Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles

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Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles
BlackInkCrewComptonLogo.JPG
Genre Reality
Starring
  • Danny Kirkpatrick
  • Lemeir Mitchell
  • Nessie Blaze
  • Christian Thomas
  • Vudu Dahl
  • Tim Simmons
  • Erica Thompson
  • Katrina Jackson
  • Alana
  • Kevin Laroy
  • Nelly Vinteren
  • Polo
Opening theme"I Do What I Want"
ComposeriAMCompton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producers
  • Dan Cesareo
  • Doug DePriest
  • David Wolfgang
  • Ken Martinez
  • Kari Mcfarland
  • Rick Hankey
  • Davis Reidpath
  • Daniel Blau Rogge
  • Ceaser Emanuel
  • Maricarmen Lopez
  • Treiva Williams
  • Phakiso Collins
Running time42–46 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network VH1
ReleaseAugust 14, 2019 (2019-08-14) –
present
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Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles (formerly titled Black Ink Crew: Compton) is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on August 14, 2019. It is the Compton-based spin-off of Black Ink Crew . It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop, IAM Compton, located in Compton, California. [1] [2]

Contents

On May 8, 2023, VH1 announced that additional episodes of the second season would air from May 15, 2023, alongside the series rebrand to Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles. [3]

Cast

Timeline of cast members

Main cast members
Cast MemberSeasons
12A2B
KP Main
LeMeir Mitchell Main
Vudu Dahl Main Guest
Ink Drippin' Main Supporting
Nessie Blaze Main
Tim Simmons Main
Barbie Main Supporting
Alana Marie Supporting Main
Cory SaintClair Guest [lower-alpha 1] Supporting Main
Polo Supporting Main
Mz. Ink Bomb Guest [lower-alpha 2] Main
Amber Gonzalez Guest [lower-alpha 3] Main
Katrina Jackson Supporting [lower-alpha 4] Main
Kevin Laroy Guest [lower-alpha 5] Main
Nelly Vinteren Guest [lower-alpha 6] Main
Bookie Thompson Guest [lower-alpha 7] Main
Deshay Jones Guest [lower-alpha 8] Main
Supporting cast members
Kyla Pratt Supporting
Danielle Emani Supporting
Armani Supporting
Star Divine Supporting
Denai Marie Supporting

Note:

  1. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  2. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  3. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  4. ↑ Added to the show from episode nine onwards.
  5. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  6. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  7. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.
  8. ↑ Appears as recurring guest star.

Main

IAM Compton

Enigma

Supporting cast members

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
2 2212February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)
10May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The Marathon Begins"August 14, 2019 (2019-08-14)0.94 [4]
22"The Era of Hope"August 21, 2019 (2019-08-21)0.78 [5]
33"Opening Up"August 28, 2019 (2019-08-28)0.65 [6]
44"Cheers, Cheers to Three Musketeers"September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04)0.69 [7]
55"The Naked Truth"September 11, 2019 (2019-09-11)0.59 [8]
66"Big Bear, Oh My!"September 18, 2019 (2019-09-18)0.73 [9]
77"Big Bear Jail"September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)0.64 [10]
88"Granny Off Her Rocker"October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)0.68 [11]
99"Yahwea or the Highway"October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)0.69 [12]
1010"You Can't Run From The Devil"October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)0.73 [13]

Season 2 (2022–23)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [14] Original air date  [15] U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"You're Not Compton By Yourself"February 21, 2022 (2022-02-21)0.35 [16]
122"Day of Reckoning"February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)0.28 [17]
133"All Will Bee Revealed"March 7, 2022 (2022-03-07)0.23 [18]
144"From Compton to the Vatican"March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14)0.19 [19]
155"Hanging With the Opps"March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)0.19 [20]
166"The Compton Ultimatum"March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28)0.18 [21]
177"Barbie Picks at Her Bone"April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)0.21 [22]
188"The Lost Season"April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11)0.26 [23]
199"New Teams, Same Dreams"April 18, 2022 (2022-04-18)0.22 [24]
2010"Birthday Dahl"April 25, 2022 (2022-04-25)0.17 [25]
2111"It's Tattoo Taco Tuesday!"May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)0.18 [26]
2212"Black Ink Crewtopia"May 9, 2022 (2022-05-09)0.17 [27]
Part 2
2313"A Tale of Tattoo Cities"May 15, 2023 (2023-05-15)0.16 [28]
2414"Face the Music"May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22)0.11 [29]
2515"Tattooing With the Enemy"May 29, 2023 (2023-05-29)0.15 [30]
2616"Keyed Up and Locked Out"June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05)0.17 [31]
2717"When Kat's Away, the Kevin Will Play"June 12, 2023 (2023-06-12)0.17 [32]
2818"IAM Is an Enigma"June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)0.17 [33]
2919"Here Comes Lava Girl"June 26, 2023 (2023-06-26)0.13 [34]
3020"Eyes on the Prize"July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)N/A
3121"Nobody Puts Barbie In A Corner"July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10)0.15 [35]
3222"The Cost Of Having It All"July 17, 2023 (2023-07-17)0.16 [36]

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