1 00:00:04,071 --> 00:00:06,173 ♪♪♪♪ [Ceaser] I came in this wanting to build a legacy. 2 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:07,541 ♪♪♪♪ 3 00:00:07,608 --> 00:00:09,042 [emcee] Everybody give it up 4 00:00:09,109 --> 00:00:10,277 for the Black Ink crew. 5 00:00:10,344 --> 00:00:13,714 [cheers and applause] 6 00:00:13,780 --> 00:00:16,016 [Ceaser] This is why I'm doing what I'm doing. 7 00:00:16,083 --> 00:00:17,351 It's for us, yo. 8 00:00:17,417 --> 00:00:19,353 All Black tattoo artists. 9 00:00:19,419 --> 00:00:21,555 [indistinct shouting] 10 00:00:21,622 --> 00:00:23,156 These next couple of months 11 00:00:23,223 --> 00:00:25,158 are gonna make or break Black Ink... 12 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,426 - To Black Ink! 13 00:00:26,493 --> 00:00:27,895 [cheers and applause] 14 00:00:27,961 --> 00:00:29,196 [Ceaser] ...and determine 15 00:00:29,263 --> 00:00:31,498 who's gonna be there in the end. 16 00:00:31,565 --> 00:00:32,666 [Alex] What're you doing?! 17 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:36,904 [overlapping arguing/bleeps] 18 00:00:38,138 --> 00:00:40,140 They was throwing glass at each other? 19 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:42,342 [Tatti] Hey, yo... 20 00:00:42,409 --> 00:00:44,278 - Whole [bleep] show can get shut down 21 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:45,712 over dumb [bleep]! 22 00:00:45,779 --> 00:00:47,447 [Puma] We all know that Black Ink 23 00:00:47,514 --> 00:00:49,149 had its fair share of fights. 24 00:00:49,216 --> 00:00:51,418 [overlapping arguing/bleeps] 25 00:00:51,485 --> 00:00:52,619 - Let go, let go, let go! 26 00:00:52,686 --> 00:00:54,555 [Puma] But as a brand and a team, 27 00:00:54,621 --> 00:00:56,123 we all came to an agreement 28 00:00:56,190 --> 00:00:58,292 that there's zero tolerance for any kind of violence. 29 00:00:58,358 --> 00:01:01,261 - This [bleep] just [bleep] up everything. 30 00:01:01,328 --> 00:01:03,130 There's gonna be some [bleep] changes. 31 00:01:03,197 --> 00:01:04,798 - Jesus, take the wheel. 32 00:01:04,865 --> 00:01:06,667 [Puma] Facts. 33 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:08,602 - I made a [bleep] mistake, and it was a huge one. 34 00:01:08,669 --> 00:01:10,938 - Yeah, I made a mistake too when I showed up. 35 00:01:11,004 --> 00:01:14,408 ♪♪♪♪ 36 00:01:14,474 --> 00:01:16,877 [Ceaser] Y'all put my brand at risk. 37 00:01:16,944 --> 00:01:19,646 I've been here ten years strong, yo. 38 00:01:19,713 --> 00:01:22,149 You think I'ma let y'all [bleep] destroy this [bleep] for me? 39 00:01:22,216 --> 00:01:23,984 Nychelle, Draya, I want y'all 40 00:01:24,051 --> 00:01:25,886 to pack y'all bags and come to New York. 41 00:01:25,953 --> 00:01:29,022 As far as the four in that incident-- 42 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:30,991 Krystal, Vanity, 43 00:01:31,058 --> 00:01:32,559 Bae, and Tatti, 44 00:01:32,626 --> 00:01:35,429 y'all officially fired. 45 00:01:39,066 --> 00:01:43,804 The thing that I learned over the last few months... 46 00:01:43,871 --> 00:01:45,839 never take nothing for granted. 47 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:51,645 - ♪♪ It's the long way down ♪♪♪♪ 48 00:01:56,250 --> 00:01:59,453 - ♪♪ Everything they told me that I couldn't do, I did it ♪♪ 49 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,523 ♪♪ I dream it, I live it, I want it, I get it ♪♪ 50 00:02:02,589 --> 00:02:05,092 ♪♪ Get it get it get it ♪♪♪♪ 51 00:02:06,193 --> 00:02:07,561 [Bux clears throat] 52 00:02:12,232 --> 00:02:13,300 - Um... 53 00:02:13,367 --> 00:02:14,368 - [whistling] 54 00:02:14,434 --> 00:02:15,702 - Yo, Ted, you know, 55 00:02:15,769 --> 00:02:17,771 I don't mean to get in your business, bro, 56 00:02:17,838 --> 00:02:20,274 but, um, what the [bleep] is that on your nose there, pimp? 57 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:21,909 - Hey, yo... - [laughter] 58 00:02:21,975 --> 00:02:23,610 - "Hey, yo." 59 00:02:23,677 --> 00:02:25,312 - Coming back from Orlando, man, 60 00:02:25,379 --> 00:02:26,947 [bleep] [bleep] me up, bro. 61 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:28,815 The stress from the firin' has got me breakin' out. 62 00:02:28,882 --> 00:02:30,651 Got a little cold sore on my nose... 63 00:02:30,717 --> 00:02:32,019 - Yeah, yeah, that's the Florida, man... 64 00:02:32,085 --> 00:02:33,754 - Clean myself up, I'm sayin', I don't want 65 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:35,622 nobody getting the wrong idea thinking I've been 66 00:02:35,689 --> 00:02:36,957 hanging out with certain people 67 00:02:37,024 --> 00:02:38,959 that used to work in the shop. 68 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:40,494 - Hey, yo. 69 00:02:40,561 --> 00:02:43,263 - Whoa, that escalated very quickly. 70 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:47,768 ♪♪♪♪ 71 00:02:47,835 --> 00:02:49,236 [Tatti] Primo... 72 00:02:49,303 --> 00:02:51,171 - How was Orlando? 73 00:02:51,238 --> 00:02:52,506 - Are you hungry? 74 00:02:52,573 --> 00:02:53,874 - Yeah, I'm kinda hungry. 75 00:02:53,941 --> 00:02:55,776 - Okay, good, because I have a [bleep] story. 76 00:02:55,843 --> 00:02:57,044 - How was Orlando, by the way? 77 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:59,246 - Yo! Oh yeah, you wasn't there, damn! 78 00:02:59,313 --> 00:03:00,447 - Speaking of "used to". 79 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:03,617 - It went down in Orlando. 80 00:03:03,684 --> 00:03:05,452 We went down there, and it was supposed 81 00:03:05,519 --> 00:03:07,654 to be a little shop boot camp thing. 82 00:03:07,721 --> 00:03:09,823 - Wow, y'all don't even wait for me to eat? 83 00:03:09,890 --> 00:03:11,024 [Puma] And you know, Tatti wasn't 84 00:03:11,091 --> 00:03:12,559 supposed to be there and [bleep]. 85 00:03:12,626 --> 00:03:14,595 So she came in there on her, "Rawr, rawr..." 86 00:03:14,661 --> 00:03:16,730 [making growling sounds] 87 00:03:16,797 --> 00:03:18,498 - Was it my fault for... - [bleep]! 88 00:03:18,565 --> 00:03:20,434 - My fault-- - I know that, say that! 89 00:03:20,501 --> 00:03:23,370 [Puma] Ceaser was like, yo, ain't nobody like you anyway. 90 00:03:23,437 --> 00:03:25,405 - When I walked in, nobody was like, 91 00:03:25,472 --> 00:03:28,375 excited to see me, the only person that really acknowledged 92 00:03:28,442 --> 00:03:30,477 that I was even there was Bae. 93 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:32,412 - So the second night... 94 00:03:32,479 --> 00:03:33,914 [overlapping chatter] 95 00:03:33,981 --> 00:03:36,583 Tatti came in saying, "Y'all don't like me?!" 96 00:03:36,650 --> 00:03:38,652 And Bae was like, "Yeah, y'all don't like her?" 97 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:40,020 And Vanity was like, "Yeah, bitch, 98 00:03:40,087 --> 00:03:41,288 shut the [bleep] up!" 99 00:03:41,355 --> 00:03:43,957 - Pedro, I didn't see this part happen, 100 00:03:44,024 --> 00:03:46,760 but I guess Bae went to like, toss the drink, 101 00:03:46,827 --> 00:03:48,495 but the cup slips... 102 00:03:48,562 --> 00:03:50,097 [music sting] 103 00:03:50,163 --> 00:03:52,432 I'm not sure if the water hit Vanity 104 00:03:52,499 --> 00:03:53,634 and the cup hit Krystal, 105 00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:54,835 or the water hit Krystal 106 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:56,937 and the cup hit Vanity, but... 107 00:03:57,004 --> 00:03:58,238 - "Ja-bow!" 108 00:03:58,305 --> 00:04:00,274 [overlapping arguing] 109 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:03,043 Blasts her in the goddamn face. 110 00:04:03,110 --> 00:04:04,011 - Oh, my God. 111 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:06,113 Then Krystal took a cup and... 112 00:04:06,180 --> 00:04:08,348 [banging/shuffling] 113 00:04:08,415 --> 00:04:09,983 At Bae's face. 114 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:12,586 - And you know Krystal, the Bronx came outta her. 115 00:04:12,653 --> 00:04:14,288 [all mock grunting] 116 00:04:14,354 --> 00:04:16,890 [overlapping arguing, bleeps] 117 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:19,693 [Bae] What?! 118 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:21,662 - Mashed the whole [bleep] up and [bleep], right? 119 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:23,297 So they had to call the ambo. 120 00:04:23,363 --> 00:04:26,366 Ambo came, picked up Bae. 121 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:28,635 - Way to [bleep] end the night. 122 00:04:28,702 --> 00:04:30,070 - So then after that, 123 00:04:30,137 --> 00:04:33,140 Ceaser tells us all to meet at the house. 124 00:04:33,207 --> 00:04:35,475 He's like, pacing back and forth, 125 00:04:35,542 --> 00:04:36,777 and he's like, "Man, [bleep] this, 126 00:04:36,844 --> 00:04:38,879 "y'all [bleep] trying to destroy my brand, 127 00:04:38,946 --> 00:04:40,514 y'all got into a bar brawl." 128 00:04:40,581 --> 00:04:42,683 - It's about to go back down, you know what I'm saying? 129 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:44,685 - So effective immediately... 130 00:04:44,751 --> 00:04:48,021 [Ted] Tatti, Vanity, Krystal, and Bae 131 00:04:48,088 --> 00:04:50,257 no longer works at Black Ink anymore. 