Fifty years ago, the tattoo game in Brooklyn was a strictly blue-collar business dominated by hard men with names like one-eyed Max Pelz, Tony the Pirate, Jack Red Cloud, and Brooklyn Blackie. They were tattooers, not tattoo artists. They worked out of parlors, not art studios. They needled strong black lines and bold colors. They had a code of conduct and brawled to keep it. Paying homage to these tattoo forefathers is Smith Street Tattoo Parlour’s traditional tattoo trifecta: Steve Boltz, Bert Krak, