>> WELCOME TO HARLEM, U.S.A.
THIS IS BLACK INK.
YOU DON'T REALLY SEE
BLACK ARTIST TATTOO SHOPS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE IN HARLEM.
WE'RE JUST, LIKE,
SOME ILL CHARACTERS, MAN.
WE'VE ALL KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR "X" AMOUNT OF YEARS
BEFORE WE WERE EVEN, LIKE,
TATTOOING.
>> AH!
THAT [bleep] HURT.
>> YOU WALK IN HERE
WANTING A TATTOO.
YOU LEAVE WITH A STORY.
THERE'S DRAMA.
THERE'S FIGHTING.
THERE'S ARGUING.
THERE'S LAUGHING.
THERE'S CRYING.
YOU GET EVERYTHING
IN ONE PLACE.
>> IT'S THE COOLEST [bleep]
PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
EVERYONE'S MAD AGGRESSIVE
AND MAD HARD.
>> WHOA!
>> IT MEANS A LOT.
IT'S KIND OF HEAVY NOWADAYS.
YOU SAY "BLACK INK,"
PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY,
"OH, CEASER."
>> I'M CEASER.
I'M THE OWNER OF BLACK INK.
I USED TO BE IN THE STREETS,
BUT I ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO DRAW.
AND THAT WAS, LIKE,
MY MOMENT OF CLARITY.
I'VE BEEN TATTOOING
FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
I TEND TO BE, LIKE, KIND OF
ARROGANT, A SMART-ASS, SO...
>> [bleep].
I'M NAMING WORDS
THAT MAKES ME THINK OF CEASER.
GOOD FRIEND, GOOD ARTIST,
BASTARD,
BASTARD OF ALL BASTARDS.
>> MM.
>> [laughs]
>> CEASER THINKS ANY GIRL
THAT COMES IN HERE LIKES HIM.
>> MM, NO.
NO CRUSH ON CEASER.
I AM DUTCHESS.
I'M THE NEW GIRL.
I'M A SOUTHERN BELLE.
I LOVE THE WOMAN THAT IS ME.
BEING A FEMALE TATTOO ARTIST
IS DIFFERENT.
YOU HAVE TO BE EVEN STRONGER,
EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE,
BECAUSE YOU ARE THAT WOMAN
IN THAT MANS' PLAYGROUND.
I LIKE TO TATTOO GUYS.
I LIKE TO SEE THEM IN PAIN.
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT
SADISTIC TO KIND OF, LIKE,
SEE THEM IN A STATE
WHERE THEY'RE VULNERABLE
AND THEY'RE WEAK
AND I'M PUTTING THEM
IN THAT STATE.
>> I AM THE BEST TATTOO ARTIST
IN THIS SHOP.
AND THIS IS A FACT.
WE'RE A CUSTOM SHOP.
I DRAW IT OUT MYSELF.
A LOT OF IT IS FORM-FITTING.
A LOT OF IT YOU REALLY HAVE
TO PUT THOUGHT INTO IT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST
LOOK THROUGH A BOOK
AND WAS LIKE, "I WANT THAT."
YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY GET
THE FULL TATTOO EXPERIENCE.
I JUST LIKE TO TATTOO WOMEN.
AS LONG AS I CAN TATTOO A BOOTY,
SOMEWHERE ON THE HIP,
WAISTLINE;
AS LONG AS GET THE CHANCE
TO TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF
AND YOU PAY ME FOR IT--
GET OUT OF HERE--
I LOVE IT.
>> I'M SASSY.
[giggles]
I LOVE LIFE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE
EVERYTHING BY STORM
WITH GIRL POWER.
IT FEELS GREAT TO HAVE
THE GIRLS HERE BECAUSE
THE GUYS' EGOS ARE SO BIG
AND, LIKE, RIDICULOUS,
I NEED THE GIRLS HERE
TO HELP, YOU KNOW, REMIND ME,
LIKE, THEY NEED US
JUST AS MUCH AS WE NEED THEM.
THE AK-47, FOR ME,
JUST REPRESENTS EMPOWERMENT.
PEOPLE LOOK AT ME;
THEY DON'T EVEN SEE MY FACE.
THEY JUST SEE MY BACK,
AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE,
"WHO IS THIS?
WHAT IS THAT?
WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT?"
BUT MY AK-47 DOESN'T HAVE
A TRIGGER ON IT,
WHICH I LOVE,
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO HURT NOBODY.
BUT I WILL HURT YOU
IF I NEED TO.
>> MY NAME IS PUMA.
I MANAGE THE SPOT.
I CURATE THE GALLERY.
I DO EVERYTHING IN THIS
MOTHER[bleep], MAN.
LET'S PARTY NOW.
>> SOMETIMES I DO THINK PUMA
DOES NEED AN INTERVENTION.
HE'S BEEN RAGING LIKE A MOFO.
HE NEEDS JESUS.
>> HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
DOING [bleep].
HE DON'T DO [bleep].
>> THE GUYS THINK
THEY RUN THE SHOP,
BUT I RUN THE SHOP.
>> KIND OF, YO.
>> THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ME AND THE GIRLS AT THE SHOP;
LIKE, WE CLICKED.
AND WE CLICKED RIGHT AWAY.
[laughing]
I CARE ABOUT THE REPUTATION
OF NOT ONLY THE SHOP,
BUT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE
AS WELL.
>> TO ME, "BLACK INK" MEANS
MORE THAN JUST THE INK.
>> IT'S FAMILY HERE.
RESPECT WHAT YOU'RE
GETTING INTO.
>> TEMPORARY PAIN,
PERMANENT SOLUTION.
[hip-hop music]
*
>> * GOOD MORNING, WORLD
* OPEN YOUR EYES
* SPREAD YOUR ARMS
* IT'S A NEW DAY
>> MAKE THIS STRONGER,
CAPITALIZED, SO IT'S MORE
EMPHASIS ON IT.
I AM FROM LINCOLNTON,
NORTH CAROLINA,
VERY SMALL TOWN,
VERY COUNTRY.
BEING A TATTOO ARTIST,
YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT ME
TO HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
AND THOSE YOU WOULD THINK
REALLY HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH EACH OTHER.
BUT ACTUALLY, IT'S LIKE
ONE HAND WASHES THE OTHER.
I ONLY HAVE TATTOOS
ON MY LEFT SIDE.
THE VEIN, YOUR RING FINGER,
THAT RUNS DIRECTLY
TO YOUR HEART--
THIS IS, LIKE,
MY LOVE, MY PASSION.
MY GRANDMOTHER, SHE WAS LIKE,
"PLEASE DON'T TATTOO
YOUR WHOLE BODY."
SO I TOLD HER I WOULD DESIGNATE
THE RIGHT SIDE,
WHICH IS MY GOOD SIDE,
TO HER,
AND MY BAD SIDE IS MINE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU GETTING THAT?
>> YEAH, "WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU
MAKE YOU STRONGER" RIGHT HERE.
>> OH, ON YOUR RIBS?
YOU THINK YOU'RE
BUILT LIKE THAT?
>> YEAH, I'M BUILT LIKE THAT.
>> THAT'S LOOKING GOOD, THOUGH,
DUTCHESS.
>> YOU READY?
>> YEAH, AS SOON AS I GET THIS
DARKENED IN, I'M GONNA GET
THE STENCIL MADE,
AND WE GONNA GET IT STARTED,
BABY DOLL.