132 00:04:50,324 --> 00:04:52,759 [Tatti] "You're all fired." 133 00:04:53,961 --> 00:04:56,263 It's like, part of me is like, [bleep]. 134 00:04:56,330 --> 00:04:57,798 - Mm-hmm. - I got fired. 135 00:04:57,865 --> 00:04:59,166 But then the other part of me 136 00:04:59,233 --> 00:05:01,368 is like, damn, maybe this needed to happen, 137 00:05:01,435 --> 00:05:03,170 do you know what I'm saying, because I'm tired 138 00:05:03,237 --> 00:05:05,105 of proving myself, bro. 139 00:05:05,172 --> 00:05:07,708 Whew, I feel like I've been proving myself 140 00:05:07,774 --> 00:05:10,677 since the day I [bleep] stepped foot in Black Ink, 141 00:05:10,744 --> 00:05:12,746 and it's been [bleep] five years already. 142 00:05:12,813 --> 00:05:14,848 We think about Tatti and all the fights, 143 00:05:14,915 --> 00:05:17,618 but what about the growth? 144 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:19,152 I'm done, I'm tired. 145 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:21,488 - Honestly, just [bleep] Black Ink. 146 00:05:21,555 --> 00:05:22,890 You always been on that grind 147 00:05:22,956 --> 00:05:24,157 and you know how to make your money, 148 00:05:24,224 --> 00:05:26,093 so like, what do you want to do next? 149 00:05:26,159 --> 00:05:27,494 You know, like, forget all that [bleep], all that drama... 150 00:05:27,561 --> 00:05:29,162 - Man, honestly, it's so crazy 151 00:05:29,229 --> 00:05:30,998 'cause I have like, I'm so excited, 152 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:32,900 like, I have so many ideas. 153 00:05:32,966 --> 00:05:34,535 I'm still gonna be focusing on my apprenticeship. 154 00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:35,969 - You're still gonna be tattooing. 155 00:05:36,036 --> 00:05:37,204 - You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm just gonna do 156 00:05:37,271 --> 00:05:39,106 everything on my own. - Mm-hmm. 157 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:40,941 [Tatti] I know what I bring to the table. 158 00:05:41,008 --> 00:05:42,509 And if it's not gonna be recognized 159 00:05:42,576 --> 00:05:44,211 and it's not gonna be seen, 160 00:05:44,278 --> 00:05:45,646 then it is what it is. 161 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:47,214 - Just like, start new. 162 00:05:47,281 --> 00:05:48,882 - I've done it before. - Exactly. 163 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:50,150 - Not afraid to do it again. 164 00:05:50,217 --> 00:05:51,585 - Exactly. - I've been through worse. 165 00:05:51,652 --> 00:05:52,819 - I mean, this year alone. 166 00:05:52,886 --> 00:05:53,954 Excuse me, like... 167 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:55,522 - [laughter] - Right? 168 00:05:55,589 --> 00:05:57,257 - It was supposed to be a good trip, 169 00:05:57,324 --> 00:06:00,460 but it ended a little chaotic, know what I'm saying? 170 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:02,763 - In pieces? - Yeah, in shambles. 171 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:04,331 - Ha ha! - You know? 172 00:06:04,398 --> 00:06:05,566 To be serious though, 173 00:06:05,632 --> 00:06:06,900 Black Ink is a family. 174 00:06:06,967 --> 00:06:08,802 And the whole Orlando situation 175 00:06:08,869 --> 00:06:10,404 blew that [bleep] the [bleep] up. 176 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:13,407 You just fired two of our top [bleep] artists? 177 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:15,375 Once Ceaser gets over all this bull[bleep], 178 00:06:15,442 --> 00:06:17,411 who the hell is gonna ask all these young ladies 179 00:06:17,477 --> 00:06:18,679 to come back? 180 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:20,180 I'm not getting on my hands and knees 181 00:06:20,247 --> 00:06:21,315 begging for nothing. 182 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,483 We shed a few pounds in Orlando. 183 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:24,651 [laughter] 184 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:27,254 But we gained two more, baby! 185 00:06:27,321 --> 00:06:28,956 [all cheering] 186 00:06:29,022 --> 00:06:31,959 - Look who's here! - Here we go! 187 00:06:32,025 --> 00:06:34,228 - These are the two new artists. 188 00:06:34,294 --> 00:06:35,762 - Oh, hi! 189 00:06:35,829 --> 00:06:38,265 - I don't know how I feel about Ceaser firing everybody 190 00:06:38,332 --> 00:06:41,001 and then hiring me and Draya all in the same breath. 191 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:42,936 But I worked so hard to get to Black Ink. 192 00:06:43,003 --> 00:06:44,938 I'm still figuring out the details with finding 193 00:06:45,005 --> 00:06:46,473 a long term apartment 194 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:48,342 and getting my son up to New York, 195 00:06:48,408 --> 00:06:50,177 but I'm optimistic. 196 00:06:50,244 --> 00:06:51,378 - I'm a hugger. 197 00:06:51,445 --> 00:06:53,013 - Do you feel the energy surge, yo? 198 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:54,515 [Draya] I originally moved back to New York 199 00:06:54,581 --> 00:06:55,883 to be closer to family, 200 00:06:55,949 --> 00:06:57,818 but if Ceaser's gonna invite me to work 201 00:06:57,885 --> 00:07:00,220 at one of the biggest tattoo shops in Brooklyn, 202 00:07:00,287 --> 00:07:01,522 I'm here for it. 203 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,924 But being at 9MAG, it was pretty peaceful. 204 00:07:03,991 --> 00:07:05,826 We definitely didn't have any serious altercations 205 00:07:05,893 --> 00:07:07,294 like what I just saw. 206 00:07:07,361 --> 00:07:08,929 The energy seems a little off with this shop. 207 00:07:08,996 --> 00:07:11,532 - Well, welcome. We're glad you guys are here, 208 00:07:11,598 --> 00:07:14,067 you know, great additions to the Black Ink family. 209 00:07:14,134 --> 00:07:15,903 - Puma, I have a question for you. 210 00:07:15,969 --> 00:07:17,271 In the history of Black Ink, 211 00:07:17,337 --> 00:07:19,840 is the first fire the official fire? 212 00:07:19,907 --> 00:07:21,241 - No. - Okay. 213 00:07:21,308 --> 00:07:23,076 - How many times Tatti done got fired? 214 00:07:23,143 --> 00:07:25,746 Bae, she only got like, two or three strikes, I think. 215 00:07:25,812 --> 00:07:28,048 Vanity, we might leave Vanity in Florida. 216 00:07:28,115 --> 00:07:31,518 Krystal done quit, Krystal done got fired by me, 217 00:07:31,585 --> 00:07:33,053 Krystal got fired by Ceaser, 218 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,621 so Krystal may come back. 219 00:07:34,688 --> 00:07:36,356 [laughter] 220 00:07:37,591 --> 00:07:38,859 - Ah, [bleep]. 221 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:41,261 [overlapping chatter] 222 00:07:41,328 --> 00:07:42,729 - [bleep] is this? 223 00:07:42,796 --> 00:07:44,765 - Don't you remember the spring cleaning? 224 00:07:44,831 --> 00:07:45,999 [laughter] 225 00:07:46,066 --> 00:07:47,301 - A'ight, let's just keep it 100, 226 00:07:47,367 --> 00:07:48,969 I be flippin' sometimes, know what I mean? 227 00:07:49,036 --> 00:07:52,472 But as long as we got some type of understanding, 228 00:07:52,539 --> 00:07:53,974 I ain't gonna flip on y'all. 229 00:07:54,041 --> 00:07:56,310 You respect my house, I respect y'all, we good. 230 00:07:56,376 --> 00:07:58,078 - A'ight, man, [bleep] it, I'ma cut to the chase, man. 231 00:07:58,145 --> 00:08:00,681 We just trying to figure out like, how fired are they? 232 00:08:00,747 --> 00:08:02,182 Like, because usually your first fire 233 00:08:02,249 --> 00:08:04,051 is not like, the official fire? 234 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:06,353 - Look, y'all said it y'all self. 235 00:08:06,420 --> 00:08:07,654 I have a history of, 236 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:09,423 you fired, a'ight, you come back. 237 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:10,657 you fired, you come back. 238 00:08:10,724 --> 00:08:12,659 We keep trying to go to the same thing 239 00:08:12,726 --> 00:08:14,394 and keep getting the same results 240 00:08:14,461 --> 00:08:16,964 and I ain't with that [bleep] no more. 241 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:20,868 - We have one issue. 242 00:08:20,934 --> 00:08:23,737 Uh, we lost Rok. 243 00:08:23,804 --> 00:08:25,439 - How do you lose a grown-ass man? 244 00:08:25,506 --> 00:08:27,341 - Because he didn't know he was getting on a train, 245 00:08:27,407 --> 00:08:29,776 and on an airplane because of his situation 246 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:31,044 after you fired his girlfriend... 247 00:08:31,111 --> 00:08:32,412 - Still might be out there. 248 00:08:32,479 --> 00:08:33,881 - Yeah, when's the last time you seen him? 249 00:08:33,947 --> 00:08:35,482 In the house. - He was in the house. 250 00:08:35,549 --> 00:08:37,918 - I haven't heard from Rok, and right now, I don't know 251 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:39,286 what the [bleep] is going on. 252 00:08:39,353 --> 00:08:41,388 This is the [bleep] that Ceas be talking about. 