1 00:00:03,370 --> 00:00:05,205 - Hey, party people. [Kevin] We are headed to San Diego 2 00:00:05,272 --> 00:00:07,207 for our first-ever tattoo convention. 3 00:00:07,274 --> 00:00:09,109 Everybody's ready to bring they A-game 4 00:00:09,176 --> 00:00:10,677 so we can make Katrina proud. 5 00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:15,549 [cheers and applause] 6 00:00:20,087 --> 00:00:21,488 Y'all got this [bleep] crying. 7 00:00:21,555 --> 00:00:23,924 Katrina has a whole shop of people winning trophies, 8 00:00:23,991 --> 00:00:25,259 and that's what we here for. 9 00:00:25,325 --> 00:00:27,194 - Amber poured grease up in my [bleep] eyes. 10 00:00:27,261 --> 00:00:29,429 - Bye, bitch! 11 00:00:29,496 --> 00:00:31,565 - Honestly, I don't even wanna be around her. 12 00:00:31,632 --> 00:00:33,834 - Whatever you choosin', it ain't with us, 13 00:00:33,901 --> 00:00:36,270 alright, well, Alana, [bleep] you too then. 14 00:00:36,336 --> 00:00:37,571 - I need the managers to come here 15 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:39,673 because this was our first convention... 16 00:00:39,740 --> 00:00:40,974 - I appreciate the both of y'all. 17 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:42,476 It's gotten to the point where I'll be sad 18 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:43,810 to see either one of them go. 19 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:45,445 Y'all are neck and neck. 20 00:00:45,512 --> 00:00:46,680 - You can't be around people 21 00:00:46,747 --> 00:00:48,081 that's gon' detriment your brand. 22 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:49,950 - Right. I gotta separate myself. 23 00:00:50,017 --> 00:00:52,019 [Ink Bomb] What am I doing at IAM if they're not 24 00:00:52,085 --> 00:00:55,289 even supporting me and letting artists come to blows? 25 00:00:55,355 --> 00:01:03,030 I'ma need to speak to KP once the dust settles. 26 00:01:04,932 --> 00:01:06,066 - ♪♪ I be fishin' wit you bish ♪♪ ♪♪ I do what I want, hey ♪♪ 27 00:01:06,133 --> 00:01:07,534 ♪♪ Tryna get a-- I do what I want ♪♪ 28 00:01:07,601 --> 00:01:09,670 ♪♪ Hey, telling you ♪♪ 29 00:01:09,736 --> 00:01:11,872 ♪♪ I do what I wanna ♪♪ 30 00:01:11,939 --> 00:01:17,978 ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪♪♪ 31 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:22,416 - ♪♪ Ain't got no time for nobody else ♪♪ ♪♪ Nobody but yourself ♪♪ 32 00:01:22,482 --> 00:01:24,651 ♪♪ It's so embarrassing ♪♪ 33 00:01:24,718 --> 00:01:26,553 ♪♪ Thinking about yourself ♪♪♪♪ 34 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:29,623 [tense music] 35 00:01:32,426 --> 00:01:33,560 [ting] 36 00:01:33,627 --> 00:01:35,963 - Oh, [bleep]. - [laughter] 37 00:01:36,029 --> 00:01:37,931 - Let me get some love. - I was on silent over here... 38 00:01:37,998 --> 00:01:39,366 [laughter] 39 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:41,568 How you doing? How's the family? 40 00:01:41,635 --> 00:01:43,103 - Family's good, now. 41 00:01:43,170 --> 00:01:45,405 I am happy to be back on my West Coast grind, 42 00:01:45,472 --> 00:01:46,707 but I've been out in Wisconsin 43 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:48,442 because my daughter needed some help, 44 00:01:48,509 --> 00:01:49,776 so I had to go. 45 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:51,478 And if you know me, my grandkids, 46 00:01:51,545 --> 00:01:53,080 my family is my life. 47 00:01:53,146 --> 00:01:54,414 - I feel good to have you back. 48 00:01:54,481 --> 00:01:56,049 - On what level? - All as-- 49 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,818 - What you been missin' - On all aspects? 50 00:01:57,885 --> 00:01:59,319 - 'Cause I'll tell you what I've been missing. 51 00:01:59,386 --> 00:02:00,487 - Ah! What you been missin'? 52 00:02:00,554 --> 00:02:01,755 [laughter] 53 00:02:01,822 --> 00:02:03,891 [Ink] I'm so happy to see Cory. 54 00:02:03,957 --> 00:02:06,260 I really miss having my old head here at the shop, 55 00:02:06,326 --> 00:02:09,196 and I've been having a real hard time laughing lately, 56 00:02:09,263 --> 00:02:10,864 especially with the drama 57 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:12,933 that happened at the tattoo convention. 58 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:13,934 [door buzzing] 59 00:02:14,001 --> 00:02:15,502 - Oh, [bleep]. 60 00:02:15,569 --> 00:02:17,638 - Nice to see you, it's been so long. 61 00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:19,206 - How you been? - I've been good. 62 00:02:19,273 --> 00:02:20,641 How're you? - I'm good. 63 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:23,710 - Like we've seen a ghost. - I know, like, [bleep]. 64 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:25,679 - Let me tell you how it changed. 65 00:02:25,746 --> 00:02:27,514 - Oh, yeah... - What happened? 66 00:02:27,581 --> 00:02:30,384 - Alana and this one, 67 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:32,452 they don't see eye to eye anymore. 68 00:02:32,519 --> 00:02:35,989 - We had got into it in the shop, 69 00:02:36,056 --> 00:02:37,457 things had escalated... 70 00:02:37,524 --> 00:02:38,625 - Alana threw keys. 71 00:02:38,692 --> 00:02:40,294 - And we got into a brawl 72 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,062 at the tattoo convention. 73 00:02:42,129 --> 00:02:44,631 I pretty much embarrassed myself and the whole team, 74 00:02:44,698 --> 00:02:46,567 I lost my cool. 75 00:02:46,633 --> 00:02:48,168 I'm not proud of the decisions I made, 76 00:02:48,235 --> 00:02:49,336 but it's really literally 77 00:02:49,403 --> 00:02:50,804 nothing I can do to take it back. 78 00:02:50,871 --> 00:02:53,574 All I can do is look at this as a time for redemption 79 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:54,975 and just learn from it, 80 00:02:55,042 --> 00:02:56,643 grow from it, and move forward. 81 00:02:56,710 --> 00:02:58,078 - So where were KP and Tim? 82 00:02:58,145 --> 00:03:00,848 - They popped up, walked around the event, 83 00:03:00,914 --> 00:03:03,917 came to my booth, and then just dipped. 84 00:03:03,984 --> 00:03:06,453 I haven't spoke to either one of them since. 85 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,888 - You don't support the artists, 86 00:03:07,955 --> 00:03:10,190 this is where the artists start to say, you know, 87 00:03:10,257 --> 00:03:11,625 well, why am I even here? 88 00:03:11,692 --> 00:03:13,861 - That's basically kinda where I'm at with it, too. 89 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:16,230 [Cory] I'm more than disappointed 90 00:03:16,296 --> 00:03:18,465 that Tim and KP made no effort 91 00:03:18,532 --> 00:03:21,969 to make sure that their artists were okay at an industry event. 92 00:03:22,035 --> 00:03:24,805 They care about the brand more than the artists, 93 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:26,707 it's just [bleep] up. 94 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:28,442 - It's basically the same thing 95 00:03:28,509 --> 00:03:31,845 I've been doing since I've been in this industry, 96 00:03:31,912 --> 00:03:33,680 tattooing solo. - Mm-hmm. 97 00:03:33,747 --> 00:03:35,082 - Tim, he pulls up sometimes, 98 00:03:35,148 --> 00:03:37,584 but you know, he's not working as an artist, 99 00:03:37,651 --> 00:03:39,019 so he don't really understand, 100 00:03:39,086 --> 00:03:40,888 like, certain things we can't relate. 101 00:03:40,954 --> 00:03:43,690 My mind has been racing since the convention, 102 00:03:43,757 --> 00:03:45,659 and I'm very disappointed. 103 00:03:45,726 --> 00:03:47,394 It's good that Cory's back, 104 00:03:47,461 --> 00:03:50,998 but it's already too late to salvage the negative feelings 105 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:53,200 that I've been having these past few weeks. 106 00:03:53,267 --> 00:03:54,535 The damage has been done. 107 00:03:54,601 --> 00:03:56,336 - It's kinda discouraging hearing that... 108 00:03:56,403 --> 00:03:57,604 - Mm-hmm. - Things have kinda 109 00:03:57,671 --> 00:03:59,139 changed a little bit. - Yeah. 110 00:03:59,206 --> 00:04:01,074 - You're not happy, you're not happy, 111 00:04:01,141 --> 00:04:02,809 know what I'm saying... - Has to be something wrong-- 112 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:03,977 - So it just boils down to the common denominator. 113 00:04:04,044 --> 00:04:05,579 If you don't appreciate me, 114 00:04:05,646 --> 00:04:07,514 why the [bleep] am I gonna [bleep] with you? 115 00:04:07,581 --> 00:04:09,583 After hearing about all the drama 116 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:12,586 from Mz. Ink Bomb and Amber, it's obvious that management 117 00:04:12,653 --> 00:04:13,654 isn't in the right place. 118 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,556 - Do y'all think that, 119 00:04:15,622 --> 00:04:17,891 like, the problems could be solved? 120 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:21,395 - Ugh, I don't know, I'm fed up, we all fed up. 121 00:04:21,461 --> 00:04:24,898 - Yeah, there's a lot of [bleep] that has to be worked out. 122 00:04:24,965 --> 00:04:27,367 - Be said, yeah. - Yeah. 123 00:04:27,434 --> 00:04:29,203 - ♪♪ Welcome to the mucky stuff in the swamp ♪♪ 124 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:31,338 ♪♪ Everything corruptible by the law ♪♪ 125 00:04:31,405 --> 00:04:33,740 ♪♪ Step into the mud, the slush don't wash off ♪♪ 126 00:04:33,807 --> 00:04:35,843 ♪♪ Try your luck... ♪♪ 127 00:04:35,909 --> 00:04:37,845 [Barbie] Look how cra-- oh, my gosh. 128 00:04:37,911 --> 00:04:39,246 [Nelly] Yeah, we racked up. 129 00:04:39,313 --> 00:04:40,581 - It's only right, [bleep], it's only right. 130 00:04:40,647 --> 00:04:41,915 We talked all that [bleep]. 131 00:04:41,982 --> 00:04:43,283 - All that [bleep]. - All that [bleep]. 132 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:45,085 - That's what I'm talking about. 133 00:04:45,152 --> 00:04:47,254 It was the first time Enigma went to a convention as a team 134 00:04:47,321 --> 00:04:49,857 and even though Kat and myself couldn't be there, 135 00:04:49,923 --> 00:04:51,191 everybody showed up and showed out. 136 00:04:51,258 --> 00:04:53,126 But realistically, we all know if Bookie 137 00:04:53,193 --> 00:04:54,728 would've been there, I would've won 138 00:04:54,795 --> 00:04:56,463 first place in every category. 