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- I've been having medical
issues for the past year now.
- Damn.
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- I made an appointment
for the specialist.
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- Is it something more serious?
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My biggest fear is leaving you
out here by yourself.
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- I was impressed
what I heard from you.
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I want you to perform
in my showcase.
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I would love for you
to be a part of this RGLR
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thing that I got going on.
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- (indistinct)
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(screams, bleep)
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Ah, (bleep).
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- It's us versus racism.
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So let's win this fight
together.
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Today I'm leading
a Blasian Unity Walk.
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It's really important
that we stand for one another.
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- Black Ink Battle!
Yay!
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- Battle of the Sexes.
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- (Spyder) I'm gonna bring home
a victory for the guys.
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- Team bitches all day,
you heard?
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- We have to think about,
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you know, what we're
working with.
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So I don't think full color
is the option.
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- It didn't go well.
- What do you mean?
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- Everybody's not happy.
- What is it?
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Can somebody tell me?
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- The client felt like
you made
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their whole situation worse.
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And they legit
said "you."
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(intense music)
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- What did I do?
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- The one thing
that Black Ink,
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this brand was built on,
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was to make sure that
black people were comfortable
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getting tattooed.
- Right.
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- The client contacted me
after the competition
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and basically said that her
whole experience with the women
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getting her tattoo
was terrible.
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And since Ceaser's still
on vacation,
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it's my job to take care
of this whole situation.
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Wanna know what's the one thing
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that most black people
don't like to hear
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when they're getting tattooed...
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- Please.
- "You're too black."
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- Who said-- I said that?
I say, "You're too black"?
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But Puma, I did not say
that at all.
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I don't think
full color's gonna work.
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We have to think about,
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you know, what we're
working with.
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We want to give you
what's best for you
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and what's gonna stay.
- Right.
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- So I don't think full color
is the option.
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It's my job to let them know
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what's gonna happen
after the healing process.
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I don't want them to think that,
oh, this is gonna
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stay just like this
and it don't.
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That's not fair to them.
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What I want is for her
to have the best result.
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- I understand that, but
the context of how it came out
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and being that she--
it's her skin complexion,
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she already feels
self-conscious about that.
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- She did?
- She told me--
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- Why? She's beautiful.
- But see,
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that's the part about
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the culture that
you may not understand.
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It's all about in context,
how you say it.
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Being dark-skinned has
a really ill...
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stigma to it sometimes.
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And a lot of people
have dealt
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with a lot of traumas from that.
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This is not what
the Black Ink brand was
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created for,
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for people who look like me
to feel like this.
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- I feel so horrible
that the client
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feels some type of way
about what I said.
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Because that's not my intention
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and I have to make
things right.
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It feels so horrible that
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the client had a bad experience.
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No matter what
my intentions were,
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I offended somebody
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and I don't want to be
that person.
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- Why, hello.
- Hello.
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(exciting shouting)
- Hey, ladies!
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- Hey, guys.
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- Welcome to the conversation.
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- It's like everybody's
upset and...
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- Yeah, we're not happy.
- What happened?
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- The fiasco of our
team-building activity.
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They were not happy at all
with their female experience.
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- (Tatti) I was a little worried
about this.
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Both clients had
a rough experience
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throughout the whole night.
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- It's like totally different.
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Like totally different.
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Like it doesn't really like
give what I gave at all.
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- Oh!
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- Rok, you are a tattoo artist
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that clients will walk over.
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(Rok)
My customer is always happy.
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- The customer is not
always right.
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(bleep) no, not in here.
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- Even though they left happy...
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- Oh, my goodness.
I really like it.
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- I love it.
- You love it?
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You love it?
- I love it.
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- ...or so they said.
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- They felt like
they set the tone...
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- Right.
- ...of making everybody
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feel like she was too black
to get tattooed.
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- Oh, no!
Don't, don't do that.
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I did not say that.
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- Had Bae told a client
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she was too dark
for a color piece,
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I probably would have
stepped in and...
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stopped her myself.
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I understand 100%
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how she may have felt
offended by that.
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You know what I'm saying?
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As tattoo artists, though,
it's our jobs
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to talk to our clients.
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And whatever piece we do,
we have to stand by.
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- The point of this
whole activity
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was supposed to be
to build morale in here.
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You know what I'm saying?
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And you mother(bleep)
let me down.
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Horribly.
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Yes, the men did win
the competition,
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but there's really nothing
to celebrate right now.
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Because what we saw
from our tattoo artists
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in Black Ink was not
to the standards
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of the Black Ink brand.
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I'm black.
I'm not--
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- No, don't make this about--
- No, no, no.
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Listen to what
I'm telling you, though.
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I am black
and I'm a black person
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that walked into many
tattoo shops in my life.
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And--
- All right.
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I get how this may have
come out, right?
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But in my head, I'm not
thinking about race.
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I'm thinking about tattoo.
That's when I went wrong.
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- I feel like it was
a hard conversation to have.
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- I agree. It was definitely
a hard conversation.
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- Nah, nah, listen, no.
It's not even about that
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because this is not what
the (bleep) ending of this was.
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- I don't want to be
insensitive.
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I don't want to be tone deaf.
I want to learn.
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So why you bashing me?
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This is all too much
for me right now.
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I just need some time
to process everything.
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- The main point
of this whole situation
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was for us to build community.
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And you guys took
the steering wheel
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and went left.
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- I feel like the only person
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that was comfortable enough
to do that tattoo was Vanity.
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Everybody else chickened out.
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- So are you including
yourself?
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- I'm a black-and-gray artist.
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Like I do color
here and there,
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but that's not my strong suit.
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- Right.
- So I opted out.
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- Technically I do color work,
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but on a daily basis
in Black Ink 125th,
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I wouldn't have done
the tattoo.
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I would have honestly
referred her
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to an artist
that specializes in this.
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- I think that your honesty
in just saying
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that we can't tackle this
at the moment
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would've been better off
than how she felt at the time.
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- I 100 million thousand percent
disagree with Puma.
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Because if we walking
into a competition,
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how would it have looked if
the ladies would have been like,
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oh, we're not comfortable
doing this?
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- So what's the lesson
that we've all learned
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from this team-building
experience?
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- Don't bite more
than what you can chew.
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- Goddamn it, Rok,
gold star, Rok!
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- Oh!
(clapping)
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- You know what?
- What the (bleep)?
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- I might keep this
mother(bleep) in Brooklyn
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a little bit longer.
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- ♪ Ooh ♪
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♪ I'm dropping
I'm getting this money ♪
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♪ I hear, ooh ♪
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♪ I'm running these streets
actually hated them ♪
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♪ Watching my boo ♪
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♪ Make money, take money
money money money ♪
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♪ Ooh ♪♪
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(electronic music)
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- (bleep), what's popping?
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What's good
with you, man?
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- Had to come check y'all.
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- How you doing, kid?
(overlapping chatter)
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- I'm stopping
by the studio today
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to talk business with Ted.
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And it feels good to finally
get out the shop
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and all that drama.
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But I feel like I'm not
gonna be the one
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to tell him about what happened
after that competition.
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I feel like that's Puma's job.
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- What's up with you, though?
- Working.
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- All right, the shop is cool.
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I don't really want
to talk about that.
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Save the tattoo talk
for the tattoo shop.
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Ever since Krystal performed
at my showcase in Atlanta,
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people have been going crazy.
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My DMs trying to figure out
when and where
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could they hear the next song.
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She agreed to work with me
while we were in Atlanta,
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but now that we're back
in New York,
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we have to get the ball rolling.
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What's up with
this music thing?
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- I mean, I'm still working
on that song
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that I performed.
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♪ I flip the script up on these
hos, and watch 'em copy ♪
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♪ Got your (bleep) money ♪
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♪ I think they got 'em
cranked out... ♪
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- Solo sounded very good,
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even though you fell off
that mother(bleep) stage.
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(air horn blows)
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- (bleep).
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(screams)
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- But once you're
working with me,
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I'll hook you up with the best
choreographer in the business.
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- I definitely have to start
working on these moves,
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'cause I'm trying to get
taken seriously as a rapper.
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I definitely want to do
like choreography
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so I can be like,
all my Kalani (bleep) there.
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- How 'bout we get
the first song done
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while you're taking
choreography classes,
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and then we can shoot
the video.
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You know what I'm saying?
That'd be one song
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you can turn into
the distribution company.
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Then we work on a five-song
project after that,
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if you decide to work with me.
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I'm gonna take Krystal
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and turn her into a bona fide
rapper and a superstar.
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I just gotta figure out a name.
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Kpac, Biggie Falls, Special K--
I don't know.
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I'll think of something.
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Either way, note to self,
get a great insurance policy
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just in case
she falls off the stage again.
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What's the name
of the song album?
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- "On My Mama."
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(laughs)
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No, it's-- I don't know.
I haven't picked a name yet.
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- I mean...
- Let me holler my name.
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"Oh, Mommy."
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- "Oh, Mommy."
You two brought to me.
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- "Word To My Mother."
- You two brought to me.
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00:09:02,442 --> 00:09:03,677
I love it.
(laughter)
252
00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:07,347
♪♪
253
00:09:09,349 --> 00:09:10,417
- You nervous?
254
00:09:10,450 --> 00:09:12,119
- I'm gonna tell you
the truth, a lot.
255
00:09:12,152 --> 00:09:13,587
- There's nothing
to be nervous about.
256
00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:15,422
- How you doing?
- Hi, how are you?
257
00:09:15,455 --> 00:09:16,924
- Dr. Shake.
- Dr. Shake?
258
00:09:16,957 --> 00:09:18,892
Okay, if you have a seat,
I'll give her a call
259
00:09:18,926 --> 00:09:21,428
and she'll be right with you.
- Thank you.
260
00:09:21,461 --> 00:09:22,763
(sighs)
Oh, boy.
261
00:09:22,796 --> 00:09:25,098
- We went through
several doctors already
262
00:09:25,132 --> 00:09:26,934
trying to figure out
what was going on,
263
00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:28,735
but I'm hoping
and confident today
264
00:09:28,769 --> 00:09:30,938
that the neurologist
got something to say,
265
00:09:30,971 --> 00:09:32,172
something good,
because at this point,
266
00:09:32,206 --> 00:09:34,007
it's starting to affect
my work.
