[Puma] I have a competition about to happen. [all exclaiming]
The winner gets the master bedroom.
Second place gets to tattoo a very special client.
- Y'all looking a little slow over there, Rich.
- The winner...
is AMH.
[all cheering]
Jahnova, you win second place.
[all cheering]
- So we have like, a bunch of new kids.
They are in a house. - We can go there?
- So we can pull up, like, right the [bleep] now.
- This is crazy [bleep]. - This [bleep]
look like the White House.
- Damn! - Hello, anybody home?
Well, here goes the tattoo parlor we've been waiting for.
Uh, Puma, can I get in on this?
- Why the door locked?
- Welcome to my crib. - Welcome to our house?
- What the hell are these people doing here?
- Rocky!
- I got a text from Alex saying, pull up to the mansion party.
- How many visitors we gettin' tonight?
- All I'm looking for is some fun
and no strings attached.
- Oh, [bleep]!
- Is Rok here?
[Alex] [bleep].
[all gasping]
- Get out! - Don't get smart with me.
- You amped up in my crib, bitch!
[overlapping arguing]
- ♪♪ Stand back when I catch fire ♪♪ ♪♪♪♪
♪♪ Tonight, we live the life ♪♪
- Rise the [bleep] shine...
[music winds down]
This [bleep] is a [bleep] wreck.
♪♪♪♪
- Oh, I feel sick.
- Girl, I'm torn, I ain't got no time...
- Oh, my God, no, the [bleep] this wasn't like this.
- Mmm-mmm. - This is a [bleep] mess.
- Is this for real how we left the kitchen?
- I guess so. - Ooh, [bleep].
Who's cleaning this?
- These hoes coming up in here,
mother[bleep] wanna fight, argue,
and then they leave our [bleep] a mess?
Last night was too [bleep] much.
The OGs came up in here acting like
this is their [bleep].
- You always do this kinda [bleep],
walk in people's houses? - Whoa, whose side you on?
- This our house though.
- This is really what we gonna be dealing with
working with these people?
- Well, I mean, technically,
Krystal don't work with the shop.
- Nah, all that [bleep] she done last night towards me
was [bleep].
The way Krystal came at me
was like a low blow.
Girl, you don't even know who I am,
you don't even know my name.
My man is single!
You shoulda said that.
- Bitch, don't get smart with me.
'Cause I got [bleep] too!
- The exit is right there.
I have my own man back home,
so I don't need, nor want yours.
So all that "my man, my man,"
check your man, don't check me.
I wanna know how do you feel about Alex little bro-ing you.
- Mmm. - Not a fan.
Um, I really don't know where homie stands.
Like, I don't understand the logic,
I don't understand if homie's
of any importance in the situation.
What's happening? - Everybody
is kinda like, entitled.
As the OGs, we gotta look out for the young bucks.
It'd make more sense for us to come in here.
- Y'all paying rent?
- Bro, all our [bleep]. We the OGs here.
- Nah, that was [bleep] up, for sure [bleep] up.
- Weird. - You guys are two grown men,
and you little bro-ing me left and right,
that's [bleep] up.
- It was a bad impression. - Yeah.
If these OGs keep treating us like this,
it's gonna get real ugly, real fast.
'Cause there's only so much disrespect I can take.
I just don't know what to expect now.
Like, is this gonna happen again?
- It better not.
- ♪♪ Did I give you my all ♪♪
♪♪ In every chance the answer's of course ♪♪
♪♪ I'm kicking down doors ain't breakin' no laws ♪♪
♪♪ But still I'm a force, they coming too soft ♪♪
♪♪ I'm screaming for more like I'm on fours ♪♪
♪♪ I feel like the dog more bite than I bark ♪♪
♪♪ My senses is sharp, see right in the dark ♪♪
♪♪ I bless it ♪♪
[Alex] It really feel OD good to be back in a shop.
- Better than tattooing outta my living room,
I'll tell you that much.
So Puma threw us a bone and said
we could tattoo out of his shop today.
Which is honestly the least he could do
after everything he's doing for these newbies.
- So how do you feel about these new mother[bleep]?
- Quite frankly, I'm mother[bleep] tired of 'em.
Puma might've gave 'em a little bit too much, too soon.
- He put them in that fat-ass crib,
and they feel like they the Brady Bunch at this point.
♪♪♪♪
[Draya] They really out here having fun
while mother[bleep] like us is over here
trying to figure life out.
- Who the [bleep] do y'all think y'all is
right now, like, y'all are trying to be here?
I'm here already.
[laughter]
I feel like Rich is the absolute most entitled.
- I'm okay with confidence.
- Nah, yeah, confidence is cool,
you should have confidence,
especially in this industry.
- But cockiness and arrogance...
- But you also gotta respect the people
that came before you.
I didn't have a problem with Rich at the mixer,
but then all of a sudden last night,
he's coming at me with an attitude.
- With y'all be here, y'all been here,
we would expect for y'all to keep y'all..
- Lemme tell you something... - In check, in the house.
- He needs to remember that he's the one
auditioning for this, not me.
