Black Ink Crew Chicago

The Nicki Minaj of 9 Mag

Ryan steps up his boss game when he learns that his staff is taking advantage of him. Kat betrays 9 Mag in order to take

Prison on the Outside, Party on the Inside

The shop is up in arms after Ryan hires a new tattoo artist. Fists fly when Kat learns that Charmaine threw her personal

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Don’s paternity test results send him on a downward spiral as Ryan dips his toes back in the dating pool. Van has an e

A New Kat-Itude

Van returns to work at 9 Mag but is angered that the shop has changed as Charmaine is forced to face the consequences of

Broke on Bourbon Street

The crew heads to New Orleans for some Bourbon Street debauchery. Charmaine’s family demands that the she moves back h

Congratulations, You Played Yourself

Don brings his two baby mamas together in hopes of uniting his family but Whitney has no intention of making nice. Ryan

Cobra Gets Rattled

Don receives some life-shattering news that could send him back into a spiral. Charmaine is determined to improve her fi

Basic People Have Threesomes

With his jail sentence looming, Don pushes up his wedding date. Kat hosts her first art show, but things turn sour when

Que Grande

The 9 Mag crew heads to the Dominican Republic for Don’s wedding. Kat confronts Phor about cheating on her when they w

#TeamDon

In the Season 2 finale, Ashley arrives in the Dominican Republic for her wedding and asks her brother to spy on Don's ba

The New Barack and Michelle Obama

Ryan battles his staff over their growing disrespect towards him while Don and Ashley's marital bliss is threatened. Kat

You Need Jesus

Ashley looks to the heavens to help Don control his anger while Danielle confronts Kat about being a bad friend. Van dis

The Return of Cobra

Danielle confronts Ryan about firing her and later Ryan causes a melee after he rehires a former employee. Kat shocks th

Kat’s Back

Danielle confronts Ryan about firing her and later Ryan causes a melee after he rehires a former employee. Kat shocks th

Work Is Work But Can You Twerk

The crew is smitten when Ryan hires a new female tattoo artist. Don explodes when Ashley gives him a taste of his own me

This One Time at Van Camp

Danielle reveals an explosive secret about Kat while JR and Lily take their relationship to the next level. Van freaks o

My Cousin Janelle

Don starts his new career as a piercer at 9Mag while Charmaine's mom gives her devastating news. Phor attempts to reconn

Surprise, I'm Pregnant!

Don freaks out after Ashley gives him shocking news. Lily and Cobra come to blows and when Ryan throws a party for Bone

I Like My Tamales Real

Lily jeopardizes her relationship with JR while Van has a questionable plan to win Jenn back. Danielle throws a fashion

Freeze My FUPA!

Ryan triumphantly returns to the shop after a major health scare while JR learns disturbing information about his relati

Lola From Nola

Kat questions her life in LA while Lily tries to turn the shop against Cobra. Charmaine's relationship is on rocky groun

I Feel Like Beyonce

Ryan is devastated when an injury prevents him from tatting his childhood idols. Charmaine tries to persuade Cobra to st

Chi-Cabo (Part 1)

The crew heads to Mexico for some fun, sun, and tequila but tensions rise when Kat arrives at the villa unannounced. Kat

Chi-Cabo (Part 2)

Cobra is faced with a tough decision when Phor tells her the truth about Velvet. Lily attempts to reunite with the siste

My Little Sir Brumfield

Ryan tries to salvage his relationship with Rachel, while Phor and Nikki take theirs to new heights. The crew throws Kat

I Cleared My Truth

The crew hatches a plan to get Kat to come back to 9Mag. Ashley throws a tantrum at her gender reveal party. Charmaine's

Everybody Loves Kat

Go Ahead, Becky

In the Season 3 finale, the ladies grill Kat and Lily about their hookup; everyone puts their differences aside to honor

The Takeover Begins

After Kat’s banishment, Ryan has disappeared. 9 Mag grapples with the new status quo. Phor plays the biggest show of h

9MAG Is Dead

Unable to take over the lease for 9MAG, Van and the crew hold one last party at the shop, Phor gets a recording opportun

Tom, Dick, and Cobra

Don tries to keep Ashley from moving their kids to Texas, Van puts together a fashion show, and someone from Terrence’

