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(distant siren wails)
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(Ceaser) Ten years ago,
we all came together
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'cause we shared a dream
to get out the hood.
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- Welcome to Harlem, USA,
this is Black Ink.
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(Ceaser) Yeah,
we fought, we struggled...
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I believed in you,
my (bleep)!
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- Money don't mean (bleep)!
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- (bleep)! (bleep)!
Mother(bleep)!
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...but we all knew
what the dream were.
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♪♪♪♪
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I wanna welcome everybody
to Black Ink 125th,
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Atlanta, Milwaukee, Brooklyn!
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I wanna welcome y'all
to Black Ink's
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battle of the tattoo titans.
- (Puma) I didn't think
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we were gonna get
this (bleep) going on, 113th.
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- This is what we worked for.
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(Ceaser)
But I'm still hungry, yo.
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I see there's even higher
mountains I have to climb.
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- ♪♪ Can't hear a sound ♪♪
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♪♪ If your heart's
on your sleeve ♪♪
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♪♪ You're going down ♪♪
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♪♪ Down, down ♪♪
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(Ceaser) These next couple
of months are gonna
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make or break Black Ink
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and determine who's gonna
be there at the end.
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♪♪♪♪
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(rewinding)
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(cell phone vibrates)
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- Just got a text
of something with Ceas.
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- It's a video?
- Yeah.
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- (gasps)
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- What was he thinking?
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- I don't believe
this (bleep), bruh.
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♪♪♪♪
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- We've all made our mistakes,
but I think this is the one
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that might actually
end this whole (bleep), man.
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(Puma) It's crazy
that it took
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ten years
to build our empire.
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And in 30 seconds,
destroy it.
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♪♪♪♪
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(rewinding)
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♪♪♪♪
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- ♪♪ Lights, cameras,
I'm ready for showtime ♪♪
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♪♪ I picture these --
and I -- in my own mind ♪♪
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♪♪ In my own mind ♪♪
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♪♪♪♪
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♪♪ Got my money up to the edge
to a dollar sign ♪♪
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♪♪ I'ma be a promoter
like it's bottle time ♪♪
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♪♪♪♪
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(all cheering)
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(Puma) Yo, it's been
ten whole years?
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(cheers continue)
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(Quani)
Oh, I got my own goblet!
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- Let's go put
some alcohol in it.
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Ten years, Black Ink?
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It's amazing that
we're still here.
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So, ladies, fellas,
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it's time for
a mother(bleep) celebration.
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- Hip, hip, hooray!
- Yeah, hip, hip, hooray!
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- ♪♪ A-Ain't nobody
touchin' this ♪♪
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♪♪ Ain't nobody touchin' this,
not even close ♪♪
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♪♪♪♪
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- This is good
as a back scratch.
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- (Ted) This is fire, bro.
- (Puma) Ten years.
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- When I first walked in,
like, I was just looking at
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all of them, it's like,
I remember that was us.
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- Let's have
a (bleep) party, yo.
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(all cheering)
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(Sky) Make 'em feel
your vibe a little bit!
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- I'm drunk and I don't know
what I'm doing.
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- Now where
the (bleep) is Ceas at?
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♪♪♪♪
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(woman)
Babe, what you doin'?
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- I'm thinkin' about wearing
this bad boy there,
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you know what I mean?
- Wait, wait, wait.
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You wearing the belt
to the party?
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- I need a belt for my outfit.
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- (laughter)
- What, you don't think so?
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- You not wearin'
that (bleep) tonight.
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- I am the official
tattoo titan champion.
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I'm about to celebrate
ten years with my day-ones
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from Black Ink,
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and I got my lady back.
- Cheers!
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- I'm not gonna
tell you no lie, y'all.
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Last time you seen me
and Suzette, it was over.
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But I took my mom's advice.
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- It's not easy,
but we still cannot give up.
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- We've been back together
four months now
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and we both decided
we've got issues to work out.
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Plus, I think Suzette missed
that Ceaser magic touch,
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if you know what I mean.
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Hurry up and get dressed,
don't make us late.
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You know how you do.
- There you go, it be you.
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Gotta dye your beard
and shave your scalp
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and all that other (bleep)
you be doin'.
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♪♪♪♪
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- (Puma) Playa!
- (Spyder) Know what,
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boy, you lookin' smoother than
your next door neighbor.
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- Wait, wait, what is that?
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Velvet? Oh, God damnit!
- Velvet!
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As one of
the newest artists here,
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I'm super honored to be
in the building
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and be around for
this crazy milestone.
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After my health scare
last year,
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I'm ready to seize the day,
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and it's given me a fire
and the fuel to go
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20 more years with this
Black Ink (bleep), ya heard?
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- Wait, can we take shots
off this hoe?
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(man)
It's a straw!
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There is a shot out of it!
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(overlapping shouting)
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- Alright, I'm getting up here.
- It's a Puma production!
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- Come on, Bae,
you gotta start it up.
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(overlapping shouting)
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(all chanting)
Bae! Bae! Bae!
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(all cheering)
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- When I first arrived at
Black Ink, I was a wild child.
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Popping out of a cake...
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Let's party, bitches!
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...poppin' off at parties...
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What the (bleep) is this
bull(bleep), for real?
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...but now, only thing
I'm crazy about
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is my son Niko and giving him
everything that I've never had.
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- Who's next?
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- (stammering)
I'll do it, I'll do it.
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- Oh, everybody take cover.
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- What, a girl can't celebrate
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after all that trouble
I had last year?
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(reporter) He shipped
three kilos of cocaine
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to co-defendant
Tatiana Ritter.
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- Then I got
some amazing news
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that changed everything for me.
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(lawyer) We've negotiated
an offer that does not
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include any jail time.
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- Oh, my God!
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I did get five years
probation, so right now,
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I'm just focused on
staying out of trouble
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and becoming Black Ink's
newest apprentice.
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- So I'm giving you
three months.
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You gonna learn what
you can from Spyder,
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and even if he gets annoyed,
that means you doin' a good job
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because you need to learn.
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- So I got a lot
to celebrate tonight.
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- Make sure
you drink some water.
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You know what I'm saying?
- (slurping)
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- So, I've heard
you and Krystal opened a shop?
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- Yeah, it took like, a year.
You gotta pull up...
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- Yeah, I got to...
- I need all y'all to pull up.
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So basically, me and Krystal
have been working on opening
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our own shop in
Bayonne, New Jersey
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for the past year.
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It's called Gods of Ink,
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and so far,
it's really booming
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- That's a dope step,
ya' mean?
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- Congratulations, bro.
- That's a dope step.
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- It's been
a crazy busy time,
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but I'm excited
for the future.
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- I'm proud of y'all.
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- ♪♪ So when you great like this,
they talk about you ♪♪
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♪♪ When you great,
they talk about you ♪♪
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♪♪♪♪
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♪♪ Climb so high,
it's our moment ♪♪
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♪♪ It's our time,
lets own it ♪♪
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♪♪ Gon' stay on top ♪♪
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- (Puma) Hey!
- (Bae) Oh, my God, yes!
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(all exclaiming)
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- That's a good coat.
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Look at this,
it looks like Ceas
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finally might be catching up
to me with the drip.
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We've come a long way.
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(bleep), look at myself.
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I got a house in Atlanta,
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I got a wife, I got a dog,
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I got a record label,
I'm in movies.
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Not bad for Black Ink's
resident couch sitter.
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- Yo, the freshest penguin
in the igloo.
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- Wait, hold up,
hold up, hold up.
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You outside?
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- (bleep), I'm single.
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If you haven't heard,
me and Donna are done.
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I ignored a lot
of red flags.
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And before I knew it,
I had lost myself and put
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my dreams on the shelf
to please Donna.
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- So that's why
you actin' like this.
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You actin' like
a free man!
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- Since my break up, I've been
getting back to the real me,
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and, you know, just elevatin'
as the Vagina Slayer.
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- Wait, wait, she not hidin' in
the bushes or nothin'...
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- I would hope not.
If she is, let me know.
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(laughter)
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- Yo, you (bleep) get
over here, yo.
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I gotta holla at y'all
real quick.
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I wanna just tell
everybody thank you
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for coming out tonight.
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It's ten years
in the making.
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We went from
a small shop on 113th
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to several shops,
and more on the way.
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Some of y'all, I don't know
back in the old days
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if y'all had made it...
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- Yeah, Rok.
- (music sting)
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- But it's a new era.
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So, let's talk about
right now.
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I'm proud of us, and let's get
another ten years in, yo.
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(Ceaser) In order
to spread the success,
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you gotta spread
the responsibility.
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Listen, it ain't about me,
it's about elevatin'
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the next generation
and pushin' the OGs even higher.
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Let's celebrate
the good times,
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because tomorrow, we gon'
have to get back to work.
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My day-ones
are my foundation.
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And this next generation
are hungry and ready
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to take over the world.
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- To Black Ink!
- (all) To Black Ink!
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(all cheering)
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- ♪♪ I got it, baby ♪♪
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♪♪ I'm makin' it
to the top, baby ♪♪
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♪♪ I delivered the pop-up
entertainment ♪♪
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♪♪ Not them in the least,
I got it, baby ♪♪
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(Spyder)
Tatti, what's up, baby?
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You movin' a little slow.
- Oh, my God.
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- I don't care if you're
hungover or anything like that.
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Need this wiped down
and set up,
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we got a busy day.
- Okay, I got you.
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- Same (bleep).
- Let me just get
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this little corner.
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Now that I've stepped down
from management,
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I can solely focus
on my apprenticeship
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and give Black Ink
the best damn apprentice
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they've ever had...
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Listen, I am not afraid
to work hard.
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...so that when I revisit
the conversation with Ceaser
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about having
my own Black Ink,
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the only answer
he can give me is yes.
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- I need green soap, Tatti.
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♪♪♪♪
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Green soap, paper towels,
saran wrap.
