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. It’s this difference that appears to be confusing viewers.Ĭeaser opened Joaquin’s Ink, his first shop, in 2011. (Black Ink Philadelphia is scheduled to open in late 2018.)īut 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. (Though, to be fair to Ryan, it’s not clear that he wants the same thing.) As of this writing, Ceaser owns tattoo parlors in New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando, and New York City - where he has two. But does Ceaser own Black Ink Chicago? And what’s the relationship between Ceaser and 9Mag’s Ryan Henry? The confusion, it turns out, stems from the fact that both men have high-profile shops under the same brand, even though the brand has only to do with the TV side of things.ĭoes Ceaser own Black Ink Chicago? Or does Ryan Henry?īlack Ink Crew the TV show came before its Chicago variant, which means Ceaser Emanuel got a head start in the mogul game. 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.

Black Ink Tattoo and 9Mag both rose to reality TV fame under Ceaser Emanuel’s ever-expanding Black Ink Crew brand.

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