267
00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:36,009
Even the other day
with the competition,
268
00:09:36,043 --> 00:09:38,345
you feel me, I'm going
through it feeling the pain
269
00:09:38,378 --> 00:09:39,813
and (bleep), whatever.
270
00:09:39,847 --> 00:09:41,381
I was on my A-game,
but I wasn't on my A+ game.
271
00:09:41,415 --> 00:09:44,718
And I usually like to give
my clients at least 110%.
272
00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,653
- Why don't you tell me
what's going on?
273
00:09:46,687 --> 00:09:48,288
What brings you here?
274
00:09:48,322 --> 00:09:50,824
- Oh, well, I started
feeling like
275
00:09:50,858 --> 00:09:53,827
this kind of like
fire in my jaw,
276
00:09:53,861 --> 00:09:55,128
almost, whatever.
277
00:09:55,162 --> 00:09:57,431
Like just like
on the side of my face.
278
00:09:57,464 --> 00:09:59,466
And I wear like my glasses
at one point.
279
00:09:59,499 --> 00:10:02,135
Then like just couldn't
even lay on this side.
280
00:10:02,169 --> 00:10:03,770
- Can you describe
the pain to me?
281
00:10:03,804 --> 00:10:05,906
- It's-- it's like
a distant pain
282
00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:08,041
that's like right in here.
283
00:10:08,075 --> 00:10:11,011
And sometimes like
I feel it in my teeth.
284
00:10:11,044 --> 00:10:13,146
- And it's only ever
on your left side?
285
00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:15,849
- Yeah.
- So I'm gonna start off
286
00:10:15,883 --> 00:10:17,918
by checking the strength
in your face,
287
00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:20,220
your arms and your legs.
288
00:10:20,254 --> 00:10:22,990
- Since this (bleep) started,
we done been to multiple doctors
289
00:10:23,023 --> 00:10:24,958
spending thousands of dollars
out of pocket.
290
00:10:24,992 --> 00:10:27,094
- Let me know
if any pain starts.
291
00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:28,462
- Countless sleepless nights
292
00:10:28,495 --> 00:10:29,830
that my wife gotta wake up
293
00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:32,132
and see me in a corner
in pain.
294
00:10:32,165 --> 00:10:34,501
- Does it feel the same?
- Yeah.
295
00:10:34,535 --> 00:10:37,471
At this point, I'm definitely
desperate for answers.
296
00:10:37,504 --> 00:10:38,972
- Side to side.
297
00:10:39,006 --> 00:10:41,441
That feels okay?
It's not painful?
298
00:10:41,475 --> 00:10:43,510
If you guys don't mind,
I'm gonna take off my mask
299
00:10:43,544 --> 00:10:44,878
so we can talk.
- Yeah, sure.
300
00:10:44,912 --> 00:10:47,681
- So, after talking with you
301
00:10:47,714 --> 00:10:48,982
and hearing about
what's going on
302
00:10:49,016 --> 00:10:50,751
and then doing your exam,
303
00:10:50,784 --> 00:10:52,753
I do think that you have
a condition
304
00:10:52,786 --> 00:10:54,354
called trigeminal neuralgia.
305
00:10:54,388 --> 00:10:58,325
The trigeminal nerve
starts in your brain
306
00:10:58,358 --> 00:11:02,095
and it basically provides
the sensation to your face.
307
00:11:02,129 --> 00:11:05,799
Sometimes what can happen
is that nerve can start
308
00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:09,069
to be so overreactive
that it's painful.
309
00:11:09,102 --> 00:11:11,505
- (sighs)
Okay, so...
310
00:11:11,538 --> 00:11:14,007
trigeminal neuralgia it is.
311
00:11:14,041 --> 00:11:15,576
But at the end of the day,
I'm happy
312
00:11:15,609 --> 00:11:18,979
that we understand what's
going on and what we up against.
313
00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:21,014
- Is there a cure for this?
314
00:11:21,048 --> 00:11:23,417
- Well, straight answer is no.
315
00:11:23,450 --> 00:11:25,886
- (groans)
- Yeah.
316
00:11:25,919 --> 00:11:29,723
- After we done been
to 20 doctors,
317
00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:32,659
spent $20,000,
318
00:11:32,693 --> 00:11:37,965
no, there have to be
some type of cure for this.
319
00:11:37,998 --> 00:11:39,433
- There's surgery.
320
00:11:39,466 --> 00:11:42,302
- Brain surgery.
321
00:11:42,336 --> 00:11:43,470
That's heavy.
322
00:11:43,504 --> 00:11:45,806
What the (bleep) you mean,
brain surgery?
323
00:11:45,839 --> 00:11:47,708
Like what, cut open
my brain and (bleep)?
324
00:11:47,741 --> 00:11:49,109
That (bleep) is rough.
325
00:11:51,745 --> 00:11:54,014
(sad music)
326
00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:56,149
- Don't be crying, babe.
327
00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:00,954
Don't cry.
328
00:12:00,988 --> 00:12:02,556
I know this is
really tough for you.
329
00:12:02,589 --> 00:12:06,760
But we found the solution,
you know, we got this.
330
00:12:06,793 --> 00:12:08,729
- We're gonna do
one thing at a time.
331
00:12:08,762 --> 00:12:10,430
We're gonna get an MRI...
- Right.
332
00:12:10,464 --> 00:12:12,232
- ...to make sure
that nothing else
333
00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:13,834
is irritating that nerve.
334
00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:16,603
Also really important that
your stress hormones go down.
335
00:12:16,637 --> 00:12:19,806
'Cause pain is actually
worsened through stress.
336
00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:21,275
And then we'll go from there.
337
00:12:21,308 --> 00:12:23,710
- We're gonna do this
together.
338
00:12:23,744 --> 00:12:26,547
Okay?
Give me a hug.
339
00:12:26,580 --> 00:12:28,482
Mmm, I love you.
340
00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,654
- Ultimately it was
a tattoo competition
341
00:12:33,687 --> 00:12:38,425
and the last two lead artists
were you and Bae.
342
00:12:38,458 --> 00:12:40,894
- Yeah?
- And neither you nor Bae
343
00:12:40,928 --> 00:12:44,264
tattooed this-- the client.
- Yeah.
344
00:12:44,298 --> 00:12:46,800
(Ceaser)
Has anybody spoken to Bae?
345
00:12:46,834 --> 00:12:48,802
- I tried to talk to her,
346
00:12:48,836 --> 00:12:52,039
and I feel like...
347
00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:54,741
she put up a front.
348
00:12:55,776 --> 00:12:57,010
- I don't like that
349
00:12:57,044 --> 00:12:58,645
our customers feel
any type of way.
350
00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,448
I don't want you to be in a spot
that you not comfortable at.
351
00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:03,083
- What the (bleep)
is Ceaser saying right now?
352
00:13:03,116 --> 00:13:04,451
You tryin' to fire me?
353
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:07,120
♪♪
354
00:13:12,793 --> 00:13:15,963
- ♪ She said I'm bad ♪
355
00:13:15,996 --> 00:13:17,497
♪ Who's mad? ♪
356
00:13:17,531 --> 00:13:20,701
♪ I'm bad
you glad ♪
357
00:13:20,734 --> 00:13:24,104
♪ He said, she said ♪♪
358
00:13:26,540 --> 00:13:28,008
(Ted)
How was your vacation?
359
00:13:28,041 --> 00:13:30,210
- I ain't gonna lie,
I had some fun on my vacation.
360
00:13:30,244 --> 00:13:31,612
- That's good.
You needed that.
361
00:13:31,645 --> 00:13:33,180
- Yeah, I definitely did.
362
00:13:33,213 --> 00:13:35,682
Suzanne and I went
to Costa Rica for my birthday,
363
00:13:35,716 --> 00:13:37,351
and that (bleep) was lit.
364
00:13:37,384 --> 00:13:39,419
- Cheers to the weekend.
365
00:13:39,453 --> 00:13:40,854
- Happy birthday to me.
366
00:13:40,888 --> 00:13:43,323
We both vaccinated,
so it felt great
367
00:13:43,357 --> 00:13:46,527
to finally get out the country
and see the (bleep) world again.
368
00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:48,195
- When y'all gonna send me
on a vacation?
369
00:13:48,228 --> 00:13:49,963
- For what?
What you need a vacation for?
370
00:13:49,997 --> 00:13:52,065
- You don't need a tan, bro.
- Boy, you black as hell.
371
00:13:52,099 --> 00:13:53,901
What you need a tan for?
- It's not about
the goddamn tan!
372
00:13:53,934 --> 00:13:55,469
It's about this goddamn stress
373
00:13:55,502 --> 00:13:57,638
of this goddamn
Brooklyn shop, B.
374
00:13:57,671 --> 00:13:59,873
- What's up?
- All right, so...
375
00:13:59,907 --> 00:14:02,576
after the whole Spyder
and Rok
376
00:14:02,609 --> 00:14:05,312
"Come on, rhino!"
situation,
377
00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:07,147
I did another Puma production.
378
00:14:07,181 --> 00:14:08,482
- What?
379
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:10,083
- "Battle of the Sexes."
380
00:14:10,117 --> 00:14:11,585
- Oh, (bleep).
381
00:14:11,618 --> 00:14:13,720
- Oh, man, why would you
do that, Puma?
382
00:14:13,754 --> 00:14:15,856
- I had to (bleep) boss up
and goddamn do what I had to do.
383
00:14:15,889 --> 00:14:19,560
I'll admit, things started off
a little rocky with the guys,
384
00:14:19,593 --> 00:14:21,128
but then everything
worked out good.
385
00:14:21,161 --> 00:14:23,730
And then the girls' client
reached out to me.
386
00:14:23,764 --> 00:14:27,434
She kinda put on a mask
of everything was all good
387
00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:28,936
while she was here.
- Mm-hmm.
388
00:14:28,969 --> 00:14:31,672
- But in reality,
she wanted colors
389
00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:33,841
and not everybody specializes
390
00:14:33,874 --> 00:14:36,777
in giving dark-skinned
people colors.
391
00:14:36,810 --> 00:14:38,912
- Wait, in that group,
none of them are experienced
392
00:14:38,946 --> 00:14:40,948
in color on black people?