139 00:04:56,530 --> 00:04:57,931 [chuckles] 140 00:04:57,998 --> 00:05:00,200 - I didn't win any awards, bro, I was so sad. 141 00:05:00,267 --> 00:05:01,768 - You stepped your [bleep] up, though. 142 00:05:01,835 --> 00:05:03,237 - She served every one of... 143 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:05,906 - No, what was funny was, Deshay had walked off, 144 00:05:05,973 --> 00:05:07,241 all of a sudden I was sitting there, 145 00:05:07,307 --> 00:05:08,509 I hear, "Deshay Jones". 146 00:05:08,575 --> 00:05:09,676 [overlapping chatter] 147 00:05:09,743 --> 00:05:12,212 [laughter] 148 00:05:17,084 --> 00:05:19,152 I heard "Kevin Laroy, color leg piece." 149 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:21,255 So I thought he won leg sleeve. I'm like, that's a wrap-- 150 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:23,423 - Oh, you beat Kev? - No, I beat Kev! 151 00:05:23,490 --> 00:05:24,925 [laughter] 152 00:05:24,992 --> 00:05:28,028 - Man, he whooped his ass. - Ooh! 153 00:05:28,095 --> 00:05:30,998 - Nelly won two in the same competition. 154 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:32,599 - Doubled up. - And then next, 155 00:05:32,666 --> 00:05:34,334 you know, we look, Lemeir won one. 156 00:05:34,401 --> 00:05:36,904 - I never experienced no [bleep] like that in my life, ever. 157 00:05:36,970 --> 00:05:38,172 - Definitely all-star team, bro, 158 00:05:38,238 --> 00:05:39,940 especially with you being here. - Facts. 159 00:05:40,007 --> 00:05:41,542 - How was the house? - The house was nice, though. 160 00:05:41,608 --> 00:05:42,843 - It was, the backyard was lit. 161 00:05:42,910 --> 00:05:44,311 Somebody was boo'ed up at the house. 162 00:05:44,378 --> 00:05:45,913 I ain't trying to point no elbows... 163 00:05:45,979 --> 00:05:47,915 - Oh, yeah, yeah, we don't point no elbows. 164 00:05:47,981 --> 00:05:50,717 We got a little jacuzzi action going on. 165 00:05:50,784 --> 00:05:52,486 [indistinct chatter, laughter] 166 00:05:52,553 --> 00:05:54,855 [Bookie] What happened? 167 00:05:54,922 --> 00:05:56,723 - He was fraternizing. - With who? 168 00:05:56,790 --> 00:05:58,692 - Think pink. - [laughs] 169 00:05:58,759 --> 00:06:00,994 - Alana? - Ding ding ding! 170 00:06:01,061 --> 00:06:02,963 - We have a winner! 171 00:06:03,030 --> 00:06:05,299 - [door buzzing] - [Denai] Hi, guys. 172 00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,334 [overlapping greetings] 173 00:06:07,401 --> 00:06:09,603 - Oh, what up? - What y'all been talking about? 174 00:06:09,670 --> 00:06:11,071 - How good of a job y'all did. 175 00:06:11,138 --> 00:06:13,340 - Oh yeah, we did a good job, we did a good job. 176 00:06:13,407 --> 00:06:15,175 - Y'all wasn't even competing with each other either, 177 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:17,611 that was the dope part. - We said, we was just like, 178 00:06:17,678 --> 00:06:19,213 nah, not in a situation like that... 179 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,715 - We want everybody to win, so something like that, 180 00:06:21,782 --> 00:06:23,483 we have to work together to make sure 181 00:06:23,550 --> 00:06:24,852 everything runs smoothly. 182 00:06:24,918 --> 00:06:26,587 - Y'all definitely was an asset, 183 00:06:26,653 --> 00:06:28,188 not only did y'all make sure 184 00:06:28,255 --> 00:06:30,190 that we were set to make our money, 185 00:06:30,257 --> 00:06:33,160 y'all was also making money by selling that merch. 186 00:06:33,227 --> 00:06:35,195 That logo on the back is fire. 187 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:36,797 - Kevin did that. - That's hard. 188 00:06:36,864 --> 00:06:37,965 - Speaking of him, where is he? 189 00:06:38,031 --> 00:06:39,299 - Kevin be random. 190 00:06:39,366 --> 00:06:40,734 - He supposed to be talking about them. 191 00:06:40,801 --> 00:06:41,869 - Probably too hard of a decision. 192 00:06:41,935 --> 00:06:42,970 - Wow. - We need to figure out 193 00:06:43,036 --> 00:06:45,372 what's going on. - [sighs] 194 00:06:45,439 --> 00:06:46,840 Too be continued, child. 195 00:06:46,907 --> 00:06:48,976 - To be continued. 196 00:06:50,077 --> 00:06:51,812 ♪♪♪♪ 197 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:53,146 -♪♪ Alright ♪♪ 198 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:56,183 ♪♪ Don't get blinded by the lights ♪♪ 199 00:06:56,250 --> 00:06:58,785 ♪♪ Keep it real with your people ♪♪ 200 00:06:58,852 --> 00:07:01,188 ♪♪ Who been down all your life ♪♪ 201 00:07:01,255 --> 00:07:03,056 ♪♪♪♪ 202 00:07:03,123 --> 00:07:04,224 ♪♪ Alright ♪♪ 203 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:05,893 ♪♪♪♪ 204 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,362 [doorbell rings] 205 00:07:10,130 --> 00:07:13,166 - Katrina! - Oh, hey! 206 00:07:13,233 --> 00:07:14,535 Why do you have on these hot-ass clothes 207 00:07:14,601 --> 00:07:16,003 like you didn't know you was coming to Florida? 208 00:07:16,069 --> 00:07:18,005 - I was in the airport. - There's nothing 209 00:07:18,071 --> 00:07:20,174 like a best friend to help wash away the FOMO. 210 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,342 I've been missing the hell out of my Enigma fam, 211 00:07:22,409 --> 00:07:24,311 so when Kevin told me that he was coming here to visit me 212 00:07:24,378 --> 00:07:26,246 for a quick trip, I was all for it. 213 00:07:26,313 --> 00:07:29,516 - Oh, my God, y'all got two of them things running around here? 214 00:07:29,583 --> 00:07:30,918 - And look... 215 00:07:30,984 --> 00:07:33,320 - Who is that? - How are you? 216 00:07:33,387 --> 00:07:35,155 - Kevin is literally like family, 217 00:07:35,222 --> 00:07:37,257 so this is not the first time that he's just popped up on me. 218 00:07:37,324 --> 00:07:39,026 Him and I can take a little shot, 219 00:07:39,092 --> 00:07:41,929 I can kick back, and I can not be more excited. 220 00:07:41,995 --> 00:07:43,030 - Oh, my... 221 00:07:43,096 --> 00:07:44,464 - Katrina got two childs, bro. 222 00:07:44,531 --> 00:07:46,767 - Oh, my God, dang, back to back. 223 00:07:46,834 --> 00:07:48,435 - He look like me, right? 224 00:07:48,502 --> 00:07:50,270 - I didn't wanna give you that, but yeah, he do. 225 00:07:50,337 --> 00:07:51,605 [laughter] 226 00:07:51,672 --> 00:07:53,407 After cleaning up at this tattoo convention, 227 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:55,442 there's only one person in the world 228 00:07:55,509 --> 00:07:57,077 I wanna come celebrate this [bleep] with. 229 00:07:57,144 --> 00:07:59,246 Big boss lady herself Katrina. 230 00:07:59,313 --> 00:08:02,082 I do miss my best friend being at Enigma, 231 00:08:02,149 --> 00:08:05,419 and the last few weeks have been hectic as hell, 232 00:08:05,485 --> 00:08:09,289 and I had to hop on a plane before anybody could stop me. 233 00:08:09,356 --> 00:08:10,724 - Cheers. 234 00:08:10,791 --> 00:08:14,161 To our first drink together in... 235 00:08:14,228 --> 00:08:15,829 - A really long time, 236 00:08:15,896 --> 00:08:17,197 under really good circumstances. 237 00:08:17,264 --> 00:08:19,499 - Under great circumstances. 238 00:08:19,566 --> 00:08:22,102 All them [bleep] awards that y'all brought home. 239 00:08:24,037 --> 00:08:26,974 - That is some real [bleep]. - So how was the trip? 240 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:28,775 How did Nessie and Lemeir get along? 241 00:08:28,842 --> 00:08:29,877 - Really good now that you say that. 242 00:08:29,943 --> 00:08:31,144 - They did? - Yeah, like, 243 00:08:31,211 --> 00:08:32,346 it was no nothing with them. 244 00:08:32,412 --> 00:08:34,014 She really just wanted an award, 245 00:08:34,081 --> 00:08:35,282 Nessie was the only one who didn't get an award. 246 00:08:35,349 --> 00:08:36,817 - That's okay, I mean, she's only been 247 00:08:36,884 --> 00:08:38,085 working with us for a few months. 248 00:08:38,151 --> 00:08:39,620 - Yeah. - So it's a couple more years 249 00:08:39,686 --> 00:08:42,155 of her sticking around, she'll be a top dog. 250 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:43,724 [Kat] When I did my first convention, 251 00:08:43,790 --> 00:08:47,060 I didn't win [bleep], and it taught me resilience. 252 00:08:47,127 --> 00:08:49,062 And that's how Nessie should look at the situation. 253 00:08:49,129 --> 00:08:51,064 I'm just happy to hear that there was no drama 254 00:08:51,131 --> 00:08:52,499 between her and Lemeir, and that they're 255 00:08:52,566 --> 00:08:54,568 keeping their promise to stay professional. 256 00:08:54,635 --> 00:08:56,703 It's hard enough being away from my team in the first place, 257 00:08:56,770 --> 00:08:58,972 but it's even harder knowing that all these new people 258 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:00,741 are there and I'm not there to keep track of it. 259 00:09:00,807 --> 00:09:04,111 Aside from the convention, like, we brought in new people, 260 00:09:04,178 --> 00:09:06,980 and I met Barbie and Denai one time, you know? 261 00:09:07,047 --> 00:09:11,084 And putting somebody in that position 262 00:09:11,151 --> 00:09:13,554 to handle the back end of things when I don't 263 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:15,989 personally know them has been really hard for me. 264 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:17,224 - Yeah. - So please tell me 265 00:09:17,291 --> 00:09:18,358 how they've been doing. - Okay. 266 00:09:18,425 --> 00:09:20,027 - Non-biased. - Non-biased, 267 00:09:20,093 --> 00:09:21,428 I'ma give you non-biased. 268 00:09:21,495 --> 00:09:23,931 Barbie and Denai, they-- they work well together, 269 00:09:23,997 --> 00:09:28,569 but you can tell they have, like, a deep seeded like... 270 00:09:28,635 --> 00:09:30,137 - Rivalry? - Rivalry. 271 00:09:30,204 --> 00:09:31,905 - Of course 'cause they both want the spot. 272 00:09:31,972 --> 00:09:33,273 - But at the same time, it works. 273 00:09:33,340 --> 00:09:36,143 - If I had to pick one, who? 274 00:09:36,210 --> 00:09:38,478 I just need a straight answer. 275 00:09:38,545 --> 00:09:40,948 Based on everything you've seen thus far. 276 00:09:41,014 --> 00:09:45,252 - You are going to love Barbie for the business 277 00:09:45,319 --> 00:09:47,321 and what she's doing... - Mm-hmm. 278 00:09:47,387 --> 00:09:50,424 - But you are going to love Denai at branding stuff. 279 00:09:50,490 --> 00:09:52,125 Like, all the things that you said that you want, 280 00:09:52,192 --> 00:09:54,895 she has a really good opinion on [bleep]. 