253 00:08:41,455 --> 00:08:43,223 If y'all didn't have another shop, 254 00:08:43,290 --> 00:08:44,892 y'all asses would be here trying to figure out 255 00:08:44,958 --> 00:08:46,360 what's going on with y'all job. 256 00:08:46,426 --> 00:08:47,828 Somebody FaceTime Rok, 257 00:08:47,895 --> 00:08:49,530 and if he got a button-up on, we know what happened. 258 00:08:49,596 --> 00:08:51,398 [laughter] 259 00:08:53,267 --> 00:08:55,135 - ♪♪ I hope your heart is strong enough ♪♪ 260 00:08:55,202 --> 00:08:57,237 ♪♪ It's about to skip a beat ♪♪ 261 00:08:57,304 --> 00:08:59,273 ♪♪ I'm about to shake things up ♪♪ 262 00:08:59,339 --> 00:09:01,708 ♪♪ You're about to fall in love with the new me ♪♪ 263 00:09:01,775 --> 00:09:03,210 ♪♪♪♪ 264 00:09:03,277 --> 00:09:05,412 ♪♪ Yeah, you're gonna see me me me ♪♪ 265 00:09:05,479 --> 00:09:08,649 ♪♪ A new me, mm, mm, mm, the new me ♪♪♪♪ 266 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,984 - This a nice shop. 267 00:09:11,051 --> 00:09:12,719 Knock knock. 268 00:09:12,786 --> 00:09:16,123 ♪♪♪♪ 269 00:09:16,190 --> 00:09:17,691 - Bae, why you here? 270 00:09:17,758 --> 00:09:20,427 - Me and Krystal, we've never had problems, 271 00:09:20,494 --> 00:09:23,063 and the fact that she thought that I was coming for her, 272 00:09:23,130 --> 00:09:24,831 anyone would be upset. 273 00:09:24,898 --> 00:09:26,900 I need to go talk to her to apologize, 274 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:29,102 and also, you know, to make things right. 275 00:09:29,169 --> 00:09:32,406 Krystal, can we talk for a second? 276 00:09:34,107 --> 00:09:35,742 - Just give me a second, alright? 277 00:09:35,809 --> 00:09:37,711 - Yeah. - I'll be right back. 278 00:09:37,778 --> 00:09:40,547 It's been a couple days since the whole Orlando situation 279 00:09:40,614 --> 00:09:43,483 but Bae coming over here is bringing me back to the drama. 280 00:09:43,550 --> 00:09:45,219 Girl, I got a whole client in my seat. 281 00:09:45,285 --> 00:09:47,788 Like, are we really about to do this? 282 00:09:47,855 --> 00:09:49,990 - [exhales] Got something for you. 283 00:09:50,057 --> 00:09:52,392 - What is this? - You ready? 284 00:09:52,459 --> 00:09:54,761 - This supposed to be a peace offering? 285 00:09:54,828 --> 00:09:56,964 - Yes, girl. - You brought a drink? 286 00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:59,733 [laughter] 287 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,335 Only Bae would bring a drink 288 00:10:01,401 --> 00:10:03,770 for an apology about throwing a drink. 289 00:10:03,837 --> 00:10:06,440 - You want lime or you want berry? 290 00:10:06,507 --> 00:10:08,976 - Bae's a trip. No, but Bae, really, what happened? 291 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:11,245 What set you off to throw the drink? 292 00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:13,013 - Only thing I heard was, 293 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,148 "Bae, mind your [bleep] business. 294 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:17,317 Mind your [bleep] business." 295 00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:19,553 - [shouting] - Bae, mind your business! 296 00:10:19,620 --> 00:10:21,321 - So I picked up my cup. 297 00:10:21,388 --> 00:10:22,856 - But, Bae, your aim was off, and you hit me. 298 00:10:22,923 --> 00:10:24,057 - No, no, no, I wasn't trying to hit... 299 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:26,593 - Your aim was off. - ...No one! 300 00:10:26,660 --> 00:10:28,295 So it slipped 301 00:10:28,362 --> 00:10:31,031 outta my mother[bleep] hand. 302 00:10:31,098 --> 00:10:32,766 - Oh, I was so mad. - My intention 303 00:10:32,833 --> 00:10:35,702 wasn't to hit no one, 304 00:10:35,769 --> 00:10:39,940 and it was 100% my fault. 305 00:10:40,007 --> 00:10:41,942 All this [bleep] did not have to happen, 306 00:10:42,009 --> 00:10:44,044 and I'm the one who started this [bleep]. 307 00:10:44,111 --> 00:10:46,013 It's really upsetting to think that 308 00:10:46,079 --> 00:10:47,981 my stupid-ass action 309 00:10:48,048 --> 00:10:51,351 led to so many people losing their jobs. 310 00:10:51,418 --> 00:10:53,020 - Have you talked to Ceaser at all? 311 00:10:53,086 --> 00:10:54,388 You think we're gonna get our jobs back, 312 00:10:54,454 --> 00:10:56,823 or you just gonna go on with Diamond Tattoos? 313 00:10:56,890 --> 00:10:58,125 - I haven't reached out to Ceaser, 314 00:10:58,192 --> 00:11:00,460 but it's not just about that. 315 00:11:00,527 --> 00:11:02,763 We put our whole life into that [bleep]. 316 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:04,364 - Right. - But then for that 317 00:11:04,431 --> 00:11:06,633 to just disappear like that, I feel some type of way. 318 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:09,236 - I did devote a lot of my time to Black Ink, 319 00:11:09,303 --> 00:11:10,604 and I left a lot of my clients there, 320 00:11:10,671 --> 00:11:12,406 so it's like [bleep] them. 321 00:11:12,472 --> 00:11:14,308 Bae coming to Gods of Ink to apologize 322 00:11:14,374 --> 00:11:15,909 definitely counts for something, 323 00:11:15,976 --> 00:11:17,644 but in a weird way, it might be good 324 00:11:17,711 --> 00:11:19,446 that this fight happened 'cause I was hesitant 325 00:11:19,513 --> 00:11:21,815 about signing the contract with Ceaser anyway. 326 00:11:21,882 --> 00:11:23,417 Maybe this fight was a sign 327 00:11:23,483 --> 00:11:25,018 to build this all on my own. 328 00:11:25,085 --> 00:11:27,154 - You know what, take it one day at a time. 329 00:11:27,221 --> 00:11:29,790 You know, sometimes you play stupid games 330 00:11:29,857 --> 00:11:31,458 and get stupid prizes. 331 00:11:31,525 --> 00:11:33,594 I'm gonna take some time to just, you know, 332 00:11:33,660 --> 00:11:35,562 look back and see where I [bleep] up, 333 00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:38,131 where I'm good at, and then if Ceaser call me 334 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:40,300 to say, hey, come back, I'll come back. 335 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:42,302 - To leaving the bull[bleep] at Black Ink. 336 00:11:42,369 --> 00:11:43,637 - Ah! 337 00:11:43,704 --> 00:11:46,240 Cheers to our beautiful life. 338 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:48,175 - Ceaser called us right now and was like, "Yo, 339 00:11:48,242 --> 00:11:51,645 come back to the shop," what you gonna do? 340 00:11:51,712 --> 00:11:52,913 [ding] 341 00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:55,215 - What the [bleep] is the emergency? 342 00:11:55,282 --> 00:11:57,451 Bro-- [squeals] 343 00:11:57,518 --> 00:12:00,387 Bro, that's Ceaser. 344 00:12:00,454 --> 00:12:01,655 [bleep] 345 00:12:01,722 --> 00:12:03,590 [overlapping chatter] 346 00:12:03,657 --> 00:12:06,026 - Every action has a consequence, 347 00:12:06,093 --> 00:12:08,161 and ultimately... 348 00:12:11,365 --> 00:12:16,236 ♪♪♪♪ 349 00:12:18,005 --> 00:12:20,874 ♪♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪ 350 00:12:20,941 --> 00:12:23,710 - ♪♪ Yeah, we're feeling good ♪♪ 351 00:12:23,777 --> 00:12:25,379 ♪♪ Yeah, we're feeling good ♪♪ 352 00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:26,680 ♪♪ Whoo ♪♪ 353 00:12:26,747 --> 00:12:28,482 ♪♪ Yeah, we're feeling good ♪♪ 354 00:12:28,549 --> 00:12:29,650 ♪♪ Feeling good, yeah ♪♪ 355 00:12:29,716 --> 00:12:31,752 ♪♪ We feelin' so vibin' ♪♪ 356 00:12:31,818 --> 00:12:33,487 ♪♪ Yeah, we feelin' so vibin' ♪♪ 357 00:12:33,554 --> 00:12:34,621 - Nice to meet you... 358 00:12:34,688 --> 00:12:36,256 [overlapping chatter] 359 00:12:36,323 --> 00:12:38,592 - This feels very welcoming. - Thank you so much. 360 00:12:38,659 --> 00:12:40,127 Well, welcome to... - Where's the weed? 361 00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:42,863 [laughter] 362 00:12:42,930 --> 00:12:44,865 [Ted] We've been back from Orlando for a minute, 363 00:12:44,932 --> 00:12:46,400 but this is the first time I've really got a chance 364 00:12:46,466 --> 00:12:48,936 to meet up with Puma in private and assess the damage. 365 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:51,305 A cannabis shop is the best place 366 00:12:51,371 --> 00:12:53,540 to talk to Puma about what happened in Orlando 367 00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:55,142 because we all know Puma and I 368 00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:57,911 are the biggest stoners in Black Ink. 369 00:12:57,978 --> 00:13:00,714 This is perfect... [echoing] 370 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:02,316 - Well, I am a connoisseur, 371 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:04,017 and I'm here to just check out 372 00:13:04,084 --> 00:13:06,687 what kind of flower you have. 373 00:13:06,753 --> 00:13:08,222 - Over here, we have the diamond 374 00:13:08,288 --> 00:13:09,489 and the electric light. 375 00:13:09,556 --> 00:13:10,991 We have the greenhouse and the full term. 376 00:13:11,058 --> 00:13:13,727 - That's the ZaZa... - ZaZa to... 377 00:13:13,794 --> 00:13:16,163 - Yeah, yeah, I get it, I get it, I get it. 378 00:13:16,230 --> 00:13:18,131 Well, the way things have been going for us lately, 379 00:13:18,198 --> 00:13:21,168 we kinda need to sit down and relax, you know... 380 00:13:21,235 --> 00:13:22,669 - If you wanna look at anything, just let me know. 381 00:13:22,736 --> 00:13:23,837 - Alright. - Thank you. 382 00:13:23,904 --> 00:13:25,739 - You're welcome. - What is this? 383 00:13:25,806 --> 00:13:29,476 - Oh, that's that new 2022 right there. 