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Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles (formerly titled Black Ink Crew: Compton) is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on August 14, 2019.
It is the Compton-based spin-off of Black Ink Crew. It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop, IAM Compton, located in Compton, California.
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| Genre | Reality |
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| Opening theme | "I Do What I Want" |
| Composer | iAMCompton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
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| Running time | 42–46 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | VH1 |
| Release | August 14, 2019 – present |
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On May 8, 2023, VH1 announced that additional episodes of the second season would air from May 15, 2023, alongside the series rebrand to Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles.
Cast
Timeline of cast members
| Cast Member | Seasons | ||
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| 1 | 2A | 2B | |
| KP | Main | ||
| LeMeir Mitchell | Main | ||
| Vudu Dahl | Main | Guest | |
| Ink Drippin' | Main | Supporting | |
| Nessie Blaze | Main | ||
| Tim Simmons | Main | ||
| Barbie | Main | Supporting | |
| Alana Marie | Supporting | Main | |
| Cory SaintClair | Guest | Supporting | Main |
| Polo | Supporting | Main | |
| Mz. Ink Bomb | Guest | Main | |
| Amber Gonzalez | Guest | Main | |
| Katrina Jackson | Supporting | Main | |
| Kevin Laroy | Guest | Main | |
| Nelly Vinteren | Guest | Main | |
| Bookie Thompson | Guest | Main | |
| Deshay Jones | Guest | Main | |
| Supporting cast members | |||
| Kyla Pratt | Supporting | ||
| Danielle Emani | Supporting | ||
| Armani | Supporting | ||
| Star Divine | Supporting | ||
| Denai Marie | Supporting | ||
Note:
Main
IAM Compton
- KP (born Danny Kirkpatrick), the owner of InkArtMusic (IAM) Compton, a tattoo artist and a rapper
- Vudu Dahl, a tattoo apprentice at IAM Compton
- Ink Drippin' (born Christian Thomas), a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
- Tim Simmons, KP's cousin and the shop manager at IAM Compton
- Alana, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
- Cory, lead artist at IAM Compton
- Polo, apprentice at IAM Compton
- Mz. Ink Bomb, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
- Amber Gonzalez, permanent make-up artist at IAM Compton
Enigma
- Katrina Jackson, tattoo artist & owner of Enigma
- LeMeir Mitchell, tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
- Nessie Blaze, former tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
- Barbie (born Erica Thompson), shop manager at Enigma, formerly employed as shop receptionist at IAM Compton
- Kevin Laroy, tattoo artist at Enigma, appeared on seasons 5-7 & 10 of Black Ink Crew
- Nelly Vinteren, tattoo artist at Enigma
- Bookie Thompson, tattoo artist at Enigma
- Deshay Jones, tattoo artist at Enigma
Supporting cast members
- Kyla Pratt, KP's girlfriend, an actress and silent partner in his business
- Danielle Emani, Lemeir's girlfriend and high school sweetheart, a business partner in his food truck business
- Star Divine, KP's former business partner and shop manager of IAM Compton
- Denai, co-manager at Enigma
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 10 | August 14, 2019 | October 16, 2019 | |
| 2 | 22 | 12 | February 21, 2022 | May 9, 2022 |
| 10 | May 15, 2023 | July 17, 2023 | ||
Season 1 (2019)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "The Marathon Begins" | August 14, 2019 | 0.94 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Era of Hope" | August 21, 2019 | 0.78 |
| 3 | 3 | "Opening Up" | August 28, 2019 | 0.65 |
| 4 | 4 | "Cheers, Cheers to Three Musketeers" | September 4, 2019 | 0.69 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Naked Truth" | September 11, 2019 | 0.59 |
| 6 | 6 | "Big Bear, Oh My!" | September 18, 2019 | 0.73 |
| 7 | 7 | "Big Bear Jail" | September 25, 2019 | 0.64 |
| 8 | 8 | "Granny Off Her Rocker" | October 2, 2019 | 0.68 |
| 9 | 9 | "Yahwea or the Highway" | October 9, 2019 | 0.69 |
| 10 | 10 | "You Can't Run From The Devil" | October 16, 2019 | 0.73 |
Season 2 (2022–23)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | ||||||||
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| 11 | 1 | "You're Not Compton By Yourself" | February 21, 2022 | 0.35 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Day of Reckoning" | February 28, 2022 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "All Will Bee Revealed" | March 7, 2022 | 0.23 | ||||||||
| 14 | 4 | "From Compton to the Vatican" | March 14, 2022 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Hanging With the Opps" | March 21, 2022 | 0.19 | ||||||||
| 16 | 6 | "The Compton Ultimatum" | March 28, 2022 | 0.18 | ||||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Barbie Picks at Her Bone" | April 4, 2022 | 0.21 | ||||||||
| 18 | 8 | "The Lost Season" | April 11, 2022 | 0.26 | ||||||||
| 19 | 9 | "New Teams, Same Dreams" | April 18, 2022 | 0.22 | ||||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Birthday Dahl" | April 25, 2022 | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 21 | 11 | "It's Tattoo Taco Tuesday!" | May 2, 2022 | 0.18 | ||||||||
| 22 | 12 | "Black Ink Crewtopia" | May 9, 2022 | 0.17 | ||||||||
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| 23 | 13 | "A Tale of Tattoo Cities" | May 15, 2023 | 0.16 | ||||||||
| 24 | 14 | "Face the Music" | May 22, 2023 | 0.11 | ||||||||
| 25 | 15 | "Tattooing With the Enemy" | May 29, 2023 | 0.15 | ||||||||
| 26 | 16 | "Keyed Up and Locked Out" | June 5, 2023 | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 27 | 17 | "When Kat's Away, the Kevin Will Play" | June 12, 2023 | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 28 | 18 | "IAM Is an Enigma" | June 19, 2023 | 0.17 | ||||||||
| 29 | 19 | "Here Comes Lava Girl" | June 26, 2023 | 0.13 | ||||||||
| 30 | 20 | "Eyes on the Prize" | July 3, 2023 | N/A | ||||||||
| 31 | 21 | "Nobody Puts Barbie In A Corner" | July 10, 2023 | 0.15 | ||||||||
| 32 | 22 | "The Cost Of Having It All" | July 17, 2023 | 0.16 | ||||||||
See also
References
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