1 00:00:03,570 --> 00:00:04,805 (Lemeir) - Damn near killing myself dealing with Happy Ice and College Boy 2 00:00:04,872 --> 00:00:06,773 and opening another shop with Barbie and Ken. 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:09,576 - I'm feeling like it's not the right time. 4 00:00:10,477 --> 00:00:11,411 (Nessie) - I cannot go back 5 00:00:11,478 --> 00:00:13,013 to the struggle, yo. 6 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:14,715 - I've been through everything that you're going through. 7 00:00:14,781 --> 00:00:16,617 One of our artists just quit. 8 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:18,018 We have a booth available. 9 00:00:18,085 --> 00:00:19,686 You're more than welcome to come and try out 10 00:00:19,753 --> 00:00:21,989 for a guest spot if you want. - Okay. 11 00:00:22,055 --> 00:00:23,624 - I didn't force you to have a child with me. 12 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:25,125 I didn't force you to ask me to marry you. 13 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:28,028 So why go this far if you wanna continue to cheat? 14 00:00:28,095 --> 00:00:31,398 'Til you figure it out, I'm not going this anymore. 15 00:00:31,465 --> 00:00:32,599 - So you say you (bleep) with Barbie? 16 00:00:32,666 --> 00:00:35,035 - So what? I am here for your shop. 17 00:00:35,102 --> 00:00:37,137 - We don't need you to manage Ink Art Music. 18 00:00:37,204 --> 00:00:38,605 - You think I need you? - Bye! 19 00:00:38,672 --> 00:00:41,909 - So you gonna guest spot with us or what? 20 00:00:41,975 --> 00:00:44,611 - Yes. - Cheers to (bleep) Nessie. 21 00:00:44,678 --> 00:00:46,480 (cheering) 22 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:51,485 - ♪♪ I be fishin' with your bish ♪♪ 23 00:00:51,552 --> 00:00:53,287 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ - ♪♪ Hey ♪♪ 24 00:00:53,353 --> 00:00:54,855 ♪♪ Trying to get a... ♪♪ - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 25 00:00:54,922 --> 00:00:56,423 - ♪♪ Hey, tell... ♪♪ 26 00:00:56,490 --> 00:00:59,626 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 27 00:00:59,693 --> 00:01:01,261 ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 28 00:01:01,328 --> 00:01:04,264 - ♪♪ I do me and you are you ♪♪ 29 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:06,333 ♪♪ And you can't tell me who to screw ♪♪ 30 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,869 - ♪♪ Who be getting... ♪♪ - ♪♪ I do ♪♪ 31 00:01:08,936 --> 00:01:10,337 - ♪♪ You can't tell me -- ♪♪ 32 00:01:10,404 --> 00:01:12,306 - ♪♪ Because ♪♪ - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 33 00:01:12,372 --> 00:01:15,709 - ♪♪ I do what I want to ♪♪ 34 00:01:15,776 --> 00:01:17,878 - ♪♪ I do what I wanna ♪♪ 35 00:01:17,945 --> 00:01:19,980 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 36 00:01:20,047 --> 00:01:22,149 - ♪♪ Oh, oh yeah ♪♪ 37 00:01:22,216 --> 00:01:23,951 ♪♪ Guess who's back? ♪♪ 38 00:01:24,017 --> 00:01:25,419 ♪♪ Ahh... ♪♪ 39 00:01:25,485 --> 00:01:27,287 ♪♪ Yup ahh... ♪♪ 40 00:01:27,354 --> 00:01:29,656 - So today is my first guest spot at Enigma. 41 00:01:29,723 --> 00:01:32,259 I'm kinda nervous but I'm way more excited. 42 00:01:32,326 --> 00:01:33,861 - Hey, hey, hey. - Hey, what's up? 43 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,596 - How you doing? - You got a big piece today. 44 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,030 - Always... (chuckling) 45 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:38,732 - The vibes here have been great. 46 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,467 Like, I'm really excited to start working here, especially 47 00:01:40,534 --> 00:01:43,770 because it's a complete contrast from the IAM shop. 48 00:01:43,837 --> 00:01:46,673 - If you need any colors, I have a... 49 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:48,509 - Yeah, I got some here too. - ...crazy variety. 50 00:01:48,575 --> 00:01:50,744 - Thank you. I just hope I can show Kat 51 00:01:50,811 --> 00:01:52,346 that I'm serious about this opportunity. 52 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:55,682 She's on a whole nother level, and I aim to impress. 53 00:01:55,749 --> 00:01:58,919 - Hey, girl, you ready to talk? - Yeah. 54 00:01:58,986 --> 00:02:00,754 - Have safe travels? - Yes. 55 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:03,190 I was literally that girl on the plane with a crying-ass baby. 56 00:02:03,257 --> 00:02:04,424 - Aww. - How have you been? 57 00:02:04,491 --> 00:02:05,893 What you been up to? 58 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:08,195 - Just been trying to wrap my head around everything 59 00:02:08,262 --> 00:02:10,230 that's going on. Even being away from 60 00:02:10,297 --> 00:02:12,132 the Compton shop, I just had to get away from that, 61 00:02:12,199 --> 00:02:13,500 like, negative energy. - Yeah. 62 00:02:13,567 --> 00:02:15,269 When I opened up my shop, I promised 63 00:02:15,335 --> 00:02:18,272 to keep it a positive work environment with no egos 64 00:02:18,338 --> 00:02:20,374 and a creative space where everybody can learn 65 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,543 from one another. I've seen Nessie's work, 66 00:02:22,609 --> 00:02:25,579 but I really need to see how she vibes in the shop, because 67 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:27,814 I've been taken advantage of by former employees 68 00:02:27,881 --> 00:02:29,516 and that can't happen again. 69 00:02:29,583 --> 00:02:31,852 I think it'll be good to just start you with a guest spot. 70 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,288 And you just come here at least a couple days a week and just, 71 00:02:34,354 --> 00:02:35,756 you know, so you could start to feel comfortable. 72 00:02:35,822 --> 00:02:37,858 And, you know, I really, really hope that it works out. 73 00:02:37,925 --> 00:02:40,460 If it doesn't, I totally understand because 74 00:02:40,527 --> 00:02:43,263 I've dealt with situations where somebody thought 75 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:47,334 that they could commit to this team, and a couple months later, 76 00:02:47,401 --> 00:02:50,504 like, just decided, "Oh, this doesn't work for me." 77 00:02:50,571 --> 00:02:52,272 The whole team kind of took a hit. 78 00:02:52,339 --> 00:02:54,675 Really, really think on it. We're all really looking 79 00:02:54,741 --> 00:02:57,244 forward to, you know, having you a part of the team. 80 00:02:57,311 --> 00:02:58,612 - Yeah, I have a good feeling about it. 81 00:02:58,679 --> 00:03:00,280 - Well, good. 82 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:02,449 - ♪♪ Get pow pow What you doing for the crowd ♪♪ 83 00:03:02,516 --> 00:03:05,185 ♪♪ Get up, get up do it for the crowd ♪♪ 84 00:03:05,252 --> 00:03:07,554 ♪♪ Crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd ♪♪ 85 00:03:07,621 --> 00:03:10,657 ♪♪ Crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd, crowd ♪♪ 86 00:03:10,724 --> 00:03:11,825 (man) - Nice. 87 00:03:11,892 --> 00:03:13,493 - ♪♪ Do it for the crowd... ♪♪♪♪ 88 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,231 - Turn the face out that way a little bit more, right there. 89 00:03:17,297 --> 00:03:20,467 - Today I am doing a birthday photo shot 90 00:03:20,534 --> 00:03:21,802 for the big 3-0. 91 00:03:21,869 --> 00:03:24,271 I mean, any chance I get to unleash my inner 92 00:03:24,338 --> 00:03:27,107 bad bitch, I'm in. - Incredible, love it. 93 00:03:27,174 --> 00:03:29,443 - And also I think it's a really great way for me 94 00:03:29,510 --> 00:03:31,311 to start promoting some new pieces 95 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,714 that I've mocked up for my lingerie line. 96 00:03:33,780 --> 00:03:35,582 So it's a win-win for everybody. 97 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:37,150 - A'ight, let me set up for the next shot. 98 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:39,019 - Okay, cool. I'm gonna call 99 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:40,821 my friend really quick. 100 00:03:40,888 --> 00:03:44,591 As much as I miss seeing girl, Nessie, every day, 101 00:03:44,658 --> 00:03:48,362 I definitely do not miss the drama at IAM. 102 00:03:48,428 --> 00:03:50,764 After all the (bleep) that went down at that shop, 103 00:03:50,831 --> 00:03:52,900 I started to spiral. 104 00:03:52,966 --> 00:03:54,034 I just got really depressed. 105 00:03:54,101 --> 00:03:55,435 And when I get to that point, 106 00:03:55,502 --> 00:03:57,471 it gets, like, hard for me to get out of it. 107 00:03:57,538 --> 00:03:59,740 - Don't forget to focus on your art, express everything 108 00:03:59,806 --> 00:04:02,109 that you're feeling instead of carrying it, you know? 109 00:04:02,176 --> 00:04:03,977 - And Nessie's been such a great friend. 110 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:06,847 You know, she's given me really great advice to focus on myself 111 00:04:06,914 --> 00:04:10,651 and my art, and I feel like the weight is slowly being lifted. 112 00:04:10,717 --> 00:04:13,020 Hi. How are you? 113 00:04:15,055 --> 00:04:16,423 Thank you. 114 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:20,260 Yeah, yeah. 115 00:04:20,327 --> 00:04:22,963 Pretty much, yup, you know me, love being naked. 116 00:04:23,030 --> 00:04:24,731 (chuckling) How've you been? 117 00:04:30,237 --> 00:04:33,674 - I do, Kat's place, yeah. - It's like... 118 00:04:35,876 --> 00:04:37,244 - That's exactly what you needed. 119 00:04:42,916 --> 00:04:44,651 (laughing) 120 00:04:44,718 --> 00:04:46,286 - I'm so happy for you. 121 00:04:49,723 --> 00:04:50,757 Yeah. 122 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:54,027 Aw, look at us being blessed. 123 00:04:55,929 --> 00:04:57,197 Yeah. 124 00:05:00,300 --> 00:05:01,902 Okay, that sounds great. 125 00:05:01,969 --> 00:05:04,738 Nessie may be the only good thing that came out of IAM. 126 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:08,709 I feel so incredibly special and loved just by 127 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:10,777 the mere fact that she wants to celebrate me. 128 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:12,513 I feel incredibly thankful for her. 129 00:05:12,579 --> 00:05:14,615 Well, I'm gonna get back to it 'cause 130 00:05:14,681 --> 00:05:17,618 I know I'm paying him by the hour, so... 131 00:05:17,684 --> 00:05:20,153 (photographer) - Yeah, 'cause time is money. 