281 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:58,498 And what the trip did reveal to me... 282 00:09:58,565 --> 00:10:01,034 is you gotta come back 'cause this is actually your job. 283 00:10:01,101 --> 00:10:02,369 - Okay. [laughter] 284 00:10:02,436 --> 00:10:04,638 As soon as I get clearance to travel, 285 00:10:04,705 --> 00:10:06,440 I'm on the next thing smokin'. 286 00:10:06,507 --> 00:10:08,242 I trust Kevin's judgement because he knows 287 00:10:08,308 --> 00:10:11,011 the ins and outs of Enigma and how high my standards are 288 00:10:11,078 --> 00:10:13,113 when it comes to hiring for the shop. 289 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:15,082 And I know Kevin loves his girl Denai, 290 00:10:15,148 --> 00:10:17,050 but he's really been able to stay professional. 291 00:10:17,117 --> 00:10:19,086 So I'm gonna sit back and take a few days 292 00:10:19,152 --> 00:10:20,921 to see Barbie and Denai in action before I make 293 00:10:20,988 --> 00:10:22,189 my final decision. 294 00:10:22,256 --> 00:10:24,258 So aside from the Barbie and Denai, 295 00:10:24,324 --> 00:10:25,792 and I know we talked about this on the phone, 296 00:10:25,859 --> 00:10:28,262 but now we're face to face, so tell me, really, 297 00:10:28,328 --> 00:10:29,763 how's the day-to-day at the shop? 298 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:31,965 - Overall it's good. 299 00:10:32,032 --> 00:10:33,734 Certain pieces with Nelly that like, dog, 300 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,235 it just-- it gets to be a lot. 301 00:10:35,302 --> 00:10:37,070 I mean, the team managed to keep it cool 302 00:10:37,137 --> 00:10:39,173 for the convention, but I just had to put 303 00:10:39,239 --> 00:10:44,077 my feelings aside to keep Enigma as drama free as possible. 304 00:10:44,144 --> 00:10:47,915 Things got elevated, but are we good? 305 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,616 - We moving past it. - We're moving past it. 306 00:10:49,683 --> 00:10:50,984 - Let's get the [bleep] over it. 307 00:10:51,051 --> 00:10:52,519 - I know that you and Nelly had your tiff, 308 00:10:52,586 --> 00:10:53,987 but you think that everybody in the shop 309 00:10:54,054 --> 00:10:55,389 also feels a way about her? 310 00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:57,224 - Everybody feels a way, yes. 311 00:10:57,291 --> 00:10:59,660 - She's been acting like... 312 00:10:59,726 --> 00:11:01,361 a totally different person. 313 00:11:01,428 --> 00:11:04,264 - I don't know if it's issues at home with the wife, 314 00:11:04,331 --> 00:11:06,300 like, you know, family issues. 315 00:11:06,366 --> 00:11:08,101 - Her teacher, I feel like, 316 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:09,903 is the source of a lot of her problems. 317 00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:11,104 I've done sessions with him too. 318 00:11:11,171 --> 00:11:12,439 I don't get a good vibe, 319 00:11:12,506 --> 00:11:14,141 I don't, and that's me being honest. 320 00:11:14,208 --> 00:11:16,376 [Kevin] I've met Nelly's spiritual advisor twice, 321 00:11:16,443 --> 00:11:20,280 and he talked about himself like he was a god, 322 00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:22,683 and his way the only way. 323 00:11:22,749 --> 00:11:25,619 And when you're forced to cut off everybody 324 00:11:25,686 --> 00:11:29,256 that cares about you, that's how people get lost. 325 00:11:29,323 --> 00:11:31,792 - You have Nelly's religious beliefs, 326 00:11:31,859 --> 00:11:34,628 her significant other, who was once your artist. 327 00:11:34,695 --> 00:11:37,564 All of that [bleep] has nothing to do with the tattoo shop. 328 00:11:37,631 --> 00:11:40,801 Whatever spiritual beliefs she is in, that shouldn't affect 329 00:11:40,868 --> 00:11:43,704 none of y'all, and it is. - If you on a spiritual journey, 330 00:11:43,770 --> 00:11:45,439 everybody should be feeling peace from your ass. 331 00:11:45,506 --> 00:11:47,040 - Right. - I don't feel that from her, 332 00:11:47,107 --> 00:11:48,542 you know what I'm saying, I'm made out to be 333 00:11:48,609 --> 00:11:50,377 the bad guy because I'm the only one who addresses it. 334 00:11:50,444 --> 00:11:52,946 - I think that a lot of Kevin and Nelly's issues revolves 335 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:54,948 around this one goofy-ass girl. 336 00:11:55,015 --> 00:11:56,450 Like, Nelly was in her feelings 337 00:11:56,517 --> 00:11:59,219 dealing with her wife, Kevin was in his feelings 338 00:11:59,286 --> 00:12:01,755 'cause Nelly was feeling some way towards him, 339 00:12:01,822 --> 00:12:03,757 like, they should just squash their differences 340 00:12:03,824 --> 00:12:05,859 and put that [bleep] aside, because I've experienced 341 00:12:05,926 --> 00:12:09,096 firsthand what negative energy can do to a working environment. 342 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,498 So I'm not gonna let this bad juju 343 00:12:11,565 --> 00:12:12,733 bring down the rest of our shop. 344 00:12:12,799 --> 00:12:14,635 - You're the missing puzzle piece. 345 00:12:14,701 --> 00:12:17,504 You are the one who can fix this if it is to be fixed. 346 00:12:17,571 --> 00:12:19,406 - Either fix it or figure it out, 347 00:12:19,473 --> 00:12:20,941 'cause if y'all can't get that [bleep] together, 348 00:12:21,008 --> 00:12:23,544 then one of y'all gotta go. 349 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:25,412 - I'm like, the last one there 350 00:12:25,479 --> 00:12:27,181 that was there from the beginning. 351 00:12:27,247 --> 00:12:28,782 So it's like, I thought they would give a [bleep], 352 00:12:28,849 --> 00:12:30,150 but no one's reached out to me. 353 00:12:30,217 --> 00:12:31,718 - You're thinking about too many other people 354 00:12:31,785 --> 00:12:33,053 besides yourself too much, you need to just think about 355 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:34,488 what Alana wants. 356 00:12:34,555 --> 00:12:36,490 - It's still up in the air about the managers. 357 00:12:36,557 --> 00:12:38,725 - I just heard something different from Oliver. 358 00:12:38,792 --> 00:12:42,162 - What was that? - That I got the job. 359 00:12:42,229 --> 00:12:43,363 - Y'all acting like this, 360 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:45,432 and y'all know what I just overcame. 361 00:12:45,499 --> 00:12:46,800 - You gotta put your foot down 362 00:12:46,867 --> 00:12:49,236 even ten times harder right now to let 'em know, 363 00:12:49,303 --> 00:12:52,139 this some [bleep] I'd never [bleep] tolerate. 364 00:12:52,206 --> 00:12:57,945 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 365 00:13:00,414 --> 00:13:02,616 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ - ♪♪ Ooh, you fly ♪♪ 366 00:13:02,683 --> 00:13:06,253 ♪♪ Yeah, and I know ♪♪ 367 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,723 ♪♪ This is the way that it goes ♪♪ 368 00:13:09,790 --> 00:13:11,692 - Just put your name on me, eh? 369 00:13:11,758 --> 00:13:14,328 - [laughs] It's not too late. 370 00:13:14,394 --> 00:13:15,762 - Where we gonna put it? 371 00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,898 - Anywhere? Your face? - Face? 372 00:13:17,965 --> 00:13:19,967 Damn, that's how we doing it? 373 00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:21,602 - I'm really thankful that Brandon was there for me 374 00:13:21,668 --> 00:13:24,004 in San Diego, he's super sweet and I love hanging out with him. 375 00:13:24,071 --> 00:13:26,640 But I'm still vulnerable from my last relationship, 376 00:13:26,707 --> 00:13:28,509 so I'm really trying to take things slow. 377 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:30,644 But as a thank you for helping me, 378 00:13:30,711 --> 00:13:32,279 I decided to give him permanent art 379 00:13:32,346 --> 00:13:34,081 on his body from moi. 380 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,450 - So how you been after San Diego? 381 00:13:36,517 --> 00:13:38,118 - It's been... weird. 382 00:13:38,185 --> 00:13:39,686 KP hasn't even reached out to me at all, 383 00:13:39,753 --> 00:13:41,855 which is surprising. - That's kind of foul. 384 00:13:41,922 --> 00:13:44,091 - I just feel because I'm like, the last one there that 385 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:45,626 was there from the beginning, 386 00:13:45,692 --> 00:13:46,960 so I thought they would give a [bleep], 387 00:13:47,027 --> 00:13:48,562 but no one's reached out to me. 388 00:13:48,629 --> 00:13:50,030 And I just feel like the whole way 389 00:13:50,097 --> 00:13:52,366 they went about the situation was kinda rude. 390 00:13:52,432 --> 00:13:54,434 I'm honestly really surprised KP and Tim haven't reached 391 00:13:54,501 --> 00:13:55,802 out to me since the fight. 392 00:13:55,869 --> 00:13:57,871 But if they think I wasn't representing IAM, 393 00:13:57,938 --> 00:13:59,273 then they probably already had written me off 394 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:01,141 'cause that's what they like to do every time 395 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:03,577 they think that someone's hanging out with "the opps." 396 00:14:03,644 --> 00:14:06,947 Alright, we gonna get you right. 397 00:14:07,014 --> 00:14:08,615 - I think you're thinking about too many other people 398 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:10,918 besides yourself too much. 399 00:14:10,984 --> 00:14:13,453 You need to just think about Alana wants. 400 00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:19,660 - ♪♪ What am I doing here ♪♪ 401 00:14:19,726 --> 00:14:22,029 ♪♪ Where do I go? ♪♪ 402 00:14:22,095 --> 00:14:25,566 ♪♪ I've been running further down the rabbit hole ♪♪ 403 00:14:25,632 --> 00:14:27,167 [Alana] When I first met KP, 404 00:14:27,234 --> 00:14:29,503 I was so excited to work at the first tattoo shop 405 00:14:29,570 --> 00:14:32,339 in Compton at such a young age. - I think I might 406 00:14:32,406 --> 00:14:34,474 offer you a chair. - Oh, my God! 407 00:14:34,541 --> 00:14:36,410 [Alana] It was a safe space for artists, 408 00:14:36,476 --> 00:14:37,611 the vibe was always uplifting. 409 00:14:37,678 --> 00:14:39,513 But ego started getting in the way, 410 00:14:39,580 --> 00:14:41,782 and people were getting fired, people were quitting. 