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You got all of that?
- Green soap, paper towels,
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and saran wrap.
- Oh, oh, witch hazel.
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(Bucks)
Sanitize after the setup.
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- Things gotta be wrapped up,
things gotta be sprayed down.
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- Let's just get this trash
outta the way.
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00:09:23,363 --> 00:09:24,865
- We don't mix up
the paper towels.
243
00:09:24,932 --> 00:09:26,200
(bleep) is unacceptable.
244
00:09:26,266 --> 00:09:27,267
(Tatti)
Anything else?
245
00:09:27,334 --> 00:09:29,336
- Yeah, clean the bathroom.
246
00:09:29,403 --> 00:09:33,073
(tense music)
247
00:09:33,140 --> 00:09:36,476
- Every apprentice that
has been taught by someone
248
00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:38,846
has cleaned the bathroom.
249
00:09:38,912 --> 00:09:42,149
The bathroom
is the rite of passage.
250
00:09:42,216 --> 00:09:45,953
- Oh, my God.
- Thank you, Tatti.
251
00:09:47,154 --> 00:09:49,289
(Ceaser)
Bucks, how's that tattoo coming?
252
00:09:49,356 --> 00:09:51,391
- I'm almost done,
I just gotta do the shading.
253
00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,360
- Lemme see?
254
00:09:54,695 --> 00:09:56,697
Yeah, looks pretty good.
255
00:09:56,763 --> 00:09:58,031
Lemme grab my gloves
256
00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:00,067
and show you how
to shade correctly.
257
00:10:00,133 --> 00:10:01,602
'Cause you might (bleep)
with the end.
258
00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:02,769
Hello.
- Hey.
259
00:10:02,836 --> 00:10:03,904
- Hey, boss man.
- Y'all seen
260
00:10:03,971 --> 00:10:05,706
Ted and Puma today?
261
00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:07,074
- Not today, boss.
262
00:10:07,140 --> 00:10:09,009
- That's (bleep) up.
263
00:10:09,076 --> 00:10:10,744
- So today's
the big day for Buck.
264
00:10:10,811 --> 00:10:13,614
The boss man Ceaser's pulling up
to give him some lessons,
265
00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:15,415
you know what I mean,
and if he got the skills
266
00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:17,050
to pay the bills then
he might change him
267
00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,253
from apprentice to
tattoo artist full-time.
268
00:10:19,319 --> 00:10:22,289
- Now, I'm gonna do one of them,
you're gonna do the next one.
269
00:10:22,356 --> 00:10:23,490
- Okay.
270
00:10:23,557 --> 00:10:25,893
♪♪♪♪
271
00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:27,794
- Leave that little gap
between there and there
272
00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:29,296
so it shows dimension.
273
00:10:29,363 --> 00:10:30,297
♪♪♪♪
274
00:10:30,364 --> 00:10:31,632
(Ceaser)
Bucks is a hard worker.
275
00:10:31,698 --> 00:10:33,834
He don't miss a day,
he ain't never late,
276
00:10:33,901 --> 00:10:37,971
and he's proven his loyalty to
Black Ink over and over again.
277
00:10:38,038 --> 00:10:40,073
Now, you see how
I'm bringing out dimensions
278
00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:42,809
and it's starting
to look 3-D?
279
00:10:42,876 --> 00:10:44,111
That's what you want.
280
00:10:44,178 --> 00:10:46,446
(Ceaser) I wanna reward
workers like Buck.
281
00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:49,183
They got a purpose.
They purpose is to take us
282
00:10:49,249 --> 00:10:51,318
into the next generation
of Black Ink.
283
00:10:51,385 --> 00:10:53,353
- You got it?
- I got it.
284
00:10:53,420 --> 00:10:56,423
- Finish it up and I'll come
back and see how you did.
285
00:10:56,490 --> 00:10:59,493
♪♪♪♪
286
00:11:02,129 --> 00:11:05,065
- Yo, Ceas, I'm done, bro.
287
00:11:05,132 --> 00:11:08,302
- Already?
- Yeah.
288
00:11:08,368 --> 00:11:10,737
- Oh, Lord,
pray for young Buck.
289
00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:13,574
(tense music)
290
00:11:17,077 --> 00:11:18,378
It's pretty clean.
291
00:11:18,445 --> 00:11:20,113
(Spyder)
Yo, Bucks, that's tight.
292
00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,216
(Ceaser) How you feel
about your tattoo?
293
00:11:22,282 --> 00:11:24,985
- I love it.
- Ooh!
294
00:11:25,052 --> 00:11:26,820
- Buck, you know what,
295
00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:30,257
I think we all can agree...
296
00:11:30,324 --> 00:11:32,759
you are no longer AP,
297
00:11:32,826 --> 00:11:34,595
you are a tattoo artist.
298
00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:39,366
(all cheering)
299
00:11:41,335 --> 00:11:43,036
(Ceaser) To celebrate
this great occasion,
300
00:11:43,103 --> 00:11:45,205
I think we need
to have like,
301
00:11:45,272 --> 00:11:46,840
a graduation ceremony.
- A graduation?
302
00:11:46,907 --> 00:11:48,542
- Graduation ceremony, what?
303
00:11:48,609 --> 00:11:50,410
(Ceaser) Look,
I'm proud of Bucks.
304
00:11:50,477 --> 00:11:52,913
(bleep), I'm proud of
a lot of the newbies.
305
00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:54,948
And this graduation
is gonna be perfect
306
00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:57,751
to showcase what's good
with Black Ink
307
00:11:57,818 --> 00:11:59,086
and what needs to change.
308
00:11:59,152 --> 00:12:00,888
- His future is just as
bright as his teeth.
309
00:12:00,954 --> 00:12:02,022
(laughter)
310
00:12:02,089 --> 00:12:04,291
(Bucks)
I like that.
311
00:12:04,358 --> 00:12:06,426
- Have you even been
to the Indianapolis shop?
312
00:12:06,493 --> 00:12:08,862
- No, I've-- I have never
gotten the chance.
313
00:12:08,929 --> 00:12:11,231
- That's your responsibility.
314
00:12:11,298 --> 00:12:13,233
- Hey, Breezy.
- I'm still missing
315
00:12:13,300 --> 00:12:15,402
Milwaukee's numbers
and Indianapolis.
316
00:12:15,469 --> 00:12:17,004
- That's Ted and Puma's shop.
317
00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,805
These mother(bleep) been
letting me down
318
00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:20,140
time and time again.
319
00:12:20,207 --> 00:12:22,743
This is not how
it's supposed to be.
320
00:12:22,809 --> 00:12:24,845
You and you slackin'.
321
00:12:24,912 --> 00:12:27,247
If y'all don't pick up
what y'all supposed to pick up,
322
00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:30,317
y'all can do your own thing
without Black Ink.
323
00:12:37,491 --> 00:12:40,494
♪♪ (women vocalizing) ♪♪
324
00:12:40,561 --> 00:12:44,631
♪♪♪♪
325
00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:47,701
- (Quani sighing)
- (Puma) Hey.
326
00:12:47,768 --> 00:12:49,937
- Finally get to chill out.
327
00:12:50,003 --> 00:12:51,605
- Yeah.
328
00:12:51,672 --> 00:12:53,407
For at least
a brief moment.
329
00:12:53,473 --> 00:12:55,642
- Uh, while the monster
takes a nap.
330
00:12:55,709 --> 00:12:57,044
- Being a parent,
they always tell you
331
00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,947
to look out for, you know,
the terrible twos.
332
00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:02,015
But people gotta stop
lying to everybody
333
00:13:02,082 --> 00:13:04,151
and talk about
the horrible threes.
334
00:13:04,218 --> 00:13:06,253
Zaiden's a little different.
- He's his father.
335
00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,456
(Puma) He runs around
all over the place.
336
00:13:09,523 --> 00:13:10,924
Nonstop.
337
00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:12,826
I worry about my son,
but then at the same time,
338
00:13:12,893 --> 00:13:15,095
honestly, I do worry
about Tamia too because
339
00:13:15,162 --> 00:13:17,631
we gotta make sure we give her
attention and--
340
00:13:17,698 --> 00:13:18,866
- Yeah.
- I don't know if I'd
341
00:13:18,932 --> 00:13:20,000
be annoying the hell
out of her...
342
00:13:20,067 --> 00:13:21,468
- You do,
but she loves you,
343
00:13:21,535 --> 00:13:23,003
so she's not gonna tell you
that you annoy her.
344
00:13:23,070 --> 00:13:24,037
I'm like, Daddy's kind
of annoying, right?
345
00:13:24,104 --> 00:13:25,639
She's like, "Mmm."
- Good.
346
00:13:25,706 --> 00:13:27,875
It's been good, man,
just been a lot.
347
00:13:27,941 --> 00:13:29,776
The anniversary party
was kinda cool.
348
00:13:29,843 --> 00:13:31,345
- Yeah, it was cool,
349
00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,180
but I don't think we need
another Ceaser speech.
350
00:13:33,247 --> 00:13:36,717
- Lately, Ceaser's been
all business all the damn time.
351
00:13:36,783 --> 00:13:38,819
And I get it,
it makes sense.
352
00:13:38,886 --> 00:13:42,322
But not everybody
can put that much energy
353
00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:43,657
into the Black Ink brand.
354
00:13:43,724 --> 00:13:46,159
Sometimes his determination
makes him blind
355
00:13:46,226 --> 00:13:47,961
to everything else
that's going on in...
356
00:13:48,028 --> 00:13:49,663
- Yeah, because he's
worried about him.
357
00:13:49,730 --> 00:13:51,064
He has his face
in every single shop.
358
00:13:51,131 --> 00:13:54,701
♪♪♪♪
359
00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:55,769
- Wait, where my picture?
360
00:13:55,836 --> 00:13:57,771
At least a cutout.