132 00:05:20,220 --> 00:05:22,456 - Time is money. Bye, I love you. 133 00:05:22,523 --> 00:05:25,592 - ♪♪ Hey my dog run up on me I'ma break 'em all ♪♪ 134 00:05:25,659 --> 00:05:28,161 ♪♪ Forgot the .22 tucked deep down in my sock by my... ♪♪ 135 00:05:28,228 --> 00:05:29,596 ♪♪ Laces dog ♪♪♪♪ 136 00:05:30,831 --> 00:05:33,233 (chatter) 137 00:05:33,300 --> 00:05:35,435 - Vaccination requirement. - Oh, yeah, I heard. 138 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:37,638 - This morning I asked my neighbor what was going on. 139 00:05:37,704 --> 00:05:39,373 He was like, "Yeah, they requiring it 140 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,341 for the kids to be vaccinated." 141 00:05:41,408 --> 00:05:43,377 And I was like, I know if they doing it with 142 00:05:43,443 --> 00:05:45,646 the education department, I'm quite sure they gon' start 143 00:05:45,712 --> 00:05:48,148 doing it with other business, small businesses and stuff. 144 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:49,650 - It's been changing so often, I don't even... 145 00:05:49,716 --> 00:05:51,351 I don't even know where it's at right now. 146 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:53,921 - We gon' figure it out altogether. 147 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:55,189 California is the first state 148 00:05:55,255 --> 00:05:57,491 to require COVID vaccine for schools. 149 00:05:57,558 --> 00:06:00,494 It just might be the beginning of all mandates. 150 00:06:00,561 --> 00:06:04,064 I'm all for the safety and health protocol. 151 00:06:04,131 --> 00:06:07,701 But I really hope these masks, tests, and the vaccines 152 00:06:07,768 --> 00:06:10,871 really work 'cause I can't afford another shutdown. 153 00:06:10,938 --> 00:06:11,905 (Armani) - Gonna require that 154 00:06:11,972 --> 00:06:13,407 to come in the shop? 155 00:06:13,473 --> 00:06:15,909 - Yeah, you gotta show some proof of, you know... 156 00:06:15,976 --> 00:06:17,578 - You gotta show proof of all the tests. 157 00:06:17,644 --> 00:06:19,379 Gonorrhea, everything, you gotta show everything. 158 00:06:19,446 --> 00:06:21,849 - Wow, damn. - I don't know, I don't know... 159 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:23,083 (door buzzer) 160 00:06:23,150 --> 00:06:24,551 - Hi, Alana! 161 00:06:24,618 --> 00:06:27,588 Wait, wait, do you got your vaccination card on you? 162 00:06:27,654 --> 00:06:28,755 Oh. 163 00:06:31,725 --> 00:06:35,329 - Finally! - Oh, wow, (bleep)! 164 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:36,797 - So low key it took me a while 165 00:06:36,864 --> 00:06:39,066 to get settled from moving back from Arizona, but... 166 00:06:39,132 --> 00:06:41,168 I finally got my tattoo license renewed, 167 00:06:41,235 --> 00:06:42,669 so now I'm official, bitches. 168 00:06:42,736 --> 00:06:45,472 Now I'm excited because now that I'm legit, 169 00:06:45,539 --> 00:06:47,808 KP said that I could host my own puff-and-paint at the shop. 170 00:06:47,875 --> 00:06:49,710 So it's gonna be weed, not alcohol. 171 00:06:49,776 --> 00:06:50,878 You guys wanna come? 172 00:06:50,944 --> 00:06:52,713 - Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, sign me up. 173 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:54,348 - Wait, who's gonna be the artist, you? 174 00:06:54,414 --> 00:06:55,449 Are you gonna teach us? - Me, yes. 175 00:06:55,516 --> 00:06:58,318 - Okay, yes. - Alana! 176 00:06:58,385 --> 00:07:00,587 That's what I'm talking about. 177 00:07:00,654 --> 00:07:02,689 - I like this. It's gonna be cool. 178 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:03,957 (Alana) - It's super weird that 179 00:07:04,024 --> 00:07:05,292 Star isn't here. 180 00:07:05,359 --> 00:07:06,927 - She just didn't get it. Star is young. 181 00:07:06,994 --> 00:07:09,530 - Young-minded, say that, 'cause she's not young. 182 00:07:09,596 --> 00:07:12,366 - Nah, she young-- she-- she-- nah, she young, for sure. 183 00:07:12,432 --> 00:07:14,268 - All right. - Man, when Star flipped out 184 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:15,736 the other day at the audition, 185 00:07:15,802 --> 00:07:17,171 I thought she was having a moment 186 00:07:17,237 --> 00:07:18,372 with her negative comments 187 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:20,507 about everybody, but she was serious. 188 00:07:20,574 --> 00:07:22,309 I'm seeing everybody leave. 189 00:07:22,376 --> 00:07:24,478 First Lemeir, then Barbie, 190 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:26,647 then Nessie, then Vudu. 191 00:07:26,713 --> 00:07:29,483 And now Star? This (bleep) is getting serious. 192 00:07:29,550 --> 00:07:32,352 - What y'all think about the new artists that came by? 193 00:07:32,419 --> 00:07:35,055 They came in here, and they wanted to work. 194 00:07:35,122 --> 00:07:38,225 - We want the energy in this shop to be about money, 195 00:07:38,292 --> 00:07:39,893 growth, empowerment. 196 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:41,495 - My boyfriend's calling me, I got it. 197 00:07:41,562 --> 00:07:43,397 - All right, baby. - She 'bout to take off 198 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:44,965 her clothes for him or something 199 00:07:45,032 --> 00:07:46,400 (laughter) 200 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,101 - Hey, babe, I was just... 201 00:07:48,168 --> 00:07:50,137 inside for a meeting. 202 00:07:50,204 --> 00:07:52,873 I feel like I haven't spoken to Jerris in a long time. 203 00:07:52,940 --> 00:07:54,608 My man's locked up. 204 00:07:54,675 --> 00:07:58,412 And I'm talking 'bout FBI barging in our (bleep) house. 205 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:01,415 Guns blazing where I'm, like, what the (bleep)? 206 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,550 It's so hard being in a relationship with Jerris 207 00:08:03,617 --> 00:08:05,619 while he's still in jail. I went to go visit him 208 00:08:05,686 --> 00:08:08,088 a few times, but it's just getting harder and harder. 209 00:08:08,155 --> 00:08:09,756 Do you have any good news? 210 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:11,592 (Jerris) - No, I talked to my lawyer. 211 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:13,327 He really didn't tell me nothing. 212 00:08:13,393 --> 00:08:16,496 - So, like, did they say, like, when you're gonna get released 213 00:08:16,563 --> 00:08:19,700 or, like, what's gonna happen anytime soon? 214 00:08:19,766 --> 00:08:23,003 - No. Honestly, no time soon. 215 00:08:23,070 --> 00:08:25,873 - Jerris still has an open case, and all they can do now 216 00:08:25,939 --> 00:08:27,508 is just be patient and wait for the courts 217 00:08:27,574 --> 00:08:29,743 and the lawyers to just do their job. 218 00:08:29,810 --> 00:08:32,246 I'm trying to stay positive but it's just hard when 219 00:08:32,312 --> 00:08:34,515 I feel like there's no light at the end of the tunnel. 220 00:08:34,581 --> 00:08:36,783 - But I love you. - I know, I love you too. 221 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,319 - I'm trying not to be emotional about it. 222 00:08:39,386 --> 00:08:41,688 - Yeah. - I don't want these men 223 00:08:41,755 --> 00:08:43,090 to see me crying and stuff, but... 224 00:08:43,156 --> 00:08:44,925 (laughter) 225 00:08:44,992 --> 00:08:47,995 I'm about to go make me some food, like, something tamale, 226 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:50,864 burrito or something in there. - All right. 227 00:08:50,931 --> 00:08:54,735 - ♪♪ I can't wait to see you again ♪♪♪♪ 228 00:08:54,801 --> 00:08:56,803 - Try calling me later. - Okay, I love you. 229 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:59,640 - All right, I love you. 230 00:08:59,706 --> 00:09:02,976 I truly love Jerris, but I just feel like how are we supposed 231 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,145 to make a life together if you're not even around? 232 00:09:05,212 --> 00:09:07,548 I feel like my tattoo career is taking off. 233 00:09:07,614 --> 00:09:09,983 But my personal life is all over the place. 234 00:09:10,050 --> 00:09:13,086 Like, why is it so hard to just have everything all at once? 235 00:09:17,991 --> 00:09:20,961 - How's everything been since our last conversation? 236 00:09:21,028 --> 00:09:21,995 - I'm figuring it out. 237 00:09:22,062 --> 00:09:23,330 - Is it boyfriend issues? 238 00:09:23,397 --> 00:09:25,199 - I don't have one of those anymore. 239 00:09:25,265 --> 00:09:26,767 (Nessie) - A fiancé? 240 00:09:26,834 --> 00:09:29,169 - He has been blowing me off the past few days. 241 00:09:29,236 --> 00:09:31,471 - When I left the shop, you said anytime that I had to come back 242 00:09:31,538 --> 00:09:33,674 for any type reason that the door's open. 243 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:36,076 - I love you, Eric. I legit look at you 244 00:09:36,143 --> 00:09:37,377 like a little brother. 245 00:09:37,444 --> 00:09:38,545 You're no longer working here, 246 00:09:38,612 --> 00:09:40,681 then you're not my first priority. 247 00:09:40,747 --> 00:09:42,616 - What's wrong with you? You seem kind of like eh. 248 00:09:42,683 --> 00:09:44,818 - It's tough on me to having even say it to y'all. 249 00:09:44,885 --> 00:09:47,721 But it's not the best time for me to do the shop. 250 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:49,923 - Okay, I'm kind of thrown right now. 251 00:09:51,525 --> 00:09:53,060 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 252 00:09:57,030 --> 00:09:59,266 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 253 00:09:59,333 --> 00:10:01,134 ♪♪♪♪ 254 00:10:01,201 --> 00:10:03,203 - ♪♪ To the top as we go, top as we go ♪♪ 255 00:10:03,270 --> 00:10:05,072 ♪♪ This is our show, this is our show ♪♪ 256 00:10:05,138 --> 00:10:06,440 ♪♪ You either can get down and lay down ♪♪ 257 00:10:06,507 --> 00:10:08,709 ♪♪ It's our time wherever we go ♪♪♪♪ 258 00:10:08,775 --> 00:10:10,410 (Kat) - I'm hungry, girl. 259 00:10:10,477 --> 00:10:12,880 - What are those? - We about to see. 260 00:10:12,946 --> 00:10:14,114 - Oh, that ain't the... 261 00:10:14,181 --> 00:10:15,415 - This the mystery box right there. 262 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:17,217 - What is that? - Y'all can have that. 263 00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:18,819 - No, hell, no. (laughing) 264 00:10:18,886 --> 00:10:21,755 - Okay, that's the type of tips-- I just got a $1,000 tip 265 00:10:21,822 --> 00:10:23,557 from my client. - That came out good. 266 00:10:23,624 --> 00:10:26,527 - It came out really good. - Thanks. I still got it. 267 00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:28,595 - I'm still getting back into the swing of things 268 00:10:28,662 --> 00:10:29,796 after having my baby. 269 00:10:29,863 --> 00:10:31,732 And my team really held things down 270 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:32,966 while I was on leave. 