411 00:14:41,849 --> 00:14:43,083 [Nessie] I don't need to be here, bro. 412 00:14:43,150 --> 00:14:44,451 [KP] After what you just said, 413 00:14:44,518 --> 00:14:45,919 I lost all respect for you. 414 00:14:45,986 --> 00:14:48,255 - He's scared, [bleep]. - No, I'm not scared of you. 415 00:14:48,322 --> 00:14:50,224 - I, as a boss, 416 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:51,992 don't want your services. - Okay. 417 00:14:52,059 --> 00:14:54,595 - If y'all don't wanna be here, y'all can just leave. 418 00:14:54,661 --> 00:14:56,129 - Well, I wish you guys the best. 419 00:14:56,196 --> 00:14:58,065 - We don't need you to manage Irk Art Music. 420 00:14:58,131 --> 00:15:00,200 - You think I need you? - I don't need you. 421 00:15:00,267 --> 00:15:01,802 - It just hasn't been the same since. 422 00:15:01,869 --> 00:15:04,004 - ♪♪ I may never know how ♪♪ 423 00:15:04,071 --> 00:15:05,939 ♪♪ I may never know why ♪♪ 424 00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:08,041 ♪♪ But one thing I know ♪♪ 425 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:10,544 ♪♪ Is that I'm gonna be alright ♪♪ 426 00:15:10,611 --> 00:15:12,846 [Alana] I just feel like I'm at a crossroads right now. 427 00:15:12,913 --> 00:15:14,915 And no doubt, KP and Tim gave me an opportunity 428 00:15:14,982 --> 00:15:16,683 and were there for me for my breakup, 429 00:15:16,750 --> 00:15:19,853 but I am not learning anything, so what's keeping me at IAM? 430 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,355 Especially if I'm not upping my game 431 00:15:21,421 --> 00:15:22,823 how I wanted to in the first place? 432 00:15:22,890 --> 00:15:24,291 ♪♪♪♪ 433 00:15:24,358 --> 00:15:26,326 - ♪♪ It's okay ♪♪ 434 00:15:26,393 --> 00:15:30,430 ♪♪ Let the worries of tomorrow melt away ♪♪ 435 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:32,366 [Alana] To be honest, I'm really scared 436 00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:34,468 to move my booth and be out in the world on my own. 437 00:15:34,535 --> 00:15:36,170 Then again, I have to remember how afraid 438 00:15:36,236 --> 00:15:38,505 I was to leave Jerris, and look where I'm at now. 439 00:15:38,572 --> 00:15:41,108 I feel so much more freedom, I have my own apartment, 440 00:15:41,175 --> 00:15:43,110 and I feel a lot better just taking care of myself. 441 00:15:43,177 --> 00:15:45,445 But I also know I cannot stay stagnant anymore, 442 00:15:45,512 --> 00:15:47,381 and I have a really big decision to make. 443 00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:49,750 ♪♪♪♪ 444 00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:50,884 Okay. 445 00:15:50,951 --> 00:15:52,853 - Alright, let me check it out. 446 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:54,388 Man, I really [bleep] with this. 447 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:55,589 You did your thing. 448 00:15:55,656 --> 00:15:56,924 - So next time, your place. 449 00:15:56,990 --> 00:16:00,093 - Yeah, say less. 450 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,863 - ♪♪ We about to catch a vibe ♪♪ 451 00:16:02,930 --> 00:16:05,165 ♪♪ Throw your hands to the sky ♪♪ 452 00:16:05,232 --> 00:16:06,900 ♪♪ Leave your problems to the side ♪♪ 453 00:16:06,967 --> 00:16:09,002 ♪♪ It's about to get loud 'cause tonight ♪♪ 454 00:16:09,069 --> 00:16:11,238 ♪♪ We about to catch a vibe ♪♪♪♪ 455 00:16:11,305 --> 00:16:12,906 [Ryan] I ain't never been in a booth. 456 00:16:12,973 --> 00:16:15,275 - [KP] What? - [Ryan] Ever. 457 00:16:15,342 --> 00:16:16,977 [laughter] 458 00:16:17,044 --> 00:16:18,612 - You gonna do a little R&B? 459 00:16:18,679 --> 00:16:20,914 - I-I have nothing to say, 460 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:22,583 that's why I ain't never been in a [bleep] booth. 461 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:25,853 - It's always cool to see my boy Ryan Henry from Chicago. 462 00:16:25,919 --> 00:16:29,189 You know, we linked up with the Battle of the Tattoo Titans 463 00:16:29,256 --> 00:16:30,591 and it was all good vibes. 464 00:16:30,657 --> 00:16:31,925 - What up, baby? 465 00:16:31,992 --> 00:16:33,927 [overlapping chatter] 466 00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:35,529 - A toast? - Toast? 467 00:16:35,596 --> 00:16:38,398 - Cheers to 9MAG, New York, Compton, all of that. 468 00:16:38,465 --> 00:16:40,334 - Since I've been dealing with the artists fighting 469 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,669 and hearing from Amber that Mz. Ink Bomb 470 00:16:42,736 --> 00:16:45,405 and Cory have some [bleep] to say about the shop... 471 00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:47,641 - I did talk to like, Ink Bomb and Cory, 472 00:16:47,708 --> 00:16:50,611 and they not feeling, like, good with the shop. 473 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:52,679 - What Cory talking about, 'cause he ain't even 474 00:16:52,746 --> 00:16:55,082 been around, so wha-- how do he get to come 475 00:16:55,148 --> 00:16:57,384 and talk about anything? - Basically, like, 476 00:16:57,451 --> 00:16:58,886 he just wasn't happy with the shop. 477 00:16:58,952 --> 00:17:00,320 - Man, actions speak louder than words, 478 00:17:00,387 --> 00:17:02,222 and at this point, I'm not happy. 479 00:17:02,289 --> 00:17:03,457 [KP] So Ryan in town, 480 00:17:03,524 --> 00:17:05,993 and he pulling up, tap in with me, 481 00:17:06,059 --> 00:17:08,662 and he been dealing with a whole lotta shop drama 482 00:17:08,729 --> 00:17:10,697 and I hope he got some wisdom to share. 483 00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,299 - Anyway, how's the team? 484 00:17:12,366 --> 00:17:14,835 - Basically, that old squad you seen me with, 485 00:17:14,902 --> 00:17:16,470 they been gone. 486 00:17:16,537 --> 00:17:19,006 I started over, a whole new squad. 487 00:17:19,072 --> 00:17:21,041 And all of a sudden, I found out 488 00:17:21,108 --> 00:17:23,410 my microblader and one of my tattoo artists 489 00:17:23,477 --> 00:17:25,879 exchanged words, one of the artists 490 00:17:25,946 --> 00:17:27,714 threw keys at her from across the room. 491 00:17:27,781 --> 00:17:30,450 Then they went to the San Diego Convention, 492 00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:32,953 my microblader threw green soap at the other one. 493 00:17:33,020 --> 00:17:34,521 - Oh, word? - I'm like, 494 00:17:34,588 --> 00:17:37,457 y'all acting like this and y'all know what I just overcame. 495 00:17:37,524 --> 00:17:40,294 Now y'all wanna go somewhere and represent IAM like this? 496 00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:42,563 - Damn, this deja vu. I went through that [bleep], 497 00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:45,165 literally, like, two fights at conventions. 498 00:17:45,232 --> 00:17:46,500 - I ain't got nothing to say to you. 499 00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:48,268 - I don't give a [bleep] about it, bro. 500 00:17:48,335 --> 00:17:49,636 Bye. 501 00:17:49,703 --> 00:17:52,039 - [bleep] this [bleep]. - Let me enjoy my food... 502 00:17:52,105 --> 00:17:54,241 [overlapping arguing/bleeps] 503 00:17:55,809 --> 00:18:00,214 - When we going to represent as a team, as a brand, 504 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:03,083 and you [bleep] don't care because it ain't y'all brand, 505 00:18:03,150 --> 00:18:04,418 you know what I'm saying? 506 00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:05,652 I mean, what was the end result? 507 00:18:05,719 --> 00:18:07,654 - Honestly, we ain't solved it yet. 508 00:18:07,721 --> 00:18:09,790 Pops always be on that business side like, 509 00:18:09,857 --> 00:18:11,658 "Son, it's business, 510 00:18:11,725 --> 00:18:13,760 [bleep] all that emotion, just separate that." 511 00:18:13,827 --> 00:18:16,163 My only way to separate it, I gotta be numb to it... 512 00:18:16,230 --> 00:18:17,731 - That's my thing is... [stammering] 513 00:18:17,798 --> 00:18:19,800 I didn't know how to have an in-between. 514 00:18:19,867 --> 00:18:21,668 But because you are the leader, 515 00:18:21,735 --> 00:18:24,137 and because you are in your position, 516 00:18:24,204 --> 00:18:25,772 you can't just stay numb to it. 517 00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:29,209 You gotta put your foot down even ten times harder right now 518 00:18:29,276 --> 00:18:30,711 to let 'em know, like, hey, man, 519 00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:33,080 this some [bleep] I'd never [bleep] tolerate. 520 00:18:33,146 --> 00:18:34,548 You know, because, [bleep], 521 00:18:34,615 --> 00:18:36,450 then they want to see me just fail out. 522 00:18:36,517 --> 00:18:38,185 And what I did was wrong was, 523 00:18:38,252 --> 00:18:39,520 I left my shop, they turned my shop 524 00:18:39,586 --> 00:18:41,221 into a whole nother shop. - Damn. 525 00:18:41,288 --> 00:18:43,624 - And they threw a "[bleep] Ryan Henry" party 526 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,159 - This is the last... 527 00:18:46,226 --> 00:18:49,897 9MAG party, ever. 528 00:18:49,963 --> 00:18:52,799 So we can all thank this [bleep]. 529 00:18:52,866 --> 00:18:55,669 [overlapping chatter] 530 00:18:55,736 --> 00:18:58,505 - I got to a point where, like, I wasn't [bleep] with nobody, 531 00:18:58,572 --> 00:19:01,642 wasn't nobody [bleep] with me, and then have to pick up 532 00:19:01,708 --> 00:19:04,211 the pieces and transition into like, a'ight, man, 533 00:19:04,278 --> 00:19:06,513 am I just gonna let them say [bleep] me, 534 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:08,015 or am I gonna, you know, be resilient 535 00:19:08,081 --> 00:19:09,716 and be able to get through this? 536 00:19:09,783 --> 00:19:11,752 [KP] In order to get to the root of these problems, 537 00:19:11,818 --> 00:19:13,854 I think I'ma have to call another team meeting. 538 00:19:13,921 --> 00:19:17,257 And everybody better be ready to get it off they chest, 539 00:19:17,324 --> 00:19:18,759 or else I'ma have to just 540 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:20,527 rethink my whole roster. 541 00:19:20,594 --> 00:19:22,963 - When you gotta reset some [bleep], reset it. 542 00:19:23,030 --> 00:19:25,265 If you let people, they'd go off and [bleep] everything up. 543 00:19:25,332 --> 00:19:27,801 Nip that [bleep] in the bud. 544 00:19:27,868 --> 00:19:29,269 - Honestly, I'm overqualified, 545 00:19:29,336 --> 00:19:31,371 I don't wanna be at the front desk answering phones. 546 00:19:31,438 --> 00:19:35,175 So if Barbie is better for whatever the [bleep] going on, 547 00:19:35,242 --> 00:19:38,178 like, I have a lot of strengths other places. 