- Hopefully, we'll have some more opportunity
to get to know them a little better
and hopefully their attitudes have changed a little bit.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Make ya wanna jump like that ♪♪
♪♪ Gotta speed it up like that ♪♪
♪♪ Everything bump like that ♪♪
♪♪ Like oh oh oh oh ♪♪
- Okay, this is a nice find.
♪♪♪♪
It's spacious, it can fit all the people.
I heard from Alex and Draya
that last night, it was a [bleep] show.
So I made the executive decision
to let Ted handle that [bleep],
while I still go out here in these streets
and look for a location.
I would like to see how Ted is gonna
actually [bleep] handle it.
- So he didn't handle it yet?
- He's dealing with it,
but these artists are getting antsy
and they keep asking me more and more questions
about where's the shop, where's the shop.
I've seen a handful of spots since the mixer,
but in just a few short weeks,
we should definitely know who are the final artists
that are gonna be working with the OGs,
and when that happens, we need to have a shop
prepared and ready for everybody to come work
and get that bag.
- Well, it needs so much work.
- You don't see the vision, Quani?
You don't see it? Got all the sockets...
- How much money do you plan on putting into that?
- I don't know yet.
- There's mad holes in the floor.
You can tell the rats be taking over this place at night.
I'm trying not to be a whiny bitch, but no,
this is me about to report these people to the health inspector.
- Ugh, okay, okay.
We ain't gonna [bleep] with this one, man.
- No, this is horrible. - Okay.
- I don't mind helping you look for spaces,
but you tricked me into thinking that
we're gonna go eat, or go have fun--
- We can go eat! - ...doing some stuff like this.
Puma thinks he's so slick, he told me to get all dressed up
so we can spend the day together while the kids are in school.
And he takes me location hunting,
he knows better than this.
Like, my expectations were that you were gonna
have a good work-life balance.
[Quani] It's been a while since I've had
Puma's undivided attention.
He's been married to me
and dating his side chick Black Ink,
I need my movies and snuggle time back.
- I'm gonna figure this out with you,
before I figure out anything else.
- What happened to Mr. Nasty? Like, where did Mr. Nasty go...
- Mr. Nasty right here, baby, little sugar.
[laughter]
I got this.
[Quani] You better.
- ♪♪ I been down and back, I roller coaster sometimes ♪♪
♪♪ Ain't how you start it's how you finish ♪♪
♪♪ Been getting busy, see me winning from the front lines ♪♪
♪♪ Ain't how you start it's how you finish ♪♪
- So technically, this is a competition.
But realistically, I feel like
everybody in the house is just competing for second place.
'Cause I kinda got it in the bag.
Before you get to laughing,
beat you in the tattoo competition.
- Proceed. - And everybody else,
got your room. - Well, that's cool.
We are in a marathon.
This is the beginning of a race. - That's true.
- Next competition, you might go missing, baby.
- So y'all wanna know the truth about everybody in the house?
First, we got Made Rich.
And I know everybody thinks
that he's super egotistical,
I really think he's just confident.
But I do feel like that is my biggest competitor,
because he got the work to back his [bleep] up.
♪♪♪♪
- I love AMH's energy,
she's definitely giving very house mom vibes.
But I feel she can be a lowkey assassin,
I definitely gotta keep my eye on her.
♪♪♪♪
- Ink Dreamy, where should I start?
He really just sticks to himself.
But when he does talk,
the only thing I hear is "polyamorous."
- I guess my first thing was to tell her that I was poly.
Never been accu-- I'm a polyamorous man.
But I am a polyamorous man.
[Rich] Then we got Jahnova.
She seems to be a force to be reckoned with.
But I'm concerned that her head
might not be entirely tied into this game
because she's spending so much cuddle time with Trilla.
♪♪♪♪
Speaking of Trilla, he definitely doesn't
have the skills yet to be a real tattoo artist.
He's more of an AP, but everyone can't be the chef.
Somebody gotta wash the dishes.
- Now, we have Jahnova and Trilla, of course.
But then, we also have Miracle and Santana.
I like Santana, but she did not do well
on the last competition.
So maybe she needs to focus on tattooing
a little bit more, and a little less on
Miracle's, you know, you know...
- Miracle, she needs to find some way
to prove her piercing skills are worth keeping around.
Liza's... what can I say?
Average.
She got some talent, some personality,
but does she have what it takes
to really make it to the end of this?
Time will tell. - And the way
that I'm looking at this is if I'm building a business,
if I'm putting a shop together, who fits?
Who's gonna operate my business top tier?
- Without any liability. - Right.
- Yo!
- We got company, yo. - [Ted] Everybody pull up.
- Come to the living room.
- Typical Puma [bleep] to toss this in my lap
because he always wants to be the fun dad.
But I have no problem being the strict dad,
because that's what comes with being a boss.
I heard a few things about
some [bleep] that happened last night.
I'm really not that happy about it.
I got mad mixed feelings, but before I take action,
I just wanted to hear y'all side.
- It was a lotta activity last night here, man.
- It started off as a vibe,
and then it just...
- No, it started off as a surprise.
- That's a fact, that's a fact. - We came home to [bleep]
in the crib already. - Wait, what?
- In here drinking our liquor,
shoes off on the carpet and [bleep].