361
00:13:57,838 --> 00:13:59,806
- He's thinking about himself.
- Yeah.
362
00:13:59,873 --> 00:14:00,974
- He's not thinking about
what's going on
363
00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:02,442
with the rest of you guys.
364
00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:04,211
But you can't really
fault someone for wanting...
365
00:14:04,278 --> 00:14:06,113
- Nah, I can't.
- For wanting to be
366
00:14:06,180 --> 00:14:07,781
the best that they can be,
it's just that he has
367
00:14:07,848 --> 00:14:09,416
to be understanding
to what's happening around him.
368
00:14:09,483 --> 00:14:11,451
- Yeah, but I bet he's
feeling a way about me
369
00:14:11,518 --> 00:14:12,886
and the Indianapolis shop.
370
00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:14,354
- Have you even been
to the Indianapolis shop?
371
00:14:14,421 --> 00:14:17,457
- No, I-I have never
gotten a chance to
372
00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:19,793
'cause you gotta understand
how the timing of it all went.
373
00:14:19,860 --> 00:14:22,062
So we're all at a convention
in Philadelphia.
374
00:14:22,129 --> 00:14:24,698
You know, the one that
was all that chaos...
375
00:14:24,765 --> 00:14:25,866
- You ain't gonna play
with me, (bleep).
376
00:14:25,933 --> 00:14:27,367
- I'ma go crazy...
377
00:14:27,434 --> 00:14:29,036
- Yeah, that one.
378
00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:30,404
Well, while we were there,
379
00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,406
a young man came up to me
and wanted us
380
00:14:32,472 --> 00:14:33,974
to collaborate
on his shop.
381
00:14:34,041 --> 00:14:36,710
He was already established,
shop was already running.
382
00:14:36,777 --> 00:14:40,280
It wasn't like we were
opening a new place.
383
00:14:40,347 --> 00:14:43,784
So Ceaser says, "Take point on
that shop, it's yours."
384
00:14:43,851 --> 00:14:47,321
And Indianapolis right now
is not on my radar
385
00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:49,356
because I already got
the Brooklyn shop,
386
00:14:49,423 --> 00:14:50,924
I got Art2Ink in Harlem,
387
00:14:50,991 --> 00:14:52,993
and I got a whole family
to worry about.
388
00:14:53,060 --> 00:14:56,263
I don't like leaving you here
with both kids, it's a lot.
389
00:14:56,330 --> 00:14:58,198
- But on the other hand,
if you don't go,
390
00:14:58,265 --> 00:15:00,767
watch, Ceaser gonna
start talking mad (bleep).
391
00:15:00,834 --> 00:15:02,503
He gonna get on his Gemini
(bleep) real quick.
392
00:15:02,569 --> 00:15:05,639
- Right now I gotta put
my energy into my family.
393
00:15:05,706 --> 00:15:07,040
- That's your responsibility,
394
00:15:07,107 --> 00:15:10,010
and you gotta talk
to him about that.
395
00:15:10,077 --> 00:15:11,945
- ♪♪ Take your bet, unh ♪♪
396
00:15:12,012 --> 00:15:15,849
♪♪ Anything I need to do
and I'ma do it, no faith ♪♪
397
00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:17,451
(Ted mumbling)
398
00:15:17,518 --> 00:15:19,887
- Thank you, baby, thank you
for being in my corner,
399
00:15:19,953 --> 00:15:21,788
and thank you for always
being there for me.
400
00:15:21,855 --> 00:15:23,657
- I feel very lucky.
401
00:15:23,724 --> 00:15:26,360
If you were a fruit,
402
00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:27,694
you'd be a "fineapple."
403
00:15:27,761 --> 00:15:29,162
(music winds down)
404
00:15:29,229 --> 00:15:30,864
- Yuni is honestly
the best thing
405
00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:32,699
that's happened to me
in a long time.
406
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:34,735
She's beautiful,
she's compassionate,
407
00:15:34,801 --> 00:15:36,837
she totally understands me.
408
00:15:36,904 --> 00:15:38,805
I'm so happy she came up
to visit from Atlanta
409
00:15:38,872 --> 00:15:40,908
'cause I really miss
having her close to me.
410
00:15:41,942 --> 00:15:44,511
- (gasps)
This is beautiful.
411
00:15:44,578 --> 00:15:46,213
Is that for me?
- Yes.
412
00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:47,548
- It's perfect.
- Do you love it?
413
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:48,682
- I love it.
414
00:15:48,749 --> 00:15:49,883
(Ted)
The business is great.
415
00:15:49,950 --> 00:15:51,051
We're making money,
416
00:15:51,118 --> 00:15:52,986
I get to spend time
with Yuni,
417
00:15:53,053 --> 00:15:55,122
so my life is booked
and definitely busy.
418
00:15:55,189 --> 00:15:58,125
- Oh, it's so pretty.
- It's a beautiful night.
419
00:15:58,192 --> 00:16:02,095
- It's almost as perfect
as this view right here.
420
00:16:02,162 --> 00:16:03,730
- Oh, you beat me to it,
I was definitely
421
00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:05,265
gonna hit you with that one.
422
00:16:05,332 --> 00:16:07,935
♪♪♪♪
423
00:16:08,001 --> 00:16:08,936
- Hey, Ceas.
424
00:16:09,002 --> 00:16:10,571
- Hey, Breezy.
425
00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:11,738
Why you don't sound, um,
426
00:16:11,805 --> 00:16:13,273
your regularly
happy self?
427
00:16:13,340 --> 00:16:16,543
- I'm still missing
Milwaukee numbers,
428
00:16:16,610 --> 00:16:17,911
and Indianapolis.
429
00:16:17,978 --> 00:16:19,313
- That's Ted and Puma shops.
430
00:16:19,379 --> 00:16:21,048
- I have asked for it
many times,
431
00:16:21,114 --> 00:16:23,050
even with the whole
group message I asked.
432
00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:24,351
- I don't understand
how these (bleep)
433
00:16:24,418 --> 00:16:26,553
be havin' problems
turning in their numbers
434
00:16:26,620 --> 00:16:29,356
and (bleep) like that.
435
00:16:29,423 --> 00:16:32,759
The numbers is how I tell
how much each shop makes,
436
00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:34,094
minus expenses.
437
00:16:34,161 --> 00:16:35,829
And without those numbers,
438
00:16:35,896 --> 00:16:39,032
it's like flying a plane
blindfolded.
439
00:16:39,099 --> 00:16:41,435
Great way to crash and burn.
440
00:16:41,502 --> 00:16:44,037
(bleep), man.
441
00:16:45,506 --> 00:16:48,008
(Ted) So, I know this is
our romantic date.
442
00:16:48,075 --> 00:16:49,209
But lately, I've really
been thinking about
443
00:16:49,276 --> 00:16:50,777
my whole family situation a lot.
444
00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:54,081
Celebrating ten years of success
really has me looking back
445
00:16:54,147 --> 00:16:56,783
on my life and realizing,
there's one place that I haven't
446
00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:58,051
really been too successful,
447
00:16:58,118 --> 00:16:59,720
and that's with
my family.
448
00:16:59,786 --> 00:17:01,121
You do know I have
an older brother
449
00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:02,856
who did 25 years in prison.
450
00:17:02,923 --> 00:17:06,026
And then, he's been home
for two years now,
451
00:17:06,093 --> 00:17:08,996
but I still haven't
seen or spoken to him.
452
00:17:09,062 --> 00:17:11,331
- When's the last time
you saw him?
453
00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:14,368
- Um...
454
00:17:14,434 --> 00:17:16,103
like, the last time
I seen my brother,
455
00:17:16,170 --> 00:17:18,472
I might've been
ten years old?
456
00:17:18,539 --> 00:17:20,607
My relationship with
my older brother
457
00:17:20,674 --> 00:17:24,578
was the normal younger brother
older brother relationship.
458
00:17:24,645 --> 00:17:26,313
We fought a lot,
we played a lot,
459
00:17:26,380 --> 00:17:28,882
we did video games,
but I was young
460
00:17:28,949 --> 00:17:30,350
when he got sentenced.
461
00:17:30,417 --> 00:17:32,252
I was nine years old,
so it was like
462
00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:34,188
at the time my best friend
was taken away from me.
463
00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:35,923
And with me being so young
464
00:17:35,989 --> 00:17:38,725
and him being so far away,
we drifted apart.
465
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,394
I was thinking
about possibly
466
00:17:40,460 --> 00:17:42,196
reaching out
to my older brother.
467
00:17:42,262 --> 00:17:44,364
But I don't really know how
to open those doors,
468
00:17:44,431 --> 00:17:46,099
like, having this
conversation with him,
469
00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:47,634
it's like, it's kinda weird.
470
00:17:47,701 --> 00:17:49,670
My brother went and came home
right around the time
471
00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:52,673
when COVID hit, and even though
we connected on social media,
472
00:17:52,739 --> 00:17:55,175
I didn't feel comfortable
meeting up with him in person.
473
00:17:55,242 --> 00:17:56,743
I don't know if it's a guilt,
474
00:17:56,810 --> 00:17:58,412
I don't know if
it's survivor's remorse.
475
00:17:58,478 --> 00:18:00,180
But one thing I do know,
476
00:18:00,247 --> 00:18:02,182
this (bleep)'s eating
away at me.
477
00:18:02,249 --> 00:18:04,151
- I think it's a great idea
478
00:18:04,218 --> 00:18:06,420
for you to want to
reach out to your brother.
479
00:18:06,486 --> 00:18:09,356
If you feel that conviction,
you have to address it.
480
00:18:09,423 --> 00:18:11,959
And I just wanna see you
rekindle your relationship
481
00:18:12,025 --> 00:18:13,360
with your family again.
482
00:18:13,427 --> 00:18:15,095
I want your brother
and his family
483
00:18:15,162 --> 00:18:16,930
to come to ours
during Christmas,
484
00:18:16,997 --> 00:18:18,699
during Thanksgiving,
all of that.
