Charmaine Walker and Ryan Henry join Shameika of The Mofo Chronicles TV to talk about the upcoming sixth season of "Black Ink Crew: Chicago." Ryan and Charmaine talk with Shameika about the stigma of mental health and therapy in the Black community, and self care when on an emotional roller coaster.




Ryan Henry’s success and hustle with his tattoo business has broken down barriers and established 9MAG into one of the most sought-after tattoo shops in Chicago. This season, the stakes are high for Ryan as he enters therapy after realizing he’s been using his shop to avoid dealing with the death of his sister. With the help of his brothers Don and Phor, Ryan is determined to keep his circle tight, and continue to develop his relationship with his son while co-parenting with Rachel.

Charmaine Walker is celebrating entrepreneurship in a male-dominated industry by opening one of Chicago’s first female owned and operated tattoo shops. With the help of a renowned British tattoo artist, they plan to employ true Chicago natives, who have struggled through the system and know how to work a tattoo gun. This massive shake-up in the Windy City tattoo industry threatens to take 9MAG’s spot at the top.

For more information about Black Ink Crew: Chicago: http://www.vh1.com/shows/black-ink-crew-chicago


Shout out to Chuck of Suite 929 for his editing skills be sure to check him out: https://www.suite929.tv/

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Until Later
~Meik

Hey Mofos! I was sooooooooo hype for this interview! Yep I am trying to bring you MORE interviews! Anyway, let's get into this one!

You can’t mention soul music without mentioning the gritty vintage soul R&B of ‘Country Boy’ Calvin Richardson. Hailing from Monroe, North Carolina, Richardson’s two decades of receipts include “Falling Out,” “Keep on Pushin,” “A Woman’s Got to Have It,” “Hearsay,” and co-writing Charlie Wilson’s chart topping hit, “There Goes My Baby.”

Calvin Richardson is back with his 8th studio album, "Gold Dust," and he stopped by to talk about his new music, his new book, and give some relationship advice.




Let me know, what's your favorite Calvin Richardson song?

~Until later..
Meik

Have you ever wondered if there is something bigger and better out there for you? I know I have on a daily basis. But we don't have to figure that out right now, instead we can live vicariously through the cast of the new comedy Bigger on BET+. The show takes place in the the East Atlanta neighborhood, Little Five Points. The series follows a single-black-woman who is dealing with the threat of marriage to a boring-in-bed "but he nice tho" type of boyfriend, to embracing her thotty ways with a chocolate gawd, and the sudden, random death of a college acquaintance. The tragedy drives her ambitious group of friends to take a deeper look at their stagnant lives, asking themselves— is there something bigger and better in life. Bigger episodes are currently streaming on BET+ with new episodes launching every Thursday. The series is executive produced by Will Packer.  I chatted with Tanisha Long who plays Layne Roberts, and Chase Anthony who plays Deon Lewis about the show and what we can expect this season. 





For more information, visit:https://www.bet.com/betplus.html

Shout out to Chuck of Suite 929 for his editing skills be sure to check him out: https://www.suite929.tv/

Let me know, what is your "Bigger?"

~Meik