I THINK ANYBODY THAT MOVES
FROM THE SOUTH
TO NEW YORK CITY
CAN BE NAIVE.
THIS PLACE WILL EAT YOU UP
AND SWALLOW YOU ALIVE.
STAY JUST LIKE THAT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE
THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE
A PUSHOVER,
A LITTLE EASY TO MANIPULATE.
BUT I'VE MADE SURE THAT I
SHOWED THEM, EVEN THE BOSS,
EVEN CEAS,
THAT YOU CAN'T PUSH ME AROUND.
>> YOU LIKE IT OR NO?
YOU WANT IT HIGHER, BIGGER?
>> WHAT, THE TATTOO OR YOU?
WHICH ONE?
>> THE TATTOO.
>> OH, I THOUGHT YOU WAS
TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.
>> MY CLIENT WANTS TO HAVE
A PERSONAL TATTOO EXPERIENCE
WITH HER TATTOO ARTIST,
DUTCHESS, NOT CEAS.
>> WHY ARE YOU SITTING
IN THE ROOM WITH HER?
>> YO, I THOUGHT I WAS
THE BOSS.
[bleep].
I CAN'T SIT HERE?
I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT MY CUSTOMER
IS SATISFIED.
>> SHE'S NOT YOUR CUSTOMER.
SHE'S HER CUSTOMER RIGHT NOW.
LET HER ROCK.
>> I'M JUST OBSERVING.
>> ACTUALLY,
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
DID HE HIRE ME BECAUSE
I WAS CUTE, OR DID HE HIRE ME
'CAUSE I WAS
A GOOD TATTOO ARTIST?
'CAUSE I DIDN'T NEED A
BABYSITTER AT MY LAST SPOT.
>> CEASER DEFINITELY
CRUSHES ON HER A LOT,
LIKE, HARD.
>> CAN I DO MY WORK?
>> CEAS TREATS DUTCHESS
LIKE SHE'S THE NEW GIRL
ON THE PLAYGROUND.
HE JUST DOES UNNECESSARY,
SMALL, CHILDISH, THINGS TO HER,
LIKE THINGS WHAT YOU DID
WHEN YOU WERE A KID.
>> I GOT [bleep] TO DO ANYWAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I HAVE BETTER STUFF TO DO.
>> I HOPE YOU DO IT WELL.
>> ALL RIGHT, LATER, BABY.
>> DO THIS ALL DAY.
HEY, GUYS.
>> WHAT THE [bleep]?
>> PUMA!
PUMA, WHERE'S YOUR TOOTH?
>> YEAH, WHERE YOUR TOOTH AT?
>> I WANT TO GET TATTOOED
BY THE BETTER ARTIST.
>> OH!
>> DRAW-OFF!
>> YOU ARE GETTING A WHITE GIRL
SMOKING A BLUNT
WITH HER [bleep] OUT--
>> YOU DON'T LIKE WHITE GIRLS,
'CAUSE YOU LOOK WHITE.
>> NO, BUT THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE SHOWING ME.
>> THE NEW TATTOO ARTIST;
SHE WALKS AROUND
LIKE SHE OWNS THE PLACE.
>> YOU NEED TO KNOW ME?
THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO KNOW?
>> WHOA!
>> PUMA, WHERE'S YOUR TOOTH?
>> YEAH, WHERE YOUR TOOTH AT?
>> I GOT HIT BY A PARKED CAR.
>> [laughs]
>> SO PUMA SAYS THAT HE RAN
INTO A PARKED CAR,
BUT I'M NOT SURE
IF I BELIEVE THAT.
HE PROBABLY GOT PUNCHED
AND DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ANYBODY
AND SEEM LIKE A PUNK.
BUT WHO KNOWS?
>> PUMA, CAN I TOUCH IT?
>> IT'S A HOLE.
>> OPEN YOUR MOUTH.
>> EH!
>> THIS IS A SAD DAY
IN BLACK HISTORY.
I'M KNOWN AS A RECKLESS PARTIER.
DESCRIBING ME BEST,
I HAVE THE WORD "MADNESS"
WRITTEN ACROSS MY CHEST.
>> I JUST WANT TO KNOW
HOW YOU GONNA GET
STAR CLIENTELE IN HERE
LOOKING LIKE THAT.
YOU LOOK LIKE POOKIE RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU LOOK LIKE ONE OF THE
HOMIES FROM 110TH
SELLING NEWSPAPERS.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW
YOU HAD FUN,
WHEN YOU LOST A TOOTH.
YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT.
THAT'S REAL PARTYING, MAN.
THAT'S REAL RAGE.
>> I THINK WE SHOULD GET HIM
A NEW TOOTH.
>> GET A GRILLE.
>> YEAH, TILL YOU GET
THAT [bleep] FIXED,
IT'S QUIET FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> OH.
>> WHAT?
>> YO, LISTEN,
WE HAVE AN IMAGE TO UPHOLD.
WE ALL GOT OUR TEETH.
YOU TAKING SCHEDULE
TILL YOU GET THAT [bleep] FIXED.
>> PUMA'S LIKE
THE FACE OF THE SHOP.
HOW THE HELL CAN WE HAVE
THE FACE OF THE SHOP
WITH ONE TOOTH?
>> THAT'S A GROWN [bleep] TOOTH.
SO THERE'S NO TOOTH FAIRY
LOOKING FOR IT.
IT'S NOT GOOD.
UGH.
>> * HEY
* HEY, UH-HUH
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> GOOD.
>> WHO ARE YOU HERE TO SEE?
>> DO YOU HAVE AN ARTIST HERE?
'CAUSE I GUESS IT DOESN'T
REALLY MATTER.
>> I HAVE A FEW ARTISTS HERE.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH, THIS IS ONE.
O'[bleep] IS ONE.
AND I HAVE ANOTHER ONE,
CEASER, IN THE BACK.
>> I THINK THAT YOU HAD
THE APPOINTMENT
WITH CEASER, THOUGH.
>> YEAH, THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.
CEASER, YEP.
>> ALL RIGHT,
JUST GIVE ME FIVE SECONDS.
I'LL RUN IN THE BACK
AND GET HIM, OKAY?
>> OKAY, THANKS.
>> SO WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU'RE GETTING DONE?
>> WELL, I HAVE A NEW BUSINESS.
AND I WANT TO GET A TATTOO
OF A FEATHER BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF LIKE MY WAY
OF EXPRESSING THAT I'M
STARTING TO REALLY FLY.
>> NICE.
WHAT KIND OF FEATHER?
PEACOCK FEATHER?
>> PEACOCKS DON'T FLY.
>> PEACOCKS DON'T FLY?
OH, ALL RIGHT.
>> HEY, WHAT UP?
HOW YOU DOING?
>> HI, ARE YOU CEASER?
>> YEAH.
>> ANDREA.
>> WHY Y'ALL TALKING TO HER?
>> 'CAUSE YOU NOT AROUND.
>> YEAH.
>> WE WERE KEEPING HER
ENTERTAINED.
>> CEAS AND [bleep]
HAVE THIS MAJOR, SERIOUS,
HARD-CORE, MANLY, MACHO THING
GOING ON WHEN IT COMES
TO FEMALE CLIENTELE.
>> YOU WANT TO GET
TATTOOED BY HIM?
>> I WANT TO GET TATTOOED
BY THE BETTER ARTIST.
>> OH!
>> DRAW-OFF!
EVEN EASIER; A DRAW-OFF.