271 00:10:33,033 --> 00:10:34,968 Feels so good to be back with my fam 272 00:10:35,035 --> 00:10:36,303 in here tattooing. 273 00:10:36,370 --> 00:10:38,005 We all went out with Nessie the other night. 274 00:10:38,071 --> 00:10:39,439 - It felt natural having her around us. 275 00:10:39,506 --> 00:10:41,341 - I just felt bad because I invited her out. 276 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:43,443 I didn't want her impression of me to be a flake. 277 00:10:43,510 --> 00:10:45,412 - No, no. Bitch, you got a baby. 278 00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:47,014 - I know. - Nessie was cool, though. 279 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,016 I got to talk to her. - I (bleep) with her. 280 00:10:49,082 --> 00:10:50,551 - I (bleep) with her, too. - I really do. 281 00:10:50,617 --> 00:10:52,319 - You know what it is? I'm excited to see 282 00:10:52,386 --> 00:10:54,087 her grow in this environment. - Me too. 283 00:10:54,154 --> 00:10:55,689 - Especially as a minority female. 284 00:10:55,756 --> 00:10:57,124 You know what I mean? - Yep. 285 00:10:57,191 --> 00:10:58,792 - She reminds me literally like so much of myself. 286 00:10:58,859 --> 00:11:00,260 I can see so much of me in her. 287 00:11:00,327 --> 00:11:02,196 Your black and gray is super solid. 288 00:11:02,262 --> 00:11:03,997 You got it, girl. - Thank you. 289 00:11:04,064 --> 00:11:05,332 - I'm really excited to have her. 290 00:11:05,399 --> 00:11:06,733 - Me too. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 291 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:08,435 While I was at the party, I made a mistake. 292 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:10,838 I was introducing Nessie to everybody. 293 00:11:10,904 --> 00:11:13,941 Eric came and I was like, "This is our new artist, Nessie." 294 00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,475 And I was like, oh, my God. 295 00:11:15,542 --> 00:11:17,578 And, like, immediately, like, it just got awkward. 296 00:11:17,644 --> 00:11:19,279 - So you jumped the gun. - You know, ain't no filter 297 00:11:19,346 --> 00:11:21,582 on that mouth. There's no filter on that mouth. 298 00:11:21,648 --> 00:11:22,983 - Y'all crazy. 299 00:11:23,050 --> 00:11:25,519 Eric, aka Tans, was the first apprentice 300 00:11:25,586 --> 00:11:28,055 that we brought into the shop three years ago. 301 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:30,257 He was already a dope-ass painter, 302 00:11:30,324 --> 00:11:31,592 but when it came to tattooing, 303 00:11:31,658 --> 00:11:33,627 we taught him everything that he knows. 304 00:11:33,694 --> 00:11:35,495 He showed so much progress, 305 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:38,031 and I went out on a limb and hired him 306 00:11:38,098 --> 00:11:40,267 as a full-time resident artist at Enigma. 307 00:11:40,334 --> 00:11:41,568 But then a few months later, 308 00:11:41,635 --> 00:11:43,370 when it came time to pay booth rent, 309 00:11:43,437 --> 00:11:45,739 he up and quit on me with no prior notice. 310 00:11:45,806 --> 00:11:51,879 I think none of us expected Eric to fall off from us 311 00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:53,046 the way that he did. 312 00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:54,248 I ain't gonna lie, I'm hurt. 313 00:11:54,314 --> 00:11:55,916 Over the years, all of us got 314 00:11:55,983 --> 00:11:57,251 very close to Tans. 315 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,253 Hell, I even called him my little brother. 316 00:11:59,319 --> 00:12:01,855 So I was very shocked and very hurt 317 00:12:01,922 --> 00:12:03,457 when he just up and quit. 318 00:12:03,524 --> 00:12:05,259 And then you come in the shop in the middle of the night 319 00:12:05,325 --> 00:12:08,595 when no one is here and grab all your art off the walls 320 00:12:08,662 --> 00:12:12,132 and all of your tattoo stuff, like we did something to you. 321 00:12:12,199 --> 00:12:13,600 - I'm more disappointed than anything 322 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,569 because we literally equipped his ass 323 00:12:15,636 --> 00:12:17,671 with all the (bleep) tools and knowledge. 324 00:12:17,738 --> 00:12:19,373 And you're just gonna (bleep) on everybody like that 325 00:12:19,439 --> 00:12:21,208 and just walk out? - I talked to him. 326 00:12:21,275 --> 00:12:24,411 And the miscommunication I think that he's feeling 327 00:12:24,478 --> 00:12:27,114 that when he came to you, you told him 328 00:12:27,181 --> 00:12:30,117 that if he ever do want to come back... 329 00:12:30,184 --> 00:12:32,119 - The door's open, and I wish I didn't say that. 330 00:12:32,186 --> 00:12:33,987 - My thing is this, if somebody says 331 00:12:34,054 --> 00:12:36,056 the door is always open, it means, yes, 332 00:12:36,123 --> 00:12:37,457 I'll (bleep) with you still. 333 00:12:37,524 --> 00:12:39,760 If we have space for you, you can come back. 334 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:41,528 When we tell you that we've already replaced you, 335 00:12:41,595 --> 00:12:43,030 you need not be mad at us. 336 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,298 - I told him how I felt, 337 00:12:44,364 --> 00:12:45,766 like however it came across. 338 00:12:45,832 --> 00:12:47,534 I'm like, you know, nobody's mad at you. 339 00:12:47,601 --> 00:12:49,436 But at the end of the day, like, look at how you left. 340 00:12:49,503 --> 00:12:51,505 He's like, "No, if I'm little bro," and this, this, and that, 341 00:12:51,572 --> 00:12:55,142 but I've never heard, like, the term "little bro" 342 00:12:55,209 --> 00:12:57,244 thrown in my face, you know what I'm saying? 343 00:12:57,311 --> 00:12:58,946 - Because he's trying to make you feel bad. 344 00:12:59,012 --> 00:13:00,214 - I know, but I call him Little Bro 345 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,149 because he reminds me of little me 346 00:13:02,216 --> 00:13:03,350 when I was a teenager. 347 00:13:03,417 --> 00:13:05,352 The thing that upsets me the most 348 00:13:05,419 --> 00:13:08,121 is this sense of entitlement that Eric seems to have now. 349 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:09,523 I mean, if it wasn't for Enigma, 350 00:13:09,590 --> 00:13:11,291 Eric would still be cutting hair. 351 00:13:11,358 --> 00:13:14,494 And even after quitting on us, as bogus as he did, 352 00:13:14,561 --> 00:13:16,129 he's acting like he should just be able 353 00:13:16,196 --> 00:13:18,232 to come back whenever he pleases. 354 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:19,666 - All right, I've been listening to all y'all. 355 00:13:19,733 --> 00:13:20,834 Got it, okay. 356 00:13:20,901 --> 00:13:22,336 Do you guys want to reconcile with him 357 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,137 to bring him back in? 358 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:27,341 - There you go, next topic. 359 00:13:27,407 --> 00:13:29,309 (laughter) That's it. 360 00:13:29,376 --> 00:13:31,345 - Look, the shop is all about growth 361 00:13:31,411 --> 00:13:33,146 and reaching your full potential. 362 00:13:33,213 --> 00:13:34,681 When Eric left to do his own thing, 363 00:13:34,748 --> 00:13:37,017 I wished him nothing but the best. 364 00:13:37,084 --> 00:13:40,020 But he didn't even apologize for leaving the way he did. 365 00:13:40,087 --> 00:13:41,388 And now he wants to come back? 366 00:13:41,455 --> 00:13:43,357 I think it's gonna take a lot of time, 367 00:13:43,423 --> 00:13:46,059 a lot of apologies, and a lot of trust-building 368 00:13:46,126 --> 00:13:47,861 before he can turn things around. 369 00:13:47,928 --> 00:13:50,664 - At the end of the day, we want to see everybody grow. 370 00:13:50,731 --> 00:13:52,633 As a mentor, you're not doing your job 371 00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:54,768 if you're not helping that person grow. 372 00:13:54,835 --> 00:13:58,172 Now you growing, don't bite your nose to spite your face. 373 00:13:58,238 --> 00:14:00,607 - That's my thing where Nessie is beyond tattoos 374 00:14:00,674 --> 00:14:02,509 is like she paint, she hustle, like you know what I'm saying? 375 00:14:02,576 --> 00:14:04,311 - She does everything. She gonna get it. 376 00:14:04,378 --> 00:14:05,746 She ain't turning down money. - Yeah. 377 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:07,514 - So I feel like her being in our shop 378 00:14:07,581 --> 00:14:09,416 is gonna be what she needs. - No, deadass. 379 00:14:09,483 --> 00:14:11,385 - I don't know about y'all, but I need another drink. 380 00:14:11,451 --> 00:14:13,020 - I mean, I got some more liquor in the back 381 00:14:13,086 --> 00:14:14,354 if y'all trying to drink. 382 00:14:14,421 --> 00:14:15,889 - I will take a couple more shots, yes. 383 00:14:15,956 --> 00:14:18,091 - Who gonna clean this up? - (bleep), y'all got it. 384 00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:19,993 (laughter) 385 00:14:20,060 --> 00:14:22,229 - ♪♪ And it just feels good ♪♪ 386 00:14:22,296 --> 00:14:25,299 ♪♪ It feels good to be alive ♪♪ 387 00:14:25,365 --> 00:14:27,601 ♪♪ I'm alive I'm alive right now ♪♪ 388 00:14:27,668 --> 00:14:30,204 ♪♪ So alive right now... ♪♪♪♪ 389 00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:32,105 - Hi. - Hi, guys. 390 00:14:32,172 --> 00:14:34,541 Not only am I riding high from a great day at Enigma, 391 00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:37,010 but it's also Vudu's 30th birthday party tonight. 392 00:14:37,077 --> 00:14:38,278 And you know I'm ready to turn up. 393 00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:40,848 What's up? - What's up? 394 00:14:40,914 --> 00:14:42,382 - Hey, guys. - Yo. 395 00:14:42,449 --> 00:14:43,784 - And I invited all the cool people 396 00:14:43,851 --> 00:14:45,919 over from IAM shop to help her celebrate. 397 00:14:45,986 --> 00:14:48,255 - Yo! What up? 398 00:14:48,322 --> 00:14:49,756 What's up? What's up? 399 00:14:49,823 --> 00:14:51,358 - How you feeling? - I'm good. How y'all feeling? 400 00:14:51,425 --> 00:14:53,126 - Good. - Me and Nessie is still 401 00:14:53,193 --> 00:14:54,561 not really on good terms. 402 00:14:54,628 --> 00:14:56,430 But we've both grown for real, for real. 403 00:14:56,496 --> 00:14:58,665 So picking sides? That's weird. 