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Black Ink Crew New York: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Jan 7, 2013 Updated Oct 6, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Welcome to Harlem, U.S.A. (Pilot)

Jan 7, 2013 · 60 min

On the corner of 113th and Lennox, in the heart of Harlem, you'll find the Black Ink Crew and all of their crazy antics. While PR man Puma mysteriously loses his front tooth, Dutch

S1·E2 Core

Oh S**t!

Jan 14, 2013 · 60 min

Ceaser is fed up with O'S**t's unprofessionalism and makes a decision that will send the Black Ink Crew spinning out of control. Puma receives shocking news while at a strip club a

S1·E3 Core

You Got Served, Son!

Jan 21, 2013 · 60 min

The aftermath of O'S**t's firing is starting to hit Ceaser where it hurts the most.in his pockets. Sassy is contemplates leaving the chaos of the shop for more stability in the cor

S1·E4 Core

Baby Mama Drama

Jan 28, 2013 · 60 min

Dutchess drives Ceaser to court where he may end up serving time in jail for owing back child support. Sassy takes a terrified Puma to get a new tooth. Cease confronts his baby mam

S1·E5 Core

Mixxxy Madness

Feb 4, 2013 · 60 min

Black Ink throws a birthday party for Sassy that turns into an out of control Mixxxy bash and all hell breaks loose. Alex, Sassy and Dutchess have some girl time where Sassy and Du

S1·E6 Core

What Happens in Vegas...

Feb 11, 2013 · 60 min

The Black Ink Crew is heading to Vegas to be part of the biggest tattoo convention in the world. Alex has gone M.I.A. and the crew wonders if she is going to show up at all. Dutche

S1·E7 Core

This, That, and The Third

Feb 18, 2013 · 60 min

Post -Vegas, Ceaser is coming to terms with his feelings for Dutchess...despite all of the guys in the shop busting his chops about his upcoming trip to North Carolina to "meet the

S1·E8 Core

In the Dirty, Dirty

Feb 25, 2013 · 60 min

While Dutchess and Ceaser hit the road for the Dirty South, O'S**t is left in charge of the shop, and he has that s**t handled! Clients come in one after the other, and Black Ink i

S1·E9 Core

So Much on My Biscuit

Mar 4, 2013 · 60 min

Ceaser and Dutchess cut their trip short to pick up O'S**t from "The Barge," the New York City prison he has been locked up in for days. Though O'S**t's future as a free man is in

S1·E10 Core

Krazy with a

Mar 11, 2013 · 60 min

When the Black Ink Crew decides to host a charity art show for local kids, Puma and Dutchess bump heads while planning the event. Ceaser sides with Dutchess, leaving the guys in th

S1·E11 Mytharc

Judgment Day

Mar 18, 2013 · 60 min

Dutchess reveals a secret to Ceaser that she has kept to herself for weeks. O'Sh**t's bail bondsman comes to the shop to see S**t for some serious business...a tattoo cover up. Pum

S1·E12 Mytharc

Dropping the

Mar 25, 2013 · 60 min

Dutchess makes a peace offering at the shop, apologizing for her bad behavior over the past few weeks and filling everyone in on her heart condition. Alex confides in her old tatto

S1·E13 Mytharc

Family First

Mar 25, 2013 · 60 min

When "Mommy", the woman who brought Ceaser up in the tattoo world, comes to the shop for a memorial tattoo from Cease, she has some strong opinions about Cease and Dutchess's relat

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