>> A DRAW-OFF OF A FEATHER?
>> DRAW-OFF OF A FEATHER.
>> I'LL GET THE PAPER
AND PENCILS.
>> PAPER FOR YOU.
>> I'M GONNA SMOKE THIS [bleep].
>> READY, SET, GO.
THAT'S IT.
GO AHEAD.
>> OH, HE PUT A HEART
INTO IT ALREADY.
>> DON'T LOOK AT ME.
I'M NERVOUS NOW.
>> I PREFER AN AUDIENCE
WITH EVERYTHING THAT I DO.
>> HE'S A GOOD ARTIST.
DON'T GET IT TWISTED.
THE KID GOT SKILLS.
BUT SOMETIMES HIS HEAD
GETS TOO BIG.
>> THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT!
>> STOP CHEATING!
>> THAT'S IT.
>> STOP CHEATING.
>> YEAH, LET HER PICK.
>> BOW.
WE GOT CEAS RIGHT HERE,
AND WE GOT O'[bleep].
>> OKAY.
I THINK THIS ONE HAS
A LOT OF EXTRA STUFF ON IT
THAT I DON'T NEED
'CAUSE I SAID I PROBABLY
WANTED TO KEEP IT SMALL.
SO I THINK I'M GONNA GO
WITH THIS ONE BECAUSE HE'S GOT
THE REVERSE HEART,
AND I REALLY LIKE THE HEART.
>> WHAT?
I CALL RECOUNT, YO!
>> CEASER, HE'S A PRIMA DONNA.
AND ALL HIS CUSTOMERS LEAVE HIM,
AND THEY COME TO ME.
WHY?
'CAUSE FIRST OF ALL,
I'M MORE TALENTED.
I'M CUTER. I'M TALLER.
AND I'M JUST BETTER.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU READY
TO GET THIS THING STARTED?
>> SEE, THAT'S TOO BIG.
CAN YOU SHOW ME
WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE
IF YOU GET IT IN COLOR?
>> SHE'S CUTE,
BUT I CAN'T PUT A TATTOO ON HER
THAT LOOKS LIKE [bleep].
IT'S MY NAME ON THE LINE.
>> IS THIS GONNA BE PINK OR RED?
'CAUSE THIS IS BEAUTIFUL,
I MEAN, JUST IN BLACK-AND-WHITE.
>> RED, BLUE, ORANGE, PURPLE,
YELLOW, GREEN;
SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT TO CHECK
THAT OUT IN THE MIRROR AGAIN
AND MAKE SURE YOU LIKE IT?
>> I DON'T THINK I LIKE IT,
'CAUSE IT'S--
>> EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED
BUT YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND?
>> I LIKE THE DRAWING ON PAPER,
BUT NOW THAT IT'S ON MY BODY--
>> I THINK YOU GOT
COMMITMENT ISSUES.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
JUST COME BACK IN.
WE'LL SEE HOW WE'RE
FEELING THEN.
UH.
>> * DO, DO-DO, DOIN' MY THING
* BUT I NEED YOU, YOU-YOU
* YOU, YOU DO-DOIN' ME
>> DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET?
>> WELL, I WAS LOOKING TO GET
A BIG PIECE ON MY THIGH...
>> MM-HMM.
>> STILL CARRYING
IN THE FEMALE THEME.
AND I HAVE A PICTURE
IF YOU WANT TO SEE.
>> AND YOU WANT THIS
ON YOUR THIGH?
>> MM-HMM.
>> I'M NOT, LIKE, THE ARTIST
WHERE I CAN JUST,
"OH, WELL, LET ME JUST
TAKE THIS PERSON'S MONEY
AND TATTOO THEM."
JUST LIKE THIS?
>> JUST LIKE THAT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY
GONNA MAKE A CLIENT HAPPY?
A GOOD TATTOO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO TATTOO SOMEONE
THAT, IN A YEAR,
THEY'RE GONNA COME BACK
AND [bleep] HATE YOU TO DEATH
BECAUSE YOU TATTOOED
SOMETHING PERMANENT.
DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR DESIGN
GOES WITH ALL YOUR OTHER PIECES?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU'RE GETTING A WHITE GIRL
SMOKING A BLUNT
WITH HER [bleep] OUT.
>> YOU DON'T LIKE WHITE GIRLS?
'CAUSE YOU LOOK WHITE.
>> NO, BUT THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE SHOWING ME.
>> YO, COME HERE.
LET ME TALK TO YOU REAL QUICK.
>> I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
>> ALEX JOB;
YOU SUPPOSED TO BOOK
MY APPOINTMENTS
AND TELL MY CLIENTS
WHEN THEY SUPPOSED
TO BE IN THE CHAIR.
WHO ASKED YOUR OPINION?
WHEN DID YOU THINK
THIS WAS AMERICA?
THIS IS BLACK INK.
THERE AIN'T NO DEMOCRACY.
I'M A [bleep]...
WHAT CAN YOU CALL IT?
A TYRANT.
YOU SAID, "PUT A WHITE WOMAN
ON YOU WITH HER [bleep] OUT."
>> I'M NOT GONNA LET HER
GET A TATTOO THAT SHE'S PROBABLY
GONNA REGRET FOR THE REST
OF HER LIFE.
>> YOU MIND YOUR BUSINESS,
HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> YOU'RE HAVING AN ISSUE
WITH ME QUESTIONING A CUSTOMER
WHO'S THIS CLOSE TO GETTING
A DUMB TATTOO.
>> SHE'S TOTALLY OFFENDED
RIGHT NOW.
>> IT'S NOT A TATTOO
THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD
FOR THE SHOP.
>> IF I DO THAT TATTOO
AND MAKE IT DOPE,
DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE
GOOD FOR THE SHOP?
OKAY, THIS IS HOW
WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
SINCE I RUN THIS [bleep],
I'MA DO THE TATTOO,
AND YOU MIND YOUR BUSINESS.
HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> OH, THAT'S HOW IT'S GONNA BE?
>> YEAH.
>> OKAY.
>> COOL.
>> IT'S YOUR TATTOO SHOP.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> REMEMBER I SAID THAT.
>> RIGHT, OKAY.
AND REMEMBER THAT I WORK HERE.
REMEMBER THAT I'M THE ONE
CLEANING UP.
REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU GUYS
[bleep] UP
AND DO LITTLE PARTIES,
GUESS WHO'S CLEANING UP?
>> YOU ARE!
YOU ARE CLEANING
ALL THIS [bleep] UP.
>> THE MINUTE YOU GAVE ME
THAT POWER TO RUN THE FRONT,
YOU ALSO GAVE ME THE POWER
TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHEN THEY'RE
GETTING A STUPID TATTOO.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WHO'S REALLY LOOKING OUT
FOR YOU?
>> ALEX IS THE SMALLEST
LITTLE THING IN THE WORLD,
BUT SHE'S FEISTY AS HELL.
SHE GOES INTO THIS "HAH!
I'LL KILL YOU."
>> THIS IS WHAT I BE
TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
RIGHT HERE.
YOU ABOUT TO SMACK
THE [bleep] OUT OF 'EM.
ALEX WANT TO GET CUBAN CRAZY
LIKE SHE'S ON STEROIDS,
LIFTING UP BUILDINGS
AND LIFTING UP TABLES
AND THROWING [bleep].
I SEE HOW STRONG YOU ARE NOW.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I'M NOT CLEANING THIS UP.
THAT'S WHY I'M THE BOSS.