548 00:19:39,580 --> 00:19:41,748 - Before you criticize, it'd have been respectful 549 00:19:41,815 --> 00:19:44,251 if you'd have criticized in the moment and said, 550 00:19:44,318 --> 00:19:46,920 well, I bring this to the table, something. 551 00:19:46,987 --> 00:19:49,089 - So let's just air it the [bleep] out. 552 00:19:49,156 --> 00:19:51,325 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 553 00:19:52,059 --> 00:19:54,862 ♪♪♪♪ 554 00:19:57,130 --> 00:19:59,299 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ - ♪♪ Yeah, we can't let the way ♪♪ 555 00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:03,136 ♪♪ The world is shaking break us down ♪♪ 556 00:20:03,203 --> 00:20:07,174 ♪♪ This is for my brothers and my sisters, hear me now ♪♪ 557 00:20:07,241 --> 00:20:10,577 ♪♪ Won't bring us down, down ♪♪ 558 00:20:10,644 --> 00:20:12,813 ♪♪ This one's for my people ♪♪ 559 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:14,915 ♪♪ This one's for my people ♪♪♪♪ 560 00:20:17,017 --> 00:20:18,151 - [grunts] 561 00:20:18,218 --> 00:20:20,053 - You airballed. 562 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:21,455 - A little rusty. 563 00:20:21,522 --> 00:20:23,257 So my son, Antonio, 564 00:20:23,323 --> 00:20:24,558 he's 14 years old, 565 00:20:24,625 --> 00:20:26,226 and basically, 566 00:20:26,293 --> 00:20:27,528 he's the love of my life 567 00:20:27,594 --> 00:20:29,696 and the reason why I'm motivated to get up 568 00:20:29,763 --> 00:20:31,932 every morning and go get the bag. 569 00:20:31,999 --> 00:20:34,368 So spending quality time with my son, 570 00:20:34,434 --> 00:20:36,570 it definitely gets me away from the bull[bleep] 571 00:20:36,637 --> 00:20:38,605 going on at IAM. 572 00:20:40,207 --> 00:20:41,542 Trash. 573 00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:43,076 What's up with the basketball team? 574 00:20:43,143 --> 00:20:44,545 They not gonna let you play with bad grades, 575 00:20:44,611 --> 00:20:45,846 I'ma just let you know now. 576 00:20:45,913 --> 00:20:47,814 - I, like, failed one or two tests... 577 00:20:47,881 --> 00:20:50,450 - What you mean failing one or two tests? 578 00:20:50,517 --> 00:20:52,486 - It made my grade go down. 579 00:20:52,553 --> 00:20:53,820 - We gotta work on that, man. 580 00:20:53,887 --> 00:20:56,590 How you feel about a tutor? - It's alright. 581 00:20:56,657 --> 00:20:58,692 - I'm serious, this stuff right here 582 00:20:58,759 --> 00:21:00,761 gonna follow you for the rest of your life. 583 00:21:00,827 --> 00:21:02,930 I'm hard on my son when it comes to his schooling, 584 00:21:02,996 --> 00:21:05,232 and it's been hard for me to check up on him, 585 00:21:05,299 --> 00:21:08,535 especially because I keep making these sacrifices for IAM. 586 00:21:08,602 --> 00:21:10,270 And the only payback that I'm getting 587 00:21:10,337 --> 00:21:13,040 is lack of management and shop drama 588 00:21:13,106 --> 00:21:14,741 when I could be working somewhere else 589 00:21:14,808 --> 00:21:15,943 or working for myself. 590 00:21:16,009 --> 00:21:17,845 Make sure everything counts, 591 00:21:17,911 --> 00:21:20,881 just like these baskets that you tryna make. 592 00:21:20,948 --> 00:21:23,217 [cell phone rings] 593 00:21:23,283 --> 00:21:24,818 What's up, Amber? 594 00:21:26,753 --> 00:21:28,689 Out here playing basketball with my son. 595 00:21:28,755 --> 00:21:30,023 What's going on? 596 00:21:42,636 --> 00:21:44,471 Yeah, I don't know, we'll see. 597 00:21:44,538 --> 00:21:46,306 Where everybody linking up at? 598 00:21:51,311 --> 00:21:52,746 Okay. 599 00:21:52,813 --> 00:21:54,381 Alright, you too. 600 00:21:54,448 --> 00:21:57,551 I don't know if a meeting with KP is gonna fix everything. 601 00:21:57,618 --> 00:21:59,386 Antonio is my top priority, 602 00:21:59,453 --> 00:22:01,955 so at the end of the day, I have to see if IAM 603 00:22:02,022 --> 00:22:03,757 can even fit into the equation. 604 00:22:03,824 --> 00:22:06,760 Alright, you miss this, 605 00:22:06,827 --> 00:22:08,428 I need that homework done. 606 00:22:08,495 --> 00:22:09,596 - Alright. - You make it, 607 00:22:09,663 --> 00:22:11,098 you don't have to worry about it. 608 00:22:11,164 --> 00:22:12,199 - Alright. 609 00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:18,872 [laughter] 610 00:22:18,939 --> 00:22:20,807 Come on, man. 611 00:22:20,874 --> 00:22:22,309 Let's go. 612 00:22:22,376 --> 00:22:23,911 -♪♪ Gimme this, gimme that, gimme more ♪♪ 613 00:22:23,977 --> 00:22:26,013 ♪♪ I got the spark ♪♪ 614 00:22:26,079 --> 00:22:28,415 ♪♪ I want it all, want it all ♪♪ 615 00:22:28,482 --> 00:22:30,284 ♪♪ I got the spark ♪♪ 616 00:22:30,350 --> 00:22:32,719 ♪♪ I want it all, want it all ♪♪♪♪ 617 00:22:32,786 --> 00:22:34,321 - What are you doing? Is this oil? 618 00:22:34,388 --> 00:22:36,023 - Yeah. - Hey, Ness, 619 00:22:36,089 --> 00:22:37,658 that's coming out ridiculous. 620 00:22:37,724 --> 00:22:38,825 - Isn't it? - Thank you. 621 00:22:38,892 --> 00:22:40,527 - Enigma! 622 00:22:40,594 --> 00:22:43,263 [all cheering] 623 00:22:43,330 --> 00:22:44,598 What's up, Barbie? 624 00:22:44,665 --> 00:22:45,966 - Won all them trophies and left. 625 00:22:46,033 --> 00:22:47,234 - What up, third place? 626 00:22:47,301 --> 00:22:50,070 - [record scratch] - [all exclaiming] 627 00:22:50,137 --> 00:22:52,973 ♪♪♪♪ 628 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,109 [overlapping chatter/bleeps] 629 00:22:56,176 --> 00:22:58,145 - You know I had to throw a little shade in there. 630 00:22:58,212 --> 00:23:00,380 It's not every day an artist can say that 631 00:23:00,447 --> 00:23:03,584 they beat Kevin Laroy in a tattoo competition. 632 00:23:03,650 --> 00:23:06,119 I'm one of the select few, and I'm gonna enjoy it 633 00:23:06,186 --> 00:23:07,955 as long as I can, at least until 634 00:23:08,021 --> 00:23:10,023 our next convention where I can pull a Nelly 635 00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:11,525 and sweep a whole category. 636 00:23:11,592 --> 00:23:12,860 - Where the hell were you? 637 00:23:12,926 --> 00:23:14,228 - I went to go see Katrina and [bleep]. 638 00:23:14,294 --> 00:23:15,796 - How she doing? - How's the babies? 639 00:23:15,863 --> 00:23:17,397 - So cute, I'm happy for her. 640 00:23:17,464 --> 00:23:19,399 I was telling her about the convention, 641 00:23:19,466 --> 00:23:22,202 and she just happy that we were able to go there even 642 00:23:22,269 --> 00:23:24,905 without her and still succeed. 643 00:23:24,972 --> 00:23:29,309 Then she was talking about the managers... 644 00:23:29,376 --> 00:23:31,445 - [overlapping chatter] - Look, look, now you have 645 00:23:31,512 --> 00:23:33,313 my full attention 'cause I was waiting for you to get here 646 00:23:33,380 --> 00:23:35,382 so we could talk about it. - She just said 647 00:23:35,449 --> 00:23:38,418 she wants to come out here and make a decision for herself, 648 00:23:38,485 --> 00:23:39,720 so I mean, it's still up in the air 649 00:23:39,786 --> 00:23:41,922 until Katrina touches down. 650 00:23:41,989 --> 00:23:46,560 - So, y'all ain't talk to Oliver lately? 651 00:23:46,627 --> 00:23:49,930 - Uh, I be talkin' to Oliver all the time, yeah. 652 00:23:49,997 --> 00:23:51,932 - Oh... - What ha-- what happened? 653 00:23:51,999 --> 00:23:54,801 - I just heard something different from Oliver. 654 00:23:54,868 --> 00:23:56,470 - What was that? 655 00:23:56,537 --> 00:23:58,438 - That I got the job. 656 00:23:58,505 --> 00:23:59,673 - Ohh... 657 00:23:59,740 --> 00:24:02,442 - What're you-- uh-uh. - Oh! 658 00:24:03,844 --> 00:24:06,046 - I supported you guys for three years now, 659 00:24:06,113 --> 00:24:07,814 and it sucks that you didn't do the same for me. 660 00:24:07,881 --> 00:24:09,716 - It'd have been respectful 661 00:24:09,783 --> 00:24:11,585 if you'd have criticized in the moment, 662 00:24:11,652 --> 00:24:14,087 I just don't like you looking like we did something to you. 663 00:24:16,723 --> 00:24:22,462 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 664 00:24:24,965 --> 00:24:27,701 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ ♪♪♪♪ 665 00:24:27,768 --> 00:24:30,737 - I just heard something different from Oliver. 666 00:24:30,804 --> 00:24:33,240 - What was that? - That I got the job. 667 00:24:33,307 --> 00:24:34,875 - Ohh... - Hold on, 668 00:24:34,942 --> 00:24:36,677 wait wait wait wait, Barbie, Barbie... 669 00:24:36,743 --> 00:24:38,812 - So-- no, no, no, it ain't no "Barbie Barbie Barbie"-- 670 00:24:38,879 --> 00:24:40,447 - Barbie did not hear that... - I don't know, 671 00:24:40,514 --> 00:24:41,915 I'm just saying what Oliver told me-- 672 00:24:41,982 --> 00:24:43,917 - But this is the thing, Oliver cannot make decisions 673 00:24:43,984 --> 00:24:45,853 without the boss, which is Kat. 674 00:24:45,919 --> 00:24:48,922 - Oliver's saying it came from Kat. 675 00:24:48,989 --> 00:24:51,391 - I just left her, uh, like, 24 hours ago, 676 00:24:51,458 --> 00:24:53,660 ain't no way in hell Katrina said that. 677 00:24:53,727 --> 00:24:56,496 I'm pretty sure Barbie's not making this up. 678 00:24:56,563 --> 00:24:58,599 Oliver probably did tell her she got the job, 679 00:24:58,665 --> 00:25:01,201 but he's tripping, because at the end of the day, 680 00:25:01,268 --> 00:25:04,538 it's Katrina's decision to make when she gets back. 681 00:25:04,605 --> 00:25:06,874 Not Oliver's, end of story. 682 00:25:06,940 --> 00:25:08,308 It's fake news, it's fake news. 683 00:25:08,375 --> 00:25:09,776 - FaceTime him. - Oh! 684 00:25:09,843 --> 00:25:11,512 - I'ma call him right now. 685 00:25:11,578 --> 00:25:13,013 When did he tell you that? - Very recently. 686 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,882 - Okay, you don't wanna disclose when? 687 00:25:14,948 --> 00:25:16,917 - More, like, today. - Today? 688 00:25:16,984 --> 00:25:19,620 - Oh, [bleep], now. - He might be in trouble. 689 00:25:19,686 --> 00:25:21,154 - Oh, he don't wanna answer his phone. 690 00:25:21,221 --> 00:25:23,524 - So what happens if he hops on the phone 691 00:25:23,590 --> 00:25:25,959 and he says, "I did say that?" 692 00:25:26,026 --> 00:25:26,894 - Then congratulations? 693 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,930 - No, ain't no congratulations. 694 00:25:29,997 --> 00:25:32,032 - Cut it with a knife in here, [bleep]. 695 00:25:32,099 --> 00:25:34,201 - How is Oliver making those decisions? 696 00:25:34,268 --> 00:25:35,903 Like, the boss is not here, 697 00:25:35,969 --> 00:25:37,771 he just made an executive decision? 