404 00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:00,634 And that's only gonna make stuff more awkward. 405 00:15:00,701 --> 00:15:02,836 The focus for today is to show Vudu 406 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:04,738 how much we love her. 407 00:15:04,805 --> 00:15:07,708 ♪♪♪♪ 408 00:15:09,676 --> 00:15:11,278 - There she come. 409 00:15:12,145 --> 00:15:14,381 - Happy birthday! 410 00:15:14,448 --> 00:15:16,617 - (laughs) - Hi, hi. 411 00:15:16,683 --> 00:15:18,619 - Happy birthday. - Hi, guys. How are you? 412 00:15:18,685 --> 00:15:20,754 - Lady in red. - Does this make you happy? 413 00:15:20,821 --> 00:15:22,823 - Yeah, like, I never had a birthday party before. 414 00:15:22,890 --> 00:15:24,958 Like, never celebrated my birthday. 415 00:15:25,025 --> 00:15:27,794 This is the first time. - For real? That's crazy. 416 00:15:27,861 --> 00:15:29,563 - People are always so shocked 417 00:15:29,630 --> 00:15:32,332 when I tell them that I've never had a birthday party. 418 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,468 But I grew up in a cult 419 00:15:34,535 --> 00:15:38,605 and we did not celebrate anything at all. 420 00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:40,340 - I saw you got to do one of your original pieces... 421 00:15:40,407 --> 00:15:41,842 - Mm-hmm. - ...the other day. 422 00:15:41,909 --> 00:15:43,577 - At the shop I've been working at in Venice, 423 00:15:43,644 --> 00:15:45,512 I've only been doing my own original art. 424 00:15:45,579 --> 00:15:47,714 Like I haven't taken a walk-in. - Okay. 425 00:15:47,781 --> 00:15:50,384 - Just nice to be in a space where it's, like, art driven. 426 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:53,153 I finally feel like I'm getting there. 427 00:15:53,220 --> 00:15:55,556 Yeah, I'm so happy! (laughs) 428 00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:57,724 - That's dope. - Alana, how are you? 429 00:15:57,791 --> 00:15:59,660 I haven't seen you in forever. - Good. 430 00:15:59,726 --> 00:16:01,895 I'm hosting a paint-and-puff. 431 00:16:01,962 --> 00:16:04,431 So I'm gonna be teaching, like, an art class, like, with weed. 432 00:16:04,498 --> 00:16:05,666 You guys are all invited. 433 00:16:05,732 --> 00:16:06,834 I would love for you guys to come. 434 00:16:06,900 --> 00:16:08,135 But it's just at the Compton shop. 435 00:16:08,202 --> 00:16:10,437 (music slows, stops) 436 00:16:10,504 --> 00:16:12,739 (laughter) - ...but, uh... 437 00:16:12,806 --> 00:16:14,174 (laughter continues) - What? 438 00:16:14,241 --> 00:16:16,343 - You funny as (bleep). 439 00:16:16,410 --> 00:16:17,911 - Hosting my first puff-and-paint 440 00:16:17,978 --> 00:16:19,179 is a big deal to me, 441 00:16:19,246 --> 00:16:20,514 so I wanted to invite all my people. 442 00:16:20,581 --> 00:16:22,149 But I know damn well 443 00:16:22,216 --> 00:16:23,884 KP and Tim are not gonna let any of them through the door. 444 00:16:23,951 --> 00:16:26,720 I just hope that me, Ink, and Polo don't get fired 445 00:16:26,787 --> 00:16:28,455 for being at this table right now. 446 00:16:28,522 --> 00:16:30,958 - Barbie! I love you. - Love you more. 447 00:16:31,024 --> 00:16:32,993 I'm good. Just, you know. - How's everything been 448 00:16:33,060 --> 00:16:35,295 since our last conversation? 449 00:16:35,362 --> 00:16:36,797 - You know. - What happened? 450 00:16:36,864 --> 00:16:38,498 - Is it boyfriend issues? Or fiancé? 451 00:16:38,565 --> 00:16:40,367 - What? I don't have one of those anymore. 452 00:16:40,434 --> 00:16:42,236 - What? - So, yeah. 453 00:16:42,302 --> 00:16:43,637 - A fiancé. - Yeah, yeah. 454 00:16:43,704 --> 00:16:45,005 I don't have one of those at the moment. 455 00:16:45,072 --> 00:16:46,807 - Shut the (bleep) up. 456 00:16:46,874 --> 00:16:49,009 - I really haven't made a big announcement 457 00:16:49,076 --> 00:16:51,378 about my breakup with Bone 'cause it's still pretty raw. 458 00:16:51,445 --> 00:16:54,114 And honestly, he hasn't even apologized or done 459 00:16:54,181 --> 00:16:57,784 any type of grand gesture since I put my ring on the table. 460 00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,920 But I just have to take it one day at a time at this point. 461 00:16:59,987 --> 00:17:01,788 I don't want to go into it 'cause it's-- 462 00:17:01,855 --> 00:17:03,357 I'm in a good place right now, you know? 463 00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:04,725 - No time to be crying at this table. 464 00:17:04,791 --> 00:17:06,159 - Right, like, I got a kid to worry about, 465 00:17:06,226 --> 00:17:08,862 a business to run, a tattoo shop to try to open 466 00:17:08,929 --> 00:17:10,731 and (bleep), so like that's the last... 467 00:17:10,797 --> 00:17:12,099 - Yeah, what's going on with that? 468 00:17:12,165 --> 00:17:13,300 - It's a lot. 469 00:17:13,367 --> 00:17:14,868 - I was hoping Barbie's ass 470 00:17:14,935 --> 00:17:16,236 was not about to bring up this shop 471 00:17:16,303 --> 00:17:17,771 in front of everybody. 472 00:17:17,838 --> 00:17:19,306 'Cause after having my heart-to-heart with Dani, 473 00:17:19,373 --> 00:17:21,008 I know I gotta make the right decision 474 00:17:21,074 --> 00:17:22,242 and be there for my family. 475 00:17:22,309 --> 00:17:24,344 Barbie look real excited right now, 476 00:17:24,411 --> 00:17:26,680 so I really hate to squash all her dreams. 477 00:17:26,747 --> 00:17:29,082 But I do know I gotta have this conversation 478 00:17:29,149 --> 00:17:30,651 sooner than later. 479 00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:32,719 - Yeah, so you guys know I've been working out my crib. 480 00:17:32,786 --> 00:17:34,188 I'm like, I just want to be around other artists. 481 00:17:34,254 --> 00:17:35,622 I want to be great. I want to be around artists 482 00:17:35,689 --> 00:17:36,690 that are way better than me. 483 00:17:36,757 --> 00:17:38,392 I want to learn. - Okay. 484 00:17:38,458 --> 00:17:39,693 - And so I finally found a shop... 485 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,895 - Oh, wow. - ...that welcomed me 486 00:17:41,962 --> 00:17:44,565 with open arms. - Where? Where? Where? 487 00:17:44,631 --> 00:17:47,534 - At Enigma... - Okay. 488 00:17:47,601 --> 00:17:50,137 (overlapping chatter) - Very nice. 489 00:17:50,204 --> 00:17:52,406 - Really, they have a nice bond, that's good. 490 00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:54,575 Congratulations, Nessie. I'm happy for you. 491 00:17:54,641 --> 00:17:56,543 (overlapping chatter) - Good. 492 00:17:56,610 --> 00:17:58,946 - Well, you guys, I just want to say 493 00:17:59,012 --> 00:18:00,814 thank you so much for just being here 494 00:18:00,881 --> 00:18:04,418 and making this the best birthday ever. 495 00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:05,919 Also my first one. 496 00:18:05,986 --> 00:18:07,421 - And some shots for the birthday girl. 497 00:18:07,487 --> 00:18:09,556 - (screams) (all cheering) 498 00:18:09,623 --> 00:18:10,724 (Lemeir) - Oh, for Vudu. 499 00:18:10,791 --> 00:18:12,693 Continue, continue to be yourself. 500 00:18:12,759 --> 00:18:15,162 Don't chase the money and lose yourself. 501 00:18:15,229 --> 00:18:16,697 Happy birthday. 502 00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:19,533 - Cheers. Happy birthday, Vudu! 503 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:20,968 (Vudu) - I think it's really poetic 504 00:18:21,034 --> 00:18:24,204 that I'm having my first birthday party 505 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:25,639 on my 30th birthday. 506 00:18:25,706 --> 00:18:27,641 I feel like I have a lot to celebrate this year. 507 00:18:27,708 --> 00:18:31,211 I've taken a huge step to work on my insides 508 00:18:31,278 --> 00:18:34,281 as well as I've made a few tweaks on the outside. 509 00:18:34,348 --> 00:18:37,518 I hated when people said that I look like my mother. 510 00:18:37,584 --> 00:18:39,953 And I did do a few changes. 511 00:18:40,020 --> 00:18:41,655 - I support that. - Thank you. 512 00:18:41,722 --> 00:18:43,891 - It looks amazing. - I took a giant leap of faith 513 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:47,327 and decided to reconnect with my biological father. 514 00:18:47,394 --> 00:18:49,730 Hi. (laughs) 515 00:18:49,796 --> 00:18:51,698 Mmm, it's just been forever. 516 00:18:51,765 --> 00:18:53,634 - I'm glad to be here. 517 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:55,235 - Thank you. Me too. 518 00:18:55,302 --> 00:18:58,105 Our relationship isn't perfect, but we're working on it. 519 00:18:58,172 --> 00:19:00,807 And I've decided that I'm no longer putting up 520 00:19:00,874 --> 00:19:03,277 with any disrespect at the IAM shop. 521 00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,012 Look how quickly you just turned. 522 00:19:05,078 --> 00:19:06,713 - Y'all don't want to be here, y'all can just leave. 523 00:19:06,780 --> 00:19:08,682 - I don't think it's for me. - Good luck. 524 00:19:08,749 --> 00:19:10,517 - And I'm so glad to be here 525 00:19:10,584 --> 00:19:13,287 celebrating life through its ups and downs 526 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:14,588 with a great group of friends. 527 00:19:14,655 --> 00:19:16,323 (excited shouting) 528 00:19:16,390 --> 00:19:20,060 - ♪♪ Happy birthday to you ♪♪ 529 00:19:20,127 --> 00:19:24,298 ♪♪ Happy birthday to you ♪♪♪♪ 530 00:19:24,364 --> 00:19:26,133 - Whoo! 531 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,269 (all cheering) 532 00:19:29,336 --> 00:19:31,505 - What's been going on? - I don't want to say too much. 533 00:19:31,572 --> 00:19:32,773 I feel like, since you're my mom, 534 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,141 we just have to keep that boundary. 535 00:19:34,208 --> 00:19:36,276 But I just feel like we can just stay away from 536 00:19:36,343 --> 00:19:38,478 topics of Jerris. 537 00:19:42,249 --> 00:19:43,717 - I'll go, I'll go talk to him real quick. 538 00:19:43,784 --> 00:19:45,986 - I need you like in this family. 539 00:19:46,053 --> 00:19:47,721 - You pop up here on your own time. 540 00:19:47,788 --> 00:19:49,623 It's like that's disrespectful. 541 00:19:49,690 --> 00:19:51,959 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 542 00:19:56,663 --> 00:19:58,165 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 543 00:19:58,232 --> 00:19:59,967 - ♪♪ Representing yeah ♪♪ 544 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:02,369 ♪♪ Is it time to hit the ATM? ♪♪ 545 00:20:02,436 --> 00:20:05,339 ♪♪ All cash maybe time to get another advance ♪♪♪♪ 546 00:20:05,405 --> 00:20:08,408 ♪♪♪♪ 547 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:12,779 (door buzzer) 548 00:20:12,846 --> 00:20:15,516 - Hello! - Hey. Hi, Mama. 549 00:20:15,582 --> 00:20:17,518 - Thanks for not telling me about your little setup. 