Black Ink Crew: Chicago is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and premiered on October 26, 2015. It is the Chicago-based spin-off of Black Ink Crew. It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop, 9MAG, located in Chicago, Illinois.
Cast Cast timeline Main cast members Cast member Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b Ryan Henry colspan="8" Kat Jackson colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" Charmaine Walker colspan="7" colspan="1" Phor Brumfield colspan="8" Van Johnson colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Danielle Jamison colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" Don Brumfield colspan="8" Lily Barrios colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" Jess Simpson colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="2" Miss Kitty colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Draya Penzo colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" Prince Spencer colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" Supporting cast members Cast member Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7a 7b Ashley Brumfield colspan="9" Rachel Leigh colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Junior Diaz colspan="4" colspan="3" Cobra Kat colspan="4" colspan="3" Whitney Womack colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="5" Ariel Perkins colspan="1" colspan="6" Nikki Nicole colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Neek Bey colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" Jenn Johnson colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" Bella Tatted colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="2" Reese Hilburn colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" Brittany Slam colspan="3" colspan="5" Damn Gina colspan="4" colspan="4" Shine Davis colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="3" Evenita McGruder colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="3" Adriana Garibay colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" Fly Tatted colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="2" King Plug colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" Zach colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="2" Nina Austin colspan="6" colspan="2" Ceaser Emanuel colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="1" Steven Morris colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" Miriah Mark colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="1" Shogun colspan="6" colspan="2" Ceci colspan="6" colspan="2" Spyder colspan="7" colspan="1"
Main cast members Ryan Henry, owner of 9MAG and tattoo artist. Ex-boyfriend of Rachel. Ex-lover of Katrina. Van Johnson (seasons 1–5; recurring seasons 6–7B), tattoo artist Corey "Phor Brumfield" Robinson, tattoo artist. Ex-boyfriend of Nikki and Kat. Don Brumfield, piercer, manager, younger brother of Phor, and Ashley's husband Charmaine Walker (seasons 1–7A), owner of 2nd City Ink, wife of Neek Bey, ex-fling of Don Brumfield Liliana "Lily" Barrios (seasons 4–5; recurring season 3; guest season 6), tattoo artist and Junior's ex-girlfriend Katrina "Kat" Jackson (seasons 1–3; guest season 6), tattoo artist and Phor Brumfield's ex-girlfriend Danielle Jamison (seasons 1–4; recurring seasons 5–7A), ex-receptionist and Charmaine's cousin Jessica "Jess" Simpson (season 6), co-owner of 2nd City Ink and tattoo artist Karis "Miss Kitty" Phillips (season 7; recurring season 6; guest season 5), brand ambassador and brand manager for Black Ink, 2nd City Ink Andrea "Draya" Penso (season 7B; recurring seasons 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink & 9MAG Prince Spencer (season 7B; recurring seasons 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink & 9MAG
Supporting cast members Ashley Brumfield (seasons 1–7), Don's wife Rachel Leigh (seasons 1, 3–4, 6; guest seasons 2, 5), Ryan's ex-girlfriend Cobra Kat (seasons 2–5), tattoo artist Junior Diaz (seasons 2–5), tattoo artist and Lily's ex-boyfriend Terrence (seasons 1–2, 4; guest season 3), Danielle's husband Whitney Womack (season 2), Don's daughter's mother Ariel (season 2), Charmaine's friend and Ryan's ex-lover NeekBey (seasons 3, 5–7A; guest season 4), Charmaine's husband Nikki (seasons 3–4; guest seasons 2, 5–6), Phor's ex-girlfriend and Kat's rival Jenn (seasons 3–5; guest seasons 1–2, 6), Van's girlfriend Reese (season 4; guest season 5), tattoo artist at Loyal Ink Bella (seasons 4–6), former 9Mag assistant Brittney Slam (seasons 4–7), 9Mag manager Gina (seasons 5–7), Ryan's assistant Shine (season 5), tattoo artist Evenita (season 5), Van's apprentice Adriana (season 5; guest season 4), Junior's girlfriend and Lily's rival Fly Tatted (season 6), former tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink Plug (seasons 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink Zach (season 6), former tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink and Draya's former love interest Steven (seasons 6–7A; guest season 7B), tattoo artist at 2nd Ciity Ink and Jess's best friend from London Nina Austin (season 7), Phor's ex-girlfriend and mother of their son Miriah (season 7A), Charmaine's friend and Prince's ex-girlfriend Hiram Emmanuél "Shogun" (season 7), lead artist at 9MAG Ceci (season 7), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink & 9MAG
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
Season 2 (2016)
Season 3 (2017)
Season 4 (2018)
Season 5 (2019)
Season 6 (2019–20)
Season 7 (2021–22)
See also List of tattoo TV shows
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