- Get my jacket off...
- What's the deal with them though?
'Cause like, just off the walk-in it was kinda like,
oh, y'all new, this is our [bleep],
this ain't even y'alls. - Like they on they bully.
- That's not how we move, man.
We tryna get this thing in a better place.
It's clear to see we have some sibling rivalries going on,
and I was trying to slowly mesh the group
before we got here, but here we are,
it's time to boss up and take care of the situation.
Pretty soon, we gonna be in the shop.
And it's gonna be a very high profile shop
with a lotta celebrity clientele,
and we not putting up with this fighting [bleep]
y'all got going on.
Like, Jahnova, you won
the competition last night
to tattoo a celebrity client.
Do you know who you tattooing yet?
- I heard it's a big person,
so I'm excited for it, but I don't know yet.
- Well, the person you'll be tattooing is a music artist.
He's done songs with Thug,
he's done songs with Pop Smoke, Quavo,
and his name is Rowdy Rebel.
- Oh, [bleep], [bleep]!
[all exclaiming, cheering]
- So with that being said, like, I want you to celebrate it,
it's dope, but it's very big for all of us.
- I got y'all, I got us.
[all cheering]
- We in good hands, baby.
- But to address this [bleep] going on
with both sides of the family, this is the solution.
My birthday is coming up in a few days...
[overlapping chatter] My 40th birthday,
so it's a big birthday for me.
So I'm thinking, the best birthday gift
y'all can give me is that we all come together,
you guys and the OGs, and we put this stupid [bleep] behind us.
I don't give a [bleep] who started what,
y'all need to fix this [bleep] ASAP.
[Rich] I don't really feel like it's my job to fix anything.
That's on you and the OG crew.
But alright, I'll play ball
and let's see what we can do.
- And just remember, it's my birthday party,
and I'm not tolerating no [bleep].
Y'all do not wanna be on my bad side.
- Let's go out! - You tryna take me on a date?
- I wanna be wined and dined.
- I thought Santana was in a relationship.
That's a red flag off the rip.
[Krystal] I'm not here for Rok,
and I'm not here for Liza and her [bleep] either.
As long as nobody try to play me.
- This is the first "Black Ink Crew" talent show.
- Hey, little bro! Do your thing!
- You gonna stop little bro-ing me, that's [bleep].
[Alex] It looks like big bro
needs to teach little bro a lesson.
[overlapping arguing/bleeps]
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Really though, whoo ♪♪
♪♪ We the ones putting on for the city that we rep... ♪♪
- I know damn well that we are in an arena.
Might have to get a little more cutthroat.
- I'm super excited for Ted's birthday party.
We gonna turn that mother[bleep] up.
- Yes, womp womp.
[laughter]
- I got her some flowers.
- ♪♪ Winnin', that's a fact, we the ones ♪♪
- Okay, so, what you think
is gonna come with me and you outside of this?
How you tryna carry it?
- Well, I need to get to know you more,
because what you're showing me is like, you're guarded.
You don't open up, even if it's just to me.
Santana and I met at mixer,
I was definitely attracted to her...
- You're a bad influence. - Listen, am I a bad influence
or am I here for a good time?
[Miracle] And then, once we got into the house,
we sorta fell into a situationship.
But things are happening so fast,
and I definitely did not come here looking
for a relationship, even if that's what this whole thing is.
- Just know I [bleep] with you,
and just know like, my main purpose
in being here is for my craft.
I'm never trying to confuse the two,
but if it happens to do or be something more,
we just go with the flow.
Man, I ain't gonna hold you,
I'm really tryna play it cool,
but I can't lie, Miracle got me feeling
something I really wasn't expecting.
I did, like, catch like,
a tad bit of feelings for Miracle.
My thing is that I'm scared to put myself out there,
I usually just, like, let the universe...
- That's okay, you're just being honest about your feelings.
Just be real.
- I'm gonna let my guard down
but I just need to kick it with you.
Like, it just need to be like, lemme just get Miracle.
- So let's go out.
- You tryna take me on a date?
I wanna be wined and dined.
- Okay. [laughing]
- Surprise me.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ I'm so bad I'm a real one ♪♪
♪♪ Really wanna... ♪♪
- You got your mojito, you ready.
- Girl, [bleep], tryna warm up...
- Okay, good to see you. - Good to see you too.
- We matching. - Of course.
You know we twinning. - Right.
- And winning. - Girl, how you been?
The other day was crazy. - Right? Right?
I was like, nah, we gotta catch up, man.
'Cause that [bleep] was wild.
- Wild, too much energy.
My head is spinning from
the other night at the mansion.
I really need to talk it out with Draya,
my sister on the struggle bus.
- So, I mean, have you spoken to Alex
since that whole... fiasco?
- Weak-ass [bleep], weak-ass [bleep].
The Vagina Slayer? What you slaying?
[laughter]
[Alex] Your friend's on fire.
- I'm so sorry Donna [bleep] you up.
- Y'all don't gotta be best friends,
but y'all do gotta be cordial.
- He hit me up apologizing.
With his [bleep]. - Hey, yo...
