- How's renovations? - Renovations from hell.
So with that being said can I buy a little more time?
- How much longer you think? - Just two weeks.
- That's cool.
- The music, and I've been hearing the chatter.
- Are you back in the streets?
- I didn't want that to happen, Cory, like,
I did not wanna be perceived in that light.
I had a conversation with Tim at Ink Art Music.
It really didn't go right. I need time to figure out
what's going on in my own head space.
- I'm so proud of you, Dontrell. I'm so proud of you.
[phone vibrates]
- Polo made the decision on his own to walk.
So I wish Polo the best of luck. We gotta keep it going.
- Nessie wanted to have a conversation.
- Oh, Lord. - She's talking about
you brung Ken and you ain't letting me know.
Nelly, she, like... - You just need to shut up.
- Who the [bleep] is you?
- Who the [bleep] is she talking to?
- That's not our place. - No, for sure.
- You stepping between two people who have personal beef
and tell another person to shut the [bleep] up.
Now you picked sides.
- It's not about picking sides.
- My priority is keeping this family right here solid.
- ♪ I be fishin' with you bish ♪
- ♪ I do what I want ♪ - ♪ Hey ♪
♪ Trying to get a... ♪ - ♪ I do what I want ♪
- ♪ Hey, telling you ♪
- ♪ I do what I want ♪
♪ I do what I want ♪♪
- ♪ I'ma bad chick... ♪
♪ Watch me... Show you what I could do ♪
♪ Make you say my name one time or two ♪
♪ You can call me dreamy Make the dream come true ♪
[Kat] I'm kind of nervous.
♪♪
[Oliver] How's it looking?
- Much better than before. - Right.
- Ooh, nice and shiny.
♪♪
Hi, guys.
- Hey, hey. - It looks amazing so far.
And I know you ain't really got started yet.
Oh my God, yes.
The floor is finally looking better.
Between starting the renovations all over from scratch
and dealing with all of this drama with my team
at Kevin's event. This is way too much stress
for a woman who's almost nine months pregnant.
And I still have to find somewhere where we're gonna
live in the next three weeks, so I'm just praying
that it's all smooth sailing from this point on.
- This is the base coat. We're ready to run through
the floor to check for any imperfections,
flaws, small things we need to do.
- I do wish that Jamie was here with me
while I'm dealing with all this mess.
But I'm just hoping that when he does get here,
I have a beautiful new shop to show him
and a beautiful new home for us to live in.
- Let me get back to work. - All right.
- Got you all solid. - Very solid.
♪♪
- ♪ They tried to stop me but I made it ♪
♪ Got to the glory through the... that's why I made it ♪
- Hey, babe.
[laughing]
- You ready for your tattoo today?
- I am.
- Saiyr and I have been together for a while now.
And we recently shared some exciting news
with my Enigma family.
- So much has changed in all of our lives
in just one [bleep] year.
I got a whole child.
- And I got a whole wife. - You do?
- We got married a few months ago.
[excited chatter]
- She's been an artist on Kevin's record label
for a year now. And just watching her
be her creative self and grow into the artist
she's always wanted to be, that was so dope.
- You came home late last night.
What's going on? Fill me in.
- The dinner was good.
Everybody got a chance to vent and [bleep].
- Yeah. - Kevin, Deshay and Bookie
were the ones who had like the strongest opinions.
But they had to come from like the ego space.
I understood the way the guys felt
as far as the whole situation. I understand that everything
has to come into balance, and that's where I was coming from.
They weren't, they'd rather, you know, attack me
however they felt. It's valid.
But at the end of the day, it's not gonna
shift my perspective on doing what was right at the moment.
You know I've always in my spirituality,
my discipline comes first. I have to remember that
they're not as spiritual
as I am or as you are. - Mm-hmm.
- I practice Neoshamanism.
Neoshamanism is a movement and a way of being
It's deeper than spirituality. It's more on an energetic level
because that's what we are. Consciousness is energy.
- Thank you for tattooing me. - Girl, of course.
In order to become your higher self, you have to understand
the balance between your body consciousness, your mind
consciousness and your heart consciousness.
And that's helped me heal from things that I never thought
I could heal from. And you know Phoenix
represent rebirth and stuff like that, so it's kinda cool
that we're doing it like almost at the year mark
of your healing journey. You ready?
[squeals]
- ♪ Take another picture it'll last longer ♪
♪ Snap or the gram got his ass gone ♪
♪ Everything I been through only made me stronger ♪
♪ Just reiterating from the last song ♪
- Saiyr's been wanting to get a Phoenix tattoo
for a while now, and it goes with the healing
journey that we've both been on together and separate.
I struggle with PTSD.
My PTSD comes from something that I had experienced
before when I was in the military, and nothing
has worked for us the way Neoshamanism has.