- All of 'em acted like
393
00:14:40,981 --> 00:14:42,416
they didn't know
what the hell they were doing.
394
00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:44,451
- I'm not thinking about race.
395
00:14:44,484 --> 00:14:46,019
I'm thinking about tattoo.
396
00:14:46,053 --> 00:14:47,754
- Like I do color
here and there,
397
00:14:47,788 --> 00:14:49,189
but that's not my strong suit.
398
00:14:49,223 --> 00:14:51,391
- In Black Ink 125th,
399
00:14:51,425 --> 00:14:53,093
I wouldn't have done
the tattoo.
400
00:14:53,126 --> 00:14:54,394
- So the girl legit,
401
00:14:54,428 --> 00:14:57,464
her words, when they started,
402
00:14:57,497 --> 00:14:59,566
it all went downhill
from there.
403
00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,468
"You can't get color.
You're too black."
404
00:15:01,502 --> 00:15:03,570
- Wait, what?
They told her that?
405
00:15:03,604 --> 00:15:05,372
- That's what the client heard.
406
00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:07,641
- We have to think about,
you know, what we're
working with.
407
00:15:07,674 --> 00:15:10,577
We want to give you
what's best for you.
408
00:15:10,611 --> 00:15:12,713
So I don't think full color
is the option.
409
00:15:12,746 --> 00:15:15,215
- Like their communication
skills were just terrible
410
00:15:15,249 --> 00:15:16,517
across the board.
411
00:15:16,550 --> 00:15:18,719
- I don't think Bae's a racist,
412
00:15:18,752 --> 00:15:21,421
but certain things you say
can offend people.
413
00:15:21,455 --> 00:15:22,756
- Yeah.
- You know what I'm saying?
414
00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:24,424
The same way how when we was
in Atlanta,
415
00:15:24,458 --> 00:15:27,060
she told us, "Sometimes y'all
say things, y'all offend me."
416
00:15:27,094 --> 00:15:29,096
- Yo, Bae, do you feel like
we sometimes
417
00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:32,733
may be insensitive
to like your culture, to you?
418
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:34,334
- That's what I'm saying.
419
00:15:34,368 --> 00:15:36,703
- She needs to learn
that it goes both ways.
420
00:15:36,737 --> 00:15:38,505
- Yeah, and Ceas,
I definitely need you
421
00:15:38,539 --> 00:15:39,907
to talk to that young lady, bro.
422
00:15:39,940 --> 00:15:41,808
The last thing we need
is to have black women
423
00:15:41,842 --> 00:15:43,810
feeling like
we're not here for them
424
00:15:43,844 --> 00:15:45,546
and we're treating them
less than.
425
00:15:45,579 --> 00:15:47,314
The mission
for the Black Ink brand
426
00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:50,384
was about a shop that caters
to black people.
427
00:15:50,417 --> 00:15:55,088
And I feel like we are losing
what the (bleep) we are.
428
00:15:55,122 --> 00:15:56,823
And I think this is why
I'm so upset.
429
00:15:56,857 --> 00:15:58,759
- I'ma talk to her.
It's just like
430
00:15:58,792 --> 00:16:01,094
(bleep) just got me
(bleep) up right now
431
00:16:01,128 --> 00:16:03,096
because we all been
there before.
432
00:16:03,130 --> 00:16:05,432
- Exactly.
- I know getting tattooed
433
00:16:05,465 --> 00:16:08,335
back in the day, what they used
to say about our skin.
434
00:16:08,368 --> 00:16:11,071
Black Ink started as a shop
435
00:16:11,104 --> 00:16:13,440
that said we was gonna
break all the rules.
436
00:16:13,473 --> 00:16:14,641
We can't sit here
and turn around
437
00:16:14,675 --> 00:16:16,176
and be just like them same shop
438
00:16:16,210 --> 00:16:19,346
that said,
"Black people can't get color"
439
00:16:19,379 --> 00:16:20,881
or "You're too dark black."
440
00:16:20,914 --> 00:16:22,416
We're gonna have to change
the narrative
441
00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:23,851
for Black Ink, bro.
442
00:16:23,884 --> 00:16:25,452
We gonna have to get back
to how we used to be.
443
00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:26,820
- Not even change the narrative,
444
00:16:26,854 --> 00:16:30,157
push the narrative more
of what Black Ink is.
445
00:16:30,190 --> 00:16:32,726
- Yeah.
- Why it's called Black Ink.
446
00:16:32,759 --> 00:16:33,961
- Maybe even have to teach
a class
447
00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:37,264
on how to (bleep) do
darker skin.
448
00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:41,368
- (bleep), I know, I know one
that's great at it-- Poch.
449
00:16:41,401 --> 00:16:44,371
Poch is one of the most talented
black tattoo artists
450
00:16:44,404 --> 00:16:46,073
of this time.
451
00:16:46,106 --> 00:16:48,308
And he's the perfect person
452
00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:49,576
to teach my team
453
00:16:49,610 --> 00:16:51,445
how to do color on dark skin.
454
00:16:51,478 --> 00:16:53,013
Yo, see what's up
with Bae.
455
00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:54,481
- I'll try to talk to her.
456
00:16:54,515 --> 00:16:56,283
'Cause, you know,
we're close.
457
00:16:56,316 --> 00:16:58,252
- I think I'm gonna have
to have a conversation
458
00:16:58,285 --> 00:16:59,720
with Bae, too.
459
00:16:59,753 --> 00:17:01,955
I love everybody, but they gonna
have to understand
460
00:17:01,989 --> 00:17:05,192
that (bleep) they can't just
come in here and getting money.
461
00:17:05,225 --> 00:17:07,628
We need to start weaving out
the people
462
00:17:07,661 --> 00:17:08,996
that really ain't for Black Ink
463
00:17:09,029 --> 00:17:10,497
and get people that
is really in Black Ink.
464
00:17:10,531 --> 00:17:12,933
- That's true.
- And we're never gonna leave
465
00:17:12,966 --> 00:17:16,737
Puma alone again...
- (bleep), I had it, I did!
466
00:17:16,770 --> 00:17:18,605
- I agree we shouldn't
leave Puma alone.
467
00:17:18,639 --> 00:17:20,140
(Ceaser)
Okay, Puma, you (bleep) up.
468
00:17:20,174 --> 00:17:22,876
- ♪ You ain't know my... ♪
469
00:17:22,910 --> 00:17:24,278
(indistinct rapping)
470
00:17:24,311 --> 00:17:25,913
♪ We ain't talking
with the bag out ♪
471
00:17:25,946 --> 00:17:29,149
♪ I'm only winning
if I see we on a bag ride ♪
472
00:17:29,183 --> 00:17:31,118
♪ Yeah ♪♪
473
00:17:31,151 --> 00:17:34,154
♪♪
474
00:17:36,456 --> 00:17:37,958
- I heard heels.
475
00:17:37,991 --> 00:17:39,193
I said, "Oh, okay."
476
00:17:39,226 --> 00:17:40,928
- You didn't think
it was me, huh?
477
00:17:40,961 --> 00:17:43,297
- What's up, girl?
- What's up?
478
00:17:43,330 --> 00:17:46,266
- Let's get you a drink
so we can chitchat.
479
00:17:46,300 --> 00:17:49,236
Listen, during the competition,
I was a judge.
480
00:17:49,269 --> 00:17:52,639
So I was paying attention
to both the girls and the boys.
481
00:17:52,673 --> 00:17:54,041
So I don't really know
what happened
482
00:17:54,074 --> 00:17:55,409
with the girls' client.
483
00:17:55,442 --> 00:17:57,110
And I've been trying
to reach out to Bae,
484
00:17:57,144 --> 00:17:59,479
but she had not returned
none of my calls or my texts.
485
00:17:59,513 --> 00:18:03,250
What happened?
I was so excited for the girls.
486
00:18:03,283 --> 00:18:05,953
- Me too. I feel like it was
supposed to be a competition
487
00:18:05,986 --> 00:18:07,988
to bring Rok and Spyder
back together.
488
00:18:08,021 --> 00:18:10,591
- Right, like...
- It made us all drift apart.
489
00:18:10,624 --> 00:18:12,960
I just hope that
we have a chance
490
00:18:12,993 --> 00:18:14,862
to redeem ourselves from this.
491
00:18:14,895 --> 00:18:16,263
- From an outside
looking in,
492
00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:18,031
I feel like everybody
could have done better.
493
00:18:18,065 --> 00:18:19,399
- I could've helped
a little more.
494
00:18:19,433 --> 00:18:23,637
- The last two lead artists
are you and Bae.
495
00:18:23,670 --> 00:18:25,772
- Yeah.
- And neither you nor Bae
496
00:18:25,806 --> 00:18:27,107
tattooed the client.
497
00:18:27,140 --> 00:18:29,943
- I'm not doing nothing in it.
498
00:18:29,977 --> 00:18:32,045
- Sorry, I have to go!
499
00:18:32,079 --> 00:18:35,449
- I feel like we picked
certain roles for certain people
500
00:18:35,482 --> 00:18:37,751
'cause we thought that
they would do it well.
501
00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:39,253
I didn't know that I was
dropping the ball.
502
00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:41,121
Like I regret it
and I wish I would have
503
00:18:41,154 --> 00:18:42,723
dealt with the client 'cause
maybe she would have
504
00:18:42,756 --> 00:18:43,857
had a better experience.
505
00:18:43,891 --> 00:18:45,025
Yeah.
- I don't know.
506
00:18:45,058 --> 00:18:46,527
Have you spoke to Bae?
- No.
507
00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,230
- I mean, I-- I know that she's
feeling some type of way
508
00:18:50,264 --> 00:18:52,666
because I speak to Bae
fairly frequently
509
00:18:52,699 --> 00:18:54,902
and she has not hit me back.
- No?
510
00:18:54,935 --> 00:18:56,236
- Like at all.
511
00:18:56,270 --> 00:18:57,971
- If I was Bae,
I would be upset, too.
512
00:18:58,005 --> 00:19:00,474
- In my opinion, I feel like
Puma kinda did too much.
513
00:19:00,507 --> 00:19:03,777
I do disagree with Puma
coming at Bae like that,
514
00:19:03,810 --> 00:19:05,812
especially since the guys
(bleep) up too
515
00:19:05,846 --> 00:19:07,347
and nobody gave them
a hard time.