A Whole New Squad

While the 9MAG crew is at a loss, Lily makes moves to bring the shop back from the dead. Charmaine blind-sides Danielle

New Lease, New Reese

As the new 9MAG and Loyal Ink each move closer to launch, Ryan tries recruiting an old friend, while Lily and Charmaine

The HBIC

Ashley returns from Texas after Don gets a DUI, Terrence proposes to Danielle again, and Charmaine goes behind everyone'

White Tacticals

Charmaine has a mutiny on her hands after she announces new rules for the shop, Van and Jenn have an explosive fight, an

Do The Hussle

Loyal Ink holds an official grand opening, Don and Ashley reassess their marriage after Ashdon goes to the hospital, and

Barbie Tingz

Phor follows his music dreams to L.A., Ryan tags along for a pop-up that garners interest from Nicki Minaj, and talk of

All Phor One

Phor arrives in Jamaica with the 9MAG crew for a performance of a lifetime. Loyal Ink's plan to surprise him fails when

The Last Supper

9Mag and Loyal Ink's trip to Jamaica takes a turn for the worse. Phor's dream of being on stage in Jamaica is deferred.

Reese, Scheduled

Neek returns from Africa, and Charmaine uses her best assets to bind them together forever; Don returns to his male stri

Neek and You Shall Find

With construction behind schedule, Ryan hires a powerhouse manager to get 9MAG back in business; Charmaine makes a catas

One Time At Adult Camp

The Loyal Ink crew tries to regain the trust of Lily and Reese by taking them on a team-building trip at an adult campgr

I'm the New You

After quitting Loyal Ink, Lily decides to make other moves; Cobra takes on a new hobby of becoming a luchador; after Pho

Welcome to 9Mag...Again!

Ryan makes a shocking move that will have serious consequences for 9Mag and Loyal Ink; Phor struggles to keep both his m

9MAG Is Forever

Weeks after Ryan's dramatic takeover of 9MAG, tensions run high between Phor and Don, Ryan and Rachel reach the end of t

Give Me a Smoothie Gina

Lily becomes a reluctant co-parent when Bella moves in, Charmaine gabs about Phor's sexts on the radio, and Van finally

Tattoo Shop of Horrors

Lily flirts with the shop's new guest artist, Don is forced to kick a resentful Brittany out of the shop, and Van's new

Michael Jackson Is ALIVE!

When the 9MAG crew heads to a Vegas tattoo convention, Evenita shows up to the convention unannounced to get closer to V

She's Here If You Evenita

Van decides to commit to Jenn after hooking up with Evenita, Shine gets frustrated by 9MAG's unprofessionalism, and Juni

Phor

Lily sees Junior and Adriana for the first time since Jamaica, Don struggles to be there for both his dad and Phor as th

Potato With a Scarf On

Junior returns to 9MAG while trying to patch things up with Adriana, Erica Mena is Ryan's new celebrity client, and Frie

I Didn't Say I Hate Her (I Just Don't Like Her)

All of 9MAG reacts to what happened on Friendsgiving; Junior gets in touch with himself and his past; Don expands his ho

I Hope You Make It to America

Ryan gets an ominous call for a meeting from the building management to discuss the future of 9MAG; Lily uses her break

Lacuna Matata

Ryan toils in secrecy on a new mystery shop; Van scares some sense into his daughter's boyfriend; rising actor Don ponde

Don't Come for Queen Latifah

Van bullies Bella with a tyrannical set of new rules at the old shop, Ryan shuts Phor out of the new shop, and Lily turn

Ryantology

Van’s leadership skills are put under the microscope, as the old shop continues to suffer; Lily wonders if she still h

Team Bonding!

The new 9MAG and the old 9MAG head to Miami for team-building, Charmaine struggles to find happiness, and Ryan reveals h

From Chi-ami to Sky-ami

The crew grows closer during their team-building trip to Miami, Phor performs and invites a surprise guest, and peace be

The Cover Up Is Worse Than the Crime

Van defends himself and his artwork against a few unhappy clients causing legal trouble for Ryan. While Don and Ashley v

What Is This, A Reunion Show?