485
00:18:18,765 --> 00:18:20,801
- This is what I'm talking about
when it comes to Yuni
486
00:18:20,868 --> 00:18:22,236
when I say she
totally gets me.
487
00:18:22,302 --> 00:18:23,704
She always gives me
the real,
488
00:18:23,770 --> 00:18:26,773
but at this point, I'm still
confused at what to do.
489
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,375
Give me a hug, baby.
490
00:18:29,743 --> 00:18:32,079
- I can't move forward
with half the stuff
491
00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:33,447
that needs to be done.
492
00:18:33,514 --> 00:18:35,015
There's a lotta stuff
that's overdue,
493
00:18:35,082 --> 00:18:36,617
that needs to be paid,
and I don't know
494
00:18:36,683 --> 00:18:38,151
the expenses over there.
495
00:18:38,218 --> 00:18:40,821
- They got bills over there
they ain't payin'?
496
00:18:40,888 --> 00:18:42,923
- Yeah.
- (bleep).
497
00:18:42,990 --> 00:18:44,791
(Ceaser)
At this stage in the game,
498
00:18:44,858 --> 00:18:46,660
this is not how
it's supposed to be.
499
00:18:46,727 --> 00:18:48,228
Yo, this is crazy.
500
00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:50,097
These mother(bleep) been
letting me down
501
00:18:50,163 --> 00:18:52,933
time and time and time again.
502
00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:54,601
Lotta things ain't going
right with the business.
503
00:18:54,668 --> 00:18:57,004
We gotta get
these two shops open.
504
00:18:57,070 --> 00:18:58,872
- We on it, we got this.
505
00:18:58,939 --> 00:19:01,208
(Ceaser) And even after
I had that talk,
506
00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:04,311
they were still
slacking off again and again.
507
00:19:04,378 --> 00:19:06,346
There's four bosses here.
We (bleep) gotta
508
00:19:06,413 --> 00:19:07,681
get (bleep) together, bro.
509
00:19:07,748 --> 00:19:09,917
We're ten years in
and nowhere near done.
510
00:19:09,983 --> 00:19:12,419
So why are my OGs acting like
511
00:19:12,486 --> 00:19:14,888
it's time to lay back
and chill?
512
00:19:14,955 --> 00:19:16,423
What the (bleep)
is up with that?
513
00:19:16,490 --> 00:19:18,292
Man, I don't even know
what to say.
514
00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:20,093
A'ight, let me get
in contact with Ted,
515
00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,297
I'll figure this out.
516
00:19:23,363 --> 00:19:25,065
(Ceaser) I want
everybody old and new
517
00:19:25,132 --> 00:19:26,667
to hear this right now.
518
00:19:26,733 --> 00:19:28,435
Lot of us put in blood,
sweat, and tears,
519
00:19:28,502 --> 00:19:31,371
and some of us just
been half-assing.
520
00:19:31,438 --> 00:19:34,374
It gotta be Black Ink
or nothing.
521
00:19:42,082 --> 00:19:43,584
♪♪♪♪
522
00:19:43,650 --> 00:19:45,118
- ♪♪ Little old fool
with the OYT ♪♪
523
00:19:45,185 --> 00:19:47,387
♪♪ I know it's a little
old school but shoot ♪♪
524
00:19:47,454 --> 00:19:49,623
♪♪♪♪
525
00:19:49,690 --> 00:19:51,058
♪♪ A circle isn't broke ♪♪
526
00:19:51,124 --> 00:19:52,893
♪♪ In my lifeline
and my hope ♪♪
527
00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:55,662
♪♪ Through the crazy times ♪♪
528
00:19:58,298 --> 00:20:00,367
- Ceas!
- What's poppin', buddy?
529
00:20:00,434 --> 00:20:04,137
My boy Dave East, rapper,
fellow entrepreneur,
530
00:20:04,204 --> 00:20:05,472
hit me up for some ink,
531
00:20:05,539 --> 00:20:07,407
so I pulled up
to his shop in Harlem.
532
00:20:07,474 --> 00:20:09,510
Nice, this all you?
- It's me.
533
00:20:09,576 --> 00:20:11,311
(Ceaser) You know,
I admire Dave East
534
00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:13,180
'cause, you know, he's doing
the same thing I'm trying
535
00:20:13,247 --> 00:20:15,382
to do in the hood--
entrepreneur (bleep).
536
00:20:15,449 --> 00:20:18,085
So, you know, I can't wait
to just chop it up with him.
537
00:20:18,151 --> 00:20:21,154
Not too many people come back
to the hood and do what you do.
538
00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:22,422
You came a long way, bro.
539
00:20:22,489 --> 00:20:24,358
- You know that.
- Lemme ask you a question.
540
00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:27,761
Your day-ones, how many of them
you still got around?
541
00:20:27,828 --> 00:20:30,063
- Maybe four or five.
542
00:20:30,130 --> 00:20:31,698
- It used to be
a lot more, wasn't it?
543
00:20:31,765 --> 00:20:33,033
- Yeah, it be like 15.
544
00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:35,135
I just feel like
with growth,
545
00:20:35,202 --> 00:20:38,005
you just get to a point
where you know what you want.
546
00:20:38,071 --> 00:20:39,573
'Cause when you
don't really know
547
00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,975
what you want in live,
everybody around you
548
00:20:42,042 --> 00:20:44,945
'cause they lost like you lost,
they all tryna figure it out.
549
00:20:45,012 --> 00:20:47,581
But once you figure out
what you tryna do,
550
00:20:47,648 --> 00:20:50,617
you be like, "I can't kick it
with you 'cause I'm doing this."
551
00:20:50,684 --> 00:20:52,386
- A lotta friendships done
ended 'cause I done
552
00:20:52,452 --> 00:20:55,422
changed my views on (bleep).
- But if it's your homie,
553
00:20:55,489 --> 00:20:56,690
y'all can have that distance.
554
00:20:56,757 --> 00:20:58,759
I understand you doin'
what you doin',
555
00:20:58,825 --> 00:21:00,127
you understand
I'm doin' what I'm doin',
556
00:21:00,194 --> 00:21:01,562
but the love the same.
557
00:21:01,628 --> 00:21:04,097
- I always wanted to take
my people from day ones
558
00:21:04,164 --> 00:21:05,999
to the top with me,
but sometime
559
00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:07,901
that weight gets too heavy.
560
00:21:07,968 --> 00:21:10,103
In talkin' to East, I had
to understand that (bleep),
561
00:21:10,170 --> 00:21:12,372
like, I ain't the only one
that goes through it.
562
00:21:12,439 --> 00:21:14,842
It's almost everybody that
get to a certain stature
563
00:21:14,908 --> 00:21:17,477
in they life
has to feel the same.
564
00:21:17,544 --> 00:21:19,646
So what we doin' on
you today, bro?
565
00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:21,281
- I got this chief.
566
00:21:21,348 --> 00:21:23,550
My father's mother
is Native American
567
00:21:23,617 --> 00:21:25,018
so it kinda...
- Kinda go with it.
568
00:21:25,085 --> 00:21:28,121
- Go with my DNA,
but I feel like it's dated,
569
00:21:28,188 --> 00:21:30,858
you think you could bring it
to life for me?
570
00:21:30,924 --> 00:21:32,993
- I don't regularly touch
other people's work,
571
00:21:33,060 --> 00:21:35,062
but for you I'll do it, man.
- Think you can do that for me?
572
00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:37,598
- Lemme just set up
and we'll get to work.
573
00:21:37,664 --> 00:21:40,968
♪♪♪♪
574
00:21:44,671 --> 00:21:45,939
- ♪♪ Gotta fill it ♪♪
575
00:21:46,006 --> 00:21:47,808
♪♪ For this appetite,
I need a plate ♪♪
576
00:21:47,875 --> 00:21:49,276
♪♪ Green light, no breaks ♪♪
577
00:21:49,343 --> 00:21:50,577
♪♪♪♪
578
00:21:50,644 --> 00:21:52,212
- I came in this wanting
to build a legacy.
579
00:21:52,279 --> 00:21:56,250
And after all this time,
I came too far to fail
580
00:21:56,316 --> 00:22:00,120
because I still got even higher
mountains that I need to climb.
581
00:22:00,187 --> 00:22:03,891
- ♪♪ Look, hungry for
this life, starvin'... ♪♪
582
00:22:03,957 --> 00:22:06,159
- But now, I'm really
starting to wonder
583
00:22:06,226 --> 00:22:08,929
if my day-ones really
care about Black Ink at all
584
00:22:08,996 --> 00:22:10,430
or they're just here
for the ride.
585
00:22:10,497 --> 00:22:12,299
- ♪♪ Ain't nothin'
that's like a New Yorker ♪♪
586
00:22:12,366 --> 00:22:14,201
♪♪ Never know what it's gon'
cost ya, maybe ya life... ♪♪
587
00:22:14,268 --> 00:22:15,903
- Maybe Dave's right.
Maybe I need
588
00:22:15,969 --> 00:22:17,771
to let go of what's
holding me back.
589
00:22:17,838 --> 00:22:19,439
- ♪♪ Pull up correctly
you know every step ♪♪
590
00:22:19,506 --> 00:22:21,175
♪♪ I got the purse, I would
get half of the pressure ♪♪
591
00:22:21,241 --> 00:22:22,943
♪♪ Ask someone why
are you stressin'? ♪♪
592
00:22:23,010 --> 00:22:25,412
- I done lost a lotta
day ones in the past.
593
00:22:25,479 --> 00:22:27,381
And, psh, I survived.
594
00:22:27,447 --> 00:22:29,449
♪♪♪♪
595
00:22:29,516 --> 00:22:32,219
A'ight, bro, we done.
596
00:22:33,654 --> 00:22:35,689
- Fire, my G, I already knew
you was gonna do, though.