384 00:13:29,543 --> 00:13:30,777 How's everything been with you, man, 385 00:13:30,844 --> 00:13:32,579 after the whole craziness of Orlando? 386 00:13:32,646 --> 00:13:34,781 - I don't know, man. 387 00:13:34,848 --> 00:13:37,484 It keeps giving me flashes 388 00:13:37,551 --> 00:13:40,187 of everything coming to an end, bro. 389 00:13:40,254 --> 00:13:42,956 Here we are, we've put in all this work, 390 00:13:43,023 --> 00:13:46,827 and we could lose it to a glass being thrown. 391 00:13:46,894 --> 00:13:47,961 - I didn't wanna bring down the whole mood 392 00:13:48,028 --> 00:13:49,162 in the shop the other day, 393 00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:50,864 but this whole fight in Orlando 394 00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:52,833 is much more damaging than what everybody thinks. 395 00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:54,701 It hurts more than just the shops. 396 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:56,270 It can get the show cancelled. 397 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:57,771 - This whole [bleep] show 398 00:13:57,838 --> 00:13:59,740 can get shut down over dumb [bleep]. 399 00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:02,242 - I was expecting a lot more from Bae and Tatti 400 00:14:02,309 --> 00:14:04,611 because they definitely were part of the beginning stages 401 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:08,415 of Black Ink and the chaos, the fighting all the time. 402 00:14:08,482 --> 00:14:09,883 They've seen it and done it 403 00:14:09,950 --> 00:14:11,785 and should know better. 404 00:14:11,852 --> 00:14:13,820 - This is a big brand. 405 00:14:13,887 --> 00:14:16,523 We are responsible for a lot of people. 406 00:14:16,590 --> 00:14:18,959 It's not just the Brooklyn shop. 407 00:14:19,026 --> 00:14:20,527 Like, we have nine shops. 408 00:14:20,594 --> 00:14:21,962 You know how many people we employ? 409 00:14:22,029 --> 00:14:24,064 You know how many families depend on Black Ink? 410 00:14:24,131 --> 00:14:25,566 - Right. - And y'all throwing 411 00:14:25,632 --> 00:14:28,135 drinks at each other, like how old are y'all, man? 412 00:14:28,202 --> 00:14:30,304 I don't think everybody gets the bigger picture. 413 00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:31,805 Black Ink is a franchise. 414 00:14:31,872 --> 00:14:33,574 Yes, we had a shop on 113th, 415 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,676 Yes, we had a shop on 125th, 416 00:14:35,742 --> 00:14:37,511 the key word is "had". 417 00:14:37,578 --> 00:14:39,012 And I don't wanna turn it into 418 00:14:39,079 --> 00:14:41,215 a "we had Black Ink" as a whole. 419 00:14:41,281 --> 00:14:43,884 - Yeah, me and Ceaser have had our moments. 420 00:14:43,951 --> 00:14:46,186 [overlapping arguing/bleeps] 421 00:14:49,089 --> 00:14:50,824 [clattering] 422 00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:52,793 - We've taken accountability for that, 423 00:14:52,860 --> 00:14:54,127 and we've been trying to change 424 00:14:54,194 --> 00:14:55,596 what the brand is and how it looks. 425 00:14:55,662 --> 00:14:57,497 - Everybody has taken a bigger step 426 00:14:57,564 --> 00:14:59,399 and like, learned how to deal with things different. 427 00:14:59,466 --> 00:15:00,901 - Right. - And it's like, 428 00:15:00,968 --> 00:15:03,036 somehow, some way, we gotta figure out how to get 429 00:15:03,103 --> 00:15:05,672 everybody on the same page, bro. 430 00:15:05,739 --> 00:15:07,107 - The Black Ink brand has really been 431 00:15:07,174 --> 00:15:08,942 trying to change its whole look, you know? 432 00:15:09,009 --> 00:15:10,511 We've been working with our community 433 00:15:10,577 --> 00:15:13,180 and doing a lot more to show that we're more than just 434 00:15:13,247 --> 00:15:14,915 some people that be fighting. 435 00:15:14,982 --> 00:15:16,917 It's not really good for business. 436 00:15:16,984 --> 00:15:20,487 And to have the girls set us back ten steps-- 437 00:15:20,554 --> 00:15:22,556 this is horrible, man, like, 438 00:15:22,623 --> 00:15:25,726 I don't even wanna talk. 439 00:15:25,792 --> 00:15:28,428 - We do need to be involved more 440 00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:30,364 and don't leave it just on Ceas, 441 00:15:30,430 --> 00:15:32,566 especially with us being the brand leaders 442 00:15:32,633 --> 00:15:34,468 and being the people who's been around so long 443 00:15:34,535 --> 00:15:36,370 and being the people who's been in the industry 444 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,805 longer than everybody. 445 00:15:38,872 --> 00:15:40,107 It's time to take more leadership 446 00:15:40,174 --> 00:15:41,708 and start speaking up a lot more 447 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:42,809 and not really give a [bleep] 448 00:15:42,876 --> 00:15:44,545 who cares or who likes it or not. 449 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,313 - It's been a really odd one. 450 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:48,315 - What's the best flower that y'all have here? 451 00:15:48,382 --> 00:15:50,150 - That's why I'm here, you know what I'm saying? 452 00:15:50,217 --> 00:15:52,953 I'm tryna get my chi back in place. 453 00:15:53,020 --> 00:15:55,789 You got something like a tangy, kinda like 454 00:15:55,856 --> 00:15:57,624 a forbidden fruit kind of flavor-ish, 455 00:15:57,691 --> 00:16:00,227 kinda vibration... 456 00:16:02,396 --> 00:16:03,897 You know what, good sir, 457 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,532 you is damn near close enough. 458 00:16:05,599 --> 00:16:08,969 [laughter] 459 00:16:09,036 --> 00:16:11,305 - ♪♪ Back it up, wanna smack it up ♪♪ 460 00:16:11,371 --> 00:16:13,640 ♪♪ If it feels real good, pack it up ♪♪ 461 00:16:13,707 --> 00:16:16,076 ♪♪ If you like what I like don't pass it up ♪♪ 462 00:16:16,143 --> 00:16:17,978 ♪♪ Going out for the night gonna rack 'em up ♪♪♪♪ 463 00:16:18,045 --> 00:16:20,747 [dog barking] 464 00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:22,749 - See what Daddy doing. - Coco. 465 00:16:22,816 --> 00:16:24,051 She got something in her mouth? 466 00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:25,619 - No, she always acting like she does. 467 00:16:25,686 --> 00:16:27,154 She don't listen. 468 00:16:27,221 --> 00:16:28,655 It's the only thing I miss about Rocky 469 00:16:28,722 --> 00:16:30,357 is he listens a little bit. 470 00:16:33,894 --> 00:16:35,095 - Rocky attacked me. 471 00:16:35,162 --> 00:16:37,464 He literally bit a chunk out of my leg 472 00:16:37,531 --> 00:16:39,099 like I was some ground beef. 473 00:16:39,166 --> 00:16:41,902 Rocky got re-homed in a place where he got more attention. 474 00:16:41,969 --> 00:16:43,270 So we're happy about that. 475 00:16:43,337 --> 00:16:45,706 And we adopted Coco two weeks ago, 476 00:16:45,772 --> 00:16:47,808 and our new baby loves it here. 477 00:16:47,875 --> 00:16:50,744 So guess who popped up on me when you weren't in the shop. 478 00:16:50,811 --> 00:16:52,679 - Who? - Bae surprised me. 479 00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:55,549 - Oh word, what, out here? - Yeah, she came to the shop. 480 00:16:55,616 --> 00:16:58,719 She wanted to apologize for throwing a glass. 481 00:16:58,785 --> 00:17:00,087 - You're cool with Bae after that? 482 00:17:00,153 --> 00:17:01,922 - I feel I gotta respect Bae. 483 00:17:01,989 --> 00:17:04,057 She came all the way from New York 484 00:17:04,124 --> 00:17:05,893 to come see me, you know? 485 00:17:05,959 --> 00:17:09,396 I'm glad Bae came by 'cause I wasn't trying 486 00:17:09,463 --> 00:17:13,200 to sit here and drag it. We're here to [bleep] tattoo. 487 00:17:13,267 --> 00:17:14,868 - What happened after she apologized? 488 00:17:14,935 --> 00:17:17,171 - Um... - What else y'all talk about? 489 00:17:17,237 --> 00:17:20,774 - That if Ceaser don't want us around, 490 00:17:20,841 --> 00:17:22,976 we aren't gonna be around. 491 00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:25,345 - That's the biggest mistake he gon' do. 492 00:17:25,412 --> 00:17:27,981 - I haven't been at the Brooklyn shop since Orlando. 493 00:17:28,048 --> 00:17:30,184 You know, I'm not as [bleep] about what happened. 494 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:32,119 Ceaser firing Krystal. 495 00:17:32,186 --> 00:17:34,688 And then we lost the chance to having a Black Ink shop. 496 00:17:34,755 --> 00:17:38,192 For my contract to get ruined because of girls fighting, 497 00:17:38,258 --> 00:17:39,893 is just mad disappointment. 498 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,029 That [bleep] had nothing to do with our shop. 499 00:17:42,095 --> 00:17:43,997 - So what are you gonna do? - What do you mean? 500 00:17:44,064 --> 00:17:48,135 - Yeah, because you still have your job. 501 00:17:48,202 --> 00:17:50,137 - I don't even wanna be there. 