>> YOU NEED TO REALIZE
THAT YOU NEED ME
JUST AS MUCH AS I NEED YOU.
I'M ALLOWED TO VOICE MY OPINION.
LISTEN, I HAVE [bleep] ME PUMPS
TATTOOED ON MY FEET.
I'M THE LAST PERSON TO SIT HERE
AND GIVE SOMEONE A LECTURE
ON WHAT TO GET TATTOOED.
BUT I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO AT LEAST PUT THAT THOUGHT
IN YOUR BRAIN.
>> DON'T NEED YOU.
DON'T NEED YOUR ATTITUDE.
YOU A DAMN BIPOLAR.
GET YOUR MONKEY [bleep]
OUT THE SHOP.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> WHAT THE [bleep]?
>> SHE'S CRAZY, YO.
TELL HER DON'T COME BACK HERE.
AND ONE OF Y'ALL GOT
TO CLEAN THIS UP.
>> YO, WHAT THE [bleep]
HAPPENED?
>> I'M TELLING YOU,
HE'S BEEN [bleep] RIDING ME
THIS WHOLE WEEK.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT REALLY IS?
I KNOW HE JUST WANTS TO VENT.
HE WANTS TO VENT.
HE HAS HIS OWN [bleep] GOING ON.
AND--BUT MIND YOU,
I DON'T BOTHER HIM.
I GIVE IT LESS THAN A WEEK
FOR HIM TO BE LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SORRY.
MY BAD.
YOU WERE JUST DOING YOUR JOB."
COOL.
AND I COULD APOLOGIZE TOO.
>> RIGHT.
>> I GOT MY FIRST TATTOO
AS A TEENAGER.
MY BOYFRIEND GOT MURDERED
ON MY BIRTHDAY.
[sighs]
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST--YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
MY BIRTHDAY'S
ON VALENTINE'S DAY,
SO YOU KNOW, A LOT OF KIDS
WERE JUST HAVING, LIKE, PARTIES.
AND HE WENT TO ONE,
AND HE DIDN'T COME OUT OF IT
ALIVE.
SO IT KIND OF SUCKED
NOT TO SAY GOOD-BYE,
NOT TO SAY CERTAIN THINGS
THAT I WANTED TO SAY.
AND I GUESS THAT'S WHY I KIND OF
PUT MY ATTENTION TOWARDS
TATTOOING 'CAUSE IT WAS SO TABOO
AND IT WAS SO BAD
BUT YET SO BEAUTIFUL
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND THAT'S HOW KIND OF THAT ALL
CAME TOGETHER.
I'M GOOD.
I NEEDED TO, LIKE...
I REMIND MYSELF EVERY DAY,
"YOU ONLY LIVE LIFE ONCE."
I TELL YOU WHAT IT IS
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT
SO I CAN GO TO SLEEP
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT
KNOWING I SAID
WHAT I HAD TO SAY.
>> OH, WHOA!
>> HEY.
>> WHY DO YOU SMELL SO GOOD?
>> WE HATE MIXXXIES.
THE GUYS LOVE MIXXXIES.
PROBLEM.
BIG PROBLEM.
>> JUST TURN YOUR LEG
TOWARDS ME.
SOMETIMES WHEN PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU
AND THINK THAT YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO BE A JERK
OR GET TO THE POINT,
THEY CALL YOU AN [bleep].
MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME,
"THINK BEFORE YOU TALK."
I STILL HAVEN'T LEARNED YET.
AFTER THE SHENANIGANS
THAT HAPPENED,
I REALLY WANT TO APOLOGIZE
BEHIND THAT.
>> SHORTY WAS BUGGIN', YO.
>> I THINK WITH CEASER,
HE'S THE GRANDPA OF BLACK INK.
HE'S SUCH AN [bleep], YOU KNOW,
LIKE, HIS PERSONALITY.
BUT, LIKE, HE WANTS US
TO SEPARATE OURSELVES.
HE WANTS US TO BE SOMETHING ELSE
OTHER THAN JUST A TATTOO SHOP.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT HOMEGIRL
WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS SEXY.
I LOVE IT.
THIS LOOKS NICE.
[indistinct chatter]
>> AS SOON AS I FINISH
MY LAST TATTOO,
IT'S FUN TIME.
>> TRUE.
>> IT'S STILL ONLY
FREAKING 10:00 AT NIGHT, MAN.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE RAGE
IS GONNA TAKE US FROM HERE?
>> OH, WHOA!
>> MIXXXY...
M-I-X-X-X-Y.
>> MIXXXY BITCHES;
THEY'RE LIKE BITCHES
THAT ARE IN THE MIX.
THEY NEED TO BE EVERYWHERE,
ANYWHERE, WHENEVER THERE'S
SOMETHING GOING ON.
>> THEY'RE JUST AROUND
FOR NO REASON.
THE BLONDE BIMBO CHICKS;
WHO ARE YOU?
>> HEY!
WHY DO YOU SMELL SO GOOD?
>> I KNOW WHY THE GUYS
HAVE THE MIXXXIES HERE.
THEY INSPIRE THEM.
THEY INSPIRE THEIR EGOS.
>> YEAH, YOU DRINK IT.
GO AHEAD,
TAKE ONE MORE SIP, GIRL.
>> WE HATE MIXXXIES.
THE GUYS LOVE MIXXXIES.
PROBLEM.
BIG PROBLEM.
>> THE NEW TATTOO ARTIST;
SHE WALKS AROUND
LIKE SHE OWNS THE PLACE.
>> MIXXXIES.
BLACK INK GIRLS.
MIXXXIES.
BLACK INK GIRLS.
>> SHE NEVER INTRODUCED
HERSELF TO ME.
>> SO I'M HANGING OUT,
HAVING A GOOD TIME,
AND I HEAR CEAS' COUSIN TEDDY,
WHO HELP OUT AT THE SHOP,
TALKING ABOUT ME TO SOME MIXXXY.
>> WHAT'S UP, TED?
>> WHAT'S UP, LOVE?
>> I MEAN, I'M HEARING MY NAME.
IS IT A PROBLEM?
>> [laughs uncomfortably]
>> HOW YOU DOING?
THIS [bleep]
"MIXXXY,"
SHE WANTS TO SIT BACK
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME ABOUT ME.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
LIKE, FOR REAL, CONTROL--
YOUR [bleep]--
>> DING-DING-DING.
ROUND ONE, DUTCHESS.
BRAND-NEW INTO THE SHOP,
ALREADY HELD HER OWN
AND LET US KNOW
THAT SHE IS NOT A SCARED,
PUNK-ASS LITTLE GIRL.
>> I AM IN A CONCRETE JUNGLE
THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN IN.
AND THIS IS NEW TO ME.
[both yelling at once]
>> WHOA, WHOA!
>> [bleep] YOU.
>> GET THE [bleep] OUT.
>> MIXXXY-ASS [bleep].
>> YO!
>> WHO THE [bleep] SHE IS,
I DON'T KNOW.
>> THERE'S CUSTOMERS HERE.
THEY DON'T NEED TO SEE THAT.
DUTCHESS IS DEFINITELY
THE NEW GIRL ON THE BLOCK.
>> SHE THE ONE WHO CAME AT ME.
>> I DON'T CARE!
SHE HAS TO FIND HER WAY...
NOW EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE
GOT SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.
AND BE READY FOR THE MAYHEM
OF BLACK INK.