[laughter]
I'm not going there with him. Not to be lookin' stupid
behind nobody else, like, I'm done doing that.
- I love Nychelle,
and we've been through the ringer
with Black Ink since Orlando.
But I called this weeks ago.
So how often do y'all speak?
- Like, every two weeks.
- Oh, nah, bitch, he don't like you that much.
Alex has a whole OnlyFans page.
I mean, what did sis expect?
- Besides Alex, let's talk about Puma.
- Mm-hmm. - I feel pushed to the side.
I'm coming out here every freaking week,
leaving my shop and my son, and I'm floating still.
Like, I'm still here tryna figure it out,
and Puma gave a bunch of strangers a house.
I'm figuring out where I'm living.
You gave these mother[bleep] a pop-up,
and I'm tattooing in a living room?
- I'm about to pull up and tattoo in that bitch.
- Facts.
- With all that on the table, right,
do you see yourself, like, trying to stay here
and stick it out, or...
- I feel like right now in this moment,
like, I need a break, I need to go home,
clear my mind, prioritize what the [bleep]
is really going on in my life and just move forward
until Puma gets his [bleep] together.
I tried to be patient and I let a lotta things slide,
because I believe in keeping the Black Ink movement alive.
But every day that I'm not back home in my shop,
that's money that I could be making
and that [bleep] starting to add up.
- I hate to see you go, but I understand, you know?
And, um, it's gotta make sense, right?
- If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Queens, raise your hands up... ♪♪
- I need five big caps. - AP Trilla to the rescue.
- Then I need you to rip me up some paper towels.
So today's the day, about to Rowdy's tattoo.
Let's mother[bleep] go, Rowdy, where you at?
- That's it? We good? - We good.
[doorbell rings]
- Yo!
- [bleep] took mad long to answer the door.
- I ain't even know we had a [bleep] doorbell.
[Dreamy] I'm super shocked by Jahnova getting this tattoo.
Absolutely, without a doubt,
if Rowdy Rebel was under my needle,
he's gonna leave with a better tattoo
than he's gonna leave from her.
- Hey, yo!
- Rowdy, this the gang.
That's Santana, and that's Jahnova right there,
bro, that's the one that's gonna be doing your tattoo.
She worked under Miya Bailey,
which is one of the triple OGs in the tattoo game.
So you're in excellent hands,
you ain't got nothing to worry about.
- Knowing that this tattoo
is showcasing Black Ink, and it's my shoulders
that are gonna be carrying it, all I can think of is,
great choice.
- Let's go, I'm ready, I'm excited.
- Come on over here. - You're in good hands, bro.
- A'ight, good lookin', appreciate you.
- See you, Ted.
Alright, so what's the inspiration for this tattoo?
- I be putting all my homies on my arms and my body.
So like, I always tell everybody like,
I wanna make my whole leg now
just like the city of New York.
- It's gonna be a dope tattoo.
- ♪♪ Rowdy... ♪♪
- This city gonna hurt, whoo!
[Jahnova] I got you.
They call me Novacaine for a reason.
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Look, bitch, I'm from a place where it ain't safe ♪♪
♪♪ Dash when we see jakes, we hit your block and hit your face ♪♪
- There's a lot of talent in this house,
and it's easy to get in your head about it.
But if I want a spot at the new shop,
the two people I need to impress
are Ted and Puma.
- ♪♪ Ain't no cameras rolling when I'm spinning... ♪♪
- Coming to New York, I was not expecting
to find love like I did,
and that complicates everything.
- ♪♪ That ain't trained to go, that's Shyste Gang we rep ♪♪
♪♪ Big .223s, that ain't hollow tips ♪♪
♪♪ That go through your vest ♪♪
[Jahnova] I need to make sure I keep my priorities straight
because this opportunity is life-changing for me.
I will not leave here a loser,
I'm here to become a member
of the "Black Ink Crew" no matter what.
- ♪♪ He the point guard for team lacker ♪♪
♪♪ With your lackin' ass ♪♪
♪♪♪♪
- Boom. - Lemme stand up,
about time I stand up and get up out this chair.
[Trilla] Oh, that's fire.
- I love that size too.
- Yeah, [bleep], appreciate it, man.
This [bleep] fire, I love it.
[Jahnova] I really appreciate you for coming through.
It's a big deal. [Rowdy] Yeah.
- Hey, lady. You ready for me?
- Yeah, but are you ready for me, that's the thing.
- I'm petrified. I can sit here? - Yeah, you can sit right there.
Jahnova's not the only one getting a client today.
Dreamy wants his nose pierced,
so I'm gonna be able to show off
exactly what I came here for.
Ready? - As ready as I'm gonna be.
- I'm gonna use this little clamp.
- Okay. - So that I don't touch
any other part of your nose. - Alright.
- ♪♪ I bring back that new new ♪♪
♪♪ Eyes on me like who's who ♪♪
- Piercing is an art form because even a simple nose stud
still takes skill-- you need anatomy,
safety, and an artistic eye to place it just perfect.
- ♪♪ Bring it, bring it back ♪♪
♪♪ Unh, bring it back now ♪♪
- I love piercing just because
the confidence and smiles that I get to see
right after I'm done is a huge reward.