698 00:25:37,838 --> 00:25:40,807 I don't feel like it was fair for Oliver to let Barbie know 699 00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:42,442 that he picked her for the position 700 00:25:42,509 --> 00:25:43,844 and not let me know. 701 00:25:43,911 --> 00:25:45,612 I don't feel like I've lost anything because 702 00:25:45,679 --> 00:25:47,447 at the end of the day, Kat's the boss, 703 00:25:47,514 --> 00:25:48,882 and she's gonna make the final decision. 704 00:25:48,949 --> 00:25:50,751 - The job's not yours just yet, okay? 705 00:25:50,817 --> 00:25:52,586 - I'm not tripping... - It's not yours just yet... 706 00:25:52,653 --> 00:25:53,921 [overlapping chatter] 707 00:25:53,987 --> 00:25:55,689 It's about Katrina, and what she wants. 708 00:25:55,756 --> 00:25:58,692 - Right. I'm kinda fuming inside, 709 00:25:58,759 --> 00:26:00,794 'cause Denai and Kevin are really downplaying 710 00:26:00,861 --> 00:26:02,095 what Oliver told me, 711 00:26:02,162 --> 00:26:04,631 and Oliver legit said I got the job. 712 00:26:04,698 --> 00:26:07,234 I'm actually not by the way Denai is acting. 713 00:26:07,301 --> 00:26:10,470 We both worked hard for this, but I am confused by Kevin. 714 00:26:10,537 --> 00:26:13,207 He's acting like he doesn't want me to be the manager here. 715 00:26:13,273 --> 00:26:16,743 - If Barbie is better for whatever the [bleep] going on, 716 00:26:16,810 --> 00:26:20,013 like, I have a lot of strengths other places. 717 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:21,782 - Oh, tell us. Educate us. 718 00:26:21,849 --> 00:26:25,786 - I do brand growth, brand awareness, strategies, 719 00:26:25,853 --> 00:26:27,020 honestly, I'm overqualified. 720 00:26:27,087 --> 00:26:28,689 I don't wanna be at the front desk 721 00:26:28,755 --> 00:26:30,657 answering phones, I have been an entrepreneur 722 00:26:30,724 --> 00:26:31,992 for going on seven years, 723 00:26:32,059 --> 00:26:33,894 I want to play on my strengths. 724 00:26:33,961 --> 00:26:36,263 And right now, I feel like I can't do that. 725 00:26:36,330 --> 00:26:37,865 - Just let it simmer down. 726 00:26:37,931 --> 00:26:39,733 It's displaced emotions right now 727 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,102 based off of something that came from Oliver. 728 00:26:42,169 --> 00:26:45,672 Denai, ma'am, you basically shooting yourself in the foot. 729 00:26:45,739 --> 00:26:48,775 Like, this whole job description includes all of that. 730 00:26:48,842 --> 00:26:50,277 Answering the phones, all that stuff. 731 00:26:50,344 --> 00:26:51,612 Humble yourself a little bit 732 00:26:51,678 --> 00:26:53,080 and understand what you signing up for. 733 00:26:53,146 --> 00:26:55,082 Ain't no need talk down to no position, especially 734 00:26:55,148 --> 00:26:57,451 when you'e given a big opportunity to work at Enigma. 735 00:26:57,518 --> 00:26:59,253 - Barbie, how do you feel about it? 736 00:26:59,319 --> 00:27:02,289 'Cause I'm very clear on how Denai feels. 737 00:27:02,356 --> 00:27:04,725 - I wanna be here, it's obvious I wanna be here 738 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,560 'cause I'm even here when cameras aren't here. 739 00:27:06,627 --> 00:27:08,328 I put in the work, I put in the time. 740 00:27:08,395 --> 00:27:09,663 - I've definitely been here 741 00:27:09,730 --> 00:27:11,331 when the cameras are not here as well... 742 00:27:11,398 --> 00:27:12,966 [overlapping chatter] 743 00:27:13,033 --> 00:27:14,434 - The back and forth, I'm just like, 744 00:27:14,501 --> 00:27:16,770 I know my worth just like she knows her worth. 745 00:27:16,837 --> 00:27:19,106 And I know it's not just a receptionist job, 746 00:27:19,173 --> 00:27:22,042 there's more that goes along with it that 747 00:27:22,109 --> 00:27:24,645 I know I can do, but she has the marketing stuff, 748 00:27:24,711 --> 00:27:26,780 so maybe she can do stuff when she's not here. 749 00:27:26,847 --> 00:27:28,148 - From the way Denai delivered 750 00:27:28,215 --> 00:27:29,950 the way she felt about the position, 751 00:27:30,017 --> 00:27:33,820 I feel like she underestimating Barbie and her capabilities. 752 00:27:33,887 --> 00:27:35,722 They both got small businesses, 753 00:27:35,789 --> 00:27:37,691 but Barbie put together a full event 754 00:27:37,758 --> 00:27:38,959 that her and Danielle did, 755 00:27:39,026 --> 00:27:40,694 so she good with project management... 756 00:27:40,761 --> 00:27:42,663 - I'm like, really, really happy with the outcome. 757 00:27:42,729 --> 00:27:44,264 - Yes. - Like, it turned out great. 758 00:27:44,331 --> 00:27:45,866 [Danielle] Everybody's booth looking good. 759 00:27:45,933 --> 00:27:48,302 - Oh, I made sure. - [Lemeir] On top of that, 760 00:27:48,368 --> 00:27:49,870 she really know how to connect with every artist 761 00:27:49,937 --> 00:27:51,872 and every person, so Barbie goes 762 00:27:51,939 --> 00:27:53,807 way beyond answering phones. 763 00:27:53,874 --> 00:27:55,309 - Alright, well, then, 764 00:27:55,375 --> 00:27:57,778 let's let Katrina make the ultimate decision. 765 00:27:57,845 --> 00:28:00,848 She will be here in due time, baby. 766 00:28:01,715 --> 00:28:03,650 - Can I talk to you outside? 767 00:28:03,717 --> 00:28:07,020 ♪♪♪♪ 768 00:28:08,322 --> 00:28:10,991 - Like, what is the issue? 769 00:28:11,058 --> 00:28:13,327 - That escalated quickly. 770 00:28:13,393 --> 00:28:14,661 What's up, why you crying? 771 00:28:14,728 --> 00:28:16,196 - I just got a lot going on. 772 00:28:16,263 --> 00:28:17,998 Like, a lot a lot. 773 00:28:18,065 --> 00:28:20,400 Like, the vibe I got was like, 774 00:28:20,467 --> 00:28:22,636 "yeah, right, what you mean," you know what I mean? 775 00:28:22,703 --> 00:28:24,304 It just gave me an awkward feeling. 776 00:28:24,371 --> 00:28:26,807 Like, 'cause I just got this good news like, 777 00:28:26,874 --> 00:28:28,775 yes, I got the job, and then it's like, 778 00:28:28,842 --> 00:28:30,978 ehh, no, slow your roll, no, you didn't, 779 00:28:31,044 --> 00:28:33,280 you need to slow down, I got a vibe like, 780 00:28:33,347 --> 00:28:34,615 yeah, stay in your place. 781 00:28:34,681 --> 00:28:35,849 - I think you handled it very well, 782 00:28:35,916 --> 00:28:37,050 I feel like you haven't said one thing 783 00:28:37,117 --> 00:28:38,552 to downplay anything that she's done. 784 00:28:38,619 --> 00:28:40,020 - Listening to Kevin and Denai 785 00:28:40,087 --> 00:28:41,688 it's actually kinda triggering. 786 00:28:41,755 --> 00:28:43,357 I almost felt like I was back at IAM. 787 00:28:43,423 --> 00:28:46,126 So the old me really just wanted to snatch her wig off, 788 00:28:46,193 --> 00:28:48,896 but I had to stop, breathe, and think and show like, 789 00:28:48,962 --> 00:28:50,764 this is not the vibe at Enigma. 790 00:28:50,831 --> 00:28:53,700 That's the IAM vibe, and I'm not that person anymore. 791 00:28:53,767 --> 00:28:55,469 - As much as I like Denai, I just didn't like 792 00:28:55,536 --> 00:28:56,837 the switch-up of the energy. 793 00:28:56,904 --> 00:28:58,438 Even saying that you're like, 794 00:28:58,505 --> 00:29:00,307 "personally, I feel like I'm overqualified for the position." 795 00:29:00,374 --> 00:29:02,276 I feel like that's like... - So then why are you even here? 796 00:29:02,342 --> 00:29:04,111 - "Honestly, I'm better than this [bleep], 797 00:29:04,178 --> 00:29:06,346 so am I hired or not?" Like, I don't like 798 00:29:06,413 --> 00:29:09,283 that she had to bring that up in order to stand on her ground. 799 00:29:09,349 --> 00:29:11,985 For real for real, I'm actually really shocked 800 00:29:12,052 --> 00:29:14,721 that like, Denai is kinda throwing shade towards Barbie 801 00:29:14,788 --> 00:29:15,989 and being condescending towards her. 802 00:29:16,056 --> 00:29:17,424 Barbie's handling it well, 803 00:29:17,491 --> 00:29:18,992 but I'll tell you right now, 804 00:29:19,059 --> 00:29:21,828 if she would talk to me like that, mm-mm. 805 00:29:21,895 --> 00:29:24,231 I mean, this whole situation is messed up, but Denai 806 00:29:24,298 --> 00:29:26,033 honestly just looks like a sore loser because 807 00:29:26,099 --> 00:29:27,935 nobody's even lost anything yet. 808 00:29:28,001 --> 00:29:29,937 - I'm standing my ground, I'ma stay being the person I am 809 00:29:30,003 --> 00:29:31,305 so they have every reason to say yes. 810 00:29:31,371 --> 00:29:32,973 - I wouldn't worry, know what I'm saying, 811 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,641 keep the same energy, you know what I'm saying, 812 00:29:34,708 --> 00:29:36,276 boss bitch vibes, head high. 813 00:29:36,343 --> 00:29:38,045 - Got this, lemme get it back together 814 00:29:38,111 --> 00:29:40,447 before I go up in there, can't let nobody see me sweat. 815 00:29:40,514 --> 00:29:41,782 - Lemme see, lemme see... 816 00:29:41,849 --> 00:29:43,684 [overlapping chatter] 817 00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:45,352 - Thank you, Nessie. - Of course, babe. 818 00:29:45,419 --> 00:29:47,054 Keep it cute. 819 00:29:48,288 --> 00:29:50,457 [Ink Bomb] The situation at the tattoo convention 820 00:29:50,524 --> 00:29:52,593 could've been diffused 821 00:29:52,659 --> 00:29:54,695 if y'all two or somebody were there. 822 00:29:54,761 --> 00:29:57,097 That's what pissed me off. 823 00:29:57,164 --> 00:29:59,499 That [bleep] was embarrassing as [bleep]. 824 00:29:59,566 --> 00:30:05,272 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ 825 00:30:07,608 --> 00:30:09,376 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ - ♪♪ Yeah, we prepared for whatever ♪♪ 826 00:30:09,443 --> 00:30:10,711 ♪♪ Yeah, we prepared for whatever ♪♪ 827 00:30:10,777 --> 00:30:12,346 ♪♪ 'Cause you know we do it better ♪♪ 828 00:30:12,412 --> 00:30:13,780 ♪♪ Yeah, we prepared for whatever ♪♪ 829 00:30:13,847 --> 00:30:15,782 ♪♪ Yeah, we prepared for whatever (ever) ♪♪ 830 00:30:15,849 --> 00:30:20,521 ♪♪♪♪ 831 00:30:20,587 --> 00:30:23,423 [Cory] I am glad that KP and Tim wanted to meet 832 00:30:23,490 --> 00:30:24,791 about the dynamics of the shop 833 00:30:24,858 --> 00:30:26,793 because a lot of other people's perspective 834 00:30:26,860 --> 00:30:29,863 is that you just don't give a [bleep], 835 00:30:29,930 --> 00:30:32,566 and it needs to be fixed very quickly, 836 00:30:32,633 --> 00:30:35,536 otherwise, be ready for a fall. 837 00:30:35,602 --> 00:30:38,539 ♪♪♪♪ 838 00:30:38,605 --> 00:30:40,174 [KP] So after talking to Ryan, 839 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,744 I realized I can't keep going with this bull[bleep] drama 840 00:30:43,810 --> 00:30:46,313 when we supposed to be grown and adults. 