>> I KNOW THAT BLACK INK IS--
WE OPEN UP AT 12:00.
OUR STAFF IS THERE,
MANAGER.
NOW, THAT'S A REGULAR MORNING
AT BLACK INK.
THIS MORNING, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE [bleep] IS WRONG
WITH EVERYBODY.
ALEX AND [bleep]
NOT HERE YET.
THEY PARTIED LAST NIGHT?
I PARTIED TOO WITH THEM.
BUT I'M HERE.
WHAT THE [bleep]
IS GOING ON HERE?
HELLO?
YO, WALT.
YO, WHAT UP?
I NEED YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
ALEX AND [bleep] IS M.I.A.
I'M HERE BY MYSELF,
AND I NEED HELP.
I GOT A CUSTOMER ON THE WAY--
I GOT A COUPLE CUSTOMERS
ON THEIR WAY.
I CAN'T TATTOO
AND WATCH THE FRONT.
I'LL PAY YOU FOR YOUR CAB.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT TIME
IS THE FIRST APPOINTMENT?
>> [sighs]
I DON'T KNOW, BUT HIS
APPOINTMENT CALLED.
I TOLD HIM HE WAS RUNNING LATE.
>> IT'S 1:00.
ALEX AND [bleep]
ARE STILL NOT HERE.
>> HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE I WALKED IN HERE
AND THERE'S CUSTOMERS
JUST SITTING HERE ON THE COUCH
WAITING FOR HIM?
>> I'VE BEEN AT BLACK INK
FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS.
AND I RECENTLY BOUGHT IT
FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNERS.
EVERYBODY'S USED
TO BEING MY FRIEND.
AND I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY
RESPECT ME JUST YET
AS THEIR BOSS.
>> I SEE WHAT HAPPENED.
IT'S THE FACT THAT BOTH OF THEM
IS LATE, EVERYBODY'S
PAYING ATTENTION.
THEY'RE JUST PROBABLY
GETTING CRAZY.
LET 'EM ROCK.
>> I THINK BETWEEN THE PARTY
LAST NIGHT AND, LIKE,
THIS MORNING WITH [bleep]
NOT BEING HERE
AND ALEX NOT BEING HERE,
I'M THINKING SOME DIRTY DEEDS
GOING DOWN IN BLACK INK.
>> I'M NOT A HATER.
GO GET CRAZY.
GO HAVE A BALL.
BE HERE ON TIME.
AND WHERE'S PUMA?
>> PUMA'S HERE.
HE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT,
SO HE GOOD.
>> SEE, THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I'M NOT A [bleep].
THIS [bleep] COULD'VE SENT ME
A NAKED PICTURE OF ALEX AND SAY,
"YO, I'M GETTING CRAZY."
ALL RIGHT.
>> YO, BUT YOU KNOW
THE BULL[bleep], THOUGH?
WHEN HE COME IN HERE,
CEASER'S JUST GONNA ASK HIM
WHAT HAPPENED.
HE GONNA TELL HIM WHATEVER,
AND CEASER'S JUST GONNA STOMP--
>> AND THAT'S IT!
>> YOU GOT TO LET HIM KNOW NOW.
LIKE, WHEN HE COME IN HERE--
>> YEAH, YOU GOT TO START
NIPPING [bleep] IN THE BUTT,
ASAP.
>> I'M GONNA LET THAT [bleep]
KNOW HOW I FEEL.
>> I HEARD YOU SOFT.
>> HE'S BEEN LATE
FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
>> IT IS WAY BEYOND
BEING JUST LATE.
HE'S DOING ALL TYPE OF [bleep].
>> WHAT'S MAKING IT WORSE IS,
HE'S STARTING TO GET COMPLACENT
ABOUT HIS WORK NOW TOO.
>> OH, HE [bleep] UP TATS?
>> YEAH, YEAH.
>> THIS [bleep]
PISSING ME OFF NOW.
>> LIKE YOU SAID,
THIS IS A BUSINESS.
SO YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF
WHAT YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF,
BRO.
>> ALL RIGHT, I GOT THIS.
I GOT THIS.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW THIS PANS OUT.
>> NAH, YEAH,
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
>> PUMA!
>> WHAT UP, YO?
>> HELLO.
>> WHERE WAS YOU AT, YO?
>> DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
>> SO WHAT YOU HAVING?
YOU HAVING A LITTLE BOY?
>> WALTER, YOU KNOW
[bleep] DAMN WELL
I'M NOT HAVING
NO [bleep]DAMN BOY.
I'M HAVING A PUMETTE.
>> [gasps]
DID YOU FIND THAT OUT TODAY?
>> PRETTY AWESOME.
>> AW, MAN.
>> ME AND KWANEE ARE HAVING
A LITTLE GIRL.
WHOO-HOO!
>> PUMA'S HAVING A DAUGHTER?
>> YEAH.
I'M LIKE, "I'M GETTING OLDER.
GOT TO SETTLE DOWN."
KWANEE WAS JUST A GIRL
THAT I SEEN AT A PARTY,
AND IT WAS JUST LIKE,
"WOW, YOU'RE, LIKE, SUPER HOT."
>> THAT'S WHAT'S UP, MAN.
>> YEAH, MAN.
GOT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW--
GOT A LITTLE FAMILY, MAN.
TRYING TO GET MY COSBY ON.
AND WE JUST CAUGHT
EACH OTHER'S EYES.
IT WORKED.
>> YOU'RE GONNA GO THROUGH HELL.
>> NO, I'M NOT.
>> PUMA'S HAVING A BABY
WITH A MIXXXY GIRL.
>> I'VE WATCHED A LOT OF PEOPLE
GO THROUGH THE BULL[bleep].
I DONE SEEN YOU GO THROUGH
THE BABY MAMA DRAMA,
PRAYER BEADS ALL OVER THE FLOOR.
I'M NOT DEALING
WITH THE WRETCHEDNESS.
I'M ACTUALLY SMART.
>> OH, YOU THINK SO?
>> YOU'RE NOT SMART
UNTIL YOU GET A DNA TEST.
>> NO, I DON'T NEED A DNA TEST.
>> EVERYBODY AT THE SHOP
KEEPS YELLING THAT HE SHOULD
GET A DNA TEST.
>> IF YOU DON'T SIGN
THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
IT'S NOT YOURS.
>> NAH, MAN.
>> BUT YOU NEED A DNA TEST.
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE THERE,
'CAUSE IT'S FREE.
>> I BELIEVE SHE'S PUMA'S,
BUT EVERYONE HAS
THEIR OWN OPINION.
>> CEAS, YOU EVER TATTOO
A CHILD'S NAME ON SOMEBODY
AND THE KID WASN'T THEIRS?
>> YEP.
>> DNA, BROTHER.
>> NAH, MAN, I GOT THIS.
>> THE REASON WHY I WANT PUMA
TO GET A DNA TEST;
HE SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO REPRODUCE.
I DON'T THINK GOD GAVE HIM
THAT SPECIAL "UH" TO REPRODUCE.
SO I THINK HE SHOULD GO GET IT
CHECKED OUT.
>> AS SOON AS THE WHOLE STAFF
GETS HERE, WE CAN HAVE
A STAFF MEETING.
>> AS I WAS COMING OVER,
ALEX IS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE
THROWING UP HER LIFE.
>> THIS IS SOME [bleep].
>> SHE LOOKS WILD RIGHT NOW.
SO I JUST, LIKE, WALKED OFF.