502 00:17:50,204 --> 00:17:51,672 Who else is gonna be left? 503 00:17:51,738 --> 00:17:53,740 Spyder and Bux? - If Ceaser called 504 00:17:53,807 --> 00:17:56,410 us right now and he was like, yo, come back to the shop, 505 00:17:56,476 --> 00:17:58,612 what you gonna do? 506 00:17:58,679 --> 00:18:00,147 - Uh... 507 00:18:00,214 --> 00:18:01,648 - I already know what I'ma do. 508 00:18:01,715 --> 00:18:05,285 Because you didn't have to fire me 'cause I quit. 509 00:18:05,352 --> 00:18:07,321 I'm disappointed that we don't get the benefit 510 00:18:07,387 --> 00:18:09,923 off of switching the shop over to a Black Ink. 511 00:18:09,990 --> 00:18:12,793 But I also know that I don't deserve to be treated like this. 512 00:18:12,860 --> 00:18:15,762 I have no need for Black Ink or Ceaser's bull[bleep]. 513 00:18:15,829 --> 00:18:18,298 So from now on, I'm only talking about Gods of Ink. 514 00:18:18,365 --> 00:18:20,200 - The only thing that's important to me 515 00:18:20,267 --> 00:18:22,536 is Gods of Ink and my baby. 516 00:18:22,603 --> 00:18:23,971 We're our own bosses now. 517 00:18:24,037 --> 00:18:26,673 - Maybe Orlando was a blessing in disguise. 518 00:18:26,740 --> 00:18:28,475 You know what I mean? 519 00:18:28,542 --> 00:18:29,676 - Also Gods of Ink? 520 00:18:29,743 --> 00:18:30,978 Look, bottom line is 521 00:18:31,044 --> 00:18:33,814 when Ceaser fire Krystal, he fired me too. 522 00:18:33,881 --> 00:18:35,315 'Cause we a package deal. 523 00:18:35,382 --> 00:18:38,552 So right now, all we gon' focus on is Gods of Ink. 524 00:18:38,619 --> 00:18:39,887 - Pick me over Ceaser. 525 00:18:39,953 --> 00:18:41,555 - I pick you over everything. - I feel like 526 00:18:41,622 --> 00:18:44,558 I'm nicer to you, though. - I would pick you air itself. 527 00:18:44,625 --> 00:18:48,061 But I feel like things are gonna start going good. 528 00:18:48,128 --> 00:18:49,763 Come on. - Do whatever. 529 00:18:49,830 --> 00:18:52,399 - Come on, let's go watch a movie. 530 00:18:52,466 --> 00:18:56,470 Come on, Coco, let's go bye-byes, come on. 531 00:18:56,537 --> 00:18:57,471 ♪♪♪♪ 532 00:18:57,538 --> 00:18:58,539 ♪♪ Get paid ♪♪ 533 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:01,842 ♪♪♪♪ 534 00:19:01,909 --> 00:19:03,143 ♪♪ Money, money, money, money ♪♪ 535 00:19:03,210 --> 00:19:04,344 ♪♪ It can be like night and day ♪♪ 536 00:19:04,411 --> 00:19:05,646 ♪♪ Money, money, money, money ♪♪ 537 00:19:05,712 --> 00:19:08,015 ♪♪ It can be like night and day ♪♪ 538 00:19:08,081 --> 00:19:09,983 - I still feel kinda bad about everything 539 00:19:10,050 --> 00:19:11,385 that went down in Orlando. 540 00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:13,387 Me and Nychelle are gonna pay Tatti a visit 541 00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:15,822 and, you know, hear her side of the story. 542 00:19:15,889 --> 00:19:17,658 - There you go, darling. 543 00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:19,226 - Hi! - Hi! 544 00:19:19,293 --> 00:19:22,930 - Oh! Get out of here! - How you doing, pretty girl? 545 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:25,399 - I just turned around, "Hey, welcome to Tropics." 546 00:19:25,465 --> 00:19:27,835 Not expecting to see y'all. Oh my God. 547 00:19:27,901 --> 00:19:30,237 - I was so happy to hear that Tatti found another job 548 00:19:30,304 --> 00:19:33,841 so quickly after Ceaser did her dirty with that firing. 549 00:19:33,907 --> 00:19:35,909 - Talk to me. Well, first... 550 00:19:35,976 --> 00:19:37,711 What are you drinking? - Surprise me. 551 00:19:37,778 --> 00:19:40,681 - Anything with tequila. - Both of you tequila? 552 00:19:40,747 --> 00:19:43,317 - I'm a hussy. - Girl. 553 00:19:43,383 --> 00:19:44,718 So what the [bleep], what's up? 554 00:19:44,785 --> 00:19:46,186 - How have you been? 555 00:19:46,253 --> 00:19:49,790 - Oh, well, I feel like I've digested everything. 556 00:19:49,857 --> 00:19:50,924 How 'bout you girls? 557 00:19:50,991 --> 00:19:53,293 - I'm doing good. - Right... 558 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:55,162 Trying to get settled in. 559 00:19:55,229 --> 00:19:56,730 - Well, I'm dying to know like how was 560 00:19:56,797 --> 00:19:58,899 the first day at the shop back? 561 00:19:58,966 --> 00:20:00,367 - It was weird. - Yeah? 562 00:20:00,434 --> 00:20:02,703 - I mean, I was sad when I walked in the shop and... 563 00:20:02,769 --> 00:20:05,439 - Yeah, and you weren't there. - I feel like the vibe 564 00:20:05,506 --> 00:20:07,140 has to be different - It was so weird. 565 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,476 - It was missing a lot of that feminine energy that... 566 00:20:09,543 --> 00:20:12,179 I was looking forward to working with both you and Bae. 567 00:20:12,246 --> 00:20:14,014 - We was about to outnumber the boys. 568 00:20:14,081 --> 00:20:16,984 For the first time in I don't how long. 569 00:20:17,050 --> 00:20:19,019 I've bartended on and off for years. 570 00:20:19,086 --> 00:20:20,387 Cheers. 571 00:20:20,454 --> 00:20:22,022 I started bartending when I was 18 years old. 572 00:20:22,089 --> 00:20:23,557 So this has always been something that 573 00:20:23,624 --> 00:20:26,493 I've fallen back on and kept in my back pocket. 574 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,329 I gotta pay bills, what I'ma do? 575 00:20:29,396 --> 00:20:32,499 - Damn [bleep] this is amazing. 576 00:20:32,566 --> 00:20:33,634 [chatter] 577 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:35,936 - I can do this [bleep] in my sleep. 578 00:20:36,003 --> 00:20:37,838 I used to travel an hour and a half to work 579 00:20:37,905 --> 00:20:40,674 every single day and then an hour and a half back. 580 00:20:40,741 --> 00:20:44,211 Like, the sacrifices that I have made for Black Ink 581 00:20:44,278 --> 00:20:47,214 to just get disposed like that is just kind of bananas. 582 00:20:47,281 --> 00:20:49,349 It's unreal. - Yeah that [bleep] 583 00:20:49,416 --> 00:20:52,186 is kind of [bleep] up especially like 'cause it feels 584 00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:53,987 like it's probably coming from like your family. 585 00:20:54,054 --> 00:20:56,123 - [bleep] Papi Ceaser. 586 00:20:56,190 --> 00:20:57,291 [laughing] 587 00:20:57,357 --> 00:20:58,725 - Papi Ceaser [bleep]. 588 00:20:58,792 --> 00:21:01,094 I would never ever call him that but... 589 00:21:01,161 --> 00:21:04,231 [chatter/laughter] 590 00:21:04,298 --> 00:21:06,934 I don't know, like part of me wants to care. 591 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,402 But a lot of me doesn't. 592 00:21:08,468 --> 00:21:11,104 I did my best and that's my truth. 593 00:21:11,171 --> 00:21:12,406 And I'm okay with that. 594 00:21:12,472 --> 00:21:15,275 - That's my truth and I'm sticking to it! 595 00:21:15,342 --> 00:21:17,477 - Stick to it! - I ain't not a bad girl. 596 00:21:17,544 --> 00:21:18,846 Listen... - Sometimes you gotta do 597 00:21:18,912 --> 00:21:20,747 what's best for you. - You always gotta do 598 00:21:20,814 --> 00:21:23,317 what's best for you, always. - I could understand that. 599 00:21:23,383 --> 00:21:25,485 So I know you've been doing your apprenticeship, 600 00:21:25,552 --> 00:21:27,554 and I've seen your work, girl, like... 601 00:21:27,621 --> 00:21:28,789 Them lines? 602 00:21:28,856 --> 00:21:30,457 - Right [bleep]... - Solid, very solid. 603 00:21:30,524 --> 00:21:33,193 But like what are the next steps for you now? 604 00:21:33,260 --> 00:21:35,329 - I definitely... [phone pings] 605 00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:37,164 ...wanna continue growing as a student. 606 00:21:37,231 --> 00:21:39,499 I'ma hustle this summer. I'm gonna work hard. 607 00:21:39,566 --> 00:21:41,001 [phone pings] And then once I get like 608 00:21:41,068 --> 00:21:43,170 a little bit more... [phone pings] 609 00:21:43,237 --> 00:21:45,472 - What the [bleep] is the emergency? 610 00:21:47,441 --> 00:21:49,810 Yo! Come here, come here, come here. 611 00:21:49,877 --> 00:21:53,413 ♪♪♪♪ 612 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,516 Look at this. - What is it? 613 00:21:55,582 --> 00:21:57,150 - That's Ceaser. 614 00:21:57,217 --> 00:21:58,952 ♪♪♪♪ 615 00:21:59,019 --> 00:22:01,822 - So it's definitely Ceaser. 616 00:22:01,889 --> 00:22:04,024 - Bro... [gasps] 617 00:22:04,091 --> 00:22:06,193 - Okay. - Oh my God, no, no, no, 618 00:22:06,260 --> 00:22:07,494 I can't watch this [bleep]. 619 00:22:09,229 --> 00:22:11,431 - Just got a text. 620 00:22:11,498 --> 00:22:13,667 - You're serious? - Oh my God! 621 00:22:13,734 --> 00:22:16,470 [ping] - Nah, what the [bleep] is this? 622 00:22:16,537 --> 00:22:17,337 This real? 623 00:22:17,404 --> 00:22:19,806 - I am pausing filming. 624 00:22:21,308 --> 00:22:24,244 - Wow, I think this is the one that might actually 625 00:22:24,311 --> 00:22:27,314 end this whole [bleep], man, [bleep]. 626 00:22:38,725 --> 00:22:43,830 ♪♪♪♪ 627 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,604 - Oh, how much would you enjoy a glass of wine? 628 00:22:50,671 --> 00:22:51,672 - What's, this a special occasion for wine? 629 00:22:51,738 --> 00:22:53,640 - Listen, we free with no kids. 630 00:22:53,707 --> 00:22:55,709 We can enjoy something like this. 631 00:22:55,776 --> 00:22:57,678 On your day off. 632 00:22:57,744 --> 00:23:00,948 [phone vibrates] 633 00:23:01,014 --> 00:23:04,885 Maybe we getting some karate classes or... 634 00:23:04,952 --> 00:23:07,321 - I don't think she wanna do no karate, I asked her. 635 00:23:07,387 --> 00:23:08,989 She ain't really... 