Black Ink Crew

Ceaser, Dutchess, Puma, and Sassy of Black Ink Crew

So Black Ink Crew, a new show on VH1, follows 7 men and women on their job as tattoo artists. Now I told myself I wouldn't be watching this show, but I lied. I tune in every Monday after Love & Hip Hop and watch the craziness that unfolds each episode.


This week's episode was filled with drama, drama, and more drama! Ceaser, the owner of the tattoo shop, decides to bring the crew to one of the biggest tattoo conventions in Vegas which ended up being a mistake. Ceaser tends to forget that just because they are his friends, they are also his employees and he needs to make money.


Every show seems to have the issue of mixing business with pleasure and that is exactly what Ceaser is doing right now. He is trying to have a relationship with his employee, Dutchess. It seems all nice and dandy at the moment but I'm sure things will get hectic and complicated when she expresses her love to him. She already proclaimed she loved him to a famous tattoo artist with no hesitation. Wait until Ceaser hears this one!

This show is just another way to prove that African-American businesses don't seem to thrive. With all of the arguing they do, I probably have seen them do maybe three tattoos. They are too busy trying to sleep with each other and fight that they seem to forget that they need to make money in order to keep the business open. I'm sure they have talent but thank God that they are on a show and making money from that or this tattoo shop would be closed so quick.