- ♪ Gotta be you that's always on that bull ♪
♪ Gotta be you that said I'm not the wave ♪
♪ Gotta be you that never asked what if ♪
♪ Gotta be me at the end of the day ♪
- Neoshamanism has helped me heal
in a way that any other discipline hasn't.
Everybody walks around with attachments.
Everybody has their own afflictions.
And then what my teacher does, he removes all these
attachments that hinder growth.
And it isn't until you heal and peel back all those layers that
you can be authentically who you are as a consciousness.
- ♪ Sleeping on a beach that's okay ♪
♪ Sleeping on a goddess that's okay ♪
♪ Sleeping on a queen that's okay ♪
- I have to find balance because each space you're in
requires a different version of you.
Being at work, I have to show up as a creative person.
I have to be the artist. I have to be balanced
in my energy. When I'm home, I'm open,
I'm free because Saiyr completely understands
the journey I'm on because she's on it too.
I don't expect the people at the shop to understand.
At the end of the day, all that matters to me
is the respect that they show me.
- ♪ Sleeping on a queen that's okay ♪
♪♪
♪ Gotta be, gotta be ♪♪
- Babe!
This looks so good!
You know I've been wanting a Phoenix.
Dang, it got dark outside.
♪♪
♪ I'm in too deep Just tell me what I need ♪
♪ I wanna leave it slipping and I'm letting myself be ♪
♪ Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh ♪
♪ I'm in too deep ♪
- Bye, I'll see you.
- Hi. - Hey, babe, how are you?
- Where have you been? I've been trying to reach you.
- I know, I've been so busy with work.
- Look at you, you're still working.
- Gotta pay bills.
Since my breakup with Jerris,
my life has been extremely hectic.
Me and my mom both agreed we're not gonna talk about
my relationships. I just feel like as far
as Jerris goes, it's just always an argument that
I just feel like we could stay away from.
Topics of Jerris. - I'm good with that.
- But the conversation I had with Amber gave me
a new perspective on things. - I wish my mom was like
involved in my life, maybe trying to fined
that balance where like you use your help.
She must be investing in your life to help you.
- With everything that's been going on, I think it's time
for me to sit down and talk to my mom, and I'm praying
that this conversation goes really well because I could
really use her support right now.
- So what's going on? - Um...
I haven't told you yet, but I feel like this is like
a new beginning for me because Jerris and I broke up.
- No, you didn't, I don't believe that.
- Well, we did. We were arguing all the time.
It just wasn't the same anymore.
I thought our relationship would get better.
It just didn't.
- Hmm, I'm not trying to like
go like, "Oh my God, I'm so excited."
- Yeah, I know you are. - But...
No, I mean, I know it's hard, it's like
your first real boyfriend.
- I'm sad 'cause I miss you.
I love you. - I love you more, Alana.
- As much as I hate to admit it,
my mom was absolutely right. Jerris was no good for me.
- When you hurt I hurt. You know, I see this guy,
and you're so into him, and it's all about him.
And then he does some stupid [bleep] like that.
You just came to me and told me,
"Oh, he was in jail." Like, boo, explain to me...
- I'm fine, I'm happy, I'm good. I'm not in jail.
- I know my mom would love to say "I told you so."
But she's always looking out for me, and I think I just
really needed the time to realize that on my own.
- What's up with the shop then?
- I've been working some, but I'm still trying
to get situated because I realized take away Jerris
out of my life, like, he helped me a lot financially.
So I'm not as stable as I wanna be in my life.
I'm not as far as I wanna be in my life.
But I'm making a move in the right direction.
Because I just moved into a new apartment.
But the problem is now I'm responsible...
I'm responsible for insurance, rent, you know what I mean?
So it's a lot on my plate. I wanted to--
It's just like I just realized
like I really can't rely on anybody.
- That's why I always pushed you.
I always tell you make your own money.
Don't be dependent on anyone else.
You're young. I mean, when you're young,
you make stupid mistakes.
- Now that I'm like trying to do my own thing, I feel like
I'm definitely lost. - Yeah.
- I was sad at first, I'm like why the [bleep] is life
kicking me in the ass? But I actually feel like
I'm done depending on someone to pay my bills.
It's literally just me at this point, so...
- But that's how you learn and grow.
- I don't need nobody to take care of me.
- Me and Nessie have been on the outs
over something I said about her and Ken being toxic.
And I got to the point where I'm not gonna keep explaining myself
to you 'cause you really don't wanna hear what I have to say.
- So y'all know like me and Jerris aren't together.
And I'm just like sick of like always
surrounding myself with like [bleep].
[all consoling]
[screaming/cheering]
[bleep, chatter]
[excited chatter]
- Welcome! - What?!
