Battle lines have been drawn between Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry. The Black In Crew and Black Ink Crew Chicago tattoo shop owners collided on a recent episode of the New York show. There has been unspoken animosity between Ceaser and Ryan over Ryan’s involvement with Ceaser’s ex-girlfriend, Kitty. The Harlem shop owner didn’t appreciate being the butt of their private jokes, but Ryan told Ceaser that he was blowing things out of proportion. The two came face-to-face during a confrontation caught by reality television cameras.

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As far as Ceaser was concerned, Ryan was lying to his face. Ryan took it all in stride and told him that he’s acting too sensitive about the situation. There were plenty of their crew members in attendance, all waiting to see how the conversation would play out. Both men walked away without things turning physical, but Ceaser made it abundantly clear that he and Ryan Henry won’t be friends anytime soon. In fact, Ceaser boldly proclaimed that he was going to hit Ryan where it hurts: “His pockets.”

This may be the lead up toward the revelation that was shared in the season trailer that showed Ceaser announcing that he was planning on opening a Black Ink shop in the heart of Chicago to rival Ryan’s 9Mag. Meanwhile, Ryan wrote over on his Instagram, “… Ahhhhhh youngsta… ?… when the hate don’t work, they start telling lies… Welcome to Chicago✡️#9MAG.” Check out the clip of Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry in a tense confrontation on Black Ink Crew below.

It’s an age-old rule that friends should never let a woman interfere with their relationship, but Ceaser Emanuel and Ryan Henry may have to work out a few issues in that department. The two reality stars seem to be at odds and it stems from Ryan’s relationship with Ceaser’s ex and former employee, Kitty. 

Kitty had a massive fallout with Ceaser and his Black Ink crew in New York, so she made her way to Chicago and got friendly with Ryan. The two were spending time with one another and a video was sent to Ceaser’s cousin Teddy showing Ryan and Kitty laughing at Ceaser’s expense. The clip sent Ceaser over the edge, and the Black Ink mogul made it clear that he was irate.

“This is how you acting my n*gga?” Ceaser said. “How the f*ck y’all sitting there doing all this sucka ass sh*t. Y’all over there laughing at me, too?” He added that news of Kit and Ryan fooling around isn’t new, but he found it disrespectful that Ryan was “flaunting” the relationship in his face. “I know that video was sent just to piss me off. Where the f*ck is the loyalty?”

“When you was down and you needed help with your business, who was the person you called?” Ceaser asked. “Or, when you had to move shops and you askin’ me how this goes and how this goes, who you call?” He then revealed that their friendship is deeper than people think. “We know each other family. When I go to Chicago, I stayed at your pops house, yo. Motherf*ckers don’t understand how deep this sh*t is.”

“Ryan made his move, now it’s time to make my move,” Ceaser said. “This is war.” The trailer for this season of Black Ink Crew shows Ceaser making his way to the Windy City to announce to Ryan and his crew that he plans on opening a Black Ink Chicago shop to rival Ryan Henry’s 9Mag. Check out an angry Ceaser below.

Things are shaking up for Black In Crew: New York, and now that Ceaser is turning himself into a tattoo shop mogul, he’s shifting how he handles business. For years we’ve watched as the Black Ink’s reputation for fights, parties, and drunken debauchery has landed the crew win trouble with each other and oftentimes the law. They’ve grown together as a Black Ink family, traveled abroad, had a few makeups to breakups, and even shared tear-filled tender moments. Black Ink Crew: New York returns on Wednesday, February 26 and in a newly released trailer, it looks like Ceasar is trying to break the cycle of disunion.

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The teaser opens with Ceasar calling an emergency staff meeting where everyone airs out their grievances with one another. Elsewhere in the clip, Ceaser reveals that his “sister,” best friend, and shop manager Sky is suspended from her duties. It looks like Ceasar fires two others before the video’s end, so it will be interesting to see who gets the ax.

A press release states that in the upcoming season, viewers will watch as Sky attempts to reconcile with her youngest son, but “her behavior leads to a shocking twist that leaves the rest of the crew speechless”; Kitty leaves New York and makes her way over to Chicago where she’s kindling a romance with Ryan Henry of 9Mag and Black Ink Crew: Chicago; Walt gets promoted to manager, but his side gigs may get in the way of his new responsibilities; Donna is once again finding herself at odds with Ceaser so he demotes her to being Bae’s apprentice; Bae is back in the dating scene since breaking up with the father of her young son; Puma and his wife struggle with their sex life following the birth of their new baby; Ted refuses to spill the beans regarding rumors that he’s married with a child on the way.

Check out the teaser trailer below.