636 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:15,095 - What? 637 00:23:15,162 --> 00:23:18,866 - Just got a text. Something with Ceas... 638 00:23:18,932 --> 00:23:21,535 Abusing a dog. 639 00:23:21,602 --> 00:23:24,905 - What? 640 00:23:24,972 --> 00:23:26,373 - This thing got... 641 00:23:28,108 --> 00:23:31,211 ♪♪ You never said it would be easy ♪♪ 642 00:23:31,278 --> 00:23:33,447 ♪♪ But I'ma sad that you'll be with me... ♪♪ 643 00:23:33,514 --> 00:23:35,082 - What is this? 644 00:23:35,148 --> 00:23:37,618 Someone sent in the Ring camera showing 645 00:23:37,684 --> 00:23:40,721 Ceaser from Black Ink abusing a dog? 646 00:23:40,787 --> 00:23:43,123 - It's a video? - Yeah. 647 00:23:43,190 --> 00:23:44,625 ♪♪♪♪ 648 00:23:44,691 --> 00:23:46,360 - Oh. - Oh my-- Oh my God! 649 00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:48,295 He kicked the dog. 650 00:23:48,362 --> 00:23:50,464 ♪♪♪♪ 651 00:23:50,531 --> 00:23:52,533 - What's up, it's Angela Yee from the Breakfast Club, 652 00:23:52,599 --> 00:23:54,568 and I have your rumor report. 653 00:23:54,635 --> 00:23:58,605 So Ceaser from "Black Ink Crew" is all over social media. 654 00:23:58,672 --> 00:24:00,407 He is trending today. There's a video 655 00:24:00,474 --> 00:24:02,943 that's been circulating on the blogs, and apparently 656 00:24:03,010 --> 00:24:06,113 he was caught on security camera abusing a dog. 657 00:24:06,180 --> 00:24:08,382 It's a very difficult clip to watch. 658 00:24:08,448 --> 00:24:10,751 A lot of people said they were sick to their stomach 659 00:24:10,817 --> 00:24:13,053 after they saw this. 660 00:24:13,120 --> 00:24:16,423 -♪♪ Things will all bring me down ♪♪ 661 00:24:16,490 --> 00:24:19,693 ♪♪ Things will all bring me down... ♪♪ 662 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:21,662 - What the [bleep]? 663 00:24:21,728 --> 00:24:23,564 - ♪♪ I can't quit ♪♪ 664 00:24:23,630 --> 00:24:25,999 ♪♪ The made me lose my soul tried to take me ♪♪ 665 00:24:26,066 --> 00:24:29,670 - What the [bleep] is this? This real? 666 00:24:29,736 --> 00:24:31,705 Yo! 667 00:24:31,772 --> 00:24:33,240 - ♪♪ Broken dreams I'll never get ♪♪ 668 00:24:33,307 --> 00:24:36,610 - Why? Why? 669 00:24:36,677 --> 00:24:38,212 This is crazy. 670 00:24:47,688 --> 00:24:49,957 [Puma] [bleep], man. 671 00:24:50,023 --> 00:24:52,392 What the [bleep], Ceaser? 672 00:24:52,459 --> 00:24:54,394 What the [bleep], man? 673 00:24:54,461 --> 00:24:56,163 Like what was he thinking? 674 00:24:56,230 --> 00:24:58,732 When I first saw the tape I was thinking 675 00:24:58,799 --> 00:25:00,868 what the [bleep]? 676 00:25:00,934 --> 00:25:02,903 I feel like my friend definitely should not 677 00:25:02,970 --> 00:25:04,338 did that [bleep], you know what I'm saying? 678 00:25:04,404 --> 00:25:06,840 Don't [bleep] hit animals, like, what the [bleep]? 679 00:25:06,907 --> 00:25:09,142 - Everybody is seeing this [bleep], bro. 680 00:25:09,209 --> 00:25:11,011 - 'Cause this [bleep] has been viraled 681 00:25:11,078 --> 00:25:13,247 to the mother[bleep] everywhere. 682 00:25:13,313 --> 00:25:16,350 ♪♪♪♪ 683 00:25:16,416 --> 00:25:19,820 And we just got through the whole Orlando situation, man. 684 00:25:19,887 --> 00:25:22,356 - Front door. 685 00:25:22,422 --> 00:25:23,857 - Hey, boss lady. 686 00:25:23,924 --> 00:25:26,493 - Uh, speaking of boss man. Where's Ceaser? 687 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:27,828 - We don't know. 688 00:25:27,895 --> 00:25:29,963 - This is not even me covering for him. 689 00:25:30,030 --> 00:25:31,164 I don't know where he at. 690 00:25:31,231 --> 00:25:32,566 [groans] 691 00:25:32,633 --> 00:25:34,735 - Nobody knows right now. 692 00:25:34,801 --> 00:25:36,436 - All right, so, clearly, 693 00:25:36,503 --> 00:25:39,773 we all know that what we have on our hands is a [bleep] show. 694 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,542 - Yeah. - Are y'all clear about that? 695 00:25:41,608 --> 00:25:43,210 - Yes, yes. - This ain't one 696 00:25:43,277 --> 00:25:47,080 he can, you know, I'ma just dip, dip and tomorrow something else 697 00:25:47,147 --> 00:25:49,550 will be on the feed, and it'll make it-- this ain't that. 698 00:25:49,616 --> 00:25:52,186 - Been through a lot of [bleep] with Ceas, man. 699 00:25:52,252 --> 00:25:54,288 Nothing like this. - This is different. 700 00:25:54,354 --> 00:25:57,024 - And then it's like, it's a video, so... 701 00:25:57,090 --> 00:25:59,193 - Can't get around it. - And you wrong. 702 00:25:59,259 --> 00:26:03,130 That's the part that is like through everything wrong, bro. 703 00:26:03,197 --> 00:26:05,499 - [Puma] Yeah. - To see Ceas to take action 704 00:26:05,566 --> 00:26:08,936 on a dog like that, there's really no answer for that. 705 00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:11,171 Especially with me being a dog father. 706 00:26:11,238 --> 00:26:13,307 I could never imagine treating Kimchi that way. 707 00:26:13,373 --> 00:26:15,976 - I don't mean to state the obvious. 708 00:26:16,043 --> 00:26:19,913 We are in a [bleep] position. 709 00:26:19,980 --> 00:26:22,883 - What can possibly happen? - What could possibly happen 710 00:26:22,950 --> 00:26:26,353 is this [bleep] is done. This platform. 711 00:26:26,420 --> 00:26:29,823 Everybody [bleep] is in jeopardy. 712 00:26:29,890 --> 00:26:32,726 - It's just so wild 'cause this is what Ceaser's been talking 713 00:26:32,793 --> 00:26:36,864 about, like, yo, he's been on us since that pool hall. 714 00:26:36,930 --> 00:26:38,599 - Ten years strong in this [bleep]. 715 00:26:38,665 --> 00:26:42,503 I need y'all to step [bleep]. You and you slackin'. 716 00:26:42,569 --> 00:26:45,105 - All these conversations, yo, you know, we gotta make 717 00:26:45,172 --> 00:26:47,841 sure the brand is good and moving forward. 718 00:26:47,908 --> 00:26:49,476 And it's like of all people. 719 00:26:49,543 --> 00:26:51,211 ♪♪♪♪ 720 00:26:51,278 --> 00:26:55,048 For Ceaser just to make this [bleep] mistake 721 00:26:55,115 --> 00:26:58,986 and just ruin the whole brand... 722 00:26:59,052 --> 00:27:00,621 It's just mind-blowing to me, man. 723 00:27:00,687 --> 00:27:03,857 Treiva did warn us in Orlando that any violence 724 00:27:03,924 --> 00:27:06,059 could possibly get the show cancelled. 725 00:27:06,126 --> 00:27:07,861 But this is Ceaser we're talking about. 726 00:27:07,928 --> 00:27:09,796 You know, the face of the show. 727 00:27:09,863 --> 00:27:12,499 - So there are calls 728 00:27:12,566 --> 00:27:14,668 that are happening. 729 00:27:14,735 --> 00:27:17,704 And things being looked at and assessed. 730 00:27:17,771 --> 00:27:21,375 I am pausing filming. 731 00:27:21,441 --> 00:27:22,576 - Wow. 732 00:27:24,044 --> 00:27:27,581 - Till I have direction on where to go and how we're moving. 733 00:27:27,648 --> 00:27:30,350 - We've all made our mistakes in this [bleep]. 734 00:27:30,417 --> 00:27:32,085 I think this is the one that might actually 735 00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:35,055 end this whole [bleep], man, ten years. 736 00:27:37,191 --> 00:27:39,860 And I think it's finally over. 737 00:27:39,927 --> 00:27:41,728 [bleep] 738 00:27:44,898 --> 00:27:46,333 - I do not condone that [bleep]. 739 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,235 - But I feel like too you shouldn't kick somebody 740 00:27:48,302 --> 00:27:51,104 while they down. - I'm [bleep] upset. 741 00:27:59,146 --> 00:28:03,784 ♪♪♪♪ 742 00:28:10,824 --> 00:28:14,895 - Yo, yo, yo, young Krys. 743 00:28:14,962 --> 00:28:16,763 ♪♪♪♪ 744 00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:18,332 - What do you think this about? 745 00:28:18,398 --> 00:28:22,669 - Everything that we don't know and that we need to know. 746 00:28:22,736 --> 00:28:25,606 - So I get this text from Puma and Ted saying that 747 00:28:25,672 --> 00:28:27,841 we got a meeting at the VH1 offices. 748 00:28:27,908 --> 00:28:29,443 Nobody knows what it's gonna be about. 749 00:28:29,510 --> 00:28:32,746 But anything with the network has to be serious, right? 750 00:28:35,883 --> 00:28:38,218 - Ceaser's coming? - Ceaser coming! 751 00:28:38,285 --> 00:28:40,921 I don't know. - I'm definitely feeling 752 00:28:40,988 --> 00:28:43,223 conflicted when it comes down to Ceaser just because... 753 00:28:43,290 --> 00:28:45,225 Even though Ceaser fired me, 754 00:28:45,292 --> 00:28:47,694 he actually supported me in the beginning of my career. 755 00:28:47,761 --> 00:28:49,396 And for many years, we were good. 756 00:28:49,463 --> 00:28:52,466 I feel like I need to be here so my thoughts are heard. 757 00:28:52,533 --> 00:28:55,002 - How you doing, mama? - I'm good. 758 00:28:55,068 --> 00:28:57,004 Something about a meeting, but this look like 759 00:28:57,070 --> 00:28:58,906 classroom like we about to be in school. 760 00:28:58,972 --> 00:29:01,441 - This [bleep] definitely gonna learn some [bleep] today. 761 00:29:01,508 --> 00:29:02,910 - [bleep] A little nerve-wracking. 