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪♪
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪♪
- ♪ Let me take the time to correct me and improve myself ♪
♪ I'ma affected down to my damn bones ♪
♪ It's on my wrist where I'm from ♪
♪ They been fronting on me ♪
♪♪
- ♪ 'Cause if you 'round me ♪
♪ Best believe you on top ♪
♪ Of your -- 'bout your BIC ♪
♪ Just keep your ass moving ♪
♪ On the damn road ♪
♪♪
♪ I am the damn best ♪
♪ Listen when I tell you that ♪
♪ I light up the sky like July fire ♪
♪ Only difference is I can spit it out real... ♪
♪ ...And I bet this what they all gonna tell you ♪
- Miss Jackson? We're ready for you.
- Hi, how you doing? - I'm good, and yourself?
- I'm good. - You can go
right back this way. - These days are honestly
just a big whirlwind. And I gotta keep the balance
because this baby needs to grow healthy.
The shop is in full renovation mode,
and we're just one week away from opening.
I do wish that Jamie was here for these ultrasound
appointments, but fingers crossed, he'll be back here
in LA in just a few weeks.
- So baby is facing down.
You can see that beautiful little spine.
And that beautiful little heart.
Aw, look at those fingers.
- I wanna show, um, his daddy.
[line ringing]
'Sup, babe?
I'm looking at the baby.
He looking like somebody I know.
- I think I got something to do with that.
I can't wait to meet him.
- Love you. Bye. - All right, love you too.
♪ Yeah I know what that feels like ♪
♪ Yeah the time is right ♪
♪ I know what that feels like yeah ♪
♪ Yeah the time is right ♪
♪ I know what that feels like ♪
♪ Yeah the time is right yeah ♪
♪ I know what that feels like ♪
♪ Here's to the good life ♪
- What are you doing? - Come on!
- The downward dog? What is that?
- I don't know. What are we doing?
- Follow me.
So we done had a little staff shake-up
in the past couple weeks.
with Ink Drippin' and Polo leaving.
So me and Tim decided to have a little
boot camp situation at the shop.
You know health is wealth. And I'm about to go
Bruce Leroy on these mother[bleep].
One. - This bitch on angry mode.
And we on beginner.
- And... - I'm shaking.
[laughing]
- A'ight, come on, we're gonna do some pushups and abs...
- Oh my God. I would rather KP
take us to do anything but to take us in the backyard
and do exercises, that's some KP [bleep].
I like to eat and tattoo, that's it.
I cannot jump because every time I jump,
I pee a little 'cause I got a weak bladder.
- You gotta get that checked out.
- What happened to Polo?
He hasn't been here in a minute, and he'd probably like this.
- I wanna know too.
- Where he been? - Did y'all talk to him?
Tim? - I'm not tripping.
- What happened, Tim? - I'm not tripping.
I'm telling you.
I think he feel a way about his music a lot.
And I feel like that led to something else.
I reached out about scheduling. I reached out about music.
I reached out about street [bleep].
I'm reaching out, so at this point,
don't blame me, blame yourself.
- I tried to call him. He wouldn't answer.
I've been trying to call him multiple times.
He just text me back and said,
thanks for the opportunity and he straight.
So as of right now, Polo is no longer working at the shop.
- Me and Polo is very close.
So I was very disappointed to hear because I bring Polo
to the shop to stay occupied, stay off the streets
and just being a good environment.
Ay, KP, I want you to meet my good people's.
- I'm Polo. - Yeah, this is my dawg.
known for a long time. He's fresh out.
This is very disappointing, but I still know KP gotta
do what he gotta do. The show must go on and...
I roll wherever he rolling.
- I like this, you know what I'm saying?
We communicating. We feel like
we really wanna help each other.
- I mean, moving forward, Alana, how you doing?
[Alana chuckles]
- I will say this. Alana work has gotten
a lot better on the last one I saw you do.
So, I mean, I do see some progress.
- Oh, thanks, Cory.
But obviously, y'all know like me and Jerris are not together.
He helped me out like a lot financially, so that's why
I've been like pressing you about clients and stuff here.
This breakup was probably the hardest for me because
not only emotionally but financially.
It really hurt me, so I reached out to Tim
and asked him to get my clients up because I just wanna
be able to finally take care of myself.
I just wanna see if you have any like
updates on like any clients.
Okay, whenever you hit me, I'll be there.
I always keep KP and Tim in the loop with what's going
on in my life because they always have my back.
I just feel like I've been surrounding myself with a bunch
of like lame ass people that keep [bleep] me over.
And I'm just like sick of like always
surrounding myself with like [bleep]...
[all consoling]
♪♪
[KP] We got you.
I don't like to see none of my artists going through it.
Especially Alana.
She's one of the OGs around here.
And with Ink and Polo no longer being here,
now I can focus on the team that I do have.
We gotta come together and, you know,
get her going in the right direction.
We can sit down and figure that out,
and we gon' make sure you straight.
- It's not just like I'm asking you for all these clients.
I just need some help.
- I think everybody's struggling for money right now.
You know, recession and all that bull[bleep] going on.
