Black Ink Crew Chicago

In the Season 1 premiere, the crew celebrates 9 Mags one-year anniversary and honor the memory of Ryans late sister. Later, a surprise visitor shows up and starts drama.

Phor puts everything on the line to pursue a relationship with Kat; Vans future at 9 Mag is in jeopardy; Ashley confronts Charmaine.

Kat and Van confront Ryan after his meltdown; the crew questions Kats loyalty to the shop; Phor heads to the Big Apple for a meeting.

Charmaine reveals a secret when she returns from New York; Don tries to mend things with Ashley; Danielles relationship is tested.

Van receives shocking news at his court appearance, leading him to debate if he should run; and Kat questions the girls loyalty after they fail to visit her. Elsewhere, Don takes Ashley on a weekend trip in order to prove his loyalty.

Ryan battles his staff over their growing disrespect towards him while Don and Ashleys marital bliss is threatened. Kat leaves Chicago for LA and Van starts a brawl at the 9Mag anniversary party.

Danielle confronts Ryan about firing her and later Ryan causes a melee after he rehires a former employee. Kat shocks the crew when she unexpectedly shows up in Chicago.

The crew is smitten when Ryan hires a new female tattoo artist. Don explodes when Ashley gives him a taste of his own medicine and things get messy when Lily hooks up with a fellow employee.

Don starts his new career as a piercer at 9Mag while Charmaines mom gives her devastating news. Phor attempts to reconnect with family and Cobra gets turned on by her new roommate.

Lily jeopardizes her relationship with JR while Van has a questionable plan to win Jenn back. Danielle throws a fashion show to help promote her new fashion blog and Ryan is rushed to the emergency room.

Kat questions her life in LA while Lily tries to turn the shop against Cobra. Charmaines relationship is on rocky ground when her career takes priority over Neek.

The crew heads to Mexico for some fun, sun, and tequila but tensions rise when Kat arrives at the villa unannounced. Kat reveals a shocking secret about Ryan and he loses his cool when Lily crosses a line.

Ryan tries to salvage his relationship with Rachel, while Phor and Nikki take theirs to new heights. The crew throws Kat a surprise birthday party at 9Mag behind Ryans back. JR goes ham when Lily brings the guy she cheated on him with to the shop.

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After Kat’s banishment, Ryan has disappeared. 9 Mag grapples with the new status quo. Phor plays the biggest show of his rap career. A snapchat video finally makes Ashley leave Don. Van tries to keep his temper in check as Ryan drops a bomb on 9 Mag.

Don tries to keep Ashley from moving their kids to Texas, Van puts together a fashion show, and someone from Terrence’s past threatens his engagement to Danielle.

As the new 9MAG and Loyal Ink each move closer to launch, Ryan tries recruiting an old friend, while Lily and Charmaine clash over rehiring Danielle.

Loyal Ink holds an official grand opening, Don and Ashley reassess their marriage after Ashdon goes to the hospital, and Charmaine nabs a Nipsey Hussle radio interview.

Phor arrives in Jamaica with the 9MAG crew for a performance of a lifetime. Loyal Inks plan to surprise him fails when they bring too much of their Chicago baggage with them.

With construction behind schedule, Ryan hires a powerhouse manager to get 9MAG back in business; Charmaine makes a catastrophic first impression on Neeks mother; Juniors girlfriend stirs up trouble at Loyal Ink.

Lily becomes a reluctant co-parent when Bella moves in, Charmaine gabs about Phors sexts on the radio, and Van finally forgives Ryan for past betrayals.

When the 9MAG crew heads to a Vegas tattoo convention, Evenita shows up to the convention unannounced to get closer to Van, and Bella flips on Lily for not having her back.

Lily sees Junior and Adriana for the first time since Jamaica, Don struggles to be there for both his dad and Phor as they battle depression, and Jenn confronts Van.

All of 9MAG reacts to what happened on Friendsgiving; Junior gets in touch with himself and his past; Don expands his horizons; Charmaine outs Lily as a racist.

Ryan toils in secrecy on a new mystery shop; Van scares some sense into his daughters boyfriend; rising actor Don ponders a move to NYC; Phor shines in the studio while Charmaine wants answers about her future with 9MAG.

Van’s leadership skills are put under the microscope, as the old shop continues to suffer; Lily wonders if she still has a future at 9Mag; Charmaine’s parents come to town; and Phor receives a baller opportunity.

The crew grows closer during their team-building trip to Miami, Phor performs and invites a surprise guest, and peace between Lily and Charmaine is short-lived.

Past and present members of the 9MAG crew attend the Chicago Tattoo Convention, where they dig up old conspiracy theories and drag old rivalries to the ground.

Charmaine returns to 9MAG in hopes of getting her job back; Van takes his daughter on a college tour; Don asks Ashley for another chance at a perfect wedding.

Phor receives an unexpected DM about a woman from his past, Charmaine starts planning her wedding, and two 2nd City Ink artists consider leaving the shop.

Chars false alarm forces her into early maternity leave. Kittys determined to prove to Char that she can handle the shop in her absence. Over at 9MAG, Draya and Phor forge on to keep the tattoo community unified while tensions at 2nd City rise between Kitty and Chars not-so-new hired help.

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Steven balances his friendship with Kitty against a guest spot offer at 9MAG, Prince feels unappreciated at 2nd City Ink, and Ryan calls a meeting of both shops to unify the crew

Neek tries to brighten Charmaines spirits after losing her father by arranging a surprise picnic for their fifth anniversary. Charmaine reveals some big news. Ryan, fresh out of therapy and feeling brand new, approaches leaders.

Charmaine starts a new era at 2nd City Ink by launching an aftercare product line, Prince finds out Miriah made a major decision without him, and Neek confronts Don about an old rumor.

Don prepares for his first bodybuilding show, the 9MAG family gets a little larger, and Kitty becoming Drayas apprentice forces her and Ryan to confront their issues

After a long drought on the dating front, Don schemes to get Ryans love life on track; Prince struggles to get through to his nephew and enlists the help of Sensei Shogun.

While 9MAG wraps up construction and celebrates the reopening of the shop, Don struggles with being a long-distance dad; Phor and Don travel to Texas, where they reunite with a blast from the past; Draya gets a crash course.

Draya gives Phor a permanent reminder of the man hes becoming; Kitty adds "babysitter" to her resume; Prince is in the market for the next woman of his dreams; Don and Ashley have a heated disagreement over the state of their marriage.

Ryan continues to struggle with the business, leaving 9MAG at a crossroads; Prince and Draya have family obligations motivating them to take action; Kitty has new plans for her future.