So I'm hoping Ted and Puma really see my value
so that they don't try to give my spot
to a tattoo artist.
- ♪♪ We royalty ♪♪
- You're pierced.
- Sheesh! - Look at you.
- We done made it. - You ain't even cry that bad.
- Just a little one, just a little one.
Don't tell nobody about it.
Out of everybody living in the house,
I definitely, hands down vibe with Miracle the most.
It's been interesting, you know, hard,
to live with a bunch of strangers.
- Do you feel like this is a safe space at all?
- I think in different moments, like, I feel like
I can be more open with people at times.
'Cause I'm a polyamorous man,
and it kinda blows up in my face.
So coming into the house, I tried to be open
to the idea of making friends.
I'm kinda weird, so I kinda fit in my own little bubble.
But whenever I feel like I try to fit in
and don't necessarily have that reciprocation,
or it feels forced, I'm not one to force.
So, you know, I let it go,
and we'll do tattoos or not. [laughing]
So how are you feeling about everybody so far?
- There's certain people that I will say
I got a different relationship with...
- Straight up. - Like, I talk to you
a lot more than I talk to a lot of other people...
[overlapping chatter]
- What's going on with you and Santana now?
- She and I are going on a date.
- Okay, I kinda thought
Santana was in a relationship.
So hol-- hold, back at the mixer,
you know Santana definitely had something going on.
- That's your girlfriend? You got a girlfriend?
- No, this is my [bleep], with the butterfly.
- So is it your new girlfriend or your girlfriend?
Oh, so you a player.
- No, I g-- no, me and her locked in.
- That's interesting information because just a couple days ago
I so happened to walk up on Santana's phone,
and all I see is somebody calling
with a couple kissy faces and hearts but no name.
And now all of a sudden, Dreamy's telling me
she's in some relationship?
That's suss as [bleep].
And I'm a big person on the lying thing.
- That's a red flag off the rip.
- I don't wanna fall harder for somebody
that's really got [bleep] behind they back.
I'm not stupid, I might be 21 and young,
but I'm not dumb.
[Puma] So there 's this trend on TikTok
called Awkward Photos. Ready...
- One, two, three, go.
[laughter]
- I gotta be cautious.
- I'm not [bleep] around with nobody else.
- How are we gonna move forward when you not [bleep]
answering my question? - I just told you
I'm not [bleep] with nobody.
- ♪♪ Ain't no cameras rollin' when I'm spinnin' ♪♪
♪♪♪♪
- I've been married long enough
that I'm able to read my wife's subtle signals.
- This is not quality time.
Quality time is actually us going on a date or something.
[Puma] And I've also learned
that when Quani plans the date nights,
I may end up with my nipples electrocuted.
[screaming] [laughs]
So I took date night into my own hands,
and I set up something that I know for a fact
Quani's gonna love.
♪♪♪♪
Ready? Surprise.
- Oh... - Oh, crap, there you go.
- What is the surprise?
This better not be where Alex films his OnlyFans.
Like, if he comes out here with a thong or some [bleep],
me and Puma's relationship is over,
like, why would you bring me here?
- Remember when you were showing me the couple
in the matching outfits taking the weird pictures?
- Yeah? - So I went to the store...
- Are you serious right now, Puma?
- I brought outfits, you know?
- You bought dad sneakers?
- So there's this trend on TikTok
called Awkward Photos.
Where, you know, you dress up
in these weird-ass clothes
and you take awkward-ass photos with your significant other.
And I just know for a fact that Quani is gonna dig this.
♪♪♪♪
Alright, Skreech, how you wanna start this off, bro?
- We can start with the blue.
Call this a swan pose.
[laughter]
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Are you ready for this? ♪♪
♪♪ You ready for this you ready for this ♪♪
[laughter]
♪♪ Are you ready for this? ♪♪
♪♪ You ready for this you ready for this ♪♪
[laughter]
- Doing this right now is making me realize
I haven't had some stupid fun like this in forever.
[laughter]
Just because the last few months,
I've been so focused on this new endeavor,
I've kinda got out of focus on why I'm doing
all this in the first place:
for my family, man. Ready?
- One, two, three, go.
♪♪♪♪
[laughter]
So far, this year,
it's been a bumpy ride for the Robinsons.
But I definitely gotta give Quani her flowers
'cause she's been crushing her schoolwork.
She's been taking care of Zaiden and Tamia,
and she's been my rock dealing with the chaos
that's Black Ink.
Wanna jump?
- Ready? One, two three.
- ♪♪ Time to make a move move move ♪♪
♪♪ It's time to make a move ♪♪
♪♪ Don't stop, baby, just go, move ♪♪
- What you working on?
- Oh, just doodling. What's up?
- Being that this is gonna be
our first time all seeing each other again
since that blowup in the house,
do you think it's gonna be like, "The War of the Worlds"
when we see each other again? - I hope not.
I hope everyone can be mature.
- I don't know if I'ma be able to be the mature one.
Like, I've had time for this to fester.
Like, sitting and replaying that party over and over.
- Do you feel like you wanna talk to Alex, though?
- I feel like it's kinda necessary.