550 00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:19,219 I had to see it all over Instagram. 551 00:20:19,286 --> 00:20:20,554 - I didn't know that you wanted to come. 552 00:20:20,621 --> 00:20:22,723 - Well, of course. Anything to support you. 553 00:20:22,789 --> 00:20:24,725 - I'm really nervous hosting my first puff-and-paint 554 00:20:24,791 --> 00:20:26,560 and I really want it to be a huge success. 555 00:20:26,627 --> 00:20:28,262 I mean, I don't want to be embarrassed 556 00:20:28,328 --> 00:20:29,763 if nobody shows up. 557 00:20:29,830 --> 00:20:32,065 And of course, my mom stalked my social media account, 558 00:20:32,132 --> 00:20:33,867 but I just feel like I needed my space 559 00:20:33,934 --> 00:20:35,202 after our last blowup. 560 00:20:35,269 --> 00:20:36,537 I'm tired of explaining myself! 561 00:20:36,603 --> 00:20:38,105 I don't want to explain anymore. 562 00:20:38,172 --> 00:20:39,573 - Well, you just came to me and told me, 563 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,275 "Oh, he was in jail." Like, boo, explain to me. 564 00:20:41,341 --> 00:20:42,976 - I'm fine. I'm happy. I'm good. 565 00:20:43,043 --> 00:20:44,578 I'm not in jail. Be happy I'm not in jail. 566 00:20:44,645 --> 00:20:46,280 I'm happy to see my mom, but I can't tell her 567 00:20:46,346 --> 00:20:47,648 too much about my relationship. 568 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:49,149 And I don't want my guests to walk in 569 00:20:49,216 --> 00:20:50,551 and see me battling my mom about this. 570 00:20:50,617 --> 00:20:52,152 That would not be a good look. 571 00:20:52,219 --> 00:20:54,821 - It looks good in here. I'm really proud of you. 572 00:20:54,888 --> 00:20:57,524 I really want you to, you know, get back into art. 573 00:20:57,591 --> 00:20:59,126 - Yeah. 574 00:21:01,228 --> 00:21:02,462 - So what else? What's been going on? 575 00:21:02,529 --> 00:21:05,098 I haven't talked to you in a while. 576 00:21:07,734 --> 00:21:09,036 - Um... 577 00:21:09,102 --> 00:21:10,337 I don't want to say too much. 578 00:21:10,404 --> 00:21:11,605 I feel like since you're my mom, 579 00:21:11,672 --> 00:21:13,140 we just have to keep that boundary. 580 00:21:13,207 --> 00:21:15,042 I just feel like, as far as Jerris goes, 581 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:16,410 it's just always an argument. 582 00:21:16,476 --> 00:21:18,045 I just feel like we can just stay away from 583 00:21:18,111 --> 00:21:19,947 topics of Jerris. 584 00:21:20,013 --> 00:21:21,281 - I'm good with that. 585 00:21:21,348 --> 00:21:22,549 - I love talking to my mom. 586 00:21:22,616 --> 00:21:24,084 And she's like my best friend. 587 00:21:24,151 --> 00:21:25,786 But when it comes to stuff about Jerris, 588 00:21:25,853 --> 00:21:27,688 and if I told her that he has no release date, 589 00:21:27,754 --> 00:21:30,290 I just know that it'll be an never-ending conversation. 590 00:21:30,357 --> 00:21:32,125 So, with all things that come with Jerris, 591 00:21:32,192 --> 00:21:33,560 I'm just gonna dead it. 592 00:21:33,627 --> 00:21:35,329 And I'm glad that she finally understands. 593 00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:37,030 - At the end of the day, Alana, you're an adult 594 00:21:37,097 --> 00:21:38,599 and this is your journey. 595 00:21:38,665 --> 00:21:41,869 I just have to trust that you know what you're doing. 596 00:21:41,935 --> 00:21:44,304 I mean, with Jerris, I don't want you to feel like 597 00:21:44,371 --> 00:21:45,706 you can't talk to me. - Yeah. 598 00:21:45,772 --> 00:21:48,275 - You know, but... So this is the shop, huh? 599 00:21:48,342 --> 00:21:49,576 I've never-- - Never been here? 600 00:21:49,643 --> 00:21:52,980 - No. So where's your station at? 601 00:21:53,046 --> 00:21:54,548 - I was right there. 602 00:21:54,615 --> 00:21:56,316 But KP took it over, so now I'd be, like, around this... 603 00:21:56,383 --> 00:21:58,886 - It's cool. - Okay, okay. 604 00:21:58,952 --> 00:22:01,488 - Whoo-hoo-hoo... - That's what I'm talking about. 605 00:22:01,555 --> 00:22:04,324 - Well, since Alana's so rude, hi, I'm her mom. 606 00:22:04,391 --> 00:22:05,692 - Oh, yeah, you guys never-- - Wow. 607 00:22:05,759 --> 00:22:07,661 - I never introduced you guys. This is my mom. 608 00:22:07,728 --> 00:22:09,363 - Nice to meet you. - I need a hug, Mom. 609 00:22:09,429 --> 00:22:11,331 - Ew! Don't hug my mom. 610 00:22:11,398 --> 00:22:14,368 I don't bring my mom to the shop for one reason-- 611 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:16,503 I don't like to mix my personal life with business. 612 00:22:16,570 --> 00:22:18,405 And my co-workers always love to get 613 00:22:18,472 --> 00:22:19,806 a little too friendly with her. 614 00:22:19,873 --> 00:22:21,441 - BFF club. - (laughs) 615 00:22:21,508 --> 00:22:24,611 - Mom, sit down! Hey, hey, hey! 616 00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:26,413 - Go get her. - (laughs) 617 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,583 - Bye, bitch. - Let me in. 618 00:22:29,650 --> 00:22:31,251 - Hey! 619 00:22:31,318 --> 00:22:32,519 So hands off, KP. 620 00:22:32,586 --> 00:22:34,188 - This is good, though. This is cool. 621 00:22:34,254 --> 00:22:35,722 I'm really proud of you, Lani. - Thank you. 622 00:22:35,789 --> 00:22:37,624 - You definitely come a long way. 623 00:22:38,959 --> 00:22:40,027 - All right, I gotta go. 624 00:22:40,093 --> 00:22:41,361 Bye, baby. Love you, though. 625 00:22:41,428 --> 00:22:42,930 Good luck. Have fun. 626 00:22:42,996 --> 00:22:44,298 - Bye. - Bye. 627 00:22:44,364 --> 00:22:46,200 - I'ma do black and white on each one. 628 00:22:46,266 --> 00:22:48,168 Y'all do the other colors. - Okay. 629 00:22:48,235 --> 00:22:49,536 ♪♪♪♪ 630 00:22:49,603 --> 00:22:51,205 - It should be two trays each. 631 00:22:51,271 --> 00:22:52,706 (door buzzer) - Hello. 632 00:22:52,773 --> 00:22:55,242 - Perfect timing. Oh, my gosh, yay! 633 00:22:55,309 --> 00:22:58,912 Hi, thanks for coming. - Okay, okay, okay, okay. 634 00:22:58,979 --> 00:23:00,013 I'm proud of you. 635 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:01,215 - No, I'm proud of you guys. 636 00:23:01,281 --> 00:23:02,349 - I didn't believe 637 00:23:02,416 --> 00:23:03,517 that you was gonna come through. 638 00:23:03,584 --> 00:23:05,285 - Why? - I didn't believe. 639 00:23:05,352 --> 00:23:06,687 - (gasps) What did you think 640 00:23:06,753 --> 00:23:08,522 I would do wrong? - Ain't no (bleep) way 641 00:23:08,589 --> 00:23:10,691 Alana gonna be able to put on no (bleep) event by herself. 642 00:23:10,757 --> 00:23:13,594 I for damn sure thought Alana was gonna blow it. 643 00:23:13,660 --> 00:23:16,330 I know she ain't always the most consistent in the shop. 644 00:23:16,396 --> 00:23:18,065 I mean, I would've thought Alana was gonna need 645 00:23:18,131 --> 00:23:20,767 Jesus to come down and help her plan this party. 646 00:23:20,834 --> 00:23:24,004 - Polo! Polo! It's one orange. One orange. 647 00:23:24,071 --> 00:23:25,405 - This is exactly the type of stuff 648 00:23:25,472 --> 00:23:27,074 we wanted to bring to the city of Compton. 649 00:23:27,140 --> 00:23:29,776 And if she can really bring the people out on her own, 650 00:23:29,843 --> 00:23:33,914 Alana just might be (bleep) employee of the month. 651 00:23:33,981 --> 00:23:35,516 - About to pour me a cup. 652 00:23:35,582 --> 00:23:39,152 - (laughs) - Back to IAM talk. 653 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:40,954 Everybody's starting to get aligned. 654 00:23:41,021 --> 00:23:44,258 And now, you know, you got the "I," the "A," 655 00:23:44,324 --> 00:23:48,195 and the "M." - Ohh... (bleep). 656 00:23:48,262 --> 00:23:49,563 - The music. 657 00:23:49,630 --> 00:23:51,632 I got a lot going on right now with the shop. 658 00:23:51,698 --> 00:23:53,600 So, when I get a little bit of time, 659 00:23:53,667 --> 00:23:55,335 I'm breaking in the music studio. 660 00:23:55,402 --> 00:23:56,937 I got some records to put out. 661 00:23:57,004 --> 00:23:58,939 That's gonna really spike up these clients 662 00:23:59,006 --> 00:24:01,642 because once they hear the stuff I've been working on, 663 00:24:01,708 --> 00:24:03,143 they're really gonna pull up and try to see 664 00:24:03,210 --> 00:24:04,645 what we got going on. 665 00:24:04,711 --> 00:24:06,346 This is the culture, you know what I'm saying? 666 00:24:06,413 --> 00:24:07,681 This is what we do right here. 667 00:24:07,748 --> 00:24:09,149 (bleep), we cover all three of us. 668 00:24:09,216 --> 00:24:10,617 (Alana) Guys, now let's get started. 669 00:24:10,684 --> 00:24:12,619 - Yeah, let 'em all in. Welcome, welcome. 670 00:24:12,686 --> 00:24:15,222 Welcome, welcome. - Hi. 671 00:24:15,289 --> 00:24:17,457 - Yeah, be careful with the paint. 672 00:24:17,524 --> 00:24:19,092 - Y'all can get a joint. - Oh, yeah. 673 00:24:19,159 --> 00:24:22,863 There's joints here. Y'all can smoke. Enjoy. Chill. 674 00:24:22,930 --> 00:24:25,499 Thanks, everyone, for coming, first of all. 675 00:24:25,566 --> 00:24:27,034 I know it's not too complicated. 676 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:28,569 It's mostly just, like, blending a bunch of colors. 677 00:24:28,635 --> 00:24:31,238 But we gonna first start off with the sky. 678 00:24:31,305 --> 00:24:34,308 So you guys can do any color, but before you guys start, 679 00:24:34,374 --> 00:24:36,677 I would suggest wetting your brush first 680 00:24:36,743 --> 00:24:38,078 so that we would blend all together. 681 00:24:38,145 --> 00:24:39,613 ♪♪♪♪ 682 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,449 - ♪♪ I'm just grinding, I'm just grinding... ♪♪ 683 00:24:42,516 --> 00:24:44,985 - See how it's becoming a little bit more pinkish? 684 00:24:45,052 --> 00:24:46,887 You gotta add the white to it. 685 00:24:46,954 --> 00:24:48,789 - ♪♪ 'Cause I'm just grinding ♪♪♪♪ 686 00:24:48,856 --> 00:24:51,024 - I'm so surprised so many people showed up for my event. 687 00:24:51,091 --> 00:24:53,093 I feel like things are finally looking up for me. 688 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:56,029 I mean, I got my tattoo license, I have my own booth, 689 00:24:56,096 --> 00:24:59,333 and KP finally trusted me to throw my own event at the shop. 690 00:24:59,399 --> 00:25:01,201 - Alana? - Yeah. 691 00:25:01,268 --> 00:25:02,603 - Why are you so quiet? - Right. 