516
00:19:07,381 --> 00:19:10,317
- Less is more, especially
dealing with darker skin.
517
00:19:10,350 --> 00:19:12,252
Certain colors won't even apply.
518
00:19:12,286 --> 00:19:14,254
- And now I'm worried
that maybe Puma
519
00:19:14,288 --> 00:19:15,789
is gonna get in Ceaser's ear
520
00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,958
and maybe convince him
to get rid of Bae,
521
00:19:17,991 --> 00:19:20,327
or Bae may just take it
upon herself
522
00:19:20,360 --> 00:19:22,196
to not want to be
part of the team anymore.
523
00:19:22,229 --> 00:19:23,697
- You know how America's
going right now.
524
00:19:23,730 --> 00:19:25,899
Maybe he's triggered.
- Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
525
00:19:25,933 --> 00:19:27,467
Like that's why I think
Puma is somebody
526
00:19:27,501 --> 00:19:30,037
who's in that leadership
platform would be
527
00:19:30,070 --> 00:19:33,941
a little bit more mindful
of how he would say things
528
00:19:33,974 --> 00:19:36,276
and handle things.
- True.
529
00:19:36,310 --> 00:19:38,779
I understand completely
where Puma's coming from.
530
00:19:38,812 --> 00:19:44,017
Because he made this business
to cater to our community.
531
00:19:44,051 --> 00:19:46,553
So when we're letting down
our community,
532
00:19:46,587 --> 00:19:48,388
that-- that speaks
volumes within itself.
533
00:19:48,422 --> 00:19:50,057
This is to everything
going better.
534
00:19:50,090 --> 00:19:51,225
- Yes.
- Hopefully.
535
00:19:51,258 --> 00:19:53,594
- It will.
Puma production.
536
00:19:53,627 --> 00:19:54,995
- (laughs)
- It's all you.
537
00:19:55,028 --> 00:19:56,530
You did that.
538
00:19:56,563 --> 00:19:59,566
♪♪
539
00:20:04,838 --> 00:20:07,074
- Do me a favor,
walk on the inside, please.
540
00:20:07,107 --> 00:20:09,009
Women should always walk
on the inside.
541
00:20:09,042 --> 00:20:11,512
- Okay.
- What's up?
542
00:20:11,545 --> 00:20:13,046
I ain't see you at the shop
in a couple of days.
543
00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:14,915
How you been?
- Good.
544
00:20:14,948 --> 00:20:17,551
- How's Niko?
- Niko's great.
545
00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:19,186
- What's wrong?
546
00:20:19,219 --> 00:20:21,288
Talk to me.
Why you look so upset?
547
00:20:21,321 --> 00:20:22,356
- I'm not upset.
548
00:20:22,389 --> 00:20:24,191
- You hot?
You want something
549
00:20:24,224 --> 00:20:25,926
from this little ice cream thing
to cool you off?
550
00:20:25,959 --> 00:20:28,228
- No.
- You sure?
551
00:20:28,262 --> 00:20:30,430
- Yes.
- I'ma get something.
552
00:20:30,464 --> 00:20:31,999
Uh, what we got, boss?
553
00:20:32,032 --> 00:20:34,034
I'm still in disbelief
of what Puma told me
554
00:20:34,067 --> 00:20:35,536
about the competition
the other day.
555
00:20:35,569 --> 00:20:37,371
So I need to speak to Bae
and hear it from her mouth
556
00:20:37,404 --> 00:20:39,206
and find out exactly
what happened.
557
00:20:39,239 --> 00:20:40,741
Everything okay?
- Mm-hmm.
558
00:20:40,774 --> 00:20:42,109
- You sure?
559
00:20:42,142 --> 00:20:43,911
I heard about
what happened the other day
560
00:20:43,944 --> 00:20:46,413
with this whole tattoo
competition thing.
561
00:20:46,446 --> 00:20:48,615
- Yeah?
- And I just like really
called you ahead
562
00:20:48,649 --> 00:20:50,684
just to get your side
of what was going on.
563
00:20:50,717 --> 00:20:54,188
- I walked in and everybody
started going crazy on me.
564
00:20:54,221 --> 00:20:55,722
For me, that's what happened.
565
00:20:55,756 --> 00:20:59,226
I'm like, I'm confused
because I started tattooing...
566
00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:01,995
with black people and black
people only first.
567
00:21:02,029 --> 00:21:03,897
The other day was
really hard for me.
568
00:21:03,931 --> 00:21:06,800
I understand that I made
a big mistake.
569
00:21:06,834 --> 00:21:08,969
But also at the same time,
570
00:21:09,002 --> 00:21:12,306
I did not expect
that type of reaction from Puma.
571
00:21:12,339 --> 00:21:15,142
- Puma told me there was
a client in the shop
572
00:21:15,175 --> 00:21:19,012
and something was said that made
her feel very uncomfortable.
573
00:21:19,046 --> 00:21:21,348
Something about her
being too dark for color
574
00:21:21,381 --> 00:21:23,350
or something like that.
- Mm-hmm.
575
00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:25,152
What I said was, you know,
this is gonna show,
576
00:21:25,185 --> 00:21:28,055
this is gonna be better,
this is gonna be whatever.
577
00:21:28,088 --> 00:21:30,157
English is my second language.
578
00:21:30,190 --> 00:21:32,392
But that don't mean I don't care
about people's feelings.
579
00:21:32,426 --> 00:21:35,896
And I also understand
that I'm not always right.
580
00:21:35,929 --> 00:21:38,498
But I'm open to learning
new things
581
00:21:38,532 --> 00:21:40,701
and finding better ways
to deal with people.
582
00:21:40,734 --> 00:21:41,969
I'm open to that.
583
00:21:42,002 --> 00:21:44,738
- So at no point in time
was it said by you
584
00:21:44,771 --> 00:21:46,907
that she's too dark
for a tattoo?
585
00:21:46,940 --> 00:21:48,809
- I don't remember saying that.
586
00:21:48,842 --> 00:21:51,845
- Like even if it came out,
587
00:21:51,879 --> 00:21:53,347
just making her
feel uncomfortable
588
00:21:53,380 --> 00:21:55,048
that she's a dark-skinned woman
589
00:21:55,082 --> 00:21:56,650
and she can't get
a color tattoo.
590
00:21:56,683 --> 00:21:58,218
I'm not a tattoo artist,
591
00:21:58,252 --> 00:22:01,288
and I do hear that float around
the tattoo industry a lot.
592
00:22:01,321 --> 00:22:02,789
"Black people are too dark
for color."
593
00:22:02,823 --> 00:22:05,225
"You're too dark for this."
And it's very offensive.
594
00:22:05,259 --> 00:22:07,094
So I said,
"That's not like Bae."
595
00:22:07,127 --> 00:22:09,129
Like I don't think Bae
is racist.
596
00:22:09,162 --> 00:22:11,832
But in Atlanta you went through
a whole racism thing
597
00:22:11,865 --> 00:22:14,535
and you told us that we say
things that we don't realize
598
00:22:14,568 --> 00:22:16,904
and it be offensive to you.
- Right. I feel horrible.
599
00:22:16,937 --> 00:22:19,006
I feel horrible.
- Ceas, I believe,
600
00:22:19,039 --> 00:22:20,874
is doing a mandatory meeting.
601
00:22:20,908 --> 00:22:23,210
So I really want you
to show up.
602
00:22:23,243 --> 00:22:24,811
- Yeah, I'm definitely
coming to the meeting.
603
00:22:24,845 --> 00:22:27,447
Like that's--
that's not even a...
604
00:22:27,481 --> 00:22:28,982
Don't even ask me
'cause I'm showing up.
605
00:22:29,016 --> 00:22:30,918
- All right.
606
00:22:30,951 --> 00:22:32,553
I'm relieved to talk to Bae
607
00:22:32,586 --> 00:22:34,521
'cause I can tell she genuinely
feels bad about the situation.
608
00:22:34,555 --> 00:22:36,690
And I'm also happy
she's coming to the meeting
609
00:22:36,723 --> 00:22:39,059
'cause I need Ceaser and Puma
to see the same thing.
610
00:22:39,092 --> 00:22:41,562
Listen, I never really felt
any type of way
611
00:22:41,595 --> 00:22:42,663
because I know you.
612
00:22:42,696 --> 00:22:43,830
But just moving forward,
613
00:22:43,864 --> 00:22:45,766
just understand the
establishment that we're in,
614
00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,134
and not the way the world is.
615
00:22:47,167 --> 00:22:49,036
You don't want to be
offensive to anybody.
616
00:22:49,069 --> 00:22:51,138
- Yeah.
I just feel horrible.
617
00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:54,641
- I was calling you about
this girl named Krystal.
618
00:22:54,675 --> 00:22:56,143
She got some dope songs,
619
00:22:56,176 --> 00:22:57,611
but she definitely need
to work on her stage presence.
620
00:22:57,644 --> 00:23:01,248
- I flip the script up on these
hos, and watch 'em copy--
621
00:23:01,281 --> 00:23:03,483
Oh, (bleep).
- You broke my mic!
622
00:23:03,517 --> 00:23:05,919
- Mr. Green, we're ready
for you.
623
00:23:08,388 --> 00:23:12,659
- So, on a scale
from one to ten,
624
00:23:12,693 --> 00:23:14,962
a hundred.
625
00:23:14,995 --> 00:23:17,631
♪♪
626
00:23:23,537 --> 00:23:27,174
♪♪
627
00:23:33,814 --> 00:23:35,682
- I'm still trying to figure out
how to handle
628
00:23:35,716 --> 00:23:37,651
the situation
from the competition.
629
00:23:37,684 --> 00:23:39,920
But luckily, I talked
to the client
630
00:23:39,953 --> 00:23:41,188
and she was very understanding.
631
00:23:41,221 --> 00:23:43,123
As a black man who owns
this company,
632
00:23:43,156 --> 00:23:45,893
I never want my people
to feel like that.
633
00:23:45,926 --> 00:23:48,729
I-- I really do apologize
for your experience.
634
00:23:48,762 --> 00:23:50,264
- It's all right.
