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VH1’s New ‘Black Ink Crew’ Spin-Off Digital Series, ‘Tattoo Tales,’ Will Focus More On The Art

VH1 Announces New Digital 'Black Ink Crew' Spin-Off, 'Tattoo Tales'

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If you watch VH1’s Black Ink Crew shows like we do, then like us, sometimes you’re wondering where in the world are the tattoos. It looks like the network has heard our complaints and decided to drop a new digital spin-off series called Tattoo Tales that focuses solely on the art.

Will Donna be featured?

Tattoo Tales aims to step away from the drama of running a successful tattoo shop we are used to seeing on the shows. Instead, it will focus on the story behind the art while learning more about Black Ink’s tattoo artists and the work they do on their clients.

Per VH1:

“VH1’s Tattoo Tales is a video series that gets up close and personal with the Black Ink tattoo artists and their clients, driving deeper into the story behind the art. The stars of Tattoo Tales are the shops and the artists in each of the Black Ink cities (New York, Chicago, and Compton). Each episode will focus on various tattoo styles delivered by the BIC artists in their home shops. Episode themes include covering scars, covering a tattoo that is no longer meaningful, first-time clients, face/neck tattoos, memorial portraits, and more. The combination of tattoo artistry, show favorites, and client meaning will give fans the depth they are craving.”

The season one of Tattoo Tales kicks off October 24, with the first of 6 episodes premiering at 12pm ET on VH1’s YouTube page. You can watch the trailer for the new series below.

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Source: HipHopWired.com

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‘Black Ink Crew’ Compton Spinoff Coming To VH1 This Summer

'Black Ink Crew' Compton Spinoff Coming To VH1 This Summer

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If you wanted another Black Ink Crew show, VH1 has heard your cries. Deadline reports that a Black Ink Crew: Compton spinoff if coming this year in July.

The third show will follow the Harlem-based Black Ink Crew show which has seven seasons under its belt and Black Ink Crew: Chicago which has been on the air for five. When Black Ink Crew: Compton arrives on July 30, it will follow famous Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Danny “KP” Kilpatrick and his crew at his IAM Compton shop.

Per Deadline:

Black Ink Crew: Compton centers on KP and his crew at IAM Compton, the first-ever tattoo shop in Compton. It uses as a backdrop the California town known for its musical influence and iconic street art. KP, famed tattoo artist and visionary whose clients have included Diddy and Taraji P. Henson, is bringing his team of artists into the community and are using their creative energy to make a change while creating a “safe zone” in the city he calls home.

At IAM Compton, KP has assembled a dream team of tattoo artists, friends and new additions to build a trusted family at the shop that has become known as “a crew among gangs.”  Their mission is to create a movement in Compton through their creative collective by celebrating the talent, passion, and rich culture of the community. The crew is here to represent the city in a way that rises above the stereotypes and embraces the rich culture of Compton.

Black Ink Crew: Compton will also star KP’s longtime partner, actress Kyla Pratt, Lemier a Philadelphia native who brings his street acumen from the east to the west, Nessie, a tattoo artist/muralist/musician who is friends with Lemier. Rounding up the crew is Ink Drippin who is described as a ladies man but ain’t sh*t, apprentice and tattooing prodigy Vudu Dahl, Tim who is KP’s cousin right-hand man that manages the shop and shop receptionist Barbie.

We not gonna hold you, but the dynamics of this cast sounds awfully familiar. You can catch the 2-hour premiere of Black Ink Crew: Compton on VH1 July 30.

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