692 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:04,071 - (bleep)... Do you mind? 693 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:05,706 (laughter) 694 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:08,208 ♪♪♪♪ 695 00:25:08,275 --> 00:25:09,576 - ♪♪ Damn that's the hook ♪♪ 696 00:25:09,643 --> 00:25:10,611 ♪♪ Grind got me going out my mind ♪♪ 697 00:25:10,677 --> 00:25:12,446 ♪♪ For that look real ♪♪ 698 00:25:12,513 --> 00:25:15,349 ♪♪ Make me wanna run up on some people before they branded ♪♪♪♪ 699 00:25:15,415 --> 00:25:16,950 - What's up, guys? 700 00:25:17,017 --> 00:25:19,419 - Hey! - What y'all working on today? 701 00:25:20,988 --> 00:25:23,891 Yeah? I'm excited about today's appointment. 702 00:25:23,957 --> 00:25:26,026 Um, do y'all watch "Dave" on FX? 703 00:25:26,093 --> 00:25:29,029 I'm tatting GaTa. He's Lil Dicky's hype man. 704 00:25:29,096 --> 00:25:32,232 But, like, he's, like, the best character on there. 705 00:25:32,299 --> 00:25:33,634 So I'm about to do this tat. 706 00:25:33,700 --> 00:25:35,736 (cell phone rings) But, um, oh, (bleep). 707 00:25:37,771 --> 00:25:40,207 Tans been blowing me up the past few days. 708 00:25:40,274 --> 00:25:41,642 - Word. - I don't know what 709 00:25:41,708 --> 00:25:43,210 the (bleep) is going on. We've been busy as hell, 710 00:25:43,277 --> 00:25:44,912 and he's been calling me like he still works here. 711 00:25:46,346 --> 00:25:47,814 Yeah. Last time I talked to Tans, 712 00:25:47,881 --> 00:25:49,483 I told him that we could sit down 713 00:25:49,550 --> 00:25:51,485 and talk when I had time. 714 00:25:51,552 --> 00:25:54,054 But now he's nonstop with the calls and texts. 715 00:25:54,121 --> 00:25:55,222 Sir, you don't work here. 716 00:25:55,289 --> 00:25:56,890 I don't owe you anything. 717 00:25:56,957 --> 00:25:58,725 I will get back to you on my time. 718 00:25:58,792 --> 00:26:01,662 His behavior is just kinda crazy right now. 719 00:26:06,700 --> 00:26:07,701 Right. 720 00:26:08,502 --> 00:26:09,937 - What he want? - Whew. 721 00:26:10,003 --> 00:26:12,639 Yo, GaTa, what's going on? - What's up? 722 00:26:12,706 --> 00:26:14,775 - Man, thank you so much for coming through. 723 00:26:14,842 --> 00:26:16,009 - My pleasure. - What's up, y'all? 724 00:26:16,076 --> 00:26:18,345 This is GaTa. - What up? What up? 725 00:26:18,412 --> 00:26:19,713 - Welcome to Enigma. 726 00:26:19,780 --> 00:26:21,081 - How y'all doing? Salud. 727 00:26:21,148 --> 00:26:22,149 - Glasses dope, bro. 728 00:26:22,216 --> 00:26:23,317 - Oh, yeah, thank you, man. 729 00:26:23,383 --> 00:26:24,585 I'm a sunglasses connoisseur. 730 00:26:24,651 --> 00:26:25,953 - I was just telling them, so, like, 731 00:26:26,019 --> 00:26:27,855 he's a big deal, so treat him as such 732 00:26:27,921 --> 00:26:30,090 when he walks through these doors. 733 00:26:30,157 --> 00:26:32,092 Since I had my baby a few months ago, 734 00:26:32,159 --> 00:26:34,294 I've been doing as many tattoos as I can. 735 00:26:34,361 --> 00:26:36,964 But I'm really ready to get back into it full-time. 736 00:26:37,030 --> 00:26:39,466 So I'm super excited to be tattooing GaTa. 737 00:26:39,533 --> 00:26:41,168 He's a big client, and I'm not trying 738 00:26:41,235 --> 00:26:44,204 to let any of that Eric stuff mess up this session. 739 00:26:44,271 --> 00:26:45,906 - I'm so excited today, man, 740 00:26:45,973 --> 00:26:47,841 to be here with a talented individual like you. 741 00:26:47,908 --> 00:26:49,309 - Thank you so much. - So talented, y'all. 742 00:26:49,376 --> 00:26:50,644 - I appreciate it, man. 743 00:26:50,711 --> 00:26:52,212 So my brother struggles with depression. 744 00:26:52,279 --> 00:26:54,581 And, um, he's been on meds for it. 745 00:26:54,648 --> 00:26:56,984 So, when we were watching the show, 746 00:26:57,050 --> 00:27:00,587 and for you to open up about your story and everything, 747 00:27:00,654 --> 00:27:02,890 like, it-- it meant so much to my family 748 00:27:02,956 --> 00:27:04,992 because, for once, my brother felt like he had somebody 749 00:27:05,058 --> 00:27:07,227 that he can relate to. - The moral of my story is just 750 00:27:07,294 --> 00:27:10,531 to basically tell people that it's okay to not be okay. 751 00:27:10,597 --> 00:27:12,866 - Right, right. It's so special for me to do 752 00:27:12,933 --> 00:27:14,635 this tattoo for GaTa because of how much 753 00:27:14,701 --> 00:27:16,870 his story meant to my brother 754 00:27:16,937 --> 00:27:19,640 and what he's doing for black men in general 755 00:27:19,706 --> 00:27:21,108 in terms of mental health. 756 00:27:21,175 --> 00:27:23,143 There's so much work that needs to be done, 757 00:27:23,210 --> 00:27:27,014 and transparency about mental health can help save a life. 758 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,883 You have a little puppy. I'm a dog person, too. 759 00:27:29,950 --> 00:27:31,652 - That's my guy right here. That's Young Morty the Great. 760 00:27:31,718 --> 00:27:34,087 - Yeah. - So we about to get started. 761 00:27:34,154 --> 00:27:35,489 - Yes, we are. - Whoo. 762 00:27:35,556 --> 00:27:36,657 - ♪♪ I'm a, I'm a, I'm a ♪♪ 763 00:27:36,723 --> 00:27:38,559 ♪♪ I'm a savage ♪♪ 764 00:27:38,625 --> 00:27:40,594 ♪♪ I'm a, I'm a, I'm a I'm a savage ♪♪ 765 00:27:40,661 --> 00:27:42,095 ♪♪ I'm a, I'm a, I'm a... ♪♪ 766 00:27:43,664 --> 00:27:45,699 (music slows, stops) 767 00:27:48,869 --> 00:27:50,671 - I'll go, I'll go talk to him real quick. 768 00:27:50,737 --> 00:27:52,172 Why does Eric think that he can just 769 00:27:52,239 --> 00:27:53,974 pop up at the shop in the middle of the day 770 00:27:54,041 --> 00:27:56,777 while I'm working and demand to talk to me? 771 00:27:56,844 --> 00:27:58,645 I can't have him just lurking around. 772 00:27:58,712 --> 00:28:00,480 So I'ma go and diffuse the situation 773 00:28:00,547 --> 00:28:01,915 before it gets out of hand. 774 00:28:01,982 --> 00:28:04,918 (growls, sighs) 775 00:28:04,985 --> 00:28:07,521 Check this (bleep). Yo. 776 00:28:07,588 --> 00:28:08,722 (Eric) - This is, like, serious. 777 00:28:08,789 --> 00:28:10,157 Like, I need to talk to you. - Okay. 778 00:28:10,224 --> 00:28:11,959 Like, to me, this type of (bleep) is more serious 779 00:28:12,025 --> 00:28:13,460 than anything else. - Okay. 780 00:28:13,527 --> 00:28:15,229 Are you all good? - I'm not. 781 00:28:15,295 --> 00:28:16,697 That's why I wanna talk to you. 782 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,632 - Hey, well, we got stuff that-- that is going on. 783 00:28:18,699 --> 00:28:20,033 I can't talk right now. We're filming. 784 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:21,935 - But I need you to, like, understand me. 785 00:28:22,002 --> 00:28:24,304 - You pop up here on your own time, 786 00:28:24,371 --> 00:28:26,540 it's like that's disrespectful. 787 00:28:26,607 --> 00:28:28,775 (Lemeir) - I wanna be all in for 788 00:28:28,842 --> 00:28:30,043 Danielle right now. 789 00:28:30,110 --> 00:28:31,812 I feel like a decision need to me made 790 00:28:31,879 --> 00:28:34,548 between family and doing the shop. 791 00:28:34,615 --> 00:28:36,984 I just know right now I ain't got no time. 792 00:28:39,820 --> 00:28:41,622 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 793 00:28:45,826 --> 00:28:47,528 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 794 00:28:47,594 --> 00:28:49,162 ♪♪♪♪ 795 00:28:49,229 --> 00:28:50,197 (Kat) - I can't talk right now. 796 00:28:50,264 --> 00:28:51,398 We're filming. 797 00:28:51,465 --> 00:28:53,066 - But I need you to, like, understand me. 798 00:28:53,133 --> 00:28:54,701 - You pop up here on your own time, 799 00:28:54,768 --> 00:28:56,036 it's like that's disrespectful. 800 00:28:56,103 --> 00:28:57,404 - If I don't know what's going on, 801 00:28:57,471 --> 00:28:58,639 then I'm just stuck up in the air. 802 00:28:58,705 --> 00:29:00,240 - Okay. - I just want to talk to you. 803 00:29:00,307 --> 00:29:01,608 - So you have to test right now if you're gonna 804 00:29:01,675 --> 00:29:03,443 be up here at all. - I have (bleep) to do. 805 00:29:03,510 --> 00:29:04,778 - Okay, well, my baby's at home. 806 00:29:04,845 --> 00:29:06,246 So, in order for us to talk, you have to take 807 00:29:06,313 --> 00:29:07,948 the COVID test, period. 808 00:29:08,015 --> 00:29:09,449 But I'm about to do a tattoo. 809 00:29:09,516 --> 00:29:10,984 I'ma handle my business and we'll talk. 810 00:29:11,051 --> 00:29:12,619 - All right. 811 00:29:12,686 --> 00:29:14,655 - Eric is acting crazy right now, 812 00:29:14,721 --> 00:29:17,157 popping up at the shop, demanding my time. 813 00:29:17,224 --> 00:29:19,660 If Eric wanted us to give him respect 814 00:29:19,726 --> 00:29:22,196 and talk to him whenever he pleased, 815 00:29:22,262 --> 00:29:24,298 then maybe he should've made better choices. 816 00:29:24,364 --> 00:29:25,766 I'm so sorry about that. 817 00:29:25,832 --> 00:29:27,634 All right, you ready to get started? 818 00:29:27,701 --> 00:29:29,503 - Oh, yeah, I'm ever so ready. - Turn your back. 819 00:29:29,570 --> 00:29:30,971 - Do you know how hard I'm about to flex? 820 00:29:31,038 --> 00:29:33,207 Like, yo, I got a tat from Kat! 821 00:29:33,273 --> 00:29:34,775 - ♪♪ Bigger badder madder ♪♪ 822 00:29:34,842 --> 00:29:37,644 ♪♪ I'm back and I'm bigger badder madder ♪♪ 823 00:29:37,711 --> 00:29:39,246 ♪♪ I'm back and I'm bigger... ♪♪ 824 00:29:39,313 --> 00:29:42,516 - Aside from my baby, tattooing is my life. 825 00:29:42,583 --> 00:29:45,252 And balancing a shop, motherhood, 826 00:29:45,319 --> 00:29:48,055 and a long-distance relationship is a lot. 827 00:29:48,121 --> 00:29:51,892 So Tans really has no clue as to what my life is like. 828 00:29:51,959 --> 00:29:53,994 And there's really not enough time in a day 829 00:29:54,061 --> 00:29:55,696 for this emotional nonsense. 