It's just straight facts:
I bring the most to this table
talentwise, businesswise,
and credibility wise, way more than Alex could ever.
And he needs to learn to respect that.
This is my court, not his,
keep your fans on OnlyFans, champ.
- The conversation does need to be had,
but if you [bleep] up Ted's birthday,
it's not gonna be a good look for you, you know?
- It is what it is.
- ♪♪ I'm the best, little dress, nice stems ♪♪
♪♪ Everybody's so impressed, b-b-best in the biz ♪♪
♪♪ Poppin' off, in the mix... ♪♪
♪♪ Pretty little mama, got a papa and he drip on ♪♪
♪♪ Everybody want me, so we gotta tell 'em ♪♪
♪♪ Slow it down ♪♪
- Girl, that's for you, you feel me?
Alrighty.
♪♪♪♪
- This is cute.
- This my first time on a like, date-date.
I ain't never done no [bleep] like this, for real.
I stepped out my comfort zone. - Mm-hmm.
- When the last time you been on a date?
- I don't think I've been on a real date.
I've gone to dinner...
- I'm really wining and dining you right now.
- Yeah, and I like it, I like it.
[Santana] I took a big risk
putting myself out there with Miracle on this date,
but I really feel like she's special,
and I kinda want her to see that.
I don't know, it's just seeing you in the crib every day
and actually getting to know you, like,
you really cool and [bleep].
- Thank you.
I do got a question, though.
- What?
- What do you expect to get out of this?
- I mean, I can say this, right?
We been getting to know each other...
- Okay. - I'm not wasting your time,
I'm not playing with you.
- So if you want this to go somewhere,
I do got expectations if you gonna try and [bleep] with me.
- What? - I will say that
the past relationships that I've been in
have not been the best.
I haven't gotten the best
out of people, but I give my best.
I've never been in a relationship
where I haven't been cheated on,
and that's why after Dreamy had told me
about the whole relationship thing with Santana,
I thought about cancelling the date,
but then I thought, maybe I owe Santana
the benefit of the doubt just so that we can
clear the air and actually have a fun time.
I do wanna take it slow and take my time
because like I said, I don't know you.
- It ain't no pressure, you can do what you do,
I can do what I do. - Okay.
Expectations are, though,
you cannot be [bleep] with nobody else,
even if we talkin'.
- So on the real, [bleep] cool, for real.
Like, I ain't [bleep] with nobody.
- Okay, can I ask you something?
- Sure. - Dreamy says
that you have a girlfriend.
- Dreamy said what?
That's a total lie.
I ain't dating nobody,
I don't belong to nobody.
I mean, it is true I was entertaining
a shorty at the mixer, but I ended that [bleep]
way before we even got in the house.
Bro, dead ass, I think this [bleep] Dreamy
has really sneaked this in
'cause he really wanna [bleep] Miracle.
Ain't none of them [bleep] in the house in my circle.
- So why do I... - So if you listening
to any other [bleep] in that goddamn house,
the joke's on you.
- If that's true, who is in your phone
with the kissy faces and the hearts?
Because... - Hold on, are you serious?
Hold on, only number in my phone
that's saved is my mother's, and that's on God.
- And she got a whole bunch of kissy faces and hearts--
- Yes, my mother has two kissy faces,
I have no reason to lie.
[Miracle] I've been burned in the past,
and I'm not just buying her words.
So I refuse to get fooled again.
I gotta be cautious.
- Okay, so bet, so you gonna trust them...
- I don't trust nobody. - Clearly you do 'cause...
[overlapping arguing]
- I'm hearing something, I'm definitely gonna
check that [bleep]... - Well, I'm not--
- Listen, listen...
- This is exactly why I did not wanna
put myself out there in the first place
because you can't trust people.
All I can do is say take my word for it.
- I'm not gonna keep doing this. - It is what it is.
- Alright, then I'm gone.
- Okay, Miracle-- Miracle.
- I'm the OG here.
- My name rings bells!
- Alex, handle him!
[overlapping arguing]
♪♪♪♪
- ♪♪ Here we go, lock and load ♪♪
♪♪ Been a minute since I made heads rock and roll ♪♪
[Trilla] Mic check, one two, one two.
It's Ted's mother[bleep] birthday!
Go get a drink, make some noise, y'all heard?
[all cheering]
[overlapping shouting]
[Trilla] Do I look like it? Okay, y'all,
this our first time being in the same room
since the OGs ransacked our house.
Right now, the vibe is pretty good,
but I'm keeping my eye out for any shenanigans,
you know, a little, mmm.
♪♪♪♪
[Draya] Ooh, I'm happy to see y'all here tonight.
- Yeah, we happy to see you.
- I felt like the energy was a little off
last time we were all together.
- Think we was confused too 'cause
we walk into our house,
and we just see a whole bunch of people,
we ain't get invited to our own party.
- And I understand, I just wanted to make sure
that it wasn't... - No beef?
It ain't no beef. - Look, I know
it got outta hand the other night
and we should be trying to build a team
with the newbies, so I feel bad
that we made them a little bit uncomfortable.
- I feel like it was a big misunderstanding.