762 00:29:02,976 --> 00:29:05,546 - I don't like not knowing what the [bleep] is going on. 763 00:29:05,612 --> 00:29:07,981 And I just took on a second crib. 764 00:29:08,048 --> 00:29:11,652 - [bleep] Yeah, my family just moved out the projects. 765 00:29:11,718 --> 00:29:14,454 - Getting fired in Orlando... 766 00:29:14,521 --> 00:29:16,690 And then Ceaser going viral, 767 00:29:16,757 --> 00:29:18,158 it was a lot. 768 00:29:18,225 --> 00:29:20,861 Black Ink has been a big part of my life. 769 00:29:20,928 --> 00:29:23,664 Can't help but to wonder what's gonna happen next. 770 00:29:23,730 --> 00:29:27,334 With the shop, with the show, the whole brand. 771 00:29:29,236 --> 00:29:31,371 - Yo, Tatti! 772 00:29:31,438 --> 00:29:32,539 - What is this? 773 00:29:32,606 --> 00:29:34,641 - Yo, we trying to figure it out. 774 00:29:34,708 --> 00:29:36,643 ♪♪♪♪ 775 00:29:36,710 --> 00:29:39,346 - Even though I got fired from the shop, 776 00:29:39,413 --> 00:29:41,315 "Black Ink" the show 777 00:29:41,381 --> 00:29:43,650 still has played a very huge role in my life. 778 00:29:43,717 --> 00:29:45,786 So either way when I got the message 779 00:29:45,853 --> 00:29:49,690 that there was a meeting, I'm showing up. 780 00:29:49,756 --> 00:29:53,827 - Oh, oh, finally. - [Puma] What's up, y'all? 781 00:29:53,894 --> 00:29:56,363 It's been 24 hours since the news broke. 782 00:29:56,430 --> 00:30:00,868 We haven't heard a word from Ceaser, the network, nothing. 783 00:30:00,934 --> 00:30:03,604 And now Treiva asked us to call this big meeting. 784 00:30:03,670 --> 00:30:06,306 But we have no clue what's going on. 785 00:30:06,373 --> 00:30:08,408 Nobody's saying anything. 786 00:30:08,475 --> 00:30:10,777 - Is this everybody? I feel like somebody's missing. 787 00:30:10,844 --> 00:30:13,747 - The only person's not here is Nychelle. 788 00:30:13,814 --> 00:30:16,149 She had something to take care of. 789 00:30:17,684 --> 00:30:19,686 [Puma] - [bleep] weird. 790 00:30:19,753 --> 00:30:22,356 So now we're just gonna wait for the good people 791 00:30:22,422 --> 00:30:25,058 to come talk to us, you know? And legit we don't 792 00:30:25,125 --> 00:30:26,493 really know what's going on. 793 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,129 ♪♪♪♪ 794 00:30:29,196 --> 00:30:32,065 And it has nothing to really do with the shop. 795 00:30:32,132 --> 00:30:34,201 This is really, really honestly about the show. 796 00:30:34,268 --> 00:30:35,969 ♪♪♪♪ 797 00:30:36,036 --> 00:30:37,838 I been part of the Black Ink franchise 798 00:30:37,905 --> 00:30:39,907 from the beginning legit. 799 00:30:39,973 --> 00:30:42,609 Welcome to Harlem USA. This is Black Ink. 800 00:30:42,676 --> 00:30:44,244 So whatever happens, I'm gonna be here 801 00:30:44,311 --> 00:30:46,446 with my crew to see how this all ends. 802 00:30:46,513 --> 00:30:48,215 - [bleep] 803 00:30:48,282 --> 00:30:51,952 - Ten years, right? Ten years. 804 00:30:52,019 --> 00:30:54,788 How do you guys feel? 805 00:30:54,855 --> 00:30:58,158 - I think that Ceaser is an amazing businessman, 806 00:30:58,225 --> 00:31:00,360 and everybody knows that he's an asshole, but I don't think 807 00:31:00,427 --> 00:31:03,463 that exposing those videos was the right thing to do. 808 00:31:03,530 --> 00:31:06,700 That's upsetting for a man to bust their ass 809 00:31:06,767 --> 00:31:09,269 for years and give back, 810 00:31:09,336 --> 00:31:11,205 like, that really sucks. 811 00:31:11,271 --> 00:31:13,373 - Y'all are his friends, y'all are his family. 812 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,376 But I think whether you do some [bleep] up [bleep] in the light 813 00:31:16,443 --> 00:31:19,213 or in the dark, you shouldn't be [bleep] doing that. 814 00:31:19,279 --> 00:31:21,248 Being part of Black Ink means I'm part of this brand, 815 00:31:21,315 --> 00:31:23,283 and he is the face of this brand. 816 00:31:23,350 --> 00:31:26,053 I do not condone that [bleep] at all, 817 00:31:26,119 --> 00:31:27,955 and I just personally would not 818 00:31:28,021 --> 00:31:30,991 wanna be associated with that. 819 00:31:31,058 --> 00:31:33,227 [Ted] I feel the same way you do. 820 00:31:33,293 --> 00:31:37,130 He was 1,000 percent in the wrong for what he did. 821 00:31:37,197 --> 00:31:39,566 - But I feel like too you shouldn't kick somebody 822 00:31:39,633 --> 00:31:41,001 while they down. - Yeah! 823 00:31:41,068 --> 00:31:42,503 - I'm not kicking him while he's down, 824 00:31:42,569 --> 00:31:44,338 but, yeah, I'm [bleep] upset. 825 00:31:44,404 --> 00:31:46,707 He has this whole meeting about 826 00:31:46,773 --> 00:31:48,742 throwing this whole [bleep] away. 827 00:31:48,809 --> 00:31:50,544 - Y'all put my brand at risk, yo. 828 00:31:50,611 --> 00:31:53,914 You think I'ma let y'all [bleep] destroy this [bleep] B? 829 00:31:53,981 --> 00:31:56,783 - And now we're sitting here because he possibly 830 00:31:56,850 --> 00:31:58,519 just threw this whole [bleep] away. 831 00:31:58,585 --> 00:31:59,820 - Draya is right. 832 00:31:59,887 --> 00:32:02,256 He really] [bleep] it up for all of us. 833 00:32:02,322 --> 00:32:05,559 But at the same time, that's still a human being. 834 00:32:05,626 --> 00:32:08,862 And that's always gonna still be my brother too, you know? 835 00:32:09,930 --> 00:32:12,032 - How's Ceaser? How's he holding up? 836 00:32:12,099 --> 00:32:14,168 - He's out of town right now trying to get away 837 00:32:14,234 --> 00:32:16,303 from all the chaos. - 'Cause I feel like 838 00:32:16,370 --> 00:32:18,038 he's always been an asshole but he's always 839 00:32:18,105 --> 00:32:19,506 been an asshole with a good heart, you know? 840 00:32:19,573 --> 00:32:22,976 So like I was really surprised to see that. 841 00:32:23,043 --> 00:32:26,580 - Hello, hello, Treiva. 842 00:32:26,647 --> 00:32:29,283 [Treiva] Good afternoon, everybody. 843 00:32:29,349 --> 00:32:32,052 [sighs] 844 00:32:32,119 --> 00:32:33,353 I feel like the last time I saw y'all 845 00:32:33,420 --> 00:32:36,323 we was in a bunch of bull[bleep]. 846 00:32:36,390 --> 00:32:40,160 So my reaction when I saw the video was like... 847 00:32:41,895 --> 00:32:44,665 this ain't good. 848 00:32:44,731 --> 00:32:46,867 [Bae] Is the show cancelled? 849 00:33:02,015 --> 00:33:05,352 - Hello, hello, Treiva. 850 00:33:05,419 --> 00:33:07,721 [Treiva] Good afternoon, everybody. 851 00:33:07,788 --> 00:33:11,692 [sighs] Hello, family. 852 00:33:14,761 --> 00:33:17,998 So first of all, I really genuinely wanna know 853 00:33:18,065 --> 00:33:19,900 how everyone is feeling. 854 00:33:23,370 --> 00:33:25,439 - I'm nervous, anxious. - Concerned. 855 00:33:25,506 --> 00:33:26,974 - I'm a little bit pissed. 856 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:30,644 - So my reaction when I saw the video was like... 857 00:33:32,346 --> 00:33:34,815 this ain't good. 858 00:33:34,882 --> 00:33:36,049 I will say this. 859 00:33:36,116 --> 00:33:38,685 In talking with Ceaser, he continues to be 860 00:33:38,752 --> 00:33:41,121 very accountable, and while it's true 861 00:33:41,188 --> 00:33:43,757 the things that he said to everybody like, you know, 862 00:33:43,824 --> 00:33:47,794 one thing can take us down, he understood that immediately. 863 00:33:47,861 --> 00:33:50,998 So, ultimately, the network has decided 864 00:33:51,064 --> 00:33:54,868 to cut ties with him effective immediately. 865 00:33:57,604 --> 00:33:59,540 - Damn. 866 00:34:01,108 --> 00:34:03,343 - Are you really gonna cut him loose like that? 867 00:34:03,410 --> 00:34:05,712 - The last time I filmed with him 868 00:34:05,779 --> 00:34:07,447 was the last time I filmed with him. 869 00:34:09,750 --> 00:34:13,153 - Knowing Ceaser for so long, I know he's mad. 870 00:34:13,220 --> 00:34:14,755 I would be [bleep] mad. 871 00:34:14,821 --> 00:34:16,990 To see it all get taken away from him 872 00:34:17,057 --> 00:34:19,993 for just this really horrible situation. 873 00:34:20,060 --> 00:34:21,428 Yeah, it's [bleep] up. 874 00:34:21,495 --> 00:34:23,330 - What I know for sure today 875 00:34:23,397 --> 00:34:26,867 is that as it stands now this 876 00:34:26,934 --> 00:34:30,804 is the final episode for season 10A of "Black Ink." 877 00:34:30,871 --> 00:34:33,073 - What? 878 00:34:33,140 --> 00:34:34,441 ♪♪♪♪ 879 00:34:34,508 --> 00:34:35,943 [Bae] Is the show cancelled? 880 00:34:36,009 --> 00:34:38,445 - That's it. This is our last time together. 881 00:34:38,512 --> 00:34:43,417 - What I'm saying is this is our final episode of this season. 882 00:34:45,485 --> 00:34:47,521 - I don't see how there's a Black Ink 883 00:34:47,588 --> 00:34:50,157 without Ceaser, like, Ceaser is Black Ink. 884 00:34:50,224 --> 00:34:54,561 ♪♪♪♪ 885 00:34:54,628 --> 00:34:57,164 - It's crazy, like I feel like as soon as I get 886 00:34:57,231 --> 00:34:59,967 my life together and [bleep] like that, that the world 887 00:35:00,033 --> 00:35:02,870 fall apart, you know what I mean, but it was a platform 888 00:35:02,936 --> 00:35:06,106 for me to take care of my family, so I'm grateful. 889 00:35:06,173 --> 00:35:09,042 - I'm definitely hurt by it. I came out of my shell. 890 00:35:09,109 --> 00:35:11,912 You feel me? I'm not this type of person 891 00:35:11,979 --> 00:35:14,414 originally, and the fact that I even allowed myself 892 00:35:14,481 --> 00:35:18,185 to be betrayed to the world for something like this... 893 00:35:18,252 --> 00:35:20,120 [mutters] 894 00:35:23,657 --> 00:35:26,326 - Black Ink has been like a big part of our lives. 