841 00:30:46,380 --> 00:30:49,049 After everything IAM has been through, 842 00:30:49,116 --> 00:30:50,717 I gotta dead this [bleep] ASAP, 843 00:30:50,784 --> 00:30:54,087 and whatever's meant to be will be. 844 00:30:54,154 --> 00:30:55,255 - Thank y'all for coming. 845 00:30:55,322 --> 00:30:57,457 - We missing somebody. - Alana. 846 00:30:57,524 --> 00:30:59,393 - Yeah, where she at? Ain't nobody talk to her? 847 00:30:59,459 --> 00:31:01,395 - No. - You ain't talk to her? 848 00:31:01,461 --> 00:31:03,664 - Nah, nobody talked to me. - You talk to her? 849 00:31:03,730 --> 00:31:04,932 ♪♪♪♪ 850 00:31:04,998 --> 00:31:06,733 [KP] I know it's a lot of mixed feelings, 851 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,970 so hopefully we can come up with some type of solution. 852 00:31:10,037 --> 00:31:11,238 - I was telling Amber earlier... 853 00:31:11,305 --> 00:31:14,208 - Hi, everybody. 854 00:31:14,274 --> 00:31:17,077 - What? How you doing, Alana? 855 00:31:17,144 --> 00:31:18,245 - Hey! 856 00:31:18,312 --> 00:31:19,646 [Alana] When I got Tim's text 857 00:31:19,713 --> 00:31:20,714 that we were having a team meeting, 858 00:31:20,781 --> 00:31:22,015 I thought about not showing up. 859 00:31:22,082 --> 00:31:24,184 I mean, aside from getting invited to this, 860 00:31:24,251 --> 00:31:25,619 I haven't heard from anybody 861 00:31:25,686 --> 00:31:27,321 at this table since the convention. 862 00:31:27,387 --> 00:31:28,889 I figured I wasn't gonna hear from Amber, 863 00:31:28,956 --> 00:31:31,391 and that's fine with me, btu I just really hope she 864 00:31:31,458 --> 00:31:33,327 doesn't get all defensive and worked up 865 00:31:33,393 --> 00:31:35,162 and get everyone else on the same page. 866 00:31:35,229 --> 00:31:36,763 I wanna be the bigger person 867 00:31:36,830 --> 00:31:38,699 and see what they have to say and speak my piece. 868 00:31:38,765 --> 00:31:40,968 - We kinda just putting everything on the table 869 00:31:41,034 --> 00:31:43,403 and we kinda all lost that connection, 870 00:31:43,470 --> 00:31:45,439 and we tried to pick it up. 871 00:31:45,506 --> 00:31:47,708 Some things got said at the shop, 872 00:31:47,774 --> 00:31:50,143 and then a fight break out. 873 00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:53,313 So I knew that the convention thing wasn't gonna work. 874 00:31:53,380 --> 00:31:56,350 No championship team I heard of was in there 875 00:31:56,416 --> 00:31:58,485 fighting with each other before the game. 876 00:32:01,088 --> 00:32:03,490 - Amber, I could tell you felt a way towards me. 877 00:32:03,557 --> 00:32:05,526 I'm sorry I threw the keys at you, so I'ma just 878 00:32:05,592 --> 00:32:08,529 leave it like that, no hard feelings. 879 00:32:11,565 --> 00:32:12,966 - It should've never got to that place. 880 00:32:13,033 --> 00:32:15,169 I'm sorry for putting my hands on you, 881 00:32:15,235 --> 00:32:17,538 and I just wish it never happened. 882 00:32:17,604 --> 00:32:19,072 But at the end of the day, it's just like, 883 00:32:19,139 --> 00:32:20,908 to get checked and called out in front of everybody 884 00:32:20,974 --> 00:32:23,110 where I work there all day, it was just like, it could've 885 00:32:23,177 --> 00:32:24,745 been handled differently. 886 00:32:24,811 --> 00:32:26,813 [Amber] I know I messed up at the convention, 887 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:28,916 but I'm really glad that we got to discuss this 888 00:32:28,982 --> 00:32:30,517 like mature adults, 889 00:32:30,584 --> 00:32:32,352 and I considered reaching out to her, 890 00:32:32,419 --> 00:32:34,154 but I'm glad that I waited 891 00:32:34,221 --> 00:32:36,657 and I had time to process everything before I did. 892 00:32:36,723 --> 00:32:40,027 - The situation at the tattoo convention could've been 893 00:32:40,093 --> 00:32:43,363 diffused if y'all two, or somebody was there. 894 00:32:43,430 --> 00:32:45,332 That's what pissed me off. - Yeah. 895 00:32:45,399 --> 00:32:47,134 - That [bleep] was embarrassing as [bleep]. 896 00:32:47,201 --> 00:32:50,370 ♪♪♪♪ 897 00:32:50,437 --> 00:32:52,606 - I hate that none of us even got together 898 00:32:52,673 --> 00:32:54,241 afterwards to talk about it. 899 00:32:54,308 --> 00:32:56,743 I would wish that at least one person would've reached out, 900 00:32:56,810 --> 00:32:58,879 and I would've been totally okay with 901 00:32:58,946 --> 00:33:03,050 having a normal conversation like this right after. 902 00:33:03,116 --> 00:33:04,952 I just feel like, in the moment, 903 00:33:05,018 --> 00:33:06,820 it should've just already been fixed as a team. 904 00:33:06,887 --> 00:33:08,455 And then the conversation I had with you, Tim, 905 00:33:08,522 --> 00:33:10,757 I thought you would be like, well, let's all talk about it, 906 00:33:10,824 --> 00:33:12,826 but you kinda brushed it under the table like it was nothing, 907 00:33:12,893 --> 00:33:15,462 and that's just not what I had expected. 908 00:33:15,529 --> 00:33:18,065 I've stood by you and supported you guys for three years now, 909 00:33:18,131 --> 00:33:21,401 and it sucks that you didn't do the same for me. 910 00:33:21,468 --> 00:33:22,769 - I just don't like when it's like, 911 00:33:22,836 --> 00:33:24,371 "y'all didn't do this, y'all didn't do that," 912 00:33:24,438 --> 00:33:26,073 and it's like, come on, we grown. 913 00:33:26,139 --> 00:33:28,475 And now we here, and you looking like we did something to you, 914 00:33:28,542 --> 00:33:29,977 that sound like some Barbie [bleep]. 915 00:33:30,043 --> 00:33:32,012 - I never said nobody did nothing to me. 916 00:33:32,079 --> 00:33:34,848 I'ma always love you guys, y'all are my brothers, 917 00:33:34,915 --> 00:33:36,817 but I just kinda seen how things are going, 918 00:33:36,884 --> 00:33:40,187 and it's just-- I just don't think it's for me anymore. 919 00:33:40,254 --> 00:33:41,922 ♪♪♪♪ 920 00:33:41,989 --> 00:33:44,291 [KP] Well, I'm sorry you feel that way. 921 00:33:44,358 --> 00:33:47,027 I didn't feel like you was actually all the way in 922 00:33:47,094 --> 00:33:49,897 because you hardly coming in for work. 923 00:33:49,963 --> 00:33:51,632 Once you got the tattoo at Enigma, 924 00:33:51,698 --> 00:33:53,534 the fighting and all that, that's why I was just 925 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:55,002 kinda frustrated. 926 00:33:55,068 --> 00:33:56,670 - You are literally the reason why 927 00:33:56,737 --> 00:33:58,138 I'm standing at this [bleep] table, 928 00:33:58,205 --> 00:34:00,107 and I'll never say anything bad about y'all, 929 00:34:00,174 --> 00:34:02,142 I'll never in my life disrespect you, KP. 930 00:34:02,209 --> 00:34:05,212 But me choosing to go is nothing to do with your shop, 931 00:34:05,279 --> 00:34:08,549 it's that I feel like I need to be somewhere where I have 932 00:34:08,615 --> 00:34:10,284 five different artists sitting down with me 933 00:34:10,350 --> 00:34:12,653 and teaching me, it's finally time for me to put myself first 934 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:14,388 and invest in myself. 935 00:34:14,454 --> 00:34:16,523 [Tim] Here we go again. 936 00:34:16,590 --> 00:34:19,927 ♪♪♪♪ 937 00:34:19,993 --> 00:34:21,895 - Sounds like a mature decision. 938 00:34:21,962 --> 00:34:24,031 - I want nothing but the best for you, chase it. 939 00:34:24,097 --> 00:34:25,999 But you gotta put [bleep] into it. 940 00:34:26,066 --> 00:34:27,668 [Tim] You wanna walk, that's cool. 941 00:34:27,734 --> 00:34:29,002 We still got love for you. 942 00:34:29,069 --> 00:34:31,104 But at the end of the day, it's business. 943 00:34:31,171 --> 00:34:33,473 - Well, I said what I have to say, 944 00:34:33,540 --> 00:34:35,342 love y'all, appreciate y'all, 945 00:34:35,409 --> 00:34:37,211 um, but I'm about to head out. 946 00:34:37,277 --> 00:34:42,516 ♪♪♪♪ 947 00:34:42,583 --> 00:34:44,952 - ♪♪ Ooh-ee, cleaning up ♪♪ 948 00:34:45,018 --> 00:34:48,021 ♪♪♪♪ 949 00:34:48,088 --> 00:34:49,723 [Alana] I'm really disappointed in the way 950 00:34:49,790 --> 00:34:50,991 my journey's ending at IAM. 951 00:34:51,058 --> 00:34:52,659 After the convention, I just feel like 952 00:34:52,726 --> 00:34:54,394 I was unheard, and honestly, 953 00:34:54,461 --> 00:34:55,963 this really made me take a step back 954 00:34:56,029 --> 00:34:57,898 and try to figure out what my next move is. 955 00:34:57,965 --> 00:35:00,067 Not a lot of people would've given a 20-year-old a chance 956 00:35:00,133 --> 00:35:02,436 to be in a tattoo shop, let alone have their own booth, 957 00:35:02,503 --> 00:35:03,604 but KP did. 958 00:35:03,670 --> 00:35:05,606 Hi, KP. - Oh, what up, what up? 959 00:35:05,672 --> 00:35:07,908 We got an extra player, so welcome her. 960 00:35:07,975 --> 00:35:09,943 - Sis is cute. - She got raw talent. 961 00:35:10,010 --> 00:35:12,279 - Even though I'm not exactly where I thought I would be 962 00:35:12,346 --> 00:35:14,615 three years later, I'm still extremely grateful 963 00:35:14,681 --> 00:35:17,184 for the opportunity and the people I've met. 964 00:35:17,251 --> 00:35:19,553 [all exclaiming] 965 00:35:19,620 --> 00:35:22,022 [laughter, chatter] 966 00:35:22,089 --> 00:35:24,124 Oh, my God! 967 00:35:24,191 --> 00:35:25,826 [KP] I like this vibe right here, man. 968 00:35:25,893 --> 00:35:27,694 [Alana] Every one of you is like my family. 969 00:35:27,761 --> 00:35:29,897 I love all you guys, and I appreciate today. 970 00:35:29,963 --> 00:35:31,231 I don't know what's gonna happen from here, 971 00:35:31,298 --> 00:35:33,166 all I know is that I'm not gonna give up 972 00:35:33,233 --> 00:35:35,002 and wherever I end up, it's gonna be 973 00:35:35,068 --> 00:35:36,904 the best place for me because I didn't end up 974 00:35:36,970 --> 00:35:38,238 coming this far to just stop. 975 00:35:38,305 --> 00:35:45,712 ♪♪♪♪ 976 00:35:48,315 --> 00:35:49,950 - ♪♪ I do what I want ♪♪ [Tim] All good. 977 00:35:50,017 --> 00:35:52,920 She gon' need us. 978 00:35:52,986 --> 00:35:55,989 - There's some things that I see breaking down 979 00:35:56,056 --> 00:36:01,261 that aren't conducive for us to move forward as a shop. 980 00:36:01,328 --> 00:36:03,730 - Before you criticize, it'd have been respectful 981 00:36:03,797 --> 00:36:06,300 if you'd have criticized in the moment, and said, 982 00:36:06,366 --> 00:36:08,135 "well, I bring this to the table, 983 00:36:08,202 --> 00:36:10,604 I can help you make this here," something. 