597
00:22:35,756 --> 00:22:37,457
- Little bit of space
that you had left.
598
00:22:37,524 --> 00:22:38,892
- That was a layup.
599
00:22:40,594 --> 00:22:43,697
- ♪♪ Uh, a little project --
now starin' at the mirror ♪♪
600
00:22:43,764 --> 00:22:45,732
♪♪ Like, damn,
how could it be? ♪♪
601
00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:47,734
♪♪ I used to hang with them
dealers now I'm dealin' with ♪♪
602
00:22:47,801 --> 00:22:49,570
♪♪ These fake -- on TV ♪♪
603
00:22:49,636 --> 00:22:52,840
♪♪♪♪
604
00:22:52,906 --> 00:22:54,842
- (Spyder) The summer's comin'.
- (Tatti) Right?
605
00:22:54,908 --> 00:22:57,778
- It's about to be
a hot boy summer in the city!
606
00:22:57,845 --> 00:23:00,047
- Hot boy summer?
- Ho-- tattoo artists?
607
00:23:00,113 --> 00:23:02,916
- Yeah, yeah.
- You can't do that.
608
00:23:02,983 --> 00:23:04,918
(overlapping chatter/greetings)
609
00:23:04,985 --> 00:23:06,987
- There he go!
- Let's call
610
00:23:07,054 --> 00:23:08,822
a timeout on this right now,
you know what I mean?
611
00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:15,295
At the end of the day,
we ain't that small shop
612
00:23:15,362 --> 00:23:16,930
on 113th no more.
613
00:23:16,997 --> 00:23:18,899
We a growin' franchise,
ain't no more
614
00:23:18,966 --> 00:23:20,834
cruising through it,
ya' mean?
615
00:23:20,901 --> 00:23:23,237
It gotta be
Black Ink or nothing.
616
00:23:23,303 --> 00:23:26,240
I made up my mind,
I can no longer
617
00:23:26,306 --> 00:23:31,044
let Ted and Puma get off the way
they been getting off, yo.
618
00:23:31,111 --> 00:23:33,280
I got big dreams
for Black Ink,
619
00:23:33,347 --> 00:23:35,916
and I gotta make sure
everybody's down
620
00:23:35,983 --> 00:23:39,419
from the oldest OG
to the next generation.
621
00:23:39,486 --> 00:23:43,891
If we're gonna sit here and say,
yo, we want 50 states,
622
00:23:43,957 --> 00:23:45,759
we wanna go international,
623
00:23:45,826 --> 00:23:47,728
this (bleep) gotta be
serious, yo.
624
00:23:47,794 --> 00:23:49,329
I can't open up
a Jacksonville,
625
00:23:49,396 --> 00:23:50,831
I can't open up a Miami,
626
00:23:50,898 --> 00:23:55,202
I can't open up these cities
if my foundation is weak.
627
00:23:55,269 --> 00:23:57,171
- Ceas, I know you're always
focused on business,
628
00:23:57,237 --> 00:23:59,673
but you not even
takin' time to consider
629
00:23:59,740 --> 00:24:01,408
what everybody else
has going on.
630
00:24:01,475 --> 00:24:03,277
It's all about
what Ceas wants to do
631
00:24:03,343 --> 00:24:05,245
and when Ceas wants
to do it.
632
00:24:05,312 --> 00:24:07,014
- Lot of us put in
blood, sweat, and tears,
633
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:09,116
and some of us just been
half-assing through
634
00:24:09,183 --> 00:24:11,385
this whole ten years.
Now, think about
635
00:24:11,451 --> 00:24:15,189
if everybody's putting 100%,
you feel me?
636
00:24:15,255 --> 00:24:17,925
Like, Alex been tourin'
every single shop,
637
00:24:17,991 --> 00:24:19,793
he's at every
Black Ink event.
638
00:24:19,860 --> 00:24:21,528
So I definitely wanna
thank you, Alex.
639
00:24:21,595 --> 00:24:23,897
- All I can do, bro.
I appreciate y'all, man.
640
00:24:23,964 --> 00:24:25,732
(Ceaser)
I'm proud of Alex.
641
00:24:25,799 --> 00:24:29,469
He's a great example of what
the future holds for Black Ink.
642
00:24:29,536 --> 00:24:31,471
I wish I could say that about
all our artists,
643
00:24:31,538 --> 00:24:35,509
but I got two who
really think they slick.
644
00:24:35,576 --> 00:24:38,445
Where is Rok and Krystal?
- They were driving here.
645
00:24:38,512 --> 00:24:41,381
Their dog started flipping
the (bleep) out, right?
646
00:24:41,448 --> 00:24:45,118
And then they drove seven hours
back to New Jersey.
647
00:24:45,185 --> 00:24:46,520
- You wanna know what
they're doing in New Jersey?
648
00:24:46,587 --> 00:24:47,855
- What?
- Tattooing.
649
00:24:47,921 --> 00:24:50,057
- So I want everybody
old and new
650
00:24:50,123 --> 00:24:51,425
to hear this right now.
651
00:24:51,491 --> 00:24:53,527
I hate to say it,
some of us ain't gonna
652
00:24:53,594 --> 00:24:55,128
make it that next ten years.
653
00:24:55,195 --> 00:24:58,031
'Cause if your dreams
ain't to grow
654
00:24:58,098 --> 00:25:00,300
within the company
or the brand,
655
00:25:00,367 --> 00:25:03,303
then you in
the wrong place, homie.
656
00:25:08,041 --> 00:25:11,578
- So, it's been 25 years, man.
657
00:25:11,645 --> 00:25:13,113
- 28.
- 28.
658
00:25:13,180 --> 00:25:15,716
(Ted) I have so much going
through my mind right now.
659
00:25:15,782 --> 00:25:17,818
I really don't know what to do
660
00:25:17,885 --> 00:25:19,152
now that he's
in front of me.
661
00:25:19,219 --> 00:25:21,455
I really need my big brother
in my life, man.
662
00:25:25,025 --> 00:25:26,326
- ♪♪ Ain't nothin' that's
like a New Yorker ♪♪
663
00:25:26,393 --> 00:25:28,061
♪♪ Never know what
it's gon' cost ya ♪♪
664
00:25:28,128 --> 00:25:34,801
♪♪ Maybe your life, I been
just tryna be nice ♪♪
665
00:25:34,801 --> 00:25:37,938
♪♪♪♪
666
00:25:38,005 --> 00:25:40,040
- ♪♪ All these
sleepless nights ♪♪
667
00:25:40,107 --> 00:25:42,309
♪♪ Finally got my type ♪♪
668
00:25:42,376 --> 00:25:43,644
(Ted) Right now,
I'm all over the place
669
00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:45,546
when it came to Ceaser's
last conversation.
670
00:25:45,612 --> 00:25:46,947
I don't know how
I should be feeling.
671
00:25:47,014 --> 00:25:48,949
So for now, I don't wanna
talk about Ceaser.
672
00:25:49,016 --> 00:25:50,717
I took Yuni's advice,
and I reached out
673
00:25:50,784 --> 00:25:52,486
to my brother
via social media
674
00:25:52,553 --> 00:25:54,021
to see if he wanted
to meet up with me.
675
00:25:54,087 --> 00:25:56,557
And to my surprise,
he said yes.
676
00:25:56,623 --> 00:25:58,759
- ♪♪ Increase my means,
elevated the team ♪♪
677
00:25:58,825 --> 00:26:02,229
♪♪ The humble ones you once knew
evolved into royalty ♪♪
678
00:26:09,369 --> 00:26:11,004
(man) Yo.
679
00:26:11,071 --> 00:26:15,576
♪♪♪♪
680
00:26:15,642 --> 00:26:17,945
- Gimme a hug, man.
681
00:26:18,011 --> 00:26:19,813
♪♪♪♪
682
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,381
- What's going on with you?
- Thank you.
683
00:26:21,448 --> 00:26:22,583
Thank you
for meeting up with me.
684
00:26:22,649 --> 00:26:23,984
- You already know.
- Thank you.
685
00:26:24,051 --> 00:26:25,853
What's going on--
where the (bleep)
686
00:26:25,919 --> 00:26:28,822
do we start, man?
- Anywhere.
687
00:26:28,889 --> 00:26:31,859
(Ted) I have so much going
through my mind right now.
688
00:26:31,925 --> 00:26:33,794
A lotta guilt,
a lotta happiness,
689
00:26:33,861 --> 00:26:37,431
a lotta confusion,
I really don't know what to do
690
00:26:37,497 --> 00:26:38,565
now that he's in front of me.
691
00:26:38,632 --> 00:26:42,736
So, it's been 25 years, man.
692
00:26:42,803 --> 00:26:45,739
- 28.
- 28.
693
00:26:45,806 --> 00:26:47,207
It's (bleep) crazy.
694
00:26:47,274 --> 00:26:48,976
- Mm. All that time.
695
00:26:49,042 --> 00:26:52,513
You know, I held my head,
stayed focused.
696
00:26:52,579 --> 00:26:56,083
Came home with
my priorities in order.
697
00:26:56,149 --> 00:26:59,186
- Listen, bro, first,
I wanna apologize.
698
00:26:59,253 --> 00:27:00,988
Like, sometimes it's like,
damn, I shoulda been there
699
00:27:01,054 --> 00:27:04,858
the first day you came home,
but I didn't know, like,
700
00:27:04,925 --> 00:27:06,793
I ain't know what to expect.
701
00:27:06,860 --> 00:27:09,096
Because of how the whole time
you was locked up, like,
702
00:27:09,162 --> 00:27:10,864
know what I'm sayin',
I really wasn't there.
703
00:27:10,931 --> 00:27:12,833
For one, there was nothing
I could really do,
704
00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:14,501
you know what I'm sayin',
it wasn't like I had
705
00:27:14,568 --> 00:27:16,336
a bunch of money, I was still
trying to figure myself out--
706
00:27:16,403 --> 00:27:19,173
so I had to grow up.