But you have to do it. You have to grind.
- We gonna go through it together.
- It gonna be a'ight. Ain't gonna forget about you.
You already to make some change?
- Y'all getting tatted?
Just came to enjoy the vibes, right.
Let me get y'all signed up.
Y'all don't be nervous.
I could hold your hand, butt cheeks.
Whatever you need me to hold, baby.
- We're about to be back open.
The next guest spot that we have is Lemeir.
- Why you looking at me like that?
I was very clear that I do not have an issue with him.
But the look said a lot.
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪♪
♪ It don't matter where I been ♪
♪ I know where I'm going ♪
♪♪
- Who's having some rosé?
- Yeah, we got a charcuterie board over here.
- A "chacut-a-board."
[laughing]
- With the oxtails and jerk chicken?
FYI, I've never had anything jerked.
- Ever? - That's what she said.
[laughter]
- The last time the crew got together [bleep] was all bad.
That's definitely not the energy I want at work, and that's
definitely not the energy I want for the crew either.
My teacher teaches us to take time for ourselves
and observe everything around us.
So I had to take time for myself and balance out my energy
before I met up with them again.
♪♪
Now I feel at peace with a positive mindset
which is exactly what I needed.
Aside from Saiyr, these people are like my family.
So it's always better when we're in perfect harmony.
Thanks for having us over.
- Yeah, of course. - Yeah, appreciate it.
Glad you came by. [knocking on door]
- Who's knocking like that? Police?
- Open up this goddamn door.
[laughter]
Hey, guys!
What's up, y'all? Oh, thanks.
- Hello, boss lady, whoo!
- You know, wobbling my stuff around everywhere.
- Let's take a baby break. Turned on one time.
- I feel like I'm living vicariously through you.
[laughter]
I'm so glad Kevin put together this little kickback
at his house, and I'm not gonna lie.
If I was not almost nine months pregnant, I would
be kicking back, drinking champagne with my team.
Being pregnant with our second child, back-to-back is cool
and all, but after this baby, I'm taking a break.
- What's going on with the shop?
- It's finally moving forward.
And we'll be done hopefully in just a few days.
- Yeah. - Ooh!
- And now that we're about to back open,
I wanna get these guest spots rolling.
The next guest spot that we have lined up is Lemeir.
- Why you looking at me like that?
I was very clear that I do not have an issue with him.
- It was just a look. - But the look said a lot.
So I'm being clear, I don't have an issue with Lemeir.
- Yeah, and what about you?
- I mean, I had issues that I addressed, you know
what I'm saying? But that's just like...
It doesn't change how I feel about him.
It's like I've been a friend to you and you've shown me
multiple times that you're really not a friend
to me unless it's beneficial for you.
- Let's say his guest spot is next week.
- Mm-hmm. - And he walks into the shop.
- It's cool, what's up, Lemeir?
- Well, we'll definitely hash out all of this
before the guest spots and everything.
From a business perspective, it would be good
to have Lemeir at the shop. But it's not a given
because Nessie and Nelly are part of the team that I built.
So they'll always take priority over anybody new that's coming
into the shop that isn't really a part of the team.
I just wanna make sure [bleep] is like tip-top, solid,
bum-bum-bump before I have this baby.
So I'm really depending on each and every one of you.
- We got you, boss lady.
[chatter]
- We've been sitting here for like an hour.
You got nice furniture. Bro, where's your coasters at?
[laughter]
- All this nice furniture and he ain't got no coasters.
- Y'all look, you about to be put out.
That's what's about to happen.
[laughter]
♪♪
- ♪ Unh push to the new front ♪
♪ Like a... for the true blood ♪
♪ I don't quit I got feminine in my blood ♪
♪ Don't quit I got feminine in my blood ♪
- Brown rice and shrimp.
- Give me about 15 minutes.
♪♪
- Amber. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
[chatter]
- What we doing? What we doing?
Yo, this event is looking crazy right now.
When Alana came to us with her financial situations,
me and Tim thought about it, and we was like,
hold on, we could actually make some quick cash
and put together an event for all of us.
Thinking about having an event.
- Yeah. - Open house.
- $50 holla, like small tattoos.
- Like in and out, in and out, in and out.
- Once we decided on today's event,
we had the whole team out promoting.
Letting the whole community know
we having $50 hollas at the shop.
- Hey, y'all, we having a big event!
- Having a tattoo event tomorrow.
- Hi. $50, tattoo specials.
- Okay, my number not on there.
- Get tattoo, guys, come get tattoo!
- Tattoo! Tattoo! Tattoo!
- The team clearly got the assignment.
'Cause the shop is packed. Everybody about to stack it up.
We about to make some coins. We got local vendors here.
Armani here with her truck.
I hope Alana really get to see what you can get accomplished
if you just put your head down and keep on grinding.
And we even got the best ice in the city.