830 00:29:55,762 --> 00:29:57,397 - ♪♪ On a mission pay attention ♪♪ 831 00:29:57,464 --> 00:29:59,066 ♪♪ I got to make you 'bout to listen ♪♪ 832 00:29:59,132 --> 00:30:01,969 ♪♪ Got tunnel vision I got to get it on hit it... ♪♪ 833 00:30:02,035 --> 00:30:04,771 - This shop is my first child and I put a lot of pride 834 00:30:04,838 --> 00:30:06,807 and all of my heart into building it. 835 00:30:06,874 --> 00:30:09,243 I know everybody here understands that. 836 00:30:09,309 --> 00:30:12,145 That's why Tans quitting upset everybody 837 00:30:12,212 --> 00:30:13,514 the way that it did. 838 00:30:13,580 --> 00:30:15,282 He didn't give a (bleep) about anybody else 839 00:30:15,349 --> 00:30:17,284 and then when he's faced with consequences, 840 00:30:17,351 --> 00:30:20,120 he comes back crawling, looking for his job back. 841 00:30:20,187 --> 00:30:21,188 - ♪♪ Papa I can make it ♪♪ 842 00:30:21,255 --> 00:30:22,623 ♪♪ Papa working on a one ♪♪ 843 00:30:22,689 --> 00:30:26,326 ♪♪ Doesn't matter and I'm on top yeah, yeah ♪♪ 844 00:30:26,393 --> 00:30:28,629 - I don't want any of the other amazing artists 845 00:30:28,695 --> 00:30:30,998 to feel like there's any bad energy in the shop, 846 00:30:31,064 --> 00:30:33,967 because just like they depend on me to keep this business going, 847 00:30:34,034 --> 00:30:36,837 that's why I depend on them when I have to up and leave 848 00:30:36,904 --> 00:30:39,740 to go across the country to see my fiancé. 849 00:30:39,806 --> 00:30:41,308 This team is super strong 850 00:30:41,375 --> 00:30:44,478 and they honestly deserve the absolute best. 851 00:30:44,545 --> 00:30:46,847 So I will talk to Eric when I have time 852 00:30:46,914 --> 00:30:49,383 and continue to make the best decisions for this shop. 853 00:30:51,652 --> 00:30:53,387 - ♪♪ I'm back and I'm... ♪♪♪♪ 854 00:30:55,222 --> 00:30:57,324 - All right, final wipe. - Wow. 855 00:30:57,391 --> 00:30:58,358 - You ready to check it out? 856 00:30:58,425 --> 00:30:59,593 - I'm ever so ready. 857 00:30:59,660 --> 00:31:01,828 Whoo, GaTa with a tat from Kat! 858 00:31:03,230 --> 00:31:04,865 Wow! 859 00:31:04,932 --> 00:31:06,033 - Is it Morty? 860 00:31:06,099 --> 00:31:07,835 - That's Morty right there. 861 00:31:07,901 --> 00:31:10,003 - Yo, you killed that, y'all. - Yay. 862 00:31:10,070 --> 00:31:11,438 - Getting tatted just like that. 863 00:31:11,505 --> 00:31:13,540 - There we go. - Boss. 864 00:31:13,607 --> 00:31:16,343 - ♪♪ We will always find a way ♪♪ 865 00:31:16,410 --> 00:31:18,879 ♪♪ We will always find a way hey ♪♪ 866 00:31:18,946 --> 00:31:22,216 ♪♪ We will always find a way, we will always... ♪♪♪♪ 867 00:31:22,282 --> 00:31:23,317 - What's up? 868 00:31:23,383 --> 00:31:24,518 - How are y'all doing? - Good. 869 00:31:24,585 --> 00:31:26,553 - What's going on, bro? - Chillin'. 870 00:31:27,487 --> 00:31:28,856 - Welcome back to LA, brother. 871 00:31:28,922 --> 00:31:31,592 You've been in-- in Philly for a little minute. 872 00:31:31,658 --> 00:31:33,360 - I know, bro. What's you've been up to? 873 00:31:34,661 --> 00:31:36,430 - Grinding, trying to get everything together 874 00:31:36,496 --> 00:31:37,865 for this tattoo shop. 875 00:31:37,931 --> 00:31:39,366 Actually, I'm actually going to look at a location 876 00:31:39,433 --> 00:31:40,567 in Inglewood tomorrow. 877 00:31:40,634 --> 00:31:42,169 (Lemeir) - I've been dreading having this 878 00:31:42,236 --> 00:31:45,405 meeting with Barbie and Ken about not doing this tattoo shop 879 00:31:45,472 --> 00:31:48,509 'cause I know they done put a lot of goddamn energy 880 00:31:48,575 --> 00:31:50,511 and they're really trying to figure this thing out. 881 00:31:50,577 --> 00:31:52,980 But I really can't just let my friends 882 00:31:53,046 --> 00:31:55,516 and people that I love continue to work towards a goal 883 00:31:55,582 --> 00:31:57,851 that I know for a fact is on hold right now. 884 00:31:57,918 --> 00:32:01,655 - We came up with a good name for the shop. 885 00:32:01,722 --> 00:32:03,156 - Okay. 886 00:32:03,223 --> 00:32:05,092 - We Are. 887 00:32:05,158 --> 00:32:09,429 So, the old shop that we used to work at is called IAM. 888 00:32:09,496 --> 00:32:12,699 So from IAM to We Are. 889 00:32:12,766 --> 00:32:14,234 (Ken chuckling) 890 00:32:14,301 --> 00:32:15,235 (woman) - Some drinks for you guys. 891 00:32:15,302 --> 00:32:16,270 (Barbie) - Thank you. 892 00:32:16,336 --> 00:32:17,871 - You're welcome. 893 00:32:17,938 --> 00:32:19,773 - What's wrong with you, though? You seem kind of like "eh." 894 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,808 - Yeah, word? 895 00:32:21,875 --> 00:32:26,647 - Uh, you know, we added on a new-- a new child. 896 00:32:26,713 --> 00:32:29,883 I wanna be all in for Danielle right now. 897 00:32:29,950 --> 00:32:33,387 She's never asked me for anything but time. 898 00:32:33,453 --> 00:32:37,457 So I feel like a decision need to be made... 899 00:32:37,524 --> 00:32:40,727 between family, uh, and doing the shop. 900 00:32:42,563 --> 00:32:46,033 I just think right now it's not the best time 901 00:32:46,099 --> 00:32:47,534 for me to do my shop. 902 00:32:49,102 --> 00:32:50,304 (Ken sighing) 903 00:32:50,370 --> 00:32:51,638 (Barbie clearing throat) 904 00:32:51,705 --> 00:32:53,574 - Okay, I'm kind of thrown right now. 905 00:32:55,008 --> 00:32:56,476 - I get what you mean, though. 906 00:32:56,543 --> 00:33:00,180 Like, as far as your new-- your new responsibilities, 907 00:33:00,247 --> 00:33:01,281 but, like, we've got a team. 908 00:33:01,348 --> 00:33:02,749 - Yeah. - We got you. 909 00:33:02,816 --> 00:33:05,586 - First of all, if I'm not there like I'm supposed to be, 910 00:33:05,652 --> 00:33:06,920 giving the shop attention, 911 00:33:06,987 --> 00:33:08,822 that wouldn't be right to y'all for me to, like, 912 00:33:08,889 --> 00:33:10,457 just hand everything off and be like, 913 00:33:10,524 --> 00:33:12,492 "Oh, y'all figure everything out." 914 00:33:12,559 --> 00:33:14,328 I feel like I'm really just doing the same thing 915 00:33:14,394 --> 00:33:16,563 we just came from. 916 00:33:16,630 --> 00:33:18,632 Damn, it's eating me up inside just hearing 917 00:33:18,699 --> 00:33:20,767 the disappointment from Barbie and Ken. 918 00:33:20,834 --> 00:33:23,270 Especially Barbie, 'cause I know she was really giving 919 00:33:23,337 --> 00:33:25,506 a lot to this whole situation. 920 00:33:25,572 --> 00:33:27,841 I know in my heart I had to make the decision 921 00:33:27,908 --> 00:33:29,743 to give more time for my family, 922 00:33:29,810 --> 00:33:31,245 but, honestly, that really don't make 923 00:33:31,311 --> 00:33:32,579 this situation feel any better. 924 00:33:32,646 --> 00:33:35,082 It's tough on me having to even say it to y'all, 925 00:33:35,148 --> 00:33:39,653 but... I just know right now, I ain't got no time. 926 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,855 I feel like I would be letting my family down. 927 00:33:43,790 --> 00:33:45,592 - I understand that 100%, bro. 928 00:33:45,659 --> 00:33:47,494 - Like, with everything I've got going on, 929 00:33:47,561 --> 00:33:49,429 it was a great distraction, 930 00:33:49,496 --> 00:33:50,831 but I get it though, you know, 931 00:33:50,898 --> 00:33:53,467 especially with the whole family thing. 932 00:33:54,535 --> 00:33:55,702 I'm real disappointed right now 933 00:33:55,769 --> 00:33:58,172 but also I can't be mad at Lemeir. 934 00:33:58,238 --> 00:33:59,439 You can't fault a man 935 00:33:59,506 --> 00:34:01,008 for trying to do right by his family. 936 00:34:01,074 --> 00:34:02,709 I wish some other guys would try to do that. 937 00:34:02,776 --> 00:34:04,278 Bone. 938 00:34:04,344 --> 00:34:06,446 But I'm hoping maybe down the line it could still happen. 939 00:34:06,513 --> 00:34:08,115 - I appreciate y'all for coming here today 940 00:34:08,182 --> 00:34:11,118 and understanding where I'm coming from. 941 00:34:11,185 --> 00:34:13,453 We still brothers and sisters in real life, so... 942 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:14,688 (Barbie) - That's how families roll. 943 00:34:14,755 --> 00:34:17,157 'Cause we are in this together. 944 00:34:17,224 --> 00:34:19,593 ♪♪♪♪ 945 00:34:19,660 --> 00:34:22,596 We Are-- We Are was more of a comedy bit. 946 00:34:22,663 --> 00:34:24,531 I think we was gonna stick with that. 947 00:34:25,666 --> 00:34:26,700 (Kat) - You no longer work here, E. 948 00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:28,101 I don't owe you (bleep). 949 00:34:28,168 --> 00:34:29,269 - He's not gonna apologize 950 00:34:29,336 --> 00:34:30,704 'cause he don't feel the need to. 951 00:34:31,839 --> 00:34:33,574 - Guess there's drama everywhere, huh? 952 00:34:34,808 --> 00:34:36,476 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 953 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:42,049 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 954 00:34:42,916 --> 00:34:44,418 ♪♪♪♪ 955 00:34:44,484 --> 00:34:46,820 - ♪♪ ...I can smell their deaths ♪♪ 956 00:34:46,887 --> 00:34:49,456 ♪♪ They ain't really looking for a plan to invest ♪♪ 957 00:34:49,523 --> 00:34:52,326 ♪♪ Straps like an army you go do your best... ♪♪♪♪ 958 00:34:52,392 --> 00:34:54,628 - It's watered down with witch hazel a little bit, 959 00:34:54,695 --> 00:34:57,097 so, like, the ink flows a little smoother. 960 00:35:03,570 --> 00:35:04,771 It makes a difference. 961 00:35:04,838 --> 00:35:06,673 A slight one, you know what I'm saying? 962 00:35:09,176 --> 00:35:11,411 - Hey, Miss Nessie. - Hey, hon, how are you? 963 00:35:11,478 --> 00:35:13,046 - I'm good, how are you? - Good. 964 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:15,749 - You look cute. - Thank you, thank you. 965 00:35:15,816 --> 00:35:17,017 - Ooh, I like this. 966 00:35:17,084 --> 00:35:18,051 (needle buzzing) 967 00:35:18,118 --> 00:35:19,419 - It's cute, right? 968 00:35:19,486 --> 00:35:21,288 - It's like a fully functional tattoo shop. 969 00:35:21,355 --> 00:35:23,190 - We've never seen it before. 970 00:35:23,257 --> 00:35:24,958 - Now, this is a whole vibe. 971 00:35:25,025 --> 00:35:26,293 The shop is bright, 972 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,495 all the artists here are actually vibing. 973 00:35:28,562 --> 00:35:30,097 It almost makes me kind of sad 974 00:35:30,163 --> 00:35:31,865 that Lemeir's shop isn't opening. 975 00:35:31,932 --> 00:35:33,400 But I'm still happy to be here 976 00:35:33,467 --> 00:35:35,269 'cause I'm getting my first tattoo of my baby boy 977 00:35:35,335 --> 00:35:36,503 from my girl Nessie. 978 00:35:36,570 --> 00:35:37,871 - I'm nervous. - Don't be nervous. 979 00:35:37,938 --> 00:35:39,039 Did you put your numbing cream on? 980 00:35:39,106 --> 00:35:40,741 - Mm-hmm. - Oh, so you'll be good. 981 00:35:40,807 --> 00:35:42,309 - I'll show you the three sizes I printed. 982 00:35:42,376 --> 00:35:44,378 I printed one small, so just in case. 983 00:35:44,444 --> 00:35:46,346 - I'll let you choose, I have faith in you. 984 00:35:46,413 --> 00:35:48,649 - We're gonna go full back piece. 985 00:35:48,715 --> 00:35:50,250 - Okay. 986 00:35:50,317 --> 00:35:52,152 Whatever you decide, I'm-- I'm fine with. 987 00:35:52,219 --> 00:35:53,253 - You wanna come on this side for me real quick? 