>> AND SO THEN SHE'S GONNA BE
IN HERE LOOKING LIKE THAT,
SITTING AT THE FRONT DESK?
>> RIGHT.
>> THE BOTTOM LIP IS QUIVERING.
HE'S GETTING UPSET.
>> THE WHOLE ALEX SITUATION
IS JUST PISSING ME OFF.
>> IT'S SERIOUS-TALK TIME TODAY.
>> THAT [bleep] IS LATE.
WHEN SHE GET IN HERE,
I'LL DEAL WITH HER.
I AIN'T GOT NO TIME TO HEAR HER,
"OH, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, CEAS.
I GOT"--
WHAT?
>> WHAT'S GOOD, YO?
>> SHE HAD ON A [bleep]
SPORTS BRA AND TIGHTS,
SHOWING UP TO WORK.
HER HAIR'S A [bleep] MESS.
HER FACE LOOKS LIKE [bleep].
LITERALLY WALKS BY CEAS.
>> THIS [bleep] GETTING
OUT OF HAND.
>> SHE PUNKED YOUR ASS
IN YOUR SHOP
IN FRONT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES.
BOSS UP, HOMEY.
BOSS THE [bleep] UP.
>> SO I'M LETTING YOU KNOW
I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
NOW, THE DAY YOU WANT TO COME
AND GIVE HEALTH INSURANCE
UP IN THIS [bleep],
THEN I'LL GIVE A [bleep].
>> THEY SEE SOME KIND OF
WEAKNESS IN YOU.
AND AS A BOSS,
YOU CAN'T HAVE NO WEAKNESS.
THEY GONNA RUN OVER YOU.
>> AIN'T NO RUNNING OVER ME.
I'M TAKING CARE OF IT.
>> HEY, WHAT UP, SHORTY?
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
WOULD'VE BEEN TO SEE
A BABY HERE.
[laughs]
>> WHAT'S GOOD, YO?
>> SHE LOOKED AT YOU LIKE, "HA."
SHE COMING IN HERE LATE.
>> SHE HAD TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM.
OH, THERE SHE GOES.
SHE'S BACK.
>> SO WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I WASN'T FEELING GOOD.
>> SO WHY YOU COULDN'T
CALL NO ONE AND TELL ME?
>> CEASER.
>> YES?
>> ALL RIGHT,
I WAS NOT FEELING GOOD, OKAY?
>> WHICH MEANS?
>> SO I FIGURED
I'M GONNA TALK TO YOU
WHEN I GET HERE, WHICH IS WHAT
I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.
IF ANY OF YOU GUYS--
IF ANYBODY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY,
I'M RIGHT HERE,
SO YOU GUYS CAN SAY IT TO ME.
DON'T SAY IT
WHEN I'M WALKING IN THE BACK.
DON'T SAY IT BEHIND MY BACK.
YOU BOTH CAN SAY IT
IN FRONT OF MY FACE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
I WOULD'VE CALLED.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T CALL.
>> SO YOU THINK THAT'S PROPER
FOR A BUSINESS?
>> WHETHER IT WAS PROPER OR NOT,
IT WASN'T DONE.
SO I'M NOT GONNA GO
THREE STEPS BACK
'CAUSE I DIDN'T DO IT.
SO I'M LETTING YOU KNOW
I DON'T FEEL GOOD.
NOW, THE DAY YOU WANT TO COME
AND GIVE HEALTH INSURANCE
UP IN THIS [bleep],
THEN I'LL GIVE A [bleep].
UNTIL THEN--
>> HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
SO WHY DON'T YOU GET A JOB
AND GET HEALTH INSURANCE, ALEX?
WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT?
>> NO, I'M GOOD.
I'M GOOD ON THAT ASPECT.
>> NO, WE'RE NOT GOOD,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA SIT HERE
AND SCREAM AT ME
LIKE I DID YOU--
DID I GET YOU SICK?
>> WHAT I'M SAYING IS,
GIVE ME THE TIME TO TALK TO YOU.
>> WAIT, HOLD ON.
YOU MY BOSS OR I'M YOUR BOSS?
>> IT DOESN'T [bleep] MATTER.
IT DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW.
>> WAIT, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
GET YOUR [bleep]
THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE.
I AIN'T HEARING THIS
[bleep] NO MORE.
GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE.
YOU AIN'T GONNA BE SITTING HERE,
TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT.
YOU SITTIN' HERE GETTING
SICK AND ALL THAT [bleep].
ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS CALL.
THAT WAS IT.
>> RELAX, CEAS.
RELAX.
>> WHO THE [bleep] DO YOU THINK
YOU ARE, YO?
>> YEAH, [bleep] GO.
>> MAN, GET THAT [bleep]
UP OUT OF HERE, YO.
>> OH, TODAY YOU DECIDED
TO BE A [bleep] BOSS?
ALL RIGHT, [bleep].
THANKS.
THANKS FOR LETTING
ME HAVE THE MEMO.
>> MM-MM.
>> THIS [bleep] IS CRAZY.
NOW SHE GOT ME COMING OUT
OF MY [bleep] CHARACTER, YO.
>> I TOLD YOU.
>> JUST SITTING HERE TALKING,
AND Y'ALL WAS CHURCH MICE
WHEN SHE CAME OUT.
SHE GOT RIGHT HERE AND SAID,
"Y'ALL GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY TO ME, SAY IT!"
ALL Y'ALL [bleep] WAS QUIET.
>> BUT SHE HAD A VALID POINT.
THE SHOP DO NEED
HEALTH INSURANCE, BROTHER.
>> GET THE [bleep] OUT OF HERE.
I'M NOT PAYING
NO HEALTH INSURANCE.
[bleep] TAKE THAT [bleep] UP
WITH CONGRESS, YO.
I AIN'T--I DON'T EVEN HAVE
HEALTH INSURANCE.
WHAT THE [bleep]
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
ANYTIME I GET SICK,
I JUST [bleep] TAKE SOME
THERAFLU AND GO TO SLEEP.
>> WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M LOOKING FOR [bleep].
>> IT'S 2:00.
[bleep] STILL NOT HERE.
>> DO YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT TIME WAS YOUR
APPOINTMENT WITH HIM?
>> UH, SHOULD BE NOW.
>> AND NO ONE'S HEARD
FROM O'[bleep].
WHERE THE [bleep] ARE YOU?
CAN'T GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU.
YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING YOUR PHONE
OR ANYTHING.
WELL, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME
A FEW MINUTES AND JUST HAVE A
SEAT, I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A CALL.
HE HASN'T CAME IN YET.
>> YOU KNOW HOW UNPROFESSIONAL
IT LOOKS WHEN YOU HAVE
A CLIENT SITTING THERE
AND NO ONE KNOWS
WHERE YOU'RE AT,
YOU DIDN'T RESCHEDULE
THIS CUSTOMER, NO NOTHING?
>> IT'S GOING TO VOICEMAIL.
>> YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE
TO EXPLAIN TO HIM.
YO, TELL HIM WHAT IT IS.
[bleep] IS LATE.
>> HI.
UM, HE DIDN'T PICK UP.
>> [bleep] DIDN'T PICK UP?
THAT'S [bleep] UP RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> THAT'S [bleep].
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'M GIVING HIM A HALF AN HOUR.
>> FOR A CLIENT TO BE WAITING
MORE THAN 15 MINUTES
TO GET IN THE CHAIR
IS UNBELIEVABLE,
AND IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
>> A HALF HOUR, THOUGH?