(bleep) gotta go wrong
635
00:23:50,297 --> 00:23:51,665
for it to go right,
you know what I'm saying?
636
00:23:51,698 --> 00:23:53,433
- My bad, yo.
We good?
637
00:23:53,467 --> 00:23:54,735
- Yes.
638
00:23:54,768 --> 00:23:56,570
- But... I don't know
what the (bleep)
639
00:23:56,603 --> 00:23:58,038
to do at this point.
640
00:23:58,071 --> 00:24:00,507
Fire all the girls?
What would that teach 'em?
641
00:24:03,410 --> 00:24:04,745
- Yup?
642
00:24:04,778 --> 00:24:06,647
- Yo, bro, what's good, yo?
643
00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,082
Me and Poch met
at a tattoo convention.
644
00:24:09,116 --> 00:24:11,451
We was the only two black guys
at the tattoo convention.
645
00:24:11,485 --> 00:24:14,988
So, you know, we said,
hey, black man, how you doing?
646
00:24:15,022 --> 00:24:16,790
How you doing, black man?
647
00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:19,493
There ain't too many of us
in this convention, huh?
648
00:24:19,526 --> 00:24:21,995
And that joke created
a friendship
649
00:24:22,029 --> 00:24:23,830
that lasted a decade.
650
00:24:23,864 --> 00:24:25,265
- Gotta link up soon, man.
651
00:24:25,299 --> 00:24:29,036
- Um, yeah, we could link up
sooner than later
652
00:24:29,069 --> 00:24:30,771
'cause I need a favor
from you, bro.
653
00:24:30,804 --> 00:24:32,873
- All right, w hat's up?
Holler at your boy.
654
00:24:32,906 --> 00:24:35,843
- A'ight, a little incident
happened in here the other day.
655
00:24:35,876 --> 00:24:39,746
A client was, you could say
darker-skinned,
656
00:24:39,780 --> 00:24:42,983
and the girls basically made her
feel uncomfortable.
657
00:24:43,016 --> 00:24:44,918
You know what I mean?
Talking about they can't
658
00:24:44,952 --> 00:24:47,888
put colors on a dark-skinned
female, you feel?
659
00:24:47,921 --> 00:24:49,289
It's just-- it's just crazy.
660
00:24:49,323 --> 00:24:53,527
I need somebody who knows
how to throw down
661
00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,096
on... black skin.
You hear me?
662
00:24:56,129 --> 00:24:58,165
- Don't say no more, dawg.
I'll hop on a plane
663
00:24:58,198 --> 00:24:59,867
and I'll come out.
- Yo, bro.
664
00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:03,570
You just took a ton off
my mother(bleep) shoulders, bro.
665
00:25:03,604 --> 00:25:05,105
Thank God for Poch.
666
00:25:05,138 --> 00:25:07,875
With him teaching my crew
color and customer service
667
00:25:07,908 --> 00:25:10,310
really could put
my mind at ease.
668
00:25:10,344 --> 00:25:11,578
Listen, thanks, bro.
669
00:25:11,612 --> 00:25:12,779
- Anytime, bro.
670
00:25:12,813 --> 00:25:14,581
- A'ight, I'll talk to
you later.
671
00:25:14,615 --> 00:25:16,049
- All right, bro, later.
- Later.
672
00:25:16,083 --> 00:25:17,251
(sighs)
673
00:25:17,284 --> 00:25:20,387
(bleep) bugs are tearing
my legs up.
674
00:25:23,557 --> 00:25:25,392
- ♪ Hey, one shot ♪
675
00:25:25,425 --> 00:25:26,894
♪ Only got one shot ♪
676
00:25:26,927 --> 00:25:29,596
♪ You can run away ♪
677
00:25:29,630 --> 00:25:32,032
♪ One shot
only got one shot ♪
678
00:25:32,065 --> 00:25:34,835
♪ Practice makes perfect ♪♪
679
00:25:34,868 --> 00:25:37,571
(line ringing)
680
00:25:37,604 --> 00:25:38,872
(man)
Yo, bro.
681
00:25:38,906 --> 00:25:40,741
- Yo, Lunden, what's good, bro?
You busy?
682
00:25:40,774 --> 00:25:42,376
- Um, I'm at a shoot
but I'm good.
683
00:25:42,409 --> 00:25:45,679
- Oh, okay, that's actually
what I was calling you about.
684
00:25:45,712 --> 00:25:48,749
I gotta do a video
for a female now, bro.
685
00:25:48,782 --> 00:25:50,951
- Oh, oh!
Who you got? Who you got?
686
00:25:50,984 --> 00:25:52,586
- Um, this girl named Krystal.
687
00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:54,354
After my last meeting
with Krystal,
688
00:25:54,388 --> 00:25:56,323
I assembled the A-team
to start working on this video.
689
00:25:56,356 --> 00:25:58,959
I hired a stylist.
I even hired a choreographer
690
00:25:58,992 --> 00:26:02,296
that worked with Beyoncé
and a dope-ass visual team.
691
00:26:02,329 --> 00:26:04,765
You can just call me
Puff Teddy.
692
00:26:04,798 --> 00:26:06,366
Excuse me, Brother Love.
693
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,703
- Let's get it! Come on!
- Whoo! Oh, my God.
694
00:26:09,736 --> 00:26:13,173
- One, two...
695
00:26:13,207 --> 00:26:14,808
three.
696
00:26:14,842 --> 00:26:16,210
- Whoo!
697
00:26:16,243 --> 00:26:18,912
- Four.
- Damn, I tweaked my wrist.
698
00:26:18,946 --> 00:26:20,347
- What's her deal?
Is she bad?
699
00:26:20,380 --> 00:26:23,050
- She got some dope songs,
but she needs some work.
700
00:26:23,083 --> 00:26:25,686
She definitely need to work
on her stage presence.
701
00:26:25,719 --> 00:26:27,855
- Have you had any dancing
in your background? Like...
702
00:26:27,888 --> 00:26:29,990
- I did cheerleading.
- Cheerleading?
703
00:26:30,023 --> 00:26:31,358
- Yeah, middle school.
704
00:26:31,391 --> 00:26:33,727
- Did the artist showcase
in Atlanta.
705
00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,128
I let her perform
at the showcase.
706
00:26:35,162 --> 00:26:36,864
She did well overall.
707
00:26:36,897 --> 00:26:38,799
- When you're rapping
on the stage, right,
708
00:26:38,832 --> 00:26:41,735
are you hard-core,
are you sexy?
709
00:26:41,768 --> 00:26:44,404
- I'm a rapper, you know?
- All right.
710
00:26:44,438 --> 00:26:46,807
- She's just starting out
and like I'm trying
711
00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:48,408
to develop her as an artist.
712
00:26:48,442 --> 00:26:50,544
- So right now I'm gonna
go over the song with you
713
00:26:50,577 --> 00:26:52,880
and some choreography
and really like build
714
00:26:52,913 --> 00:26:54,848
your character up right now.
- Yeah.
715
00:26:54,882 --> 00:26:56,216
- You know what I'm saying?
- Uh-huh.
716
00:26:56,250 --> 00:26:57,918
- Let me get the mics.
Let's start.
717
00:26:57,951 --> 00:26:59,987
- I'm ready to blow up.
718
00:27:00,020 --> 00:27:02,055
So when you see Krystal
coming up,
719
00:27:02,089 --> 00:27:03,891
you better come (bleep) with it.
720
00:27:03,924 --> 00:27:05,926
- ♪ Boom
in that (bleep) sweet, unh ♪
721
00:27:05,959 --> 00:27:07,060
♪ Da da da
da da da da ♪
722
00:27:07,094 --> 00:27:09,596
Kick, down.
- Oh, wait.
723
00:27:09,630 --> 00:27:12,332
- And kick, down, drop.
- Ahh!
724
00:27:12,366 --> 00:27:15,369
♪ I flip the script up on these
hos, and watch 'em pop ♪
725
00:27:15,402 --> 00:27:16,904
- Keep it movin'.
- (bleep), I keep this pace?
726
00:27:16,937 --> 00:27:18,972
- Come on!
- (bleep)...
727
00:27:19,006 --> 00:27:21,542
♪ ...the script up on these hos
and watch 'em copy ♪
728
00:27:21,575 --> 00:27:23,777
- (Ted) Like I said,
she has raw talent,
729
00:27:23,810 --> 00:27:25,312
but we gotta develop her
into greatness.
730
00:27:25,345 --> 00:27:27,147
It's a good opportunity
for both of us
731
00:27:27,181 --> 00:27:28,849
'cause I think this song
could go viral.
732
00:27:28,882 --> 00:27:30,717
- Get to it. I totally agree.
- All right.
733
00:27:30,751 --> 00:27:33,287
- ♪ I flip the script up on
these hos, and watch 'em pop ♪
734
00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,389
- That's it right there.
- Oh, (bleep).
735
00:27:35,422 --> 00:27:36,890
- You broke my mic!
- (laughs)
736
00:27:36,924 --> 00:27:38,492
- You broke my mic!
737
00:27:38,525 --> 00:27:41,228
- No!
- Aw, (bleep).
738
00:27:43,297 --> 00:27:45,732
♪♪
739
00:27:45,766 --> 00:27:48,168
- ♪ I made it and you ask me
would I ask for better ♪
740
00:27:48,202 --> 00:27:49,770
♪ I take 'em through
the moment ♪
741
00:27:49,803 --> 00:27:52,005
♪ 'Cause nothing
lasts forever ♪♪
742
00:27:54,775 --> 00:27:57,277
- How you doing?
Spyder Green.
743
00:27:57,311 --> 00:27:59,479
Today we're at this MRI place
744
00:27:59,513 --> 00:28:01,915
and we basically want to see
what's up with my brain today.
745
00:28:01,949 --> 00:28:03,483
"Are you pregnant?"
746
00:28:03,517 --> 00:28:05,219
I don't think so.
747
00:28:06,753 --> 00:28:09,556
- So Ceas was cool with you
taking time off for this?
748
00:28:09,590 --> 00:28:12,125
- Nah, I just swapped shifts
for the day.
749
00:28:13,393 --> 00:28:15,863
- Spyder haven't told Ceaser
what happened to him
750
00:28:15,896 --> 00:28:19,967
because he don't want to put
his problems on another person.