707
00:27:19,239 --> 00:27:22,109
- That's understandable.
Of course, I was a little upset
708
00:27:22,176 --> 00:27:25,979
but I had to take a step back
and say, when the time is right,
709
00:27:26,046 --> 00:27:27,481
it'll happen.
710
00:27:27,548 --> 00:27:29,650
- Thank you.
711
00:27:29,716 --> 00:27:31,585
Thank you for not holding
no grudges for me...
712
00:27:31,652 --> 00:27:32,653
- Nah.
- Because like,
713
00:27:32,719 --> 00:27:34,755
I don't wanna go
into my 40s
714
00:27:34,821 --> 00:27:36,890
and not have relationships
with my family.
715
00:27:36,957 --> 00:27:38,992
- Absolutely.
- And as you know,
716
00:27:39,059 --> 00:27:41,662
I don't got the best
relationship with our dad.
717
00:27:41,728 --> 00:27:43,630
(Ted) My father wasn't
in my life at all.
718
00:27:43,697 --> 00:27:46,200
He came around,
in my memory, two times.
719
00:27:46,266 --> 00:27:48,468
One time for a birthday,
one time to take me
720
00:27:48,535 --> 00:27:49,970
shopping for the first day
of school.
721
00:27:50,037 --> 00:27:51,772
My resentment
just comes from like,
722
00:27:51,839 --> 00:27:53,607
where the (bleep) was you?
- Mm-hmm.
723
00:27:53,674 --> 00:27:55,375
- Like, why he move
the way he move?
724
00:27:55,442 --> 00:27:57,778
- We both had resentment towards
him when we was growin' up,
725
00:27:57,845 --> 00:27:59,713
but we all had our addiction.
- Right.
726
00:27:59,780 --> 00:28:01,682
- I had addiction
to the streets,
727
00:28:01,748 --> 00:28:04,685
fast money, women,
he had addiction to drugs.
728
00:28:04,751 --> 00:28:06,954
But he's-- he's gettin'
himself together.
729
00:28:07,020 --> 00:28:08,755
Like, a little
mishap here,
730
00:28:08,822 --> 00:28:10,858
but he got himself together.
731
00:28:10,924 --> 00:28:13,227
- How is your relationship
with our pops?
732
00:28:13,293 --> 00:28:15,229
- My relationship with him
is pretty good, like,
733
00:28:15,295 --> 00:28:17,698
he was a staple
during my incarceration.
734
00:28:17,764 --> 00:28:19,533
Nobody else was.
- Mm.
735
00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,436
- And I could never
turn my back on him for that.
736
00:28:22,503 --> 00:28:24,037
- Right, when it counted
the most.
737
00:28:24,104 --> 00:28:27,241
- Absolutely.
- Hearing you, this is why
738
00:28:27,307 --> 00:28:29,910
we need to have this bond,
I need to know these things,
739
00:28:29,977 --> 00:28:32,346
know what I'm saying, it would
give me some clarification.
740
00:28:32,412 --> 00:28:33,881
I was living in a world where
741
00:28:33,947 --> 00:28:35,849
there was no excuses
for my father.
742
00:28:35,916 --> 00:28:38,685
But after speaking with
my brother and finding out
743
00:28:38,752 --> 00:28:40,354
the info I found out
about my dad,
744
00:28:40,420 --> 00:28:42,723
it kinda made me crack
the door a little bit.
745
00:28:42,789 --> 00:28:45,225
It's still a lot more work
that needs to be done,
746
00:28:45,292 --> 00:28:47,761
but I like the direction
it's going.
747
00:28:47,828 --> 00:28:50,197
I got a million and one
questions for you.
748
00:28:50,264 --> 00:28:52,032
We could sit down,
we go to dinner
749
00:28:52,099 --> 00:28:54,368
and talk some more,
this definitely
750
00:28:54,434 --> 00:28:56,170
won't be our last conversation.
751
00:28:56,236 --> 00:28:59,206
I really need my big brother
in my life, man.
752
00:29:00,941 --> 00:29:02,776
- It's an awards ceremony!
753
00:29:02,843 --> 00:29:04,745
(all cheering)
754
00:29:04,811 --> 00:29:06,413
- This is a bull(bleep) award.
755
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:08,115
- Damn!
756
00:29:08,182 --> 00:29:09,783
- This is a bull(bleep)
award, (bleep).
757
00:29:09,850 --> 00:29:11,518
Ceas, I don't know what
the (bleep) your problem is,
758
00:29:11,585 --> 00:29:12,920
and if you have
a problem with me,
759
00:29:12,986 --> 00:29:14,288
we can talk about this
face to face.
760
00:29:14,354 --> 00:29:16,323
- You know what,
you’re very unappreciative.
761
00:29:23,597 --> 00:29:25,899
- ♪♪ I won't stop till
I'm standin' on top ♪♪
762
00:29:25,966 --> 00:29:27,367
♪♪ The game is on lock ♪♪
763
00:29:27,434 --> 00:29:29,036
♪♪ Now they know
I can't be stopped ♪♪
764
00:29:29,102 --> 00:29:32,539
- Look at Bucks standing here
like, where's the music at?
765
00:29:32,606 --> 00:29:35,342
- (humming "Pomp
and Circumstance")
766
00:29:35,409 --> 00:29:39,413
(all humming)
767
00:29:46,887 --> 00:29:50,390
- As president and dean
of Black Ink University--
768
00:29:50,457 --> 00:29:54,695
a street accredited institution
of higher learning,
769
00:29:54,761 --> 00:29:58,131
I'm proud
to present the first
770
00:29:58,198 --> 00:30:02,102
Black Ink Apprenticeship
graduation.
771
00:30:02,169 --> 00:30:04,071
Buck, I wanna thank you.
772
00:30:04,137 --> 00:30:07,941
You are an example of what
Black Ink future is gonna be.
773
00:30:08,008 --> 00:30:11,612
Bringing up our own artists
from the ground up,
774
00:30:11,678 --> 00:30:14,081
and building with them
for years on,
775
00:30:14,147 --> 00:30:17,217
and hopefully one day
building a Black Ink with you.
776
00:30:17,284 --> 00:30:19,453
(all cheering)
777
00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:23,023
So with no further ado...
778
00:30:23,090 --> 00:30:24,892
(man)
That my boy Buck!
779
00:30:24,958 --> 00:30:26,426
(overlapping chatter)
780
00:30:26,493 --> 00:30:28,595
(Spyder)
Speech! Speech! Speech!
781
00:30:28,662 --> 00:30:30,497
- Thank you.
We gonna turn up,
782
00:30:30,564 --> 00:30:33,066
and we want ten more years
of Black Ink greatness.
783
00:30:33,133 --> 00:30:35,269
- Uh-huh.
- Thank you.
784
00:30:35,335 --> 00:30:36,970
I love y'all, thank you.
785
00:30:37,037 --> 00:30:39,907
- Look, I've been around
Ceaser long enough to know,
786
00:30:39,973 --> 00:30:42,676
this mother(bleep) ain't
nice for no reason.
787
00:30:42,743 --> 00:30:44,478
There's probably
something behind this.
788
00:30:44,545 --> 00:30:47,781
Now, it's not only
a graduation...
789
00:30:47,848 --> 00:30:50,250
(Puma)
See? I (bleep) told y'all!
790
00:30:50,317 --> 00:30:53,820
Here-- here it comes,
get ready.
791
00:30:53,887 --> 00:30:55,822
- It's an awards ceremony.
792
00:30:55,889 --> 00:30:57,791
(all cheering)
793
00:30:57,858 --> 00:31:01,628
♪♪♪♪
794
00:31:01,695 --> 00:31:03,997
Let me just start
with my first award.
795
00:31:04,064 --> 00:31:05,666
It seem like some people
ain't gettin' the note
796
00:31:05,732 --> 00:31:07,835
about the new Black Ink,
so I think it's time
797
00:31:07,901 --> 00:31:12,306
for some PDP--
public display of pettiness!
798
00:31:12,372 --> 00:31:13,807
And who's the king of that?
799
00:31:13,874 --> 00:31:16,443
(chuckles)
Me!
800
00:31:16,510 --> 00:31:18,078
- This is gonna go left.
801
00:31:18,145 --> 00:31:20,948
- Now, this first award...
802
00:31:21,014 --> 00:31:24,318
it goes to a person that,
you know, has been
803
00:31:24,384 --> 00:31:27,321
doing this for a long time.
804
00:31:27,387 --> 00:31:30,324
Sometimes, I look at him
and be like, wow,
805
00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:32,459
after all you've
been through,
806
00:31:32,526 --> 00:31:34,261
you act like you're 18
807
00:31:34,328 --> 00:31:37,598
even though
you're turning 40.
808
00:31:37,664 --> 00:31:40,400
It gives me great pleasure
809
00:31:40,467 --> 00:31:44,905
to call Puma
the life of the party!
810
00:31:44,972 --> 00:31:47,074
♪♪♪♪
811
00:31:47,140 --> 00:31:50,410
He know how to party before
he get (bleep) work done.
812
00:31:50,477 --> 00:31:51,712
You know that is--
813
00:31:51,778 --> 00:31:55,148
party party party,
no no no no no work?
814
00:31:55,215 --> 00:31:56,550
Yeah, Puma.
815
00:31:56,617 --> 00:31:59,186
- Alright.
Really, Ceas?
816
00:31:59,253 --> 00:32:00,354
Life of the party?
817
00:32:00,420 --> 00:32:01,922
Have you not seen
my life lately?
818
00:32:01,989 --> 00:32:03,924
Does this look like
a party face?
819
00:32:03,991 --> 00:32:09,229
- Now, my next award goes
to a person that might hold
820
00:32:09,296 --> 00:32:10,764
the Guinness Book
of World Record
821
00:32:10,831 --> 00:32:12,566
for couch sitting.
