client that the women had hit me up after the competition 944 00:40:01,902 --> 00:40:04,438 and kinda gave me some real upsetting news. 945 00:40:04,505 --> 00:40:07,040 - How did it come out? - It's not even about how it came out. 946 00:40:07,107 --> 00:40:10,010 It's about that person's whole entire experience. 947 00:40:10,077 --> 00:40:11,545 And it's-- and it's taking away 948 00:40:11,612 --> 00:40:14,214 from what the original Black Ink brand was built on. 949 00:40:14,281 --> 00:40:15,582 - What is it? 950 00:40:15,649 --> 00:40:17,184 Can you tell me? Can somebody tell me? 951 00:40:17,251 --> 00:40:21,121 - The client felt like you made their whole situation worse, 952 00:40:21,188 --> 00:40:23,090 and they legit said you. 953 00:40:23,156 --> 00:40:25,359 ♪♪♪♪ 954 00:40:31,331 --> 00:40:32,966 - Why, hello. - We're not happy. - What happened? - The client felt like 955 00:40:33,033 --> 00:40:35,002 they set the tone... - Right. 956 00:40:35,068 --> 00:40:38,505 - ...of making everybody feel like she was too Black 957 00:40:38,572 --> 00:40:39,640 to get a tattoo. - Oh, no! 958 00:40:39,706 --> 00:40:40,941 No, don't do that! - No. 959 00:40:41,008 --> 00:40:42,176 - I did not say that. 960 00:40:42,242 --> 00:40:44,878 I understand that I made a big mistake. 961 00:40:44,945 --> 00:40:46,613 No matter what my intentions were, 962 00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:50,584 I offended somebody and I don't wanna be that person. 963 00:40:50,651 --> 00:40:53,420 - How 'bout we get the first song done, get a video shot? 964 00:40:53,487 --> 00:40:56,623 But you're definitely gonna have to take like some choreo classes. 965 00:40:56,690 --> 00:40:58,425 - Kick, down, drop. 966 00:40:58,492 --> 00:41:01,061 - ♪♪ ...rip up on these hos... ♪♪ - Come on! 967 00:41:01,128 --> 00:41:03,630 - Oh, (bleep). - You broke my mic! 968 00:41:03,697 --> 00:41:05,265 - We have to learn the ethics 969 00:41:05,332 --> 00:41:07,534 of being a minority tattoo artist 970 00:41:07,601 --> 00:41:10,037 from somebody who has experience. 971 00:41:10,103 --> 00:41:12,639 Poch is one of the most talented Black tattoo artists 972 00:41:12,706 --> 00:41:14,274 of this time. 973 00:41:14,341 --> 00:41:17,578 And he's the perfect person to teach my team 974 00:41:17,644 --> 00:41:19,179 how to do color on dark skin. 975 00:41:19,246 --> 00:41:22,216 - If you guys have any questions, ask away. 976 00:41:22,282 --> 00:41:24,084 - I think that you have a condition called 977 00:41:24,151 --> 00:41:26,753 trigeminal neuralgia. 978 00:41:26,820 --> 00:41:28,622 - Is there a cure for this? 979 00:41:28,689 --> 00:41:32,159 - The straight answer is no. 980 00:41:32,226 --> 00:41:35,195 - I don't like that our customers feel any type of way. 981 00:41:35,262 --> 00:41:36,663 And I don't want you to be in a spot 982 00:41:36,730 --> 00:41:38,031 that you not comfortable at. 983 00:41:38,098 --> 00:41:39,967 - Ceaser, you trying to fire me? 984 00:41:44,705 --> 00:41:48,642 ♪♪♪♪ 985 00:41:57,117 --> 00:41:58,285 - ♪♪Drop, drop ♪♪ 986 00:41:58,352 --> 00:42:02,556 ♪♪♪♪ 987 00:42:10,631 --> 00:42:14,131 - ♪♪ MTV ♪♪