FOR REAL?
>> JUST GIVE ME 30 MINUTES.
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT?
>> ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I GOT YOU.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> YO, THERE'S NOT ONE
TATTOO ARTIST HERE
IN THEIR ROOM.
>> [bleep]'S NOT HERE?
>> AND HE GOT AN APPOINTMENT.
>> DUTCHESS NOT HERE?
>> SHE'S BACK.
GIVE HIM A HUG, ALEX.
>> CAN I GET A HUG?
>> FOR WHAT, YO?
SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH YOU.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> WHEN ME AND CEASER
HAVE OUR LITTLE EPISODES...
>> AW, BABY DOLL.
>> SO WHEN [bleep] LIKE THAT
HAPPENS, I JUST STEP AWAY,
LET HIM GET HIS MOMENT
OF CLARITY
AND THEN COME BACK.
>> ALL RIGHT, YOU TRYING TO BE
YOUR NORMAL SELF NOW?
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND WE CAN TALK?
>> MM-HMM.
>> IT ALMOST SEEMS
LIKE SUCH AN ANGRY PERSON.
THEN IT GOES FROM ANGER
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
IT SWITCHES TO LOVE.
SO, LIKE, QUICK-MOVING.
"I HATE YOU.
NOW GIVE ME A HUG.
I LOVE YOU."
>> SEE, YOU'RE NOT ON TIME.
EVERYBODY ELSE AIN'T ON TIME.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I'M HERE
BEFORE EVERYBODY.
>> [sighs]
>> "HI, CEASER."
GIVE HIM A KISS ON THE CHEEK.
GIVE HIM A HUG.
AND HE'S GONNA LET IT GO
'CAUSE HE'S SOFT.
[door buzzes]
>> YO.
>> YO, WHAT'S GOING ON, DUDE?
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
>> WHAT UP, RAPPER?
>> WHAT UP WITH Y'ALL?
>> COME TO GET SOME WORK DONE?
>> YEAH, YEAH, BUT, YOU KNOW,
THE LAST TATTOO JOINT
I DID WITH [bleep].
>> [bleep]'S TATTOO WORK OF LATE
HAS BEEN [bleep].
HE DID A [bleep] FINGER TATTOO
OF A DIAMOND.
THAT [bleep] LOOKED LIKE
TURD OF [bleep].
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
LET'S TALK REAL QUICK.
LET ME SEE IT.
YO.
>> IT WAS A DIAMOND.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS [bleep]
UP LIKE THIS.
I'M GONNA TELL YOU
THE GOD'S HONEST TRUTH.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TOUCH
THAT [bleep], TRUTHFULLY.
LET'S WORK THIS OUT, RIGHT?
>> IT'S WHATEVER, MAN.
>> NAH, [bleep] THAT, MAN.
I GOT TO GIVE YOU A FREE TATTOO
FOR THAT.
I GOT TO 'CAUSE THAT [bleep]
LOOKS CRAZY.
HAVING TO FIX [bleep]'S WORK
IS FRUSTRATING.
LIKE, NO CUSTOMER SHOULD COME IN
HERE AND SAY, "YO, THIS IS
NOT PROPERLY DONE
IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT."
>> IT'S WHATEVER.
LIKE, WHATEVER YOU FEEL,
YOU KNOW, YOU [bleep].
WHATEVER YOU FEEL--
>> YOU GOT ANYTHING IN MIND?
>> I LIKE THE GANESH,
THE GOD OF, YOU KNOW, OBSTACLES.
I LIKE THAT.
>> WHAT, LIKE, BODY PART
YOU GOT FREE THAT YOU WOULDN'T
MIND TATTING RIGHT NOW?
>> I WANT TO [bleep]
WITH THE RIBS.
>> YOU WANT TO DO THEM RIBS?
>> JUST GIVE ME
A COUPLE MINUTES.
I'M GONNA DRAW THIS [bleep] UP
AND COME AND GET YOU.
ALL RIGHT?
>> I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT--
YOU GONNA DO GOOD.
>> * I SAID
* MAKE THE MONEY
* DON'T LET THE MONEY
* MAKE YOU
* CHANGE THE GAME
* DON'T LET THE GAME
* CHANGE YOU
* I'LL FOREVER REMAIN FAITHFUL
* STAY TRUE, STAY TRUE
* STAY TRUE
* FORGET ABOUT THE FAME
* I'LL FOREVER REMAIN FAITHFUL
* STAY TRUE, STAY TRUE
* STAY TRUE
>> COME ON, LET'S TAKE YOU
TO THE MIRROR.
>> OH.
IT'S FINE.
>> YOU AIN'T GOT TO TELL ME
IT'S GOOD.
I ALREADY KNOW.
I'M NOT ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES
WHO BE [bleep] UP.
I'M THE BOSS.
>> WHAT THE [bleep]
IS GOING ON?
YOU HAVE A [bleep] CUSTOMER
SITTING HERE,
AND THEN YOU WALK IN
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
ARE YOU [bleep] KIDDING ME?
>> THAT [bleep] IS HARD, MAN,
LIKE, BEING A BOSS
AND BEING FRIENDS AND ALL THAT.
>> IF I BE NICE,
[bleep] WALK OVER ME.
>> THEY TAKING YOU
FOR GRANTED, MAN.
I'M TED.
I'M CEASER'S COUSIN.
MY ROLE AT BLACK INK
IS WHATEVER CEAS NEED ME TO DO.
THEY SEE SOME KIND OF WEAKNESS
IN YOU.
AND AS A BOSS,
YOU CAN'T HAVE NO WEAKNESS.
THEY GONNA RUN OVER YOU.
>> AIN'T NO RUNNING OVER ME.
I'M TAKING CARE OF IT.
>> I JUST ALWAYS PROTECT
LITTLE CEASER,
AND I'M ALWAYS
GONNA HAVE HIS BACK.
AND WITH [bleep],
YOU GOT TO, LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT
TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO HIM,
IF YOU WANT TO JUST, LIKE--
SOMETHING OUGHT TO BE DONE,
THOUGH.
THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT BE GOING ON,
BUT I KNOW YOU,
SO I CAN SEE IT IN YOUR FACE.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
>> WHAT UP?
>> HOW Y'ALL DOING?
>> YOU'RE NOT [bleep], RIGHT?
>> NO, YOU NEED SOME HELP?
I'M DUTCHESS.
>> I'M WAITING FOR [bleep].
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M PAUL.
>> PAUL, NICE TO MEET YOU.
LET ME GO SEE--
I'LL GO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
[knock on door]
>> COME IN.
>> WHAT'S UP?
>> WHAT UP?
>> WHY IS THERE A CLIENT
OUT FRONT, SITTING BY HIS SELF?
>> [bleep] AIN'T SHOW UP.
THAT'S HIS CLIENT.
AND HE BEEN SITTING THERE
AN HOUR ALREADY.
>> WHAT THE [bleep]
IS HIS PROBLEM?
>> YO, HE IS PISSING ME
ALL THE WAY OFF.
>> DON'T LET HIM GET TO YOU.
>> I DO THIS BIG-ASS [bleep]
TATTOO TODAY
JUST BECAUSE HE [bleep] UP
SOMEBODY'S TATTOO
ON THEY FINGER.
>> HAVING A NEW BUSINESS
IS NEW FOR CEAS,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
AS A FAMILY,
WE TRYING TO BUILD IT
INTO SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN
LOVE AND BE PROUD OF.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF [bleep]
CARES ABOUT IT THAT MUCH.
