Black Ink Crew: Compton

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.[1][2]

Black Ink Crew: Compton
GenreReality
Starring
  • Danny Kirkpatrick
  • Lemeir Mitchell
  • Nessie Blaze
  • Christian Thomas
  • Vudu Dahl
  • Tim Simmons
  • Erica Thompson
  • Katrina Jackson
Opening theme"I Do What I Want"
ComposeriAMCompton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Doug DePriest
  • David Wolfgang
  • Ken Martinez
  • Kari Mcfarland
  • Rick Hankey
  • Davis Reidpath
  • Daniel Blau Rogge
  • Ceaser Emanuel
  • Maricarmen Lopez
  • Treiva Williams
  • Phakiso Collins
Running time42–46 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseAugust 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) –
present
Related

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. [3]

Cast

Main
  • KP (born Danny Kirkpatrick), the owner of InkArtMusic (IAM) Compton, a tattoo artist and a rapper
  • LeMeir Mitchell, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
  • Vudu Dahl, a tattoo apprentice at IAM Compton
  • Ink Drippin' (born Christian Thomas), a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
  • Nessie Blaze, former tattoo artist at IAM Compton, now working at Enigma
  • Tim Simmons, KP's cousin and the shop manager at IAM Compton
  • Barbie (born Erica Thompson), the shop receptionist at IAM Compton
  • Katrina Jackson, tattoo artist & owner of 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 business partner and shop manager of IAM Compton
  • Alana, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton

Episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
2TBA12February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)
TBAMay 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)TBA

Season 1 (2019)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Marathon Begins"August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)0.94[4]
22"The Era of Hope"August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)0.78[5]
33"Opening Up"August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)0.65[6]
44"Cheers, Cheers to Three Musketeers"September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)0.69[7]
55"The Naked Truth"September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)0.59[8]
66"Big Bear, Oh My!"September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)0.73[9]
77"Big Bear Jail"September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)0.64[10]
88"Granny Off Her Rocker"October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)0.68[11]
99"Yahwea or the Highway"October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)0.69[12]
1010"You Can't Run From The Devil"October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)0.73[13]

Season 2 (2022-23)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [14]Original air date [15]U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"You're Not Compton By Yourself"February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)0.35[16]
122"Day of Reckoning"February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)0.28[17]
133"All Will Bee Revealed"March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)0.23[18]
144"From Compton to the Vatican"March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)0.19[19]
155"Hanging With the Opps"March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)0.19[20]
166"The Compton Ultimatum"March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)0.18[21]
177"Barbie Picks at Her Bone"April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)0.21[22]
188"The Lost Season"April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)0.26[23]
199"New Teams, Same Dreams"April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)0.22[24]
2010"Birthday Dahl"April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)0.17[25]
2111"It's Tattoo Taco Tuesday!"May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)0.18[26]
2212"Black Ink Crewtopia"May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)0.17[27]
2313"A Tale of Tattoo Cities"May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)TBD
2414"Face the Music"May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22)TBD
2515"Tattooing With the Enemy"May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)TBD

See also

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