We got Love Ice in the building.
- This is looking so familiar.
- Ain't nobody messing with Love Ice.
I ain't never seen it like this. What you talking about?
[laughing]
- I have to make a confession, y'all.
I was on Melrose, and I ate Happy Ice.
- Damn. - Did you go back?
- No, I'm here, I'm here. - I ain't mad, you didn't
go back, it's all good.
[KP] I like this vibe right here, man.
- Every one of you is like my family.
Girl bosses. I love all you guys,
and I appreciate today.
- Y'all ready to make some change?
- We looking busy today.
- I gotta work the truck, but I'm definitely
gonna work this crowd. - All right.
- Hi, guys! Welcome!
♪♪
Are you guys being tatted?
Just came to enjoy the vibes, right?
Let me get y'all signed up. What's your name?
- Alice. - Avery.
- Where you gon' get yours at?
You ain't got no room.
Okay, we is found.
I got y'all one more too. - Thank you for coming.
- How you doing, how you doing?
- The corner of your nose to the outside
of your eyebrows and some of your...
- Oh, God, don't be nervous.
I could hold your hand, butt cheeks.
Whatever you need me to hold, baby.
- So are you interested? - Yeah.
Is this a good size?
- Yeah, I think that's perfect.
♪ Oh man the whole team winning ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ No! ♪
♪ Whole team winning ♪
♪ You can't divide us, we're unified ♪
♪ It's just the beginning ♪
♪ The whole team winning ♪
♪♪
- You know I'm glad KP opened the doors for this event.
'Cause you know I'ma get to the bag.
I been hustling this whole time by myself.
And seeing this come together as a team
is a whole vibe.
- ♪ Look at the medals you know we ain't settling ♪
♪ We got adrenaline under the melanin ♪
♪ We bout to level up you better let us in ♪
♪ This is for your betterment so we keep telling 'em ♪
- This event is going so well.
I have clients signing up.
This is just a sign that I need
to let go all the BS in the past.
It's really nice having my teammates be there for me.
It's giving me a lot of strength.
And it's helped me elevate mentally and personally.
- ♪ Whole team winning Whole team winning ♪
♪ You can't divide us Were unified ♪
♪ It's just the beginning ♪
♪ The whole team winning ♪
♪ Whole team winning ♪
- Man, the shop is going right now.
I love this energy, we got clients lined up.
We making that bread, and I wanna
be here to show my support.
And I mean it when I say we family.
As a team, we can do anything.
- ♪ Oh man the whole team winning ♪♪
- Here you go.
You don't have to draw them in.
You got waterproof eyebrows.
♪♪
- You took that like a G.
- Yeah, the turnout was really nice.
- Yeah, that's all that matters, shoot.
Got Alana working over there. Look at her.
- I think it was a great turnout, you guys.
And it was like fun like working with everybody.
I'm really trying to believe in myself.
I don't need no handouts from my parents.
I don't need no help from my ex.
I have a gift and a talent that not only makes me happy,
but also makes me money. And today I had a really
good day, and I plan to have more days like this.
[door buzzer]
- Sheesh! - That was a good day.
- And a crazy day. How you feel about the turnout?
- Amazing. - Everybody done pulled up.
- Everybody made some change.
Can't complain no more.
24 clients out of, what, three, four of us?
We got a family that we can trust.
- And now that we got that in order.
I think it's time for us to straight just focus on music.
There's a lot of [bleep] that you gotta do.
You gotta do photo shoots.
You gotta do some interviews.
You could [bleep] the whole music game right now.
We can really just let them take care of the shop.
We check on 'em.
- I'm excited, this was the--
This was one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle.
We all doing our part to help elevate IAM,
and that was the dream from the start.
I think with the team we got now, me and Tim could actually
focus more of our attention on music.
Which will then turn around and benefit the brand as well.
We have more avenues to promote, bring in more
high-end clients, and we will all benefit from it.
Chop it up, the team, see what's going on.
- Ain't clear, it ain't everything.
- Everything look good on the ultrasound.
You ready for another one?
Now we can go look at more houses together.
♪ I do what I want ♪
- ♪ Whole team winning ♪
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪ N-N-No lie ♪
♪ Real queens don't die ♪
♪ We just pass on the crown and multiply ♪
♪ So you can keep hitting on a boss lady ♪
♪ But you, but you hating the hustle thing no lie ♪
- Today has been extremely hectic.
While the shop is under construction,
I decided to put together a little press tour
to promote Enigma and our four-year anniversary.
I'm the first Black woman to own a shop in Beverly Hills.
You know, like, you didn't have that 12 years ago.
- Congratulations. - That's star right there.
- And this afternoon, I have a photo shoot
for the cover of "Hyper" Magazine,
which is an amazing honor.
I'm glad to just sit back and get glammed up
and even more glad to have Kevin here
to help with my wardrobe and my bad nerves.