751
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,103
And he feel like Ceaser
got his own problems.
752
00:28:23,136 --> 00:28:25,506
That's just how he is,
you know?
753
00:28:25,539 --> 00:28:28,075
- (woman) Mr. Green,
we're ready for you.
754
00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:29,476
- Yup, baby, come on.
755
00:28:31,945 --> 00:28:35,048
So, on a scale
from one to ten,
756
00:28:35,082 --> 00:28:38,652
as far as being nervous,
I... a hundred.
757
00:28:38,685 --> 00:28:41,288
- Ready?
- Yes.
758
00:28:41,321 --> 00:28:43,323
I've never had an MRI
in my life
759
00:28:43,357 --> 00:28:44,958
and I don't know what to expect.
760
00:28:44,992 --> 00:28:47,528
- (man) Are you okay?
- Yes.
761
00:28:47,561 --> 00:28:49,263
- Here we go.
762
00:28:52,799 --> 00:28:54,868
(machine beeping)
763
00:28:54,902 --> 00:28:57,237
- What I would tell you
to anybody
764
00:28:57,271 --> 00:28:59,039
that might get an MRI
in the future is
765
00:28:59,072 --> 00:29:01,475
don't ever smoke weed
and get an MRI
766
00:29:01,508 --> 00:29:04,044
'cause you gonna feel like
you getting abducted by a UFO.
767
00:29:04,077 --> 00:29:05,746
(man)
He's handling it really well.
768
00:29:05,779 --> 00:29:07,881
- (echoing scream)
769
00:29:07,915 --> 00:29:09,816
(man)
He handles it well.
770
00:29:09,850 --> 00:29:10,984
- Word up.
771
00:29:11,018 --> 00:29:12,286
- That's it, man.
- All right.
772
00:29:12,319 --> 00:29:13,554
- Just gonna take this out
and it's a wrap.
773
00:29:13,587 --> 00:29:15,422
You did great.
- Thank you, man.
774
00:29:15,455 --> 00:29:16,523
- Yay!
775
00:29:16,557 --> 00:29:17,691
- You did great.
776
00:29:17,724 --> 00:29:19,159
Just gonna wrap him up
and he's good to go.
777
00:29:19,193 --> 00:29:21,395
- Ah, man,
it was totally easier
778
00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:22,996
than I thought it was gonna be.
779
00:29:23,030 --> 00:29:25,732
Now it's the hard part--
waiting for the results.
780
00:29:25,766 --> 00:29:27,734
- How was it?
- It was cool.
781
00:29:27,768 --> 00:29:30,370
Relaxing.
(laughing)
782
00:29:32,005 --> 00:29:33,507
- If y'all don't know
who Poch is,
783
00:29:33,540 --> 00:29:35,242
he done helped me a lot
in this industry.
784
00:29:35,275 --> 00:29:37,444
He done made me understand
the ethics
785
00:29:37,477 --> 00:29:40,614
of being a minority
tattoo artist.
786
00:29:40,647 --> 00:29:42,115
I notice Bae's not here.
787
00:29:42,149 --> 00:29:45,285
And honestly, that's not
a good decision on her part.
788
00:29:45,319 --> 00:29:47,721
♪♪
789
00:29:53,827 --> 00:29:56,830
♪♪
790
00:30:09,810 --> 00:30:11,311
- If I show 'em my artwork,
791
00:30:11,345 --> 00:30:13,747
I would have my colors up
for all these for that.
792
00:30:13,780 --> 00:30:16,717
I would know exactly...
793
00:30:16,750 --> 00:30:18,585
- What up, y'all?
- Bro, bro.
794
00:30:18,619 --> 00:30:20,621
- It's amazing how Poch
got all the artists
795
00:30:20,654 --> 00:30:23,090
just surrounding him
and watching him.
796
00:30:23,123 --> 00:30:26,293
It's almost like he has
a silent command of the room.
797
00:30:26,326 --> 00:30:30,063
It's-- it's like he's
the perfect person for this job.
798
00:30:30,097 --> 00:30:31,932
How you been?
- What's up, man?
799
00:30:31,965 --> 00:30:33,400
- How you doing, brother?
- You all right?
800
00:30:33,433 --> 00:30:34,768
- Chilling, chilling.
- Oh, man, okay.
801
00:30:34,801 --> 00:30:35,969
- You know me, bro, come on.
802
00:30:36,003 --> 00:30:38,438
- Vibe seems
a little bit better
803
00:30:38,472 --> 00:30:40,841
since the competition,
and I'm kinda glad
804
00:30:40,874 --> 00:30:43,911
because we needed this moment
to breathe.
805
00:30:43,944 --> 00:30:46,446
- If y'all don't know
who Poch is, you feel me,
806
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,248
he don't give himself
that much credit.
807
00:30:48,282 --> 00:30:51,418
But he done helped me a lot
in this industry.
808
00:30:51,451 --> 00:30:53,554
He done made me understand
the ethics
809
00:30:53,587 --> 00:30:55,889
of being a minority
tattoo artist.
810
00:30:55,923 --> 00:30:58,525
It's a huge deal
that Poch actually came out
811
00:30:58,559 --> 00:30:59,893
to Brooklyn to do this,
812
00:30:59,927 --> 00:31:02,062
so we could get past
all this bull(bleep)
813
00:31:02,095 --> 00:31:04,765
of telling black clients
with darker skin tone
814
00:31:04,798 --> 00:31:06,266
that they can't get no color.
815
00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:08,468
But I notice
Bae's not here and honestly,
816
00:31:08,502 --> 00:31:10,270
that's not a good decision
on her part.
817
00:31:10,304 --> 00:31:12,806
I want to get around
all these obstacles
818
00:31:12,840 --> 00:31:14,775
that we have in front of us
right now.
819
00:31:14,808 --> 00:31:16,877
And this man is
the perfect person
820
00:31:16,910 --> 00:31:18,645
that can get us there,
821
00:31:18,679 --> 00:31:21,315
'cause, as a group,
we have to grow.
822
00:31:21,348 --> 00:31:23,450
We have to learn from somebody
823
00:31:23,483 --> 00:31:25,886
who has a lot
of (bleep) experience.
824
00:31:25,919 --> 00:31:27,454
Please let's not waste
his time.
825
00:31:27,487 --> 00:31:28,789
You see what he about to do
826
00:31:28,822 --> 00:31:30,490
and he about to get
crazy on ya.
827
00:31:30,524 --> 00:31:33,961
- You know what, I ain't perfect
but who is, you feel me?
828
00:31:33,994 --> 00:31:36,697
Less is more, especially
dealing with darker skin.
829
00:31:36,730 --> 00:31:38,599
Certain colors won't
even apply.
830
00:31:38,632 --> 00:31:40,834
I'm happy that Poch
is here today.
831
00:31:40,868 --> 00:31:43,136
He about to show us
some real (bleep) color.
832
00:31:43,170 --> 00:31:44,271
Let's do it.
833
00:31:44,304 --> 00:31:46,406
Say if it's a client
with a darker skin tone,
834
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:50,310
will-- are the-- the border
at we were like, okay,
835
00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,813
I need to show you
this color palette instead
836
00:31:52,846 --> 00:31:55,015
because this color palette won't
work for you right here.
837
00:31:55,048 --> 00:31:58,719
- (Bae) I haven't talked
to anyone else from the shop.
838
00:31:58,752 --> 00:32:01,154
But after having a conversation
with Ted,
839
00:32:01,188 --> 00:32:04,625
I realized this meeting,
I had to come.
840
00:32:04,658 --> 00:32:06,226
- I would have
my color up already out.
841
00:32:06,260 --> 00:32:08,595
I don't want to sit up there
and make them guess.
842
00:32:08,629 --> 00:32:11,298
- I want everybody
that's here right now
843
00:32:11,331 --> 00:32:15,469
to understand what colors
we can and cannot put on
844
00:32:15,502 --> 00:32:18,071
minority skin,
darker pigment.
845
00:32:18,105 --> 00:32:21,441
And also, how do you treat
that situation?
846
00:32:21,475 --> 00:32:23,744
- I'm hoping that Bae
has more of an understanding
847
00:32:23,777 --> 00:32:25,012
of what was going on.
848
00:32:25,045 --> 00:32:28,048
I may have been a little too...
849
00:32:28,081 --> 00:32:31,185
passionate about the situation
because, you know,
850
00:32:31,218 --> 00:32:33,554
I'm black and proud.
851
00:32:33,587 --> 00:32:36,423
But at the same time, I'm hoping
that she did learn something.
852
00:32:36,456 --> 00:32:38,625
- We do have those clients
and you do have to have
853
00:32:38,659 --> 00:32:40,260
that talk sometimes
because, you know--
854
00:32:40,294 --> 00:32:42,296
- I mean, that talk
is so rough, bro, 'cause--
855
00:32:42,329 --> 00:32:43,897
- Yeah.
- Like you,
856
00:32:43,931 --> 00:32:46,366
if I was doing your arms, bro,
I know I can't do yellow.
857
00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,035
- Right.
- Instead of saying
858
00:32:48,068 --> 00:32:50,037
no, I can't do yellow, I know
you want this crown, whatever,
859
00:32:50,070 --> 00:32:51,872
look, Ceas, I can do
a mid-tone in yellow.
860
00:32:51,905 --> 00:32:53,974
But I can hide it
with orange and brown.
861
00:32:54,007 --> 00:32:55,709
Undertone.
Get it filled out.
862
00:32:55,742 --> 00:32:59,246
So whatever highlight I use,
it'll make it pop.
863
00:32:59,279 --> 00:33:00,747
See what I'm saying?
It's not you saying
864
00:33:00,781 --> 00:33:02,082
no, this can't work.
865
00:33:02,115 --> 00:33:04,818
It's like, hey, I can compromise
and do this
866
00:33:04,852 --> 00:33:06,286
if you're open to do it.
867
00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,956
That would allow your client
to be like, yo, okay.
868
00:33:08,989 --> 00:33:10,324
Cool, I can do this?
869
00:33:10,357 --> 00:33:11,758
- Matter of fact,
show 'em how it's done.
870
00:33:11,792 --> 00:33:12,893
Let's bring the customer
over here.
