Black Ink Crew Chicago

2015
4.5
211 reviews
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Season 5 episodes (21)

1 9MAG is Forever
1/2/19
Ryan returns to run the shop with a new team and a fresh vision. Don, Char and Van try to move on from the hurt Ryan caused them. Phor is caught in the middle of his feuding tattoo family. Tempers flare when Ryan hands out a long overdue apology.
2 Give Me A Smoothie Gina
1/9/19
Charmaine uses her newfound celebrity to protect Phor when he becomes a hot topic. Van finally receives the forgiveness he's been pushing for, Don seizes an opportunity to make more money for his family. Ryan lays down the law for his new employees.
3 Tattoo Shop of Horrors
1/16/19
Don has taken over as manager and tensions are building between him and Brittany. Ryan invites an artist from California to come tattoo at the shop. Van hires an apprentice that rubs everyone the wrong way. Ryan decides to throw a Halloween party.
4 Michael Jackson is ALIVE!
1/23/19
Charmaine takes the 9MAG crew to Vegas for a tattoo convention in an attempt to prove her worth to Ryan. When Van's apprentice shows up, everyone speculates on where she's going to be sleeping at night. Meanwhile, Don focuses on his family back home.
5 She's Here If You Evenita
1/30/19
Junior arrives in Las Vegas to take the guys out for a spin on the Strip, and Shine contemplates giving up his guest artist spot at 9MAG. Things get awkward for everyone when Van and Jenn decide to head to the altar.
6 Phor
2/6/19
After Jenn and Van's Vegas chapel disaster, Charmaine tries to get the trip back on track with one last Vegas 9MAG pool party. Jenn and Van hash it out and Lily finally confronts Junior and Adriana. Phor spirals into a dark place.
7 Potato with a Scarf On
2/13/19
Junior is officially back at 9MAG and Charmaine hooks Ryan up with a celebrity client, Erica Mena. Bella reconnects with an old flame, and the gang gets together for a 9MAG Friendsgiving.
8 I Didn't Say I Hate Her (I Just Don't Like Her)
2/21/19
All of 9MAG reacts to what happened on Friendsgiving. Junior gets in touch with himself and his past, Don expands his horizons and Charmaine outs Lily as a racist.
9 I Hope You Make it to America
2/27/19
Ryan gets an ominous call for a meeting from the building management to discuss the future of 9MAG, Lily uses her break from the shop to focus on her art, Charmaine decides to organize a protest and Van does whatever it takes to win Jenn back.
10 Lacuna Matata
3/6/19
Ryan toils in secrecy on a new mystery shop while Van scares some sense into his daughter's bae. Rising actor Don ponders a move to NYC. Phor shines in the studio while Charmaine wants answers about her future with 9MAG. Ryan debuts his dope new shop.
11 Don't Come for Queen Latifah
6/4/19
Ryan's all new 9Mag shop is open for business with a fresh talent line up. Van takes over the old shop by marking his territory with a new set of rules. Phor is back from hiatus and learns that not everyone has access to Ryan's new kingdom.
12 Ryantology
6/11/19
Van's leadership skills are put under the microscope, as the old shop continues to suffer. Meanwhile, Lily wonders if she still has a future at 9Mag. Charmaine's parents come to town and Phor receives a baller opportunity.
12 Team Bonding!
6/18/19
Season-only
When Ryan decides to treat the new 9Mag and old 9Mag to a team building trip in Miami, Charmaine questions her future with 9Mag and an emotional Ryan releases some pent-up anger towards the OGs.
13 Team Bonding!
6/18/19
When Ryan decides to treat the new 9Mag and old 9Mag to a team building trip in Miami, Charmaine questions her future with 9Mag and an emotional Ryan releases some pent-up anger towards the OGs.
14 From Chi-ami to Sky-ami
6/25/19
Mandatory team bonding in Miami pays off as Charmaine and Lily put years of beef behind them. Phor makes his triumphant return to the stage. When Lily lashes out at Neek, Ryan's hard-won 9MAG peace goes left. Charmaine faces a heartbreaking decision.
15 The Cover Up Is Worse Than The Crime
7/2/19
Van defends himself and his artwork against a few unhappy clients causing legal trouble for Ryan. While Don and Ashley view houses at the top of their non-existent budget, a familiar face returns for a second chance at life and love at 9MAG.
16 What Is This, A Reunion Show?
7/9/19
The 9MAG crew--past and present--takes over the Chicago Tattoo Convention, digging up buried conspiracy theories and dragging old rivalries into the ground.
17 The Steve Harvey Show
7/16/19
After showing no remorse for tarnishing the 9MAG brand at the Chicago Tattoo Convention, Van fires Lily. Charmaine goes back on her word forcing Neek to give her an ultimatum. Ryan and Phor fly to LA for an appearance on the Steve Harvey show.
18 Deja Vu
7/23/19
Charmaine returns to 9MAG in hopes of getting her job back, Van takes his daughter on a college tour, and Don asks Ashley for another chance at a perfect wedding. A rumor started by an unlikely source gains legs quickly.
19 The Vianna and the Long Haitian
7/30/19
Neek plans to surprise Charmaine in South Carolina with a marriage proposal and invites the crew along for the event. A few unexpected guests and a powerful history lesson force everyone to revisit the past and be grateful for the present.
20 Period, End of Sentence
8/6/19
The happiest day of Charmaine's life is overshadowed by a rumor that won't die. Ryan decides it's time for a change at 9MAG and Don is just the one to make it.

About this show

In the streets of Chicago, success is the only way out. Black Ink Crew: Chicago follows a group of friends through the unforgiving streets of Chicago as they band together to create new identities for themselves, their families, and their business.

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4.5
211 reviews
Hasana Simmons
February 14, 2019
Ryan you are a great young man from what I see on the show...sometimes drama can be ok and sometimes an over kill but we love it... I'm happy to see 9MAG back together...keep doing what yall doing and show more of the business side of it and how giving back and showing the young folks how the can do the same thing #BECOMEABUSINESSMAN/WOMAN
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A Google user
January 24, 2019
I love this show! I wish these girls/ladies would quit fighting eack other! Also quit just bringing random side chicks in...i like like the OGs!
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Robert Aguirre
November 2, 2017
Much Love and Aloha from Honolulu. Love all Cast, except for Lily. That girl has issues. Hoping no one gets hurt in future and girl gets some help. I now fast forward when she is on.
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