- You look pretty. - Thank you.
And tomorrow our shop reopens and the team
finally can come back home.
This is the first time that I'm really embracing
my natural hair 'cause I always worse it straight.
- That's the perfect way to do it.
- Yup. - How'd you feel about
the other night at my house?
- You had food so I was fine.
[Kevin laughs]
- After talking to Nessie, she said she was cool,
but I really don't know if she's over her beef with Lemeir.
- Them like be you really now? Or are you just saying that
because we all sitting here and you know what we just
went through at the damn dinner table, like...
- 'Cause you know Lemeir is still waiting on an answer
for the guest spot pretty much, so I don't wanna
just leave him hanging. - Yeah.
- But at the same time, I'm just not trying to introduce
any drama into the shop. - I don't think that
that should be a deciding factor in how you run your business.
- Right. - It's up to you who you have
in there, and if you don't like it,
you know what I'm saying? - Mm-hmm.
- I personally think Lemeir
is a perfect fit for Enigma.
And I don't think that Katrina should let
the drama between him and Nessie get in the way
of her hiring a really good artist, and I don't have
no problem with letting her know that.
- So hot! - Here, Trina.
- Thanks.
Whoo! ♪ I feel pretty ♪ - You look pretty.
- Oh my goodness.
♪♪
- Oh my God. - What's up, babe?
- Whoo! What you doing here?
I cannot believe my man surprised the [bleep] out of me
and popped up in LA with all these flowers and my baby boy.
I'm so happy!
I'm sorry, y'all, can you give us a minute?
That's my man. I ain't stealing a minute.
This is one of the many reasons that I love him.
My man always shows up and shows out.
Hey, you. Hi, you.
[chuckling]
- So how you living it? How you living out here?
- Oh, my goodness. - I miss you.
It's been a while. - I know, I miss you too.
♪♪
- Yes. - Gave the babysitter a break.
- Ooh, and this hair don't make it no better.
- I like the hair though. - You like the big hair?
- I like your hair.
[laughing]
[Jackson babbling]
- Everything look good on the ultrasound.
He definitely not measuring small.
He measuring bigger like this one was.
- I know. [laughing]
You ready for another one?
- Now we can go look at more houses together.
Let's do it.
If I can make this jump.
- Oh my goodness, thank you.
[Jackson laughs]
- It means the world that he would move out to LA for me.
My man is from Mississippi.
He ain't with none of this Hollywood [bleep].
Plus, I can tell that he's really missing me and Jackson.
So he couldn't be away from his babies anymore.
We moving to California.
- ♪ I believe in the possibilities ♪
♪ I brought the energy Remember when I had nothing ♪
♪ Remember saving up for hundred for sure ♪
♪ My eyes were lit and it was nothing to choose ♪
[both] Hello.
- What up? - What's up, bro?
- I'm good, how are you? - Good, how you doing?
- Good, yeah, I got you, uh...
- Hot chocolate. - Black, no sugar.
- Watch my health for me? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
After that whole blow-up at the rose seminar,
guest spot at Enigma right now, definitely up in the air.
I'm sure I'm not trying to walk into another toxic situation.
I done had enough of that already.
But Kat just text me.
Right now I'm still debating if I wanna mess with Enigma.
So I reached out to Barbie to see if she can give me
her opinions on what she feel I should do next.
The family good? - Everybody's good.
Have you been tattooing lately?
- I still ain't really get back into that, but...
The goal is probably work something out with Enigma.
I even went past there to Kev rose seminar the other day.
I got a chance to talk to Kat.
It was all great vibes but then Nessie called me like,
yo, Lemeir, I wanna talk. She was saying some bull[bleep].
Then like oh my God, I already see where this [bleep] going.
Bro, I was hot. I was like...
[bleep] everybody.
Y'all ain't going to see Nessie ever again.
- Ever? - Unh-unh.
- Well, how you gon' do this if you go to Enigma?
- ♪ Yeah I'm calling all my girls ♪
♪ 'Cause your dreams are coming true ♪
♪ All the hustle's made for you ♪
- Yeah, I couldn't be responsible enough
to take care of a little animal.
- She's actually not that bad.
How's everything with you though?
- It's good, I'm happy that I'm actually like back
in LA now permanently.
- You were in Arizona? - Yeah.
- You had a boyfriend out there, right?
What happened? - That's actually why
I called you because I'ma need a little cover-up.
- You guys broke up? - Yes, we broke up. Ahh!
- Let me see this, let me see this.
When did you even get this?
- A long ass time ago.
After the flash tattoo event, it just really made me realize
I could do this all by myself.
I never need the help of no man.
And since breaking up with Jerris, the last final things
finally be able to move on is to get this tattoo covered.
So I decided to hit Nessie up. I just felt like
she knew what I was going through especially
when it comes to toxic relationships.
- So are you still at the shop? - I am.