895 00:35:26,393 --> 00:35:27,895 We seen each other more than like 896 00:35:27,961 --> 00:35:30,030 we seen our family members, so... 897 00:35:30,097 --> 00:35:32,132 - Most definitely, and I would say that 898 00:35:32,199 --> 00:35:36,403 I have genuinely grown to love and care about everyone. 899 00:35:36,470 --> 00:35:39,806 And very personally, you know, I am a woman of faith. 900 00:35:39,873 --> 00:35:44,344 What I take into practice is that even the things that 901 00:35:44,411 --> 00:35:47,147 I could not imagine good could 902 00:35:47,214 --> 00:35:49,516 come from, good has come from. 903 00:35:49,583 --> 00:35:52,586 You guys are artists. You're creatives. 904 00:35:52,653 --> 00:35:55,122 If there's an opportunity to continue, then maybe 905 00:35:55,189 --> 00:35:59,126 all of you, some of you, individually, collectively 906 00:35:59,193 --> 00:36:01,895 rise up and dig out a person that's inevitably 907 00:36:01,962 --> 00:36:04,898 in each and every one of you. 908 00:36:04,965 --> 00:36:08,035 - Damn, like, this... This is crazy. 909 00:36:08,101 --> 00:36:11,205 - This [bleep] hurts. I'm not happy. 910 00:36:11,271 --> 00:36:13,173 - To lose everything... 911 00:36:16,009 --> 00:36:17,177 - It's not fair. 912 00:36:17,244 --> 00:36:19,980 - What's this mean? Is the show over? 913 00:36:20,047 --> 00:36:21,648 - Let's haveanother meeting about this meeting. 914 00:36:21,715 --> 00:36:24,318 I don't like this. 915 00:36:24,384 --> 00:36:26,687 - I don't know what's next. 916 00:36:26,753 --> 00:36:29,423 - Praying for the best. 917 00:36:29,489 --> 00:36:31,625 - I'm sad, but I don't think 918 00:36:31,692 --> 00:36:33,293 this is the end of "Black Ink." 919 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,396 - Um... 920 00:36:36,463 --> 00:36:39,266 When I know more I will share more. 921 00:36:39,333 --> 00:36:42,769 But, for now, it's a wrap 922 00:36:42,836 --> 00:36:45,973 on "Black Ink." Thank you guys. 923 00:36:46,039 --> 00:36:50,177 ♪♪♪♪ 924 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:57,084 [Puma] What the [bleep]. God bless and good night. 925 00:36:57,150 --> 00:36:59,987 [Ted] I don't [bleep] believe it [bleep]. 926 00:37:00,053 --> 00:37:02,289 - Y'all, man. 927 00:37:02,356 --> 00:37:05,492 ♪♪♪♪ 928 00:37:05,559 --> 00:37:07,227 - [bleep] crazy, bro. 929 00:37:09,096 --> 00:37:12,666 - [Bux] Oh, man. - Damn, Bux. 930 00:37:12,733 --> 00:37:14,301 You know what I mean? 931 00:37:14,368 --> 00:37:17,104 - I understand it's so sensitive because y'all his family, 932 00:37:17,171 --> 00:37:19,873 you know what I'm saying? And I know if that was my family... 933 00:37:19,940 --> 00:37:21,742 - Yo, we used to joke about this [bleep] like, yo, they gon' 934 00:37:21,808 --> 00:37:23,744 cancel us in season one. 935 00:37:23,810 --> 00:37:25,345 Like who's gonna let us be on TV? 936 00:37:25,412 --> 00:37:28,682 We made it to ten seasons. I think that's [bleep]. 937 00:37:28,749 --> 00:37:32,553 ♪♪♪♪ 938 00:37:32,619 --> 00:37:35,789 - Well [bleep] it. It was a pleasure, guys. 939 00:37:38,859 --> 00:37:41,762 So now it's like what the [bleep] is next? 940 00:37:47,167 --> 00:37:51,305 ♪♪♪♪ 941 00:37:51,371 --> 00:37:53,540 - It's a wrap on "Black Ink." 942 00:37:53,607 --> 00:37:55,943 ♪♪♪♪ 943 00:37:56,009 --> 00:37:57,444 - God bless and good night. 944 00:37:57,511 --> 00:37:59,847 ♪♪ I know there's gonna be ♪♪ 945 00:37:59,913 --> 00:38:03,083 ♪♪ Some brighter days... ♪♪ 946 00:38:03,150 --> 00:38:06,687 - So last year I was caught in a war between choosing 947 00:38:06,753 --> 00:38:09,122 my relationship and choosing "Black Ink." 948 00:38:09,189 --> 00:38:11,758 And I chose "Black Ink." 949 00:38:11,825 --> 00:38:16,964 So to hear that we could be losing "Black Ink?" 950 00:38:17,030 --> 00:38:19,633 That's devastating. 951 00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:22,436 - ♪♪ I swear that love will find you ♪♪ 952 00:38:22,503 --> 00:38:26,640 ♪♪In your pain I feel it in me like... ♪♪ 953 00:38:26,707 --> 00:38:29,610 - With us not going through with that contract to Ceaser 954 00:38:29,676 --> 00:38:32,679 losing his job on the TV show, it's a lot, and all I keep 955 00:38:32,746 --> 00:38:34,882 thinking about is God got plans for all of us, 956 00:38:34,948 --> 00:38:36,650 so... onto the future. 957 00:38:36,717 --> 00:38:40,921 - ♪♪ Oh, ashes fall from burning dreams ♪♪ 958 00:38:40,988 --> 00:38:43,056 - I feel like everything happens for a reason. 959 00:38:43,123 --> 00:38:46,660 It might be a blessing that I got fired a couple weeks ago. 960 00:38:46,727 --> 00:38:48,562 This is definitely a sign for me 961 00:38:48,629 --> 00:38:50,797 to put all my energy into Gods of Ink. 962 00:38:50,864 --> 00:38:52,366 ♪♪♪♪ 963 00:38:52,432 --> 00:38:56,904 - ♪♪ In the dark... ♪♪ 964 00:38:56,970 --> 00:38:59,206 - I've had a lot of success with my clothing 965 00:38:59,273 --> 00:39:00,541 line brand and content this year. 966 00:39:00,607 --> 00:39:03,510 But tattooing is still my first love. 967 00:39:03,577 --> 00:39:06,847 Black Ink the shop and the show is a major part of my life. 968 00:39:06,914 --> 00:39:09,016 And thinking it just like being nothing is like, 969 00:39:09,082 --> 00:39:11,985 I can't even fathom that thought honest. 970 00:39:12,052 --> 00:39:13,420 ♪♪♪♪ 971 00:39:13,487 --> 00:39:15,689 - ♪♪ I feel it in me like the beating... ♪♪ 972 00:39:15,756 --> 00:39:17,457 - Coming from New York, one thing I've known 973 00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:20,427 is that [bleep] can happen in a New York minute. 974 00:39:20,494 --> 00:39:21,862 Even though I was tattooing for years, 975 00:39:21,929 --> 00:39:23,630 I really feel like having this platform 976 00:39:23,697 --> 00:39:25,232 really took me to the next level. 977 00:39:25,299 --> 00:39:27,868 It's kind of sad that I might be losing this family 978 00:39:27,935 --> 00:39:30,003 just as I was getting to know everyone. 979 00:39:30,070 --> 00:39:34,041 - ♪♪ I know there's gonna be some brighter days ♪♪ 980 00:39:34,107 --> 00:39:36,510 - I want you to know how much I really appreciate this. 981 00:39:36,577 --> 00:39:38,078 You don't have to do this for me and like 982 00:39:38,145 --> 00:39:40,047 this is a part of my journey, so thank you. 983 00:39:40,113 --> 00:39:41,515 It means a lot to me. 984 00:39:41,582 --> 00:39:44,518 "Black Ink" has been a life-changing experience. 985 00:39:44,585 --> 00:39:46,286 I feel like I wouldn't be who I am right now 986 00:39:46,353 --> 00:39:47,621 if it wasn't for "Black Ink." 987 00:39:47,688 --> 00:39:50,791 But whether or not I'ma be at Black Ink, 988 00:39:50,858 --> 00:39:53,427 nothing's gonna stop my hustle. Nothing's gonna get 989 00:39:53,493 --> 00:39:56,663 in the way of me becoming who and what I wanna be. 990 00:39:56,730 --> 00:40:00,300 ♪♪♪♪ 991 00:40:00,367 --> 00:40:02,603 - I just became a tattoo artist. 992 00:40:02,669 --> 00:40:07,207 And now all of this might be over? Like, it hurts. 993 00:40:07,274 --> 00:40:09,977 Black Ink has taught me a lot, and I'm just grateful for 994 00:40:10,043 --> 00:40:13,113 everything it's taught me. Thank you, guys. 995 00:40:13,180 --> 00:40:16,383 - ♪♪ Some brighter days ♪♪ 996 00:40:16,450 --> 00:40:20,621 ♪♪Ohh, ohh... ♪♪ 997 00:40:20,687 --> 00:40:23,891 - Black Ink has been a big part of my life, like this hurts me. 998 00:40:23,957 --> 00:40:26,226 But I'm gonna be doing the same thing 999 00:40:26,293 --> 00:40:27,828 that I've been doing all my life. 1000 00:40:27,895 --> 00:40:31,131 When everything is [bleep] up, I'm just gonna do my best 1001 00:40:31,198 --> 00:40:32,900 and move on. 1002 00:40:32,966 --> 00:40:37,738 - ♪♪ Ohh... there's gonna be some brighter days... ♪♪ 1003 00:40:37,804 --> 00:40:40,407 - Yo, I got a little plug with a realtor, 1004 00:40:40,474 --> 00:40:42,442 and he showed me this spot. 1005 00:40:42,509 --> 00:40:45,546 If there's anybody who knows how to make lemonade 1006 00:40:45,612 --> 00:40:48,782 out of some mother[bleep] lemons, it's my Black ass. 1007 00:40:48,849 --> 00:40:51,652 I'm not gonna give up on the platform that grew our careers 1008 00:40:51,718 --> 00:40:53,954 and supports the next generation. 1009 00:40:54,021 --> 00:40:57,391 We ain't got nothing else to lose, right? 1010 00:40:57,457 --> 00:41:00,894 - This is one of the wildest years of my life. 1011 00:41:00,961 --> 00:41:04,231 I lost my dad, reconnected with my brother, 1012 00:41:04,298 --> 00:41:06,233 got closer to Yuni and now this. 1013 00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:08,869 Ceaser will always be my family, but this definitely 1014 00:41:08,936 --> 00:41:10,771 can't be the end 'cause I feel like I just 1015 00:41:10,838 --> 00:41:12,506 started this new chapter in my life. 1016 00:41:12,573 --> 00:41:15,642 - We gotta do it, man, we gotta step up to the plate. 1017 00:41:18,979 --> 00:41:20,681 - If not us, then who? 1018 00:41:20,747 --> 00:41:23,250 - ♪♪ I know there's gonna be ♪♪ 1019 00:41:23,317 --> 00:41:26,920 ♪♪ Some brighter days ♪♪♪♪ 1020 00:41:32,259 --> 00:41:36,463 ♪♪♪♪ 1021 00:41:58,285 --> 00:42:00,687 ♪♪ MTV ♪♪