- It's Teddy.
822
00:32:12,633 --> 00:32:14,601
- Our favorite couch sitter
823
00:32:14,668 --> 00:32:17,504
of the decade--
Teddy Ruks!
824
00:32:17,571 --> 00:32:21,241
(all cheering)
825
00:32:21,308 --> 00:32:23,343
- Ceas, I don't know what
the (bleep) your problem is,
826
00:32:23,410 --> 00:32:24,711
and if you have
a problem with me,
827
00:32:24,778 --> 00:32:26,313
we can talk about this
face to face.
828
00:32:26,380 --> 00:32:28,415
Don't try and make me look crazy
in front of everybody else.
829
00:32:28,482 --> 00:32:30,250
- Yeah, Ted!
830
00:32:30,317 --> 00:32:31,852
- This is a bull(bleep) award.
831
00:32:31,919 --> 00:32:34,288
This a bull(bleep) award,
(bleep).
832
00:32:34,354 --> 00:32:35,689
- I got ya, I got ya.
833
00:32:35,756 --> 00:32:39,826
Petty Ceaser is outside, baby.
834
00:32:39,893 --> 00:32:42,496
You know what,
you're very unappreciative.
835
00:32:42,563 --> 00:32:43,664
- It was a great award,
I liked it.
836
00:32:43,730 --> 00:32:45,999
- So, we got one more award.
837
00:32:46,066 --> 00:32:48,302
- One?
- One.
838
00:32:48,368 --> 00:32:52,206
This award goes
to the two most likely
839
00:32:52,272 --> 00:32:55,275
to succeed using
the Black Ink brand
840
00:32:55,342 --> 00:32:58,312
and opening up
their own shop...
841
00:32:58,378 --> 00:32:59,813
Rok and Krystal!
842
00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:01,515
♪♪♪♪
843
00:33:01,582 --> 00:33:03,717
- Listen, what the (bleep)
is this (bleep)?
844
00:33:03,784 --> 00:33:05,853
- Damn!
- (Rok) I feel confused.
845
00:33:05,919 --> 00:33:07,487
I told him about the shop
and all that,
846
00:33:07,554 --> 00:33:09,723
and I'm pretty sure
that everybody knows.
847
00:33:09,790 --> 00:33:11,258
I've been telling
Ceaser about the shop,
848
00:33:11,325 --> 00:33:13,727
asked him if he okay with it
and all that (bleep).
849
00:33:13,794 --> 00:33:15,696
- So it wasn't a surprise.
- It wasn't a surprise.
850
00:33:15,762 --> 00:33:18,065
He said he didn't want
no parts in it.
851
00:33:18,131 --> 00:33:21,168
A'ight...
- Give that speech, yeah!
852
00:33:21,235 --> 00:33:22,469
- You caught him
off-guard, boss!
853
00:33:22,536 --> 00:33:23,971
- Alright, Krystal,
you wanna say something?
854
00:33:26,406 --> 00:33:28,709
- All I'm saying is,
if you eat off my plate,
855
00:33:28,775 --> 00:33:30,310
I need to eat off your plate.
856
00:33:30,377 --> 00:33:33,480
I wasn't joking when I said
Black Ink or nothing.
857
00:33:33,547 --> 00:33:36,984
I fired whole shops
for violating my brand.
858
00:33:37,050 --> 00:33:38,418
Ask Atlanta.
859
00:33:38,485 --> 00:33:39,887
♪♪♪♪
860
00:33:39,953 --> 00:33:44,625
This concludes the first ever
Black Ink Awards.
861
00:33:44,691 --> 00:33:47,461
I wanna thank all y'all
for showing up tonight.
862
00:33:47,528 --> 00:33:48,462
More to come.
863
00:33:48,529 --> 00:33:50,697
♪♪♪♪
864
00:33:55,402 --> 00:33:59,439
♪♪♪♪
865
00:33:59,506 --> 00:34:02,442
(Ted) What the hell was Ceaser
doing with that award crap?
866
00:34:02,509 --> 00:34:05,012
- I was about to ask you that
question, know what I'm sayin'?
867
00:34:05,078 --> 00:34:07,681
- Yeah, we need to talk to him.
- I'ma text Ceaser, man,
868
00:34:07,748 --> 00:34:09,883
and tell him, like,
we need to link up.
869
00:34:09,950 --> 00:34:12,553
- I don't know how to feel about
Ceaser and his petty (bleep)
870
00:34:12,619 --> 00:34:14,521
he got going on,
'cause the way he's moving,
871
00:34:14,588 --> 00:34:16,356
it's starting to become
really insulting.
872
00:34:16,423 --> 00:34:17,791
We're brothers,
we're not supposed to be
873
00:34:17,858 --> 00:34:19,826
tearing each other down
in front of the employees.
874
00:34:19,893 --> 00:34:24,631
- "Yo, we need to meet up.
875
00:34:24,698 --> 00:34:29,937
Just let us know
time and place."
876
00:34:30,003 --> 00:34:31,438
♪♪♪♪
877
00:34:31,505 --> 00:34:33,273
- ♪♪ I got the money ♪♪
878
00:34:33,340 --> 00:34:37,277
♪♪ I take what I want
you cannot stop me ♪♪
879
00:34:37,344 --> 00:34:40,380
♪♪ I show no mercy ♪♪
880
00:34:40,447 --> 00:34:42,115
♪♪♪♪
881
00:34:42,182 --> 00:34:44,117
(Ted) I appreciate you
agreeing to meet us today.
882
00:34:45,352 --> 00:34:47,821
- Yeah.
883
00:34:47,888 --> 00:34:53,293
- Okay, what's up that
bull(bleep)-ass award ceremony?
884
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,561
That (bleep) hurt.
885
00:34:54,628 --> 00:34:57,030
But I know
the person you are,
886
00:34:57,097 --> 00:34:58,999
so I know you didn't mean
nothing by it.
887
00:34:59,066 --> 00:35:02,169
But at the same time,
what I don't want it to become
888
00:35:02,236 --> 00:35:05,539
is us at odds because then
it's only gonna
889
00:35:05,606 --> 00:35:07,441
crash and burn from there.
890
00:35:07,508 --> 00:35:10,611
- Like, I'ma be honest
with y'all, bro.
891
00:35:10,677 --> 00:35:12,479
We ten years strong
in this (bleep),
892
00:35:12,546 --> 00:35:13,981
I need y'all to step up.
893
00:35:14,047 --> 00:35:16,283
We need to do numbers
like no one ever seen
894
00:35:16,350 --> 00:35:20,521
these next ten years,
but you and you slackin'.
895
00:35:20,587 --> 00:35:23,457
I'm ready to sit here like, yo,
what's going on with Milwaukee?
896
00:35:23,524 --> 00:35:25,058
We supposed
to be hittin' figures,
897
00:35:25,125 --> 00:35:28,695
we don't even hit 30 yet, yo.
- How is that on me?
898
00:35:28,762 --> 00:35:30,497
- That's your city.
899
00:35:30,564 --> 00:35:31,932
- I try to talk to you
about (bleep),
900
00:35:31,999 --> 00:35:34,067
but everything that
goes on in Milwaukee,
901
00:35:34,134 --> 00:35:37,004
you bring it up
when you bring it up.
902
00:35:37,070 --> 00:35:42,176
- I'll be honest with y'all,
that's y'all fault too.
903
00:35:42,242 --> 00:35:43,710
Y'all don't do this unless
904
00:35:43,777 --> 00:35:45,145
I'm sittin' here
beefin with you.
905
00:35:45,212 --> 00:35:47,047
If we was able to share
some of this respon--
906
00:35:47,114 --> 00:35:48,849
- How can we figure out
a game plan?
907
00:35:48,916 --> 00:35:50,417
'Cause it look like we're
just playing the blame game...
908
00:35:50,484 --> 00:35:52,219
- We're not playing
the blame game.
909
00:35:52,286 --> 00:35:53,520
Indianapolis, (bleep),
910
00:35:53,587 --> 00:35:54,655
you know how much money
you missin', bro?
911
00:35:54,721 --> 00:35:56,256
- I know.
- No, I'm deadass.
912
00:35:56,323 --> 00:35:58,525
That (bleep) make six figures
a (bleep) year in profit.
913
00:35:58,592 --> 00:36:00,427
Half of that (bleep)
is yours.
914
00:36:00,494 --> 00:36:02,262
It ain't no excuse, Puma.
915
00:36:02,329 --> 00:36:05,065
If y'all don't pick up
what y'all supposed to pick up,
916
00:36:05,132 --> 00:36:08,101
y'all can do y'all own thing
without Black Ink.
917
00:36:10,904 --> 00:36:12,773
- I've been going through
something personal,
918
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:17,077
and I been keeping it
very private to myself.
919
00:36:17,144 --> 00:36:18,478
- What?
920
00:36:18,545 --> 00:36:21,315
- It's my son.
921
00:36:21,381 --> 00:36:25,352
And I don't know how...
to deal with this.
922
00:36:33,327 --> 00:36:35,262
- I've been going through
something personal,
923
00:36:35,329 --> 00:36:37,865
and I been keeping it
very private to myself.
924
00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:44,705
They found out that my son
is on the spectrum
925
00:36:44,771 --> 00:36:47,241
of, uh, autism.
926
00:36:50,110 --> 00:36:53,146
And, um, it's been
really hard,
927
00:36:53,213 --> 00:36:54,414
I'm not even
gonna front to you.
928
00:36:54,481 --> 00:36:56,550
It's been, like, I hear you,
929
00:36:56,617 --> 00:36:59,653
and I be feelin' bad 'cause
it's like I'm not doing my part,
930
00:36:59,720 --> 00:37:03,056
but I can't--
I can't leave him.
931
00:37:03,123 --> 00:37:05,826
(Puma) This is all new to me.