984 00:36:10,671 --> 00:36:13,273 - So let's just air it the [bleep] out. 985 00:36:13,340 --> 00:36:15,242 The way the shop is managed right now, 986 00:36:15,309 --> 00:36:16,476 it can't be like that no more. 987 00:36:16,543 --> 00:36:18,445 I'm frustrated with the breakdown, 988 00:36:18,512 --> 00:36:21,481 but I can assume what's going on. 989 00:36:21,548 --> 00:36:23,217 So the ultimate goal is the music, right? 990 00:36:23,283 --> 00:36:24,751 - Well, the brand is Ink Art Music, 991 00:36:24,818 --> 00:36:26,520 so they all together. 992 00:36:26,587 --> 00:36:28,889 - I'm asking where you guys are at as far as where 993 00:36:28,956 --> 00:36:30,991 the direction needs to go because if the direction of 994 00:36:31,058 --> 00:36:33,994 the shop is just a side hustle for you guys, yeah, 995 00:36:34,061 --> 00:36:35,829 it looks like who gives a [bleep] about the shop? 996 00:36:35,896 --> 00:36:37,564 Because it's to the point where people are gonna start going, 997 00:36:37,631 --> 00:36:39,566 well, I'm gonna step away, I don't wanna do this. 998 00:36:39,633 --> 00:36:42,302 - But it's like, we gonna have people bumping heads 999 00:36:42,369 --> 00:36:44,338 'cause we don't have that artist that I told everybody, 1000 00:36:44,404 --> 00:36:45,639 oh, we gonna have Cory, 1001 00:36:45,706 --> 00:36:48,308 so I was counting on you to fill that void 1002 00:36:48,375 --> 00:36:50,110 because I already knew I was finna be doing music. 1003 00:36:50,177 --> 00:36:51,778 So the things we talked about, 1004 00:36:51,845 --> 00:36:53,413 you was a part of helping that change, 1005 00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,616 and then you had to leave. 1006 00:36:55,682 --> 00:36:57,217 - I know I had to get out of town for family, 1007 00:36:57,284 --> 00:36:59,286 but I also had to get away from the energy. 1008 00:36:59,353 --> 00:37:01,889 I stepped away partially to analyze the whole situation. 1009 00:37:01,955 --> 00:37:04,324 I'm still giving this the opportunity to say, 1010 00:37:04,391 --> 00:37:05,425 you know what, this is what I don't like, 1011 00:37:05,492 --> 00:37:06,827 this is what needs to change, 1012 00:37:06,894 --> 00:37:08,896 and this is what has to [bleep] change. 1013 00:37:08,962 --> 00:37:10,864 And just because I don't like the way something is being 1014 00:37:10,931 --> 00:37:14,201 ran right now, doesn't mean that I'm ready to [bleep] bail. 1015 00:37:14,268 --> 00:37:17,371 But if it doesn't change, 1016 00:37:17,437 --> 00:37:19,540 it's gonna be on the way out. 1017 00:37:19,606 --> 00:37:22,543 I'm not saying that I'm leaving the shop yet, 1018 00:37:22,609 --> 00:37:25,946 but my confidence level in how the shop is being managed 1019 00:37:26,013 --> 00:37:27,981 and run is at an all-time low. 1020 00:37:28,048 --> 00:37:31,351 The path that I was trying to create for IAM, 1021 00:37:31,418 --> 00:37:33,253 I don't know if it's possible anymore. 1022 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:34,588 It's about the communication at this point. 1023 00:37:34,655 --> 00:37:36,757 - Since we laying feelings on the table, 1024 00:37:36,823 --> 00:37:40,027 I had so much expectations coming into the shop, 1025 00:37:40,093 --> 00:37:43,730 I was expecting us to like, be there as a family 1026 00:37:43,797 --> 00:37:45,232 so I could at least learn from you, 1027 00:37:45,299 --> 00:37:47,835 you know, just being around each other. 1028 00:37:47,901 --> 00:37:50,804 And then when the tattoo convention happened, 1029 00:37:50,871 --> 00:37:53,473 I respect y'all for popping up, you know what I'm saying, 1030 00:37:53,540 --> 00:37:56,376 but my thing is what made me pissed, y'all left. 1031 00:37:58,612 --> 00:38:01,615 I basically told them today, like, look, I can't share 1032 00:38:01,682 --> 00:38:03,050 this booth with y'all no more. 1033 00:38:07,621 --> 00:38:09,723 KP, I know you probably ain't have no tattoo machine, 1034 00:38:09,790 --> 00:38:11,658 but we could've took turns. 1035 00:38:11,725 --> 00:38:13,594 I just wanted you at the [bleep] booth with me, 1036 00:38:13,660 --> 00:38:15,062 you know what I'm saying? 1037 00:38:15,128 --> 00:38:17,397 It's just beginning to be a little bit too much 1038 00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:19,933 coming to the shop and being solo. 1039 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,803 - I hear y'all, and I could be there 1040 00:38:22,870 --> 00:38:25,372 with Ink Bomb and sit there and tat all day 1041 00:38:25,439 --> 00:38:26,807 and make her feel comfortable, 1042 00:38:26,874 --> 00:38:28,408 but we just gonna do a little more 1043 00:38:28,475 --> 00:38:30,777 on the music side of things. 1044 00:38:30,844 --> 00:38:33,547 - I'm kinda getting tired of it now. 1045 00:38:33,614 --> 00:38:36,617 I need like, motivation around me, 1046 00:38:36,683 --> 00:38:38,652 you know what I'm saying? 1047 00:38:38,719 --> 00:38:40,320 [Ink] This is a little unexpected 1048 00:38:40,387 --> 00:38:41,855 and disappointing to hear. 1049 00:38:41,922 --> 00:38:44,291 It sounds like KP and Tim aren't open to changing 1050 00:38:44,358 --> 00:38:45,459 their management style. 1051 00:38:45,526 --> 00:38:47,294 So why have a meeting if 1052 00:38:47,361 --> 00:38:49,396 you're not open to changing anything? 1053 00:38:49,463 --> 00:38:51,398 I got love for both of y'all, 1054 00:38:51,465 --> 00:38:55,536 but I'm walking as well. 1055 00:38:55,602 --> 00:38:58,405 I'm going back as a solo artist. 1056 00:38:58,472 --> 00:39:00,674 - Makes sense. - I ain't gon' lie, 1057 00:39:00,741 --> 00:39:02,376 I'm happy for you, I understand whatever you doing is 1058 00:39:02,442 --> 00:39:03,977 to benefit you, and I support that. 1059 00:39:04,044 --> 00:39:05,412 I do like working here, 1060 00:39:05,479 --> 00:39:07,181 you guys exposed me to more people. 1061 00:39:07,247 --> 00:39:08,882 I've like, grown, of course, and I'm thankful. 1062 00:39:08,949 --> 00:39:10,817 I'm gonna miss you, and I'm sad. 1063 00:39:10,884 --> 00:39:12,653 - No, for real, I really had a connection with you, 1064 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:15,822 and Cory, and Tim, and you too, KP. 1065 00:39:15,889 --> 00:39:17,991 If y'all need me, I'ma be there. 1066 00:39:18,058 --> 00:39:20,027 It's always gonna be some vibes there. 1067 00:39:20,093 --> 00:39:21,695 [KP] I'm proud that you even 1068 00:39:21,762 --> 00:39:23,897 came and put in how much you did. 1069 00:39:23,964 --> 00:39:25,766 I wish it didn't unfold like this, 1070 00:39:25,832 --> 00:39:28,635 but as long as we respectful, we there for each other, 1071 00:39:28,702 --> 00:39:31,572 like, let's get it, I know it's gonna come back around. 1072 00:39:31,638 --> 00:39:33,941 And I'll see you on the top. 1073 00:39:34,007 --> 00:39:36,009 - I appreciate you. 1074 00:39:36,076 --> 00:39:37,211 ♪♪♪♪ 1075 00:39:37,277 --> 00:39:38,512 - Guess we can wrap it up, 1076 00:39:38,579 --> 00:39:40,647 but I'm glad we had this meeting. 1077 00:39:40,714 --> 00:39:42,549 I know where everybody stand. 1078 00:39:42,616 --> 00:39:44,184 - Told you, I ain't going nowhere. 1079 00:39:44,251 --> 00:39:45,519 - Same. 1080 00:39:45,586 --> 00:39:47,221 - I'm staying. 1081 00:39:47,287 --> 00:39:50,524 - Damn, I wasn't expecting to lose two artists in one day. 1082 00:39:50,591 --> 00:39:52,125 I guess Ryan was right. 1083 00:39:52,192 --> 00:39:55,262 It's a revolving door, and people come in and out. 1084 00:39:55,329 --> 00:39:57,064 I can't even be mad no more. 1085 00:39:57,130 --> 00:39:58,765 - Alright, y'all. 1086 00:39:58,832 --> 00:40:00,300 - I just haven't found the right artists 1087 00:40:00,367 --> 00:40:02,336 that can see my vision like I do. 1088 00:40:02,402 --> 00:40:04,538 The most frustrating thing now, 1089 00:40:04,605 --> 00:40:07,975 I gotta pause the music to focus on almost rebuilding 1090 00:40:08,041 --> 00:40:11,144 the shop from scratch again, and I'm not feeling that. 1091 00:40:11,211 --> 00:40:13,180 - Oh, miss bartender? 1092 00:40:13,247 --> 00:40:15,482 - I need something to go numb. 1093 00:40:15,549 --> 00:40:18,852 - Anything? - Yes, ma'am. 1094 00:40:18,919 --> 00:40:20,754 Appreciate you. 1095 00:40:20,821 --> 00:40:22,990 - Going forward, we going backwards right now. 1096 00:40:23,056 --> 00:40:24,958 It ain't one thing, it's another. 1097 00:40:25,025 --> 00:40:26,894 - And at the end of the day, I'm the one taking the L. 1098 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:30,063 So right now, I'm not making no excuses for nothing, 1099 00:40:30,130 --> 00:40:37,070 I just gotta figure it out and go from there. 1100 00:40:38,739 --> 00:40:41,041 [all cheering] - Back in this bitch like I never left. 1101 00:40:41,108 --> 00:40:42,409 What the [bleep] is up? 1102 00:40:42,476 --> 00:40:44,478 It feels so good walking in the shop. 1103 00:40:44,545 --> 00:40:46,413 I'm just hoping everything can go smoothly 1104 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,016 from here on out so I can finally get back to business. 1105 00:40:50,484 --> 00:40:52,085 - You definitely did, but we're not gonna even address him. 1106 00:40:52,152 --> 00:40:53,654 - That's 'cause she "deebo'ed" herself in here. 1107 00:40:53,720 --> 00:40:55,455 - He didn't have that energy when my mother[bleep] toes 1108 00:40:55,522 --> 00:40:56,823 was in his mouth, just know that. 1109 00:40:56,890 --> 00:41:00,360 ♪♪♪♪ 1110 00:41:00,427 --> 00:41:02,329 - Two of my artists, they done walked. 1111 00:41:02,396 --> 00:41:04,198 - Now you got more obstacles. 1112 00:41:04,264 --> 00:41:06,900 - And I can't even get in my vibe with the music, 1113 00:41:06,967 --> 00:41:08,502 so I be feeling disconnected. 1114 00:41:08,569 --> 00:41:09,903 And I'm like, man, is the shop 1115 00:41:09,970 --> 00:41:12,105 taking me away from what I love? 1116 00:41:12,172 --> 00:41:14,441 - Are you okay? - Saying it right now 1117 00:41:14,508 --> 00:41:18,212 is gonna make it real, but, um, 1118 00:41:18,278 --> 00:41:20,781 I got served divorce papers. 1119 00:41:20,848 --> 00:41:23,483 Y'all asked me to be open and honest with y'all, 1120 00:41:23,550 --> 00:41:26,854 and I think the best thing for me to do right now 1121 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:29,189 is to take some time to myself. 1122 00:41:29,256 --> 00:41:31,158 - Can I be honest? 1123 00:41:31,225 --> 00:41:33,961 I feel like all that's bull[bleep]. 1124 00:41:40,167 --> 00:41:45,138 ♪♪♪♪ 1125 00:42:05,759 --> 00:42:09,259 - ♪♪ MTV ♪♪