- Who is all there now?
- Polo left, Ink left.
It's definitely different, like, with everybody gone.
- Yeah. - I don't know, I had to
express like to KP and Tim to like right now,
I'm kind of like getting back on my feet 'cause I'm not
relying on anybody, like, it's literally just myself.
So KP and Tim had a flash tattoo event for all the artists
at the shop. It was like a whole day
of just like tattooing till like late at night.
- Nice. - So it's been a good vibe
so far, like, you know, it's a whole 360.
- Good, I'm glad things are changing.
I'm like I'm cool where I'm at too, it's just like...
- Yeah, so how is that job? - Everybody's finding
their place. For the past few months.
I've been just happy, no drama at all.
It's been good and then, Kevin had a rose seminar.
- Yeah. - And Lemeir came,
and he brought Ken with him.
It caused me to like blow up at the event.
Like it caused one of the other girls to jump up and defend me.
And so that's where it all got rocky.
- So what, that's it with you and Lemeir?
- Apparently, Lemeir's gonna come guest spot at Enigma.
And they keep asking me how I feel?
I don't feel a type of way about him, I feel--
It doesn't matter who it was.
Nobody will be treating me like that.
- That whole situation was weird.
- Yeah, very. - For where to all be still
stemming from Ken is just like...
- I love Nessie, but me and Nessie have been
on the outs over Ken.
He kind of went back and forth via group chat
over something I said about her and Ken being toxic.
But she just was thinking I was saying she was toxic
and that wasn't the case.
♪♪
I tried to explain to her, like, I don't think you're toxic.
And I got to the point where I'm not even gonna keep
explaining myself to you 'cause you really don't wanna
hear what I have to say 'cause in your mind
I'm wrong, you're right, and that's that.
- Have you talked to the girls?
- I probably see Vudu more than anybody 'cause she asks
wanna go out to eat and stuff? Um...
I haven't really talked to Barbie since Lemeir was gonna
open his shop just 'cause I heard about the conversation
that they had. She was saying something like
business over friendship, it's whatever.
And then call me toxic or shut me out of it.
Like, 'cause she had something to do with that too, so...
When I seen the episode where
Ken, Lemeir, and Barbie
were all in a circle calling me toxic...
- So was it like that in the relationship?
Like were your arguments... - Arguments over dumb [bleep].
- If you two can't get along then we can't
have her in the shop. We don't want that toxic energy.
- I was upset with her because I confided in her a lot
through the whole breakup, and she was
acting like she understood. Whole time she's thinking
I'm toxic, she actually still came to me to get
a portrait of her son on the back of her leg.
- I'm nervous. - Don't be nervous.
Did you put your numbing cream on?
- Mm-hmm. - Okay, so you'll be good.
- Is it dry yet? - Yeah, let's do this.
It's another one-way street.
I'm just not being involved with no more
friendships like that, like, no.
- Maybe hopefully Nessie changed and sees the error
of her ways when it comes to that [bleep].
- She might've been doing that [bleep] intentionally.
But I don't wanna stir up some drama.
- You think so? - I mean, she kinda like that.
- I don't see that side.
- Nessie is Nessie.
She always having drama with people
about the pettiest stuff ever.
I don't know if my desire to tattoo is strong enough
for me to deal with Nessie bull[bleep].
I'd like to think about it, bro.
I'm gonna sleep on it
and see how I feel couple days from now.
- That's the best thing to do.
You don't wanna make any decisions in anger.
♪♪
- Oh. - Holy [bleep].
[chatter]
[sighs] - I really don't know
if I'm ready to have a conversation with him.
- Welcome to the new and improved Enigma.
♪♪
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪♪
♪ Hustle Gotta do what I gotta do ♪
♪ Hustle Gotta get it, gotta win, gotta hustle ♪
♪ Women know how to hustle ♪
♪ Gotta win gotta work that ♪
♪ I'm the queen, and I'm running this ♪
- Trina, you there, you there?
- Tell her we ready.
- Stand by.
- Stand by, we waiting. Oh [bleep].
Oh [bleep]!
[laughing/chatter]
- Are you guys excited? I can't wait.
After all of the bull [bleep] that was happening
with the renovations, the shop is finally
ready for Enigma to come on home.
I'm gonna countdown.
Three...
two...
one, whoo-hoo!
[cheering]
[excited chatter]
- Oh [bleep]!
- Welcome!
- Oh my God.
- Welcome!
[chatter]
- Where are we right now?
♪♪
- Oh my God, this shop looks amazing.
This Enigma 2.0.
- Oh my goodness. We did it!
[chatter]
- Being with Kat from the very beginning
when she first opened Enigma, to seeing where it's at now,
it's like damn, look how far we've come.
We got a chandelier!
- This is everything, Trina. - This is what you guys deserve.
- Thank you.
Man, walking into this new shop,
all I see is Kat's true vision.