932
00:37:05,893 --> 00:37:08,462
I have so many questions
for what this means for my son.
933
00:37:08,529 --> 00:37:11,298
Is this gonna affect
my child's upbringing,
934
00:37:11,365 --> 00:37:13,467
and how he's gonna grow up?
935
00:37:13,534 --> 00:37:15,936
Like, I don't know
if I'm doing it right.
936
00:37:17,504 --> 00:37:19,072
- Why you ain't tell me
nothin', bro?
937
00:37:19,139 --> 00:37:21,508
- Bro, look how this (bleep)
got me feeling right now, man.
938
00:37:21,575 --> 00:37:23,510
- Yeah, but we supposed to be
here for each other, bro.
939
00:37:23,577 --> 00:37:26,180
- I know, but it's hard
to tell you because
940
00:37:26,246 --> 00:37:29,483
you have this "I'm going" way,
you know what I'm saying?
941
00:37:29,550 --> 00:37:32,286
And it's like,
you're not the easiest person
942
00:37:32,352 --> 00:37:36,023
to communicate with.
943
00:37:36,089 --> 00:37:38,959
And I don't mean to get
all weird and emotional...
944
00:37:39,026 --> 00:37:42,296
(Ted) It's not weird
or nothing about it, bro.
945
00:37:42,362 --> 00:37:44,431
We brothers.
(bleep) like this,
946
00:37:44,498 --> 00:37:47,534
you should be able
to express yourself.
947
00:37:47,601 --> 00:37:49,870
There's no way I shouldn't know
that this is going on,
948
00:37:49,937 --> 00:37:52,306
and this is definitely
not the way to find things out.
949
00:37:52,372 --> 00:37:56,777
Being poor, bro,
it kept us together.
950
00:37:56,844 --> 00:37:58,712
This money, this fame,
951
00:37:58,779 --> 00:38:00,848
all the (bleep) that
we got going on,
952
00:38:00,914 --> 00:38:02,416
it divided us.
953
00:38:02,482 --> 00:38:03,851
We gotta pull it
back together
954
00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:06,019
before we lose it
and all three of us
955
00:38:06,086 --> 00:38:08,789
are sitting here like,
what the -- did we do with
956
00:38:08,856 --> 00:38:10,757
these ten years?
957
00:38:20,701 --> 00:38:22,636
- ♪♪ When the clock run down ♪♪
958
00:38:22,703 --> 00:38:24,505
♪♪ It's too late to turn around ♪♪
959
00:38:24,571 --> 00:38:26,306
(Ceaser)
Time is against us.
960
00:38:26,373 --> 00:38:28,308
Once we sit here and be
complacent with
961
00:38:28,375 --> 00:38:31,311
the place we at,
we gon' be destroyed.
962
00:38:31,378 --> 00:38:33,180
- I think we should
write a book.
963
00:38:33,247 --> 00:38:36,717
"How to Be a Grown-ass Black man
in America For Dummies."
964
00:38:36,783 --> 00:38:38,585
- Cheers to new beginnings.
965
00:38:38,652 --> 00:38:40,621
(all cheering)
966
00:38:40,687 --> 00:38:42,422
(laughter)
967
00:38:42,489 --> 00:38:46,059
(overlapping chatter)
968
00:38:46,126 --> 00:38:48,896
- The penis is the vagina
tucked out.
969
00:38:48,962 --> 00:38:51,632
- What?!
- That's a time out.
970
00:38:51,698 --> 00:38:54,101
- We are upgrading.
- (Spyder) New employees.
971
00:38:54,168 --> 00:38:56,436
- My name is Nichelle,
and I'm from Dallas, Texas.
972
00:38:56,503 --> 00:38:59,072
What's up? Yeah, Dallas
in the building, what's up?
973
00:38:59,139 --> 00:39:01,175
- Draya, let's go.
- Hey, hey!
974
00:39:01,241 --> 00:39:03,343
- Super surprised,
(bleep) from Chicago.
975
00:39:03,410 --> 00:39:04,978
(Ted)
We all gon' take a trip
976
00:39:05,045 --> 00:39:06,146
just so everybody can get
to know each other.
977
00:39:06,213 --> 00:39:09,082
- Oh...
- Welcome to Orlando.
978
00:39:09,149 --> 00:39:10,784
(Bae) This is amazing.
979
00:39:10,851 --> 00:39:12,586
- For Black Ink Bootcamp.
980
00:39:12,653 --> 00:39:15,022
♪♪♪♪
981
00:39:15,088 --> 00:39:16,757
- Oh, (bleep)!
982
00:39:16,823 --> 00:39:18,559
- When he opens,
you toss it in.
983
00:39:18,625 --> 00:39:21,061
(laughter)
984
00:39:21,128 --> 00:39:23,564
- My fans want new content.
985
00:39:23,630 --> 00:39:24,831
- I think we should set up
986
00:39:24,898 --> 00:39:26,800
some type of audition
for OnlyFans.
987
00:39:26,867 --> 00:39:29,136
- I can (bleep)
his (bleep) upside down.
988
00:39:29,203 --> 00:39:31,104
- Wow.
989
00:39:31,171 --> 00:39:34,875
- Ceaser wants to make
Gods of Ink Black Ink Jersey.
990
00:39:34,942 --> 00:39:36,009
- But what about all
the hard work
991
00:39:36,076 --> 00:39:37,544
that we put into the shop?
992
00:39:37,611 --> 00:39:39,079
- Let's put it
like this.
993
00:39:39,146 --> 00:39:42,749
It's gonna happen with y'all
or without y'all.
994
00:39:42,816 --> 00:39:44,218
- What's that mean?
995
00:39:46,954 --> 00:39:48,722
(Quani) I felt like
since I got with Puma,
996
00:39:48,789 --> 00:39:50,691
my life has always
been about Puma.
997
00:39:50,757 --> 00:39:51,992
And I definitely
forgot about me.
998
00:39:52,059 --> 00:39:55,162
- It's like you don't want
to be here.
999
00:39:57,598 --> 00:39:59,766
- I'm closing 125th up.
1000
00:39:59,833 --> 00:40:01,134
- Closing 125th?
1001
00:40:01,201 --> 00:40:02,803
(Ted) Same (bleep)
happen to 113th,
1002
00:40:02,870 --> 00:40:04,104
now 125th, (bleep).
1003
00:40:04,171 --> 00:40:05,806
- Never in my life
would I ever think
1004
00:40:05,873 --> 00:40:07,574
a Black Ink would not
be in Harlem.
1005
00:40:07,641 --> 00:40:10,110
- This is the (bleep)
I be talkin' about.
1006
00:40:10,177 --> 00:40:11,578
- Nobody gives
a (bleep) about y'all.
1007
00:40:11,645 --> 00:40:12,813
- (bleep) outta here, bro.
1008
00:40:12,880 --> 00:40:14,381
- Y'all supposed
to protect the brand.
1009
00:40:14,448 --> 00:40:17,985
- Ceaser is like a bottle that's
been shaken for mad long.
1010
00:40:18,051 --> 00:40:19,987
- I been here
ten years strong,
1011
00:40:20,053 --> 00:40:21,688
you think I'ma let y'all
destroy this (bleep)?
1012
00:40:21,755 --> 00:40:25,759
(overlapping arguing)
1013
00:40:25,826 --> 00:40:26,860
- What you doin'?!
1014
00:40:26,927 --> 00:40:30,364
(shouting/bleeps continue)
1015
00:40:30,430 --> 00:40:32,065
- Effective immediately,
1016
00:40:32,132 --> 00:40:33,901
y'all officially fired.
1017
00:40:36,270 --> 00:40:38,305
- Can I just say this
about last night?
1018
00:40:38,372 --> 00:40:42,009
- What?
- I'm so (bleep) happy
1019
00:40:42,075 --> 00:40:44,411
I didn't drink.
- (laughs)
1020
00:40:44,478 --> 00:40:45,679
(cell phone vibrates)
1021
00:40:45,746 --> 00:40:46,914
- I just got a text
1022
00:40:46,980 --> 00:40:48,515
of something with Ceas.
1023
00:40:48,582 --> 00:40:50,150
- Oh, (bleep).
1024
00:40:52,419 --> 00:40:53,420
- No f...
- No!
1025
00:40:53,487 --> 00:40:55,088
- What the (bleep) is...
1026
00:40:55,155 --> 00:40:56,823
- Bro, is that Ceaser?
- Yes!
1027
00:40:56,890 --> 00:40:58,091
(Puma) Where is he?
1028
00:40:58,158 --> 00:40:59,426
(Ted) He's not pickin'
the phone up.
1029
00:40:59,493 --> 00:41:01,662
- That (bleep)'s
about to blow up right now.
1030
00:41:01,728 --> 00:41:03,297
- This ain't good.
1031
00:41:06,733 --> 00:41:10,804
- The network has decided
to cut ties with Ceaser
1032
00:41:10,871 --> 00:41:12,906
effective immediately.
1033
00:41:12,973 --> 00:41:14,908
- Damn, that's crazy.
- What?
1034
00:41:14,975 --> 00:41:17,077
Are you really gonna
cut him loose like that?
1035
00:41:17,144 --> 00:41:20,013
- ♪♪ It's a long way down ♪♪
1036
00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:22,516
- What the (bleep)
is the next step--
1037
00:41:22,583 --> 00:41:24,017
if there is a next step?
1038
00:41:24,084 --> 00:41:27,621
- I don't see how there's
a Black Ink without Ceaser.
1039
00:41:27,688 --> 00:41:31,258
- How are we moving forward?
- What do y'all think?
1040
00:41:31,325 --> 00:41:34,328
♪♪♪♪
1041
00:41:40,100 --> 00:41:44,071
♪♪♪♪
1042
00:42:05,726 --> 00:42:09,226
- ♪♪ MTV ♪♪