Black Ink Crew: Los Angeles Explained

Genre:	Reality
Opentheme:	"I Do What I Want"
Composer:	iAMCompton
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	2
Num Episodes:	32
Runtime:	42–46 minutes
Network:	VH1
Company:	Big Fish Entertainment (2019) MTV Entertainment Studios (2020-present)
Last Aired:	present
Related:	Black Ink Crew

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]}

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

! colspan="3"

Seasons
1	2A	2B
KP	colspan="3"
LeMeir Mitchell	colspan="3"
Vudu Dahl	colspan="1"
Ink Drippin'	colspan="1"
Nessie Blaze	colspan="3"
Tim Simmons	colspan="3"
Barbie	colspan="1"
Alana Marie	colspan="1"
Cory SaintClair	colspan="1"
Polo	colspan="1"
Mz. Ink Bomb	colspan="1"
Amber Gonzalez	colspan="1"
Katrina Jackson	colspan="1"
Kevin Laroy	colspan="1"
Nelly Vinteren	colspan="1"
Bookie Thompson	colspan="1"
Deshay Jones	colspan="1"
Supporting cast members
Kyla Pratt	colspan="2"
Danielle Emani	colspan="3"
Armani	colspan="2"
Star Divine	colspan="1"
Denai Marie	colspan="1"

Note:

Main

IAM Compton

• KP (born Danny Kirkpatrick), the owner of InkArtMusic (IAM) Compton, a tattoo artist and a rapper
• Vudu Dahl, a tattoo apprentice at IAM Compton
• Ink Drippin' (born Christian Thomas), a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
• Tim Simmons, KP's cousin and the shop manager at IAM Compton
• Alana, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
• Cory, lead artist at IAM Compton
• Polo, apprentice at IAM Compton
• Mz. Ink Bomb, a tattoo artist at IAM Compton
• Amber Gonzalez, permanent make-up artist at IAM Compton

Enigma

• Katrina Jackson, tattoo artist & owner of Enigma
• LeMeir Mitchell, tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
• Nessie Blaze, former tattoo artist at Enigma, formerly employed at IAM Compton
• Barbie (born Erica Thompson), shop manager at Enigma, formerly employed as shop receptionist at IAM Compton
• Kevin Laroy, tattoo artist at Enigma, appeared on seasons 5-7 & 10 of Black Ink Crew
• Nelly Vinteren, tattoo artist at Enigma
• Bookie Thompson, tattoo artist at Enigma
• Deshay Jones, tattoo artist at Enigma

Supporting cast members

• Kyla Pratt, KP's girlfriend, an actress and silent partner in his business
• Danielle Emani, Lemeir's girlfriend and high school sweetheart, a business partner in his food truck business
• Star Divine, KP's former business partner and shop manager of IAM Compton
• Denai, co-manager at Enigma

Episodes

Season 2 (2022–23)

See also

• List of tattoo TV shows

Notes and References

1. Web site: Get To Know The Stars Of Black Ink Crew: Compton In The Brand New Super Trailer. https://web.archive.org/web/20220516022210/https://www.vh1.com/news/xa2ucm/black-ink-crew-compton-super-trailer-kp-lemeir. live. May 16, 2022.
2. Web site: Breaking News - "Black Ink Crew" Expands Franchise West with "Black Ink Crew: Compton" . TheFutonCritic.com . 2022-05-06.
3. Web site: VH1'S HIT SERIES RETURNS WITH THE PREMIERE OF "BLACK INK CREW: NEW YORK" & "BLACK INK CREW: LA" ON MONDAY, MAY 15TH AT 8 PM ET/PT AND 9 PM ET/PT ON VH1 . BET Press . 2022-05-08 . 2023-05-09.