MAYBE YOU GOT TO GIVE HIM
SOME TOUGH LOVE.
>> YOU, LIKE, CAME IN HERE
FOR A REASON.
WHAT HAPPENED?
>> I WAS COMING TO CHECK ON YOU.
>> AND YOU SMILING
LIKE THAT TOO?
>> SO?
>> WHY YOU BLUSHING?
>> I'M NOT BLUSHING.
I'M SMILING.
>> YOU JUST HAPPY TO SEE ME?
>> I AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO NEW YORK,
I WAS GUARDED.
NOW I'M A LOT MORE OPEN.
>> OH, WOW.
YOU REALLY BLUSHING.
>> I'M MORE COMFORTABLE BEING ME
BECAUSE I'M STARTING TO BE
COMFORTABLE WITH THE PEOPLE
AROUND ME.
YOU MAKING ME FEEL LIKE--
WE WAS TALKING ABOUT [bleep].
NOW YOU TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
>> I DON'T FEEL LIKE
TALKING ABOUT [bleep].
WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT SMILE
ON YOUR FACE.
BEING THE BOSS,
YOU HAVE TO BE PROFESSIONAL.
THERE'S A THIN LINE.
AND SOMETIMES--
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA LIE--
I BE WANTING TO CROSS IT.
>> THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM
RIGHT HERE.
>> YOU'RE FLIRTING WITH ME.
>> [laughs]
YOU GOT A TERRIBLE LIFE.
>> YO.
>> all: HEY!
>> HELLO.
>> SHE'S SO CUTE.
>> ARE YOU [bleep] KIDDING ME?
YOU HAVE A [bleep] CUSTOMER
SITTING HERE, AND THEN YOU
WALK IN WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?
>> HEY, EVERYBODY.
>> HI.
>> WHAT IT DO, [bleep]?
>> IT'S TIME FOR A SHAKEUP
ON HIS BOAT.
SOMEBODY GOT TO GO OVERBOARD.
YOU COME IN LATE
ALL THE TIME, YO.
>> I KNOW I BE COMING IN LATE.
>> AND YOUR EXCUSES ARE--
YOU KNOW HOW YOU GOT ME LOOKING?
>> I CAN'T COME IN WHENEVER
YOU WANT ME TO.
>> SO HOW WE GONNA DO THIS?
>> YO.
>> IT'S REAL LIFE.
>> COME ON.
LET'S GO TO THE BACK
REAL QUICK, MAN.
TALK TO ME.
HOW WE GONNA DO THIS?
>> LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
I HAD AN APPOINTMENT TODAY.
>> YO, HE'S BEEN SITTING HERE
TWO HOURS.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME.
YOU COME IN LATE
ALL THE TIME, YO.
>> YEAH.
YO, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
I DON'T GOT NO HELP-OUT
WITH THE KID.
>> I'M NOT TRYING
TO BE A BASTARD
ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION.
WE ALL GOT KIDS.
WE ALL GOT DAUGHTERS.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
BESIDES YOUR DAUGHTER,
YOU HAVE BEEN COMING IN LATE
BEFORE THAT.
>> I KNOW I BE COMING IN LATE.
>> AND YOUR EXCUSES ARE--
YOU KNOW HOW YOU GOT ME LOOKING
IN FRONT OF THEM?
IT'S 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.
>> THEY WILLING TO SIT HERE
FOR THAT TWO HOURS
SO THEY CAN GET TATTED--
>> YOU'RE NOT ONLY [bleep]
UP YOUR NAME.
YOU'RE [bleep] UP THE SHOP NAME
WHEN YOU DON'T COME IN.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO RELY ON YOU
IF I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU COMING IN?
>> SOMETIMES I CAN'T.
I CAN'T COME IN
WHENEVER YOU WANT ME TO.
>> SO HOW WE GONNA DO THIS?
ALEX CAME IN HERE AT 1:00
WHEN SHE'S SUPPOSED
TO OPEN THE SHOP.
>> YEAH, BUT SO WHY YOU THE ONE
SCREAMING AT ME TOO?
>> I SCREAMED AT EVERYBODY.
>> ALEX MAY BE COMING IN LATE
AND HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE,
BUT [bleep] COMING IN LATE
AND MESSING UP MY BUSINESS.
I NEED SOMEBODY WHO--
TATTOO'S THE NUMBER ONE
PRIORITY.
BUT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE;
YOU HAVE TO BE A FULL-TIME DAD.
>> I DO,
BUT I ALSO NEED THE MONEY.
I NEED TO BE IN HERE
TO MAKE THAT MONEY
TO TAKE CARE OF HER.
>> YO, LISTEN, HONESTLY,
THIS [bleep] IS NOT GONNA WORK
OUT FOR RIGHT NOW.
>> female announcer: THIS SEASON
ON BLACK INK CREW.
>> YOU READY, LOVE?
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IF YOU GET A GROUP
OF GOOD-LOOKING GUYS
AND A GROUP
OF GOOD-LOOKING GIRLS,
THERE'S GONNA BE SEXUAL TENSION.
>> I'M ACTUALLY ABOUT TO GO TAKE
ME A BUBBLE BATH IN MY ROOM.
>> UM...ME TOO.
>> IT GETS A LITTLE DIRTY
IN HERE, I THINK.
I THINK PEOPLE WANT IT
TO GET DIRTY IN HERE.
>> I LOVE ALEX.
I'M GONNA MARRY HER.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT YET.
>> WITH TED,
MY HEART RACES SO BAD.
I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE GIRL.
>> WE JUST LEFT THE STRIP CLUB,
AND WE'RE ON THE WAY
TO GO SEE YOUR BABY BE BORN.
>> I THINK THAT BABY
LOOKS CRAZY LIGHT.
>> DNA, BROTHER.
>> THAT IS NOT PUMA'S BABY.
>> YOU'RE COMPLETELY NAKED
UNDER THAT DRESS, AIN'T YOU?
>> BLACK INK IS CURRENTLY
IN A WHIRLWIND.
>> YO, DUTCHESS!
>> BRING YOUR ASS OUTSIDE,
[bleep]!
>> SOME [bleep]
IS GONNA GO DOWN.
>> I'M MAD ABOUT YOU
BEING A FAKE-ASS FRIEND.
>> IT WASN'T ME.
>> THEN WHAT THE [bleep]?
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PLACE WHERE ANYBODY THAT COME IN
THIS DOOR LOOK AT BLACK PEOPLE
SUCCESSFULLY AND BE PROUD
TO SEE THAT [bleep].
>> AH!
AH, HE'S BITING MY BALLS.
>> GET THE [bleep] OFF OF ME!
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA MAKE IT
EASY ON YOU.
YOU'RE FIRED.
>> WHERE I'M FROM, THIS IS KNOWN
AS THE BLACK MECCA.
THIS IS HARLEM.
>> THEN WHAT THE [bleep]?
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A
PLACE WHERE ANYBODY THAT COME IN
THIS DOOR LOOK AT BLACK PEOPLE
SUCCESSFULLY AND BE PROUD
TO SEE THAT [bleep].
>> AH!
AH, HE'S BITING MY BALLS.
>> GET THE [bleep] OFF OF ME!
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA MAKE IT
EASY ON YOU.
YOU'RE FIRED.
>> WHERE I'M FROM, THIS IS KNOWN
AS THE BLACK MECCA.
THIS IS HARLEM.