871
00:33:12,926 --> 00:33:14,094
Let's start this consult
872
00:33:14,127 --> 00:33:15,929
so they can see
how a pro does it.
873
00:33:15,963 --> 00:33:17,231
- Here's the concept
that you wanted.
874
00:33:17,264 --> 00:33:19,166
Right, still have
the original thing.
875
00:33:19,199 --> 00:33:21,301
Here's the colors
that will work.
876
00:33:21,335 --> 00:33:22,936
- All right.
- And it'll still look amazing.
877
00:33:22,970 --> 00:33:24,505
We can still do white
and everything like that.
878
00:33:24,538 --> 00:33:26,373
You know, it's not gonna be
as bright as that blue,
879
00:33:26,406 --> 00:33:29,109
but I can still have it pop.
- Let's do it, yeah.
880
00:33:29,142 --> 00:33:31,745
- Cool with that?
No problem, brother.
881
00:33:31,778 --> 00:33:32,946
- As the client,
how did you feel
882
00:33:32,980 --> 00:33:34,248
about that just now?
883
00:33:34,281 --> 00:33:36,316
What made you comfortable
with the situation?
884
00:33:36,350 --> 00:33:37,918
- For me, it was, this is
why it's a little better.
885
00:33:37,951 --> 00:33:39,152
He actually explained it.
886
00:33:39,186 --> 00:33:41,054
- Did he use the word "no"
at all?
887
00:33:41,088 --> 00:33:43,190
- Never.
Never said no.
888
00:33:43,223 --> 00:33:44,925
- So you would never tell
a client
889
00:33:44,958 --> 00:33:46,660
that they're too dark
for a color, right?
890
00:33:46,693 --> 00:33:48,195
- Honestly, I used to do that,
891
00:33:48,228 --> 00:33:51,164
but as I grew over the years,
now I just won't say no.
892
00:33:51,198 --> 00:33:53,667
I would give options and idea.
893
00:33:53,700 --> 00:33:55,769
Any more questions?
No?
894
00:33:55,802 --> 00:33:57,271
You guys don't have
no questions?
895
00:33:57,304 --> 00:33:59,673
- It's like we can't wait
to see your tattoo!
896
00:33:59,706 --> 00:34:01,275
Start this tattoo already!
897
00:34:01,308 --> 00:34:03,076
- Gotcha, I'm gonna start
right now, okay?
898
00:34:03,110 --> 00:34:05,479
- I'm so happy
that Poch is here.
899
00:34:05,512 --> 00:34:06,947
His work is amazing.
900
00:34:06,980 --> 00:34:10,083
Like his colors and love for art
and everything.
901
00:34:10,117 --> 00:34:11,552
I'm a big fan of his work.
902
00:34:11,585 --> 00:34:13,020
- All right, the common paper.
903
00:34:13,053 --> 00:34:15,422
So what I do is I'll put
a paper towel underneath it
904
00:34:15,455 --> 00:34:18,025
only because this white
allows me to see
905
00:34:18,058 --> 00:34:19,493
exactly what
the contrast is worth,
906
00:34:19,526 --> 00:34:20,994
especially on darker skin.
907
00:34:21,028 --> 00:34:24,231
So this white will make me see
how deep the blacks are.
908
00:34:24,264 --> 00:34:26,333
Like if I was doing
this red right now
909
00:34:26,366 --> 00:34:28,068
on his skin,
you see how it looks?
910
00:34:28,101 --> 00:34:30,470
- Mm-hmm.
- Now if I take this red,
911
00:34:30,504 --> 00:34:32,306
put it up against this...
- Right, right.
912
00:34:32,339 --> 00:34:35,008
- ...it'll allow your eyes
to see all the true color.
913
00:34:35,042 --> 00:34:36,510
You know what I'm saying?
So I found like,
914
00:34:36,543 --> 00:34:40,047
if I take a paper towel
and put it underneath the skin,
915
00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,149
it allows me to see exactly
what all my mid
916
00:34:42,182 --> 00:34:43,917
and dark tones are gonna be.
- Okay.
917
00:34:43,951 --> 00:34:45,919
- So if I'm doing white,
I remove the paper towel
918
00:34:45,953 --> 00:34:47,721
because I want those darks
to be in the background
919
00:34:47,754 --> 00:34:49,389
so my whites can pop.
920
00:34:49,423 --> 00:34:50,958
- Are you gonna line
any part of the tattoo?
921
00:34:50,991 --> 00:34:52,826
- No.
- You're not lining?
922
00:34:52,860 --> 00:34:53,827
- No, I don't line.
- Straight shader?
923
00:34:53,861 --> 00:34:54,828
- Straight shader, yeah.
- Ooh.
924
00:34:54,862 --> 00:34:57,097
- Okay.
- It's gonna be good.
925
00:34:57,130 --> 00:34:58,298
- What threw us off with Poch
926
00:34:58,332 --> 00:34:59,933
wasn't that he doesn't
use outlines,
927
00:34:59,967 --> 00:35:01,368
is that he doesn't use a mag,
928
00:35:01,401 --> 00:35:03,604
which is a needle
that's kinda like a brush.
929
00:35:03,637 --> 00:35:05,172
So you can cover large areas.
930
00:35:05,205 --> 00:35:07,674
He uses a straight
round shader.
931
00:35:07,708 --> 00:35:09,309
That's the weirdest
(bleep) ever.
932
00:35:09,343 --> 00:35:11,478
- If you guys have
any questions, ask away.
933
00:35:11,512 --> 00:35:14,147
- What do you think about,
um, using lemon cream?
934
00:35:14,181 --> 00:35:15,649
- I don't use it.
- Right?
935
00:35:15,682 --> 00:35:16,984
- I hate it.
- That's what I say.
936
00:35:17,017 --> 00:35:18,418
(overlapping chatter)
- That (bleep) is so bad.
937
00:35:18,452 --> 00:35:20,254
- What's that, 14?
You gonna use a four?
938
00:35:20,287 --> 00:35:21,889
- For everything, pretty much.
939
00:35:21,922 --> 00:35:23,290
- For real?
- Mm-hmm.
940
00:35:23,323 --> 00:35:25,392
So I'ma show you
exactly how I use it.
941
00:35:25,425 --> 00:35:26,960
- What kind of needles
do you use?
942
00:35:26,994 --> 00:35:29,329
- Right now I'm using HEXTAT.
- Yeah.
943
00:35:29,363 --> 00:35:31,164
- What type of machine is that?
944
00:35:31,198 --> 00:35:32,466
- This is a Rook Quill.
945
00:35:32,499 --> 00:35:35,202
It's my power supply
I'm working on right now.
946
00:35:35,235 --> 00:35:39,206
- Who would think Puma's
stupid-ass idea
947
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:44,077
would turn into
a customer relations nightmare?
948
00:35:44,111 --> 00:35:45,279
(needle whirring)
949
00:35:45,312 --> 00:35:46,747
- It's a five.
- A what?
950
00:35:46,780 --> 00:35:48,015
- Five?
- Five?
951
00:35:48,048 --> 00:35:49,917
- Yeah, yeah.
- Yeah, for color practice?
952
00:35:49,950 --> 00:35:52,719
- But this opportunity
opened up my eyes
953
00:35:52,753 --> 00:35:57,391
and made me realize that my crew
needed this situation.
954
00:36:00,694 --> 00:36:01,828
- Look at that.
Let me see.
955
00:36:01,862 --> 00:36:03,130
- Oh, my God...
(excited chatter)
956
00:36:03,163 --> 00:36:05,232
- That's crazy.
- Yo, that's insane.
957
00:36:05,265 --> 00:36:06,667
- I needed a little space.
958
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:09,269
- Bae, we're trying to get past
the situation.
959
00:36:09,303 --> 00:36:12,005
I don't like that our customers
feel any type of way.
960
00:36:12,039 --> 00:36:14,408
- What the (bleep)
is Ceaser saying right now?
961
00:36:14,441 --> 00:36:17,044
♪♪
962
00:36:22,716 --> 00:36:24,284
- ♪ Oh yeah
much work that I'm putting in ♪
963
00:36:24,318 --> 00:36:26,553
♪ Taught self-worth
never thought I couldn't win ♪
964
00:36:26,587 --> 00:36:28,555
♪ In a world out there
that I couldn't be in ♪
965
00:36:28,589 --> 00:36:30,123
♪ Every "L" was a lesson
and I took it in ♪
966
00:36:30,157 --> 00:36:31,158
- ♪ Took it in ♪♪
967
00:36:31,191 --> 00:36:33,227
- So this is the last touches,
everybody.
968
00:36:33,260 --> 00:36:37,097
And... I... am... done.
969
00:36:37,130 --> 00:36:38,599
- Pencils down.
970
00:36:40,267 --> 00:36:41,568
- That is fire.
971
00:36:41,602 --> 00:36:42,636
- Yeah, I like that.
972
00:36:42,669 --> 00:36:43,837
- That's amazing.
973
00:36:43,871 --> 00:36:45,205
- Yeah, that (bleep)
looks clean.
974
00:36:45,239 --> 00:36:46,507
- Hell yeah.
975
00:36:46,540 --> 00:36:48,809
And it pops out from far away.
976
00:36:48,842 --> 00:36:51,879
The most useful tip I learned
was to use that round shader.
977
00:36:51,912 --> 00:36:53,180
Because when I first started off
978
00:36:53,213 --> 00:36:54,581
and I did an apprenticeship,
979
00:36:54,615 --> 00:36:56,083
I was just using
liners and shaders
980
00:36:56,116 --> 00:36:57,584
and they said, yo, you have
to learn how to use this mag.
981
00:36:57,618 --> 00:37:00,287
So I had to rethink
my whole technique.
982
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,923
And it's like maybe
I was doing it right all along.
983
00:37:02,956 --> 00:37:04,725
- As I said before, you know,
984
00:37:04,758 --> 00:37:06,326
there's certain colors
that we couldn't do,
985
00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:07,895
so I pretty much changed
the tones up
986
00:37:07,928 --> 00:37:09,696
and made it so it can
hold the test of time
987
00:37:09,730 --> 00:37:11,098
and really pop out.
988
00:37:11,131 --> 00:37:12,766
- Watching Poch today,
I learned a lot
989
00:37:12,799 --> 00:37:15,202
from the color techniques
to the shading.