Past and present members of the 9MAG crew attend the Chicago Tattoo Convention, where they dig up old conspiracy theorie

The Steve Harvey Show

Van fires Lily after she tarnishes the 9MAG brand at the tattoo convention; Neek gives Charmaine an ultimatum; Ryan and

Deja Vu

Charmaine returns to 9MAG in hopes of getting her job back; Van takes his daughter on a college tour; Don asks Ashley fo

The Vianna and the Long Haitian

Neek plans to surprise Charmaine in South Carolina with a marriage proposal and invites the crew along for the event. A

Period, End of Sentence

The happiest day of Charmaine's life is overshadowed by a rumor that won't die. Ryan decides it's time for a change at 9

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The Future Is Female

Charmaine teams with a new partner to start her own shop after leaving 9MAG, Ryan tries balancing work and co-parenting,

Proper Excited

Don and Ashley nervously await the results of her biopsy, Charmaine and Neek resist wedding pressure from both their mom

World's Best Dad!

Charmaine announces her pregnancy to the 2nd City crew and tries to appease her mother-in-law; Jess announces a pajama p

Second City, Welcome Kitty

Draya calls out Zach over his behavior at the party, Ashley objects to Don playing wingman, Ryan moves into a new place,

My Big Fat Neek Wedding

Phor receives an unexpected DM about a woman from his past, Charmaine starts planning her wedding, and two 2nd City Ink

Glenda

An ex-employee turns up at 9MAG in need of work, Phor meets his alleged teenage daughter, and Charmaine does a maternity

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye

Charmaine prepares for her mother's funeral.

The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee

The gang turns up on Bourbon Street in the spirit of Glenda. Kitty considers Charmaine's job offer, but Jess is left in

Some People Like Cake, Some People do not Like Cake

Sparks fly when Ashley is pushed to the edge and explodes after failing to sort out her issues with Don.

Don's Latest Snapchat Video

Ashley reveals the real reason she left Don.

Episode 11

Rumor Had It

Chicago Ain't That Big

When a romantic video of Ryan and Rachel vacationing in Mexico shows up on social media, a jilted Kitty bares her claws.

Mucus Still Plugged

Char's false alarm forces her into early maternity leave. Kitty's determined to prove to Char that she can handle the sh

Other Side of the Pond

Char struggles to find balance between the shop and maternity. Back at the shop, Kitty's caught off guard by Jess' surpr

The Shutdown

Ready to Reclaim Our Time

Second Episode, Second City

What Happened With Us

Always and Phorever

Pros and Conventions

This Platform Is Black Ink Crew

Steven balances his friendship with Kitty against a guest spot offer at 9MAG, Prince feels unappreciated at 2nd City Ink

Episode 7

A Prince Among Women

Neek tries to brighten Charmaine's spirits after losing her father by arranging a surprise picnic for their fifth annive

Did You Make That Comment About Charmaine?

Attitudes fly, and feats of strength are tested when the members of 9MAG and 2nd City Ink attend a team bonding trip hos

Put On Your Casper Suit

Charmaine starts a new era at 2nd City Ink by launching an aftercare product line, Prince finds out Miriah made a major

Welcome to the World of Being Seen

The 9MAG crew offers its artistry to help raise gun violence awareness, Draya braves the cold to catch up with B-Slam an

Here Kitty Kitty

Don prepares for his first bodybuilding show, the 9MAG family gets a little larger, and Kitty becoming Draya's apprentic

Fright of Our Lives

Ryan confronts his grandmother's passing and realizes he's been spread too thin between work and family; as several myst

Phorplay

After a long drought on the dating front, Don schemes to get Ryan's love life on track; Prince struggles to get through

It's All Relative

Tensions reach new levels between Phor and Nina in the aftermath of the lingerie party; as construction gets underway at

Gin and Juke

While 9MAG wraps up construction and celebrates the reopening of the shop, Don struggles with being a long-distance dad;

Dude, Where's My Car?

9MAG hires a familiar face to work at the shop; with his dad's health deteriorating, Prince is forced to make changes fo

I Love Lisa and Lisa Loves Me Back

Draya gives Phor a permanent reminder of the man he's becoming; Kitty adds "babysitter" to her resume; Prince is in the

Hey, I'm Walkin' Here!

Ryan struggles to pay the bills as his artists are consistently absent from the shop; Don and Ashley seek help with thei

Is This the End?

Ryan continues to struggle with the business, leaving 9MAG at a crossroads; Prince and Draya have family obligations mot