Crystana “Dutchess” LattimoreĬrystana Lattimore of North Carolina was nicknamed “Dutchess of Ink” because of her ever-growing passion and love for tattoos.

To this day, David “Ceaser” Emanuel, a tattoo artist with 16 years of experience, remains the CEO and the brains behind his label, which now has studios in Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Brooklyn, 125th Street, and Lenox Avenue.

His other goal was to provide a better life for his daughter, Cheyenne.Ĭeaser’s creativity, talent, and hard-work attracted a significant following, which eventually made him move from Brooklyn to Harlem and rebrand his company as Black Ink, which is now the focal point of the VH1 series. Then, when his brother Joaquin passed away in a tattoo shop in Brooklyn, New York, Ceaser decided to open one up by himself to honor his brother’s memories. David “Ceaser” Emanuel reportedly graduated from the High School of Graphic Communication and Arts before earning an associate’s degree in Graphic and Visual Communications from Katharine Gibbs College.

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