988 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:54,588 - Yeah. - I'll shade you. 989 00:35:54,655 --> 00:35:56,223 - So how's everything been going? 990 00:35:56,290 --> 00:35:58,025 So I haven't seen you since Vudu's party. 991 00:35:58,091 --> 00:35:59,493 - Been all right. 992 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:01,595 You know Lemeir's not opening his shop anymore. 993 00:36:01,662 --> 00:36:02,863 - What? Why? 994 00:36:02,930 --> 00:36:04,131 - Yeah, family stuff. 995 00:36:04,198 --> 00:36:05,699 He needs to be around. 996 00:36:05,766 --> 00:36:07,000 I understood it. 997 00:36:07,067 --> 00:36:08,202 It's not completely off the table, 998 00:36:08,268 --> 00:36:10,103 it's just a not for right now. 999 00:36:10,170 --> 00:36:11,538 - Yeah. 1000 00:36:11,605 --> 00:36:13,207 I'm surprised to hear that Lemeir isn't opening 1001 00:36:13,273 --> 00:36:14,274 his own shop anymore. 1002 00:36:14,341 --> 00:36:15,742 I mean, the last time we talked, 1003 00:36:15,809 --> 00:36:18,579 he seemed 100% sure that that's what was going down. 1004 00:36:18,645 --> 00:36:20,514 And even though our friendship is in a weird place, 1005 00:36:20,581 --> 00:36:23,250 like, us falling out basically led me to Kat and Enigma, 1006 00:36:23,317 --> 00:36:24,985 so I'm happy that that part worked out. 1007 00:36:25,052 --> 00:36:26,720 That's good that he's choosing his family, though. 1008 00:36:26,787 --> 00:36:28,589 You know, it's hard for people when they're on, like, 1009 00:36:28,655 --> 00:36:29,690 on the journey. 1010 00:36:29,756 --> 00:36:30,958 And I still wish the best for him. 1011 00:36:31,024 --> 00:36:32,426 I hope everything works out. 1012 00:36:32,492 --> 00:36:34,995 But just like Lemeir, I need to focus on my business 1013 00:36:35,062 --> 00:36:36,063 and what I'm doing. 1014 00:36:36,129 --> 00:36:37,097 (Barbie) - Is it dry yet? 1015 00:36:37,164 --> 00:36:38,365 - Yeah, let's do this. 1016 00:36:38,432 --> 00:36:40,601 (Barbie laughing) 1017 00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:41,702 - Ooh-wee. 1018 00:36:41,768 --> 00:36:42,870 - You're numbing her up? - Mm-hmm. 1019 00:36:42,936 --> 00:36:44,438 - Oh, man. - (baby crying) 1020 00:36:44,505 --> 00:36:46,540 - My baby's back there just making all kinds of noise. 1021 00:36:46,607 --> 00:36:48,842 - Look, I'm a creep, I'm watching mine sleep. 1022 00:36:48,909 --> 00:36:51,111 He's 14 months and he is in his crib, knocked out. 1023 00:36:51,178 --> 00:36:52,813 - Yeah, oh... 1024 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,016 Nessie told me that one of her old co-workers from the IAM shop 1025 00:36:56,083 --> 00:36:57,818 was coming in today to get a tattoo, 1026 00:36:57,885 --> 00:37:00,287 but I didn't realize that Barbie was a new mom too. 1027 00:37:00,354 --> 00:37:02,756 Maybe I should start a daycare in this bitch. 1028 00:37:02,823 --> 00:37:03,857 (baby crying) 1029 00:37:05,025 --> 00:37:06,894 ♪♪♪♪ 1030 00:37:11,899 --> 00:37:13,400 - What's up? You here to get a tattoo? 1031 00:37:15,302 --> 00:37:16,870 - What the (bleep) is he doing here? 1032 00:37:18,872 --> 00:37:20,307 (Kat) - What's going on? 1033 00:37:23,143 --> 00:37:24,578 Where did we leave off? 1034 00:37:24,645 --> 00:37:26,413 Last time we talked, you wouldn't answer my calls, 1035 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:27,481 you're ignoring me. 1036 00:37:27,548 --> 00:37:29,716 So we talk on your time, huh? 1037 00:37:32,319 --> 00:37:33,620 Eric is on some (bleep), 1038 00:37:33,687 --> 00:37:36,423 because now he's ignored my calls and my texts 1039 00:37:36,490 --> 00:37:38,792 to actually schedule a time to talk, 1040 00:37:38,859 --> 00:37:41,895 and here he is popping up at the shop again unannounced. 1041 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:47,634 After you quit. 1042 00:37:47,701 --> 00:37:49,670 ♪♪♪♪ 1043 00:37:52,806 --> 00:37:55,175 - Guess there's drama everywhere, huh? 1044 00:37:55,242 --> 00:37:57,211 - It's not mine, though. - Right. 1045 00:37:57,277 --> 00:37:59,012 - I don't know exactly what's going on, 1046 00:37:59,079 --> 00:38:00,347 but I know one thing's for sure-- 1047 00:38:00,414 --> 00:38:02,516 this whole team got up to support Kat. 1048 00:38:02,583 --> 00:38:04,084 That's what happens when the boss is transparent 1049 00:38:04,151 --> 00:38:06,620 and she treats her co-workers with love and respect. 1050 00:38:06,687 --> 00:38:07,988 (Kat) - You no longer work here, E. 1051 00:38:08,055 --> 00:38:09,156 I don't owe you (bleep). 1052 00:38:09,223 --> 00:38:10,357 (Nelly) - He's not gonna apologize 1053 00:38:10,424 --> 00:38:12,159 'cause he don't feel the need to. 1054 00:38:12,226 --> 00:38:13,827 He don't see where he's wrong. 1055 00:38:13,894 --> 00:38:15,329 I'm talking to Kat. 1056 00:38:18,665 --> 00:38:20,334 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 1057 00:38:24,104 --> 00:38:25,806 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 1058 00:38:26,673 --> 00:38:28,909 ♪♪♪♪ 1059 00:38:28,976 --> 00:38:29,943 (Kat) - You no longer work here, E. 1060 00:38:30,010 --> 00:38:31,111 I don't owe you (bleep). 1061 00:38:31,178 --> 00:38:32,312 (Nelly) - He's not gonna apologize 1062 00:38:32,379 --> 00:38:34,081 'cause he don't feel the need to. 1063 00:38:34,147 --> 00:38:35,516 He don't see where he's wrong. 1064 00:38:37,684 --> 00:38:39,019 I'm talking to Kat. 1065 00:38:45,359 --> 00:38:47,427 - Okay, I'm gonna stop-- I'm gonna stop you right there, 1066 00:38:47,494 --> 00:38:48,662 I'm gonna stop you right there. 1067 00:38:48,729 --> 00:38:50,063 I love you, Eric. 1068 00:38:50,130 --> 00:38:52,132 I legit looked at you like a little brother. 1069 00:38:52,199 --> 00:38:53,400 You're no longer working here, 1070 00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:55,269 then you're not my first priority. 1071 00:38:55,335 --> 00:38:56,503 If you're gonna do your own thing, 1072 00:38:56,570 --> 00:38:57,671 I love you, I care about you, 1073 00:38:57,738 --> 00:38:58,972 I'm gonna tell you best to you. 1074 00:38:59,039 --> 00:39:00,340 I'm not gonna curse you out, nothing. 1075 00:39:01,875 --> 00:39:04,444 Tans needs to stop bringing up this little bro, big sis talk 1076 00:39:04,511 --> 00:39:05,746 because at this point, 1077 00:39:05,812 --> 00:39:07,614 that's just digging the knife even deeper. 1078 00:39:07,681 --> 00:39:09,149 We all treated him like family 1079 00:39:09,216 --> 00:39:11,018 and none of us saw this coming. 1080 00:39:11,084 --> 00:39:12,319 And now all this denial, 1081 00:39:12,386 --> 00:39:14,454 like he doesn't know what he did wrong? 1082 00:39:14,521 --> 00:39:17,257 I don't blame anybody for feeling some type of way. 1083 00:39:24,298 --> 00:39:25,465 You're not hearing everything I'm saying. 1084 00:39:25,532 --> 00:39:26,600 I'm doing a lot. 1085 00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:27,668 But I'm supposed to just answer your call 1086 00:39:27,734 --> 00:39:28,735 when you didn't give me-- 1087 00:39:28,802 --> 00:39:29,903 like, you really wanna come back? 1088 00:39:29,970 --> 00:39:31,205 You didn't give me no courtesies. 1089 00:39:31,271 --> 00:39:32,472 You told me halfway through the month 1090 00:39:32,539 --> 00:39:34,074 that you are gonna do your own thing. 1091 00:39:34,141 --> 00:39:35,576 You didn't say, "Hey, Kat, I'm thinking about 1092 00:39:35,642 --> 00:39:37,511 opening up a studio next month, two months from now." 1093 00:39:37,578 --> 00:39:38,846 No, you waited 'til I said, 1094 00:39:38,912 --> 00:39:40,280 "Hey, E, again, do you have your booth rent?" 1095 00:39:40,347 --> 00:39:41,515 Because you don't pay on time. 1096 00:39:41,582 --> 00:39:42,883 (baby crying) 1097 00:39:42,950 --> 00:39:44,351 Yeah, that's my child crying right there. 1098 00:39:44,418 --> 00:39:46,486 Ain't got time to think about E 24/7. 1099 00:39:47,721 --> 00:39:49,489 I still haven't gotten an apology for nothing. 1100 00:39:49,556 --> 00:39:51,859 Like, I feel super disrespected right now. 1101 00:40:03,237 --> 00:40:05,172 You haven't asked me to come back. 1102 00:40:07,007 --> 00:40:09,443 Eric, we've never talked about you coming back. 1103 00:40:09,510 --> 00:40:10,577 What the (bleep)? 1104 00:40:10,644 --> 00:40:12,579 I know I said the door's always open, 1105 00:40:12,646 --> 00:40:14,081 and that's my bad, 1106 00:40:14,147 --> 00:40:16,350 but he quit the shop out of nowhere, 1107 00:40:16,416 --> 00:40:19,186 came and took all of his artwork in the middle of the night 1108 00:40:19,253 --> 00:40:21,221 and just left us out to dry. 1109 00:40:21,288 --> 00:40:22,890 And now he's trying to come back? 1110 00:40:22,956 --> 00:40:24,491 This cannot be life right now. 1111 00:40:43,510 --> 00:40:45,512 ♪♪♪♪ 1112 00:40:52,186 --> 00:40:55,189 So you've gotta catch up on that part quick. 1113 00:40:55,255 --> 00:40:56,390 - Man... 1114 00:40:56,456 --> 00:40:57,658 - You will never get kudos, bro, 1115 00:40:57,724 --> 00:40:59,826 for trying to become loyal. 1116 00:40:59,893 --> 00:41:02,129 - Ink Art opened up the gates. 1117 00:41:02,196 --> 00:41:03,864 You've just gotta take it to the top. 1118 00:41:03,931 --> 00:41:05,632 (KP vocalizing) 1119 00:41:05,699 --> 00:41:07,000 - This is it. 1120 00:41:07,067 --> 00:41:08,735 It's time for me to finally let them know 1121 00:41:08,802 --> 00:41:09,937 what I've been working on. 1122 00:41:10,003 --> 00:41:11,538 (Tim) - All right, Compton. 1123 00:41:11,605 --> 00:41:12,739 (Polo) - She was able to be strong 1124 00:41:12,806 --> 00:41:14,007 for me when I was in jail, 1125 00:41:14,074 --> 00:41:15,342 and that kept me stronger in prison. 1126 00:41:15,409 --> 00:41:16,410 - You've got a good dad. 1127 00:41:16,476 --> 00:41:18,011 - I'm just happy that he's home. 1128 00:41:18,078 --> 00:41:19,980 - I feel like you turned on me when I needed you the most 1129 00:41:20,047 --> 00:41:22,049 because I was already in a (bleep)-up situation. 1130 00:41:22,115 --> 00:41:23,483 I wouldn't treat my family like that, 1131 00:41:23,550 --> 00:41:26,486 so that's why... I felt a type of way. 1132 00:41:27,855 --> 00:41:29,189 - At the same time, I've gotta think about myself. 1133 00:41:29,256 --> 00:41:31,625 If it's not working for me, then I feel it's, like, 1134 00:41:31,692 --> 00:41:32,993 stopping my potential. 1135 00:41:33,060 --> 00:41:34,261 - How is Enigma stopping your potential? 1136 00:41:34,328 --> 00:41:35,729 - It's my journey. 1137 00:41:35,796 --> 00:41:37,564 - Well, we ain't got nothing else to talk about. 1138 00:41:41,668 --> 00:41:43,971 ♪♪♪♪ 1139 00:42:08,729 --> 00:42:10,531 - ♪♪ MTV ♪♪♪♪