She's been talking about wanting this shop
to look like this from day one. It's so dope.
- [Kevin] Oh, wow. - [Kat] Y'all see the floor?
- Yeah, I see this mother[bleep] floor.
- The floors are everything.
Was it worth the wait?
- It was worth the wait.
- I can't even tell
this is the same shop, like...
What the old contractor did
versus what the new one did
is literally night and day.
[Kat] This looks horrible.
- This color is wrong.
- These floors are a joke.
All this [bleep] has to be fixed.
- The first one was like a school cafeteria.
And this one actually looks like something
that should be in Beverly Hills.
- This feeling like everything is finally falling in place.
The shop's finally ready.
Jamie popped up and surprised me,
and he said he's finally ready to move to LA.
[all agree]
So I'm feeling like, you know, I might be able
to actually have this baby in LA.
- Yeah, so, make yourself at home, guys.
Welcome back.
It feels so good to see the team just loving the new shop.
I mean, they're in awe.
I haven't been this excited since
it became Enigma four years ago.
Ahh!
Look, Enigma Tattoo LLC!
Ahh!
This is the first time since I've been back in LA that
things seem to be going in the right direction.
- Uh, what is this?
I need an instruction manual.
♪♪
- Oh.
[Lemeir] Holy [bleep].
What are you doing here?
- Welcome...
To the new and improved Enigma.
♪♪
♪ I do what I want ♪
♪♪
- Welcome to the new and improved Enigma.
♪♪
- This look crazy.
- Step into my temporary office.
♪♪
I cannot waste any time
getting our guest spots going.
After hearing Nessie say that she's not opposed
to Lemeir working in the shop, I have faith
that they can work peacefully together.
So, yeah, I wanted to catch up with you about
what we last talked about. - Yeah, for sure.
- I know we spoke about the guest spot.
Um, so where are you...
Where's your head with everything?
- Definitely down to do that.
But I wanna be able to be as active as everybody in here.
- Right, so with that, you wouldn't be able
to commit to like a monthly booth rent?
- I mean, I could commit to that 'cause it's not
really gonna be much, you know what I'm saying?
- The whole point of the way that I have the shop structured
now with the booth rent is so that you take care of your--
you're at home but you go and do whatever,
you know what I'm saying? But this is like your
comfortable place to tattoo around, you know, other
talented artists and grow, you know what I'm saying?
- I've been thinking about this guest spot
at Enigma, and I decided
I'm gonna go for it.
Mainly just because I miss being creative.
Plus, these renovations look nice.
We in Beverly Hills, and it's close to Happy Ice,
so this a win-win situation for me.
- What's your, um, situation like with, you know?
- Yeah, I mean, Nessie, um...
We don't really have a situation currently.
What she did at that seminar just was kind of like, you know
what I'm saying, it was just like a curve ball.
- The rose seminar was an Enigma event.
You know what I mean? So it was her workplace event.
But like you bring her ex which is obviously
like a trigger for her. I don't know exactly
what happened, but it affected the whole shop.
I don't know this dude at all.
But when it comes to like the business affairs,
I would just rather like...
- Yeah, for sure. - Not be around.
You know what I'm saying? So like y'all gotta talk.
Y'all gotta have some type of conversation.
What? - I got you, all right.
- Why you looking like that? - I got you.
Out of respect for you, I'll have some type of conversation.
I would it rather be a situation where
you're there and you kinda like...
- Can y'all talk right now?
Like I just like addressing things head on, you know?
'Cause we don't... - We don't get along
when we're together. - Right.
- Like I'll give my full commitment.
- So is it cool if I call her over real quick?
- That's, that's cool. All right, but...
- Nessie?! Yoo-hoo!
Can I talk to you for a second?
[sighs]
- I really don't know if I'm ready
to have a conversation with him.
And if the conversation goes left,
I don't know what's gonna happen, but...
I was here first, like, I know it's petty, but look,
I was here first, so, if it's me or him, it's gotta be me.
- Hey, girl. - What up?
- Let's get into this.
♪♪
- What the [bleep], man.
- Y'all be gone, we need the key.
The other day, I couldn't get in.
- I don't think I can trust y'all with keys.
- For real?
- Wow!
- I really don't even wanna talk about the Ken stuff too much,
you know what I'm saying? In all honesty.
- I just wish you'd admit that that wasn't right, bro.
It makes sense. - I don't even wanna
go back and forth with you, bro.
- How do you feel? - It's nice, but...
- It's not Florida. - It ain't me.
It's too tiny for me.
I feel suffocated.
- Gotta make sure everybody
on the same page with keys.
- I don't want that issue with the key to start
stifling them even wanna come to the shop.
That's gonna be a problem as far as even wanna stay.
So we gotta address that.
- Man! - I [bleep] last night.
- I understand she's going through a lot.
But drinking definitely isn't the solution.
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