Zach (season 6), former tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink and Draya's former love interest.

Plug (season 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink.

Fly Tatted (season 6), former tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink.

Adriana (season 5 guest season 4), Junior's girlfriend and Lily's rival.

Brittney Slam (seasons 4–7), 9Mag manager.

Bella (seasons 4–6), former 9Mag assistant.

Reese (season 4 guest season 5), tattoo artist at Loyal Ink.

Jenn (seasons 3–4 guest seasons 1–2), Van's girlfriend.

Nikki (seasons 3–4 guest seasons 2, 5–6), Phor's ex-girlfriend and Kat's rival.

NeekBey (seasons 3, 5–7A guest season 4), Charmaine's husband.

Ariel (season 2), Charmaine's friend and Ryan's ex-lover.

Whitney Womack (season 2), Don's daughter's mother.

Terrence (seasons 1–2, 4 guest season 3), Danielle's husband.

Junior Diaz (seasons 2–5), tattoo artist and Lily's ex-boyfriend.

Rachel Leigh (seasons 1, 3–4, 6 guest seasons 2, 5), Ryan's ex-girlfriend.

Ashley Brumfield (seasons 1–7), Don's wife.

Prince Spencer (season 7B recurring seasons 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink & 9MAG.

Andrea 'Draya' Penso (season 7B recurring seasons 6–7A), tattoo artist at 2nd City Ink & 9MAG.

Karis 'Miss Kitty' Phillips (season 7 recurring season 6 guest season 5), brand ambassador and brand manager for Black Ink, 2nd City Ink.

Jessica 'Jess' Simpson (season 6), co-owner of 2nd City Ink and tattoo artist.

Danielle Jamison (seasons 1–4 recurring seasons 5–7A), ex-receptionist and Charmaine's cousin.

Katrina 'Kat' Jackson (seasons 1–3 guest season 6), tattoo artist and Phor Brumfield's ex-girlfriend.

Liliana 'Lily' Barrios (seasons 4–5 recurring season 3 guest season 6), tattoo artist and Junior's ex-girlfriend.

Charmaine Walker (seasons 1–7A), owner of 2nd City Ink, wife of Neek Bey, ex-fling of Don Brumfield.

Don Brumfield, piercer, manager, younger brother of Phor, and Ashley's husband.

Corey 'Phor Brumfield' Robinson, tattoo artist.

Van Johnson (seasons 1–5 recurring seasons 6–7B), tattoo artist.

Ryan Henry, owner of 9MAG and tattoo artist.

It chronicles the daily operations and staff drama at an African American owned and operated tattoo shop, 9MAG, located in Chicago, Illinois.

It is the Chicago-based spin-off of Black Ink Crew. Black Ink Crew: Chicago is an American reality television series that airs on VH1 and premiered on October 26, 2015.

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