- I do too. - And then, you know,
when [bleep] feel misunderstood, they take it as disrespect.
- And I can understand that. And we're not enemies,
you know what I mean, we're family,
and rooting for all of y'all.
- Draya is a really cool woman, I respect her so much.
And I'm just really happy we can put this whole
[bleep] situation behind us.
- Cheers, y'all. [all toasting]
- Salud!
- 'Cause right now, I just wanna focus on
a little surprise we all came up with
for Ted on his birthday.
Should we do something special?
- Maybe somebody could pop out of a cake.
- We could do a talent show.
- A what? - A talent show?
- They all know we tattoo, but it'd be cool
to do something just in fun spirits.
- Right. - I agree.
- It would be our moment. - Moment, exactly.
- Absolutely, and we can show Ted
that we can boss up. - Boom.
- I'm excited to see how everybody do.
I'm ready to bust out some moves.
Yo, I'm hyped, y'all.
Tonight, performing my song for Ted,
man, not only will he probably bring me on with the shop,
he might even sign me to his label.
What you doing?
- I'ma play with some lights,
I'ma play with the energy.
Honestly, at first,
I wasn't too down for this talent show idea.
- So what you think, Rich? - I'm just a little salty about
how they handle things, especially with
the way Alex was moving,
the way Krystal came in here and was wilin',
I don't know if I'm ready to perform for them.
Then I thought, maybe this might be a great way
for me to display my artistic capabilities
and let everyone know who deserves to be here
and who should not.
- So what's new with you, Rok?
- I bought my first book.
♪♪♪♪
[overlapping chatter]
[Rok] Can I get a double shot of Henny?
- Things have been awkward at Gods of Ink
since the house party, and Rok and I
have barely spoken let alone hooked up.
But I'm not here for Rok,
and I'm not here for Liza and her [bleep] either.
I'm here for Ted, and I'ma keep it drama free
as long as nobody try to play me.
[overlapping chatter]
- Can I get a Red Bull and a Casa?
- I'm not gonna front, you lookin' sexy.
- Thank you, I know.
- So what else has been new? What you been up to?
- So I'm a little salty tonight.
I got left on my date.
- Who the shorty? - Miracle.
♪♪♪♪
[laughter]
- Hold on, no, no, no, bring that ass here.
I need answers.
[Santana] We went out on a date.
- What happened?
- All I can say is
is that it got back to me from Miracle,
that Ink Dreamy said I had a girlfriend.
- So you the drama!
I knew it, I knew it.
- Y'all, hold up, you hear?
You hear the conversation over there?
She talking about the date night.
- Really? - Yeah.
- I don't mean to step on your toes...
[overlapping chatter]
I didn't throw you under the bus.
I think the biggest conflict
is my functionality as a polyamorous person.
[out of tune trumpet plays]
♪♪♪♪
That's a paradigm type meeting, right?
- Right, but what I'm saying is--
But what I'm saying is-- - I'm saying it wasn't
no disrespect... - But it was,
'cause it [bleep] my date up.
- You broke bro code, though.
- That's what I'm saying!
- You broke the bro code, though.
- Right is right, wrong is wrong.
- Oh, Miracle, we were waiting for you.
- So, I feel like nobody's getting the whole story.
What was said? No, because if you're
not gonna say nothing, I don't care...
- I was addressing to him, and you came over.
- What was said? You were talking about me...
- I was talking to him about what he did.
- ...because you not telling the whole story.
[overlapping arguing]
You not telling the whole story--
- Hey, we ain't here for this,
this ain't about y'all, this Ted's birthday.
[Rich] It's not about none of y'all.
It's not, chill.
- It's Ted's birthday, hold the [bleep] up.
[Miracle] You not telling the whole story...
- Hey, this ain't about y'all,
this Ted's birthday, hold the [bleep] up.
- Oh, [bleep]. It's a lot of them.
- Teddy in the house, y'all.
[all cheering]
- Happy birthday!
How old you is today?
- 40.
[all cheering]
I'm a grown-ass man now.
I was very nervous about turning 40.
Now that the day is here,
I don't know what I was tripping out.
I feel younger than ever.
- Oh...
[Ted] I was about to curse you out.
Oh, I'm glad you made it 'cause I was gonna curse you out...
[overlapping greetings]
- Honestly, I'm super proud of Ted right now.
He's organizing events,
he's dealing with conflicts with employees,
this is a whole new side of Ted, and I'm here for it.
- Yerrrrp!
Alright, thank y'all beautiful people
for coming out, this is the first,
to my knowledge, "Black Ink Crew" talent show.
- Y-- you're losing me.
What the [bleep] is Rich talking about a talent show?
When did this come about?
- I am gonna say that my team put
a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in these arrangements
that they put together for y'all, a'ight?
- A'ight, little bro, do your thing.
- You gonna stop little bro-ing me, that's a no-go.
[Rich] Have your fun, Alex.
'Cause I promise you,
this little bro [bleep] ends tonight.
A'ight, I got some props for the crowd.
Take a blue, take a red, and pass 'em out.
- Puma, one red, one blue.
- This is interactive.
I'm an artist, I'm sensitive,
I need y'all to vibe with me.
