And Ceaser, who just opened up his newest Black Ink tattoo parlor in New Orleans, now has a network of five shops nationwide, with a sixth on the way later this year. But does Ceaser own Black Ink Chicago?
Black Ink Tattoo and 9Mag both rose to reality TV fame under Ceaser Emanuel’s ever-expanding Black Ink Crew brand. And Ceaser, who just opened up his newest Black Ink tattoo parlor in New Orleans, now has a network of five shops nationwide, with a sixth on the way later this year. But does Ceaser own Black Ink Chicago?
Black Ink Tattoo and 9Mag both rose to reality TV fame under Ceaser Emanuel’s ever-expanding Black Ink Crew brand. And Ceaser, who just opened up his newest Black Ink tattoo parlor in New Orleans, now has a network of five shops nationwide, with a sixth on the way later this year.
Where does Ceaser own his tattoo parlor?
As of this writing, Ceaser owns tattoo parlors in New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando, and New York City — where he has two. (Black Ink Philadelphia is scheduled to open in late 2018.) But you have to remember that there’s a big difference between the chain of tattoo shops called Black Ink and the reality TV franchise called Black Ink Crew.
It’s this difference that appears to be confusing viewers. Ceaser opened Joaquin’s Ink, his first shop, in 2011. Ceaser’s brother Joaquin died in a Brooklyn tattoo parlor, and Ceaser — who was already an artist, tattoo artist, and graphic designer — decided to take a risk and open his own shop, naming it after Joaquin.
And while Ceaser has an executive producer credit on the original Black Ink Crew TV show, he doesn’t have one for Black Ink Crew Chicago. The two are connected only by brand and TV cameras.
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