990
00:37:15,235 --> 00:37:16,637
And he didn't rush at all.
991
00:37:16,670 --> 00:37:19,206
There was barely any bleeding
in the tattoo.
992
00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,542
Like... take your time.
993
00:37:21,575 --> 00:37:23,310
The tattoo's gonna
come out fine.
994
00:37:23,343 --> 00:37:25,012
- Poch, we definitely thank you.
995
00:37:25,045 --> 00:37:26,980
- No problem, I thank you guys
for even watching.
996
00:37:27,014 --> 00:37:29,082
- Word up.
- I know it was long as hell,
997
00:37:29,116 --> 00:37:30,184
but...
(laughing)
998
00:37:30,217 --> 00:37:31,685
- Nah, man, this (bleep) crazy,
it's major.
999
00:37:31,718 --> 00:37:33,020
- Thank you, man.
1000
00:37:33,053 --> 00:37:34,621
If you guys have
any questions, hit me up.
1001
00:37:34,655 --> 00:37:35,856
You know what I'm saying?
- Will do.
1002
00:37:35,889 --> 00:37:37,624
- Hit me up on the DM,
I'll gladly answer.
1003
00:37:37,658 --> 00:37:39,226
(laughs)
She said, "Hell yeah."
1004
00:37:39,259 --> 00:37:42,329
- For sure, I feel like this was
super-humbling, you know.
1005
00:37:42,362 --> 00:37:43,897
I got to learn new techniques,
1006
00:37:43,931 --> 00:37:46,500
even customer service-wise,
you know?
1007
00:37:46,533 --> 00:37:48,936
The little things really do
come a long way.
1008
00:37:48,969 --> 00:37:50,671
- Yes, yes.
It's very important.
1009
00:37:50,704 --> 00:37:52,039
Very important.
1010
00:37:52,072 --> 00:37:54,608
- The Black Ink battle
kinda was a success
1011
00:37:54,641 --> 00:37:56,076
when you really think about it.
1012
00:37:56,109 --> 00:37:58,912
It actually taught
all the artists something new.
1013
00:37:58,946 --> 00:38:00,480
They're getting a master class
1014
00:38:00,514 --> 00:38:02,916
from one of the best artists
on the planet.
1015
00:38:02,950 --> 00:38:05,619
I'm gonna say this is a half-win
for the Puma production.
1016
00:38:05,652 --> 00:38:07,221
- Give Poch the keys
to the city.
1017
00:38:07,254 --> 00:38:09,857
(laughter)
- I got you. I got you, baby.
1018
00:38:12,326 --> 00:38:14,728
- Bae's been avoiding me
all day.
1019
00:38:14,761 --> 00:38:17,130
I'm just sitting there
wondering,
1020
00:38:17,164 --> 00:38:19,032
when is she really
gonna sit down
1021
00:38:19,066 --> 00:38:21,101
and talk to me about this issue?
1022
00:38:21,134 --> 00:38:23,403
- (Bae) Can I have
a conversation with you?
1023
00:38:23,437 --> 00:38:24,805
- Okay.
1024
00:38:24,838 --> 00:38:27,207
- I've been wanting to speak
to Ceaser
1025
00:38:27,241 --> 00:38:28,509
after what happened.
1026
00:38:28,542 --> 00:38:30,611
I'm an Asian immigrant woman.
1027
00:38:30,644 --> 00:38:32,312
I don't want other people
to offend me.
1028
00:38:32,346 --> 00:38:34,014
Like I don't want
to do that to other people.
1029
00:38:34,047 --> 00:38:36,950
I want to learn and I just want
to make sure
1030
00:38:36,984 --> 00:38:40,020
that Ceaser knows that,
that's my mindset.
1031
00:38:41,421 --> 00:38:43,557
- What's up with you?
1032
00:38:43,590 --> 00:38:47,094
- Hmm?
- What? Talk to me.
1033
00:38:47,127 --> 00:38:50,764
- You know, for me to hear
that I hurt somebody,
1034
00:38:50,797 --> 00:38:54,668
just this really (bleep) me up.
- Uh-huh.
1035
00:38:54,701 --> 00:38:56,870
- I wasn't sleeping,
I wasn't eating.
1036
00:38:56,904 --> 00:38:58,539
I was crying all the time.
1037
00:38:58,572 --> 00:39:01,108
- So what?
- I just want to make sure
1038
00:39:01,141 --> 00:39:04,144
you (bleep)... that, you know,
it never happened before
1039
00:39:04,178 --> 00:39:05,746
and it's never gonna
happen again.
1040
00:39:05,779 --> 00:39:07,581
- I don't know because
the way you were moving,
1041
00:39:07,614 --> 00:39:09,383
it's like, yo, I didn't know
if you was like,
1042
00:39:09,416 --> 00:39:11,485
it's like, (bleep) this,
I can't take it or...
1043
00:39:11,518 --> 00:39:13,820
- (bleeps).
No, there's no--
1044
00:39:13,854 --> 00:39:15,355
You know what I'm saying?
I was just like,
1045
00:39:15,389 --> 00:39:16,790
I needed a little space.
1046
00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:18,959
- Bae's been with us
a very long time,
1047
00:39:18,992 --> 00:39:20,961
but so was Walter, Donna,
1048
00:39:20,994 --> 00:39:23,063
and other people
that I had to let go.
1049
00:39:23,096 --> 00:39:26,767
I know longer can let friendship
get in the way of business.
1050
00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:28,135
I have a decision to make.
1051
00:39:28,168 --> 00:39:30,137
Bae, we're trying to get past
the situation.
1052
00:39:30,170 --> 00:39:33,106
I don't like that our customers
feel any type of way.
1053
00:39:33,140 --> 00:39:35,943
I don't want you to be in a spot
that you're not comfortable at.
1054
00:39:35,976 --> 00:39:37,878
- So don't come here?
1055
00:39:39,213 --> 00:39:41,815
♪♪
1056
00:39:48,822 --> 00:39:50,924
- Bae, we're trying to get past
the situation.
1057
00:39:50,958 --> 00:39:53,894
I don't like that our customers
feel any type of way.
1058
00:39:53,927 --> 00:39:56,930
I don't want you to be in a spot
that you're not comfortable at.
1059
00:39:56,964 --> 00:39:58,265
- So don't come here?
1060
00:39:58,298 --> 00:39:59,600
(intense music)
1061
00:39:59,633 --> 00:40:01,802
What the (bleep)
is Ceaser saying right now?
1062
00:40:01,835 --> 00:40:04,004
He trying to fire me?
1063
00:40:04,037 --> 00:40:06,273
- I just wanted to make sure
1064
00:40:06,306 --> 00:40:08,408
you still want to be
part of Black Ink?
1065
00:40:09,843 --> 00:40:12,279
- Yeah, because
that's what you want, right?
1066
00:40:12,312 --> 00:40:14,481
- I mean, I could replace you.
1067
00:40:14,515 --> 00:40:15,949
I seen another...
- (laughs)
1068
00:40:15,983 --> 00:40:17,618
(both laughing)
1069
00:40:17,651 --> 00:40:20,320
- I was really considering
firing Bae
1070
00:40:20,354 --> 00:40:23,023
and the whole girls' team
over this situation.
1071
00:40:23,056 --> 00:40:25,592
But after seeing
how they was with Poch,
1072
00:40:25,626 --> 00:40:27,961
it made me reconsider
and understand
1073
00:40:27,995 --> 00:40:29,162
they're willing to grow.
1074
00:40:29,196 --> 00:40:30,631
But I want you to be
comfortable.
1075
00:40:30,664 --> 00:40:32,666
- I was just like,
I needed my space.
1076
00:40:32,699 --> 00:40:36,103
And I-- I'm here.
What's the problem?
1077
00:40:36,136 --> 00:40:38,639
- So that means yes or no, Bae?
1078
00:40:38,672 --> 00:40:40,307
- Yes! It's a (bleep) yes.
- All right.
1079
00:40:40,340 --> 00:40:41,875
That's how I wanted it.
Damn, why you so difficult?
1080
00:40:41,909 --> 00:40:43,577
I can see why you single now.
1081
00:40:43,610 --> 00:40:45,379
Oh! Ahh!
1082
00:40:50,751 --> 00:40:52,553
- Hey!
1083
00:40:52,586 --> 00:40:53,887
- Yes!
(cheering)
1084
00:40:53,921 --> 00:40:56,657
- We gotta do a ad campaign
1085
00:40:56,690 --> 00:40:59,193
with a photo shoot
of all of us, yo.
1086
00:40:59,226 --> 00:41:01,728
Like on some "Dynasty"
type of (bleep).
1087
00:41:01,762 --> 00:41:05,232
- Before we do this photo shoot,
everyone needs to get fit.
1088
00:41:05,265 --> 00:41:06,567
- Come on, guys!
1089
00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:08,635
So we're gonna start
in the saddle real quick.
1090
00:41:08,669 --> 00:41:10,103
♪♪
1091
00:41:10,137 --> 00:41:11,572
- Where is you at?
We over here.
1092
00:41:11,605 --> 00:41:13,407
I just got finished taking
my pictures and (bleep).
1093
00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:15,108
- My brother got into
a car accident on the highway.
1094
00:41:15,142 --> 00:41:17,444
I gotta go to the hospital.
- What?
1095
00:41:17,477 --> 00:41:20,113
- You know I had court
the other day, right?
1096
00:41:20,147 --> 00:41:21,715
- For your daughter.
- They trying to say
1097
00:41:21,748 --> 00:41:23,016
that press conference I had,
1098
00:41:23,050 --> 00:41:26,053
it was violation
of a restraining order.
1099
00:41:26,086 --> 00:41:27,654
- Right now you need to be
running it up
1100
00:41:27,688 --> 00:41:30,757
and trying to get everything
in order as fast as you can.
1101
00:41:30,791 --> 00:41:32,092
Get your (bleep) together.
1102
00:41:32,125 --> 00:41:33,994
- (Tatti) Ay yo,
get the (bleep) outta here!
1103
00:41:34,027 --> 00:41:36,129
I don't want to hear it!
(door slams)
1104
00:41:39,766 --> 00:41:42,769
♪♪
1105
00:42:05,792 --> 00:42:08,028
- ♪ MTV ♪