I need you to pay close attention and stay with me.
I'm doing a little sorcery tonight,
and you need some magic glasses
while I reveal the truths about our so-called OGs.
Can we dim whatever lights we can in this building?
- Wait, how do you do this?
- Don't even worry about holding the lenses
up right now, follow the flow.
Smooth, now...
Just follow me.
[Alex] I don't even know what the [bleep] that is.
All I see is red.
So Made Rich's presentation right now
is really throwing me off.
I see red and blue scribble,
he got the red and blue 3D thing.
- Yo, it's like a 3D movie.
You know how you have the red and blue
back in the day watching 3D movies?
- The tattoo competition was cool.
[Trilla] With the blue,
you can see one painting...
[Rich] Now, red.
[Trilla] With this red,
you can see another painting.
He did science with art.
- Oh, that's fire.
Yo, yo, Ted!
- That's [bleep] crazy.
- After the competition...
Now, there go Rok...
Doing what he do.
- Hey, yo. - Whatever that is.
♪♪♪♪
[Rok] "How do I spell..."
What're you talking about how I spell LLC?
[bleep], what're you talking about?
- Little bro, we don't even know you enough
for you to be making fun of Rok right now.
You doing way too much again.
[Rok] I don't wear a tie, so that ain't me.
[Rich] But Krystal, she'll filet you.
- [Alex] Oh, it's the blue one. - [Rich] Off with your head.
- Oh, [bleep]!
- Krystal, that's you?
[overlapping chatter]
- That was mad disrespectful.
[chatter continues]
- I don't give a [bleep]
if you wanna call me out, we can do this right now.
- Aw, [bleep], Rich.
What the [bleep] are you doing now?
- Alex...
[all cheering]
Are you here to keep the peace,
clap some cheeks,
or get with Nychelle?
[all exclaiming]
- What the [bleep]?
- Is that a nipple?
What is this?!
- That's you!
- This artwork is trash!
- Okay, little bro,
you done [bleep] up now.
It looks like big bro needs to teach
little bro a lesson.
♪♪♪♪
- Whoa, whoa, relax.
Whoa, whoa, whoa...
- That's blasphemy.
- I don't know what the [bleep] is going on...
[overlapping arguing]
- Alex, handle him!
So, Made Rich is tryna throw shots at everybody,
and what was I supposed to do? Like, I don't know you.
If you wanna out-tattoo me, we could do this.
But I don't think you gonna do that, what,
'cause I seen your [bleep].
[overlapping arguing/bleeps]
- You can't do it! - Can't do what?
I'm better than you...
- [bleep] you talking about, ho?
[Rich] Don't be doing that to my artwork, though.
[Puma] Damn, what type of [bleep] Rich be pulling here?
- I'm the OG here...
[overlapping arguing]
- But my name rings bells!
- Relax, whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Alex, handle him!
[bleep] you talking about, ho?
[Puma] Damn, what type of [bleep] Rich be pulling here?
- I'm the OG here...
[overlapping arguing]
- But my name rings bells!
Turn that off, boy...
[overlapping chatter]
- If Alex punch him, I agree with that [bleep].
'Cause like, that was mad disrespectful.
I find it really weird that Rich is throwing shots at the OGs.
Shouldn't you be tryna kiss their ass so you can move up?
- I ain't never heard [bleep]. - You [bleep] my [bleep].
[overlapping arguing]
- Y'all [bleep] ain't even gonna last!
You're not gonna last...
[shouting continues]
- Like, goddamn, Rich, you really went out
and [bleep] it up for all of us.
He didn't even tell us that he was gonna do it,
he literally just kept it to his self,
and now [bleep] Ted and Puma
probably thinks we were all in cahoots with each other,
and now they're gonna be [bleep] pissed off.
Thanks a lot, Rich.
[Ted] Like I told y'all, I brought everybody together
so we could put this thing together.
- What the [bleep] was that?
[Ted] I appreciate y'all coming out...
- That was mad weird.
- Appreciate it, appreciate it.
Everyone is reacting exactly how I thought they would.
It's, "Oh, wow, what is this?"
And then it's a, "Wow, what the [bleep] is this?"
I feel like that's what art's about.
You wanna evoke emotion from your crowd,
and that's what I got,
so I think mission accomplished.
- I think y'all need to get back to the house and tattooing,
figure this [bleep] out, man...
[all cheering]
♪♪♪♪ [Rok] I don't know what's going on,
but I'm enjoying the view right now.
After you said you wanted to be single,
now it's like, everything is changing.
- How the house going for y'all? - The house is stuffy.
- I'm just sick of him running his mouth.
- He can never take accountability.
- It's just a lotta big personalities.
- You plotted, so you are aware
of what your actions could cause.
And Rich said, I don't give a [bleep].
- I need a break from [bleep].
- It's clear that the chemistry in the house is off.
- Anything y'all need to say,
now is the time to get it out.
- Y'all got mother[bleep] here who can't even swing a tattoo.
- Only tattoo you ever did was ass...
[overlapping arguing/bleep]
- Stop stepping up on her.
♪♪♪♪
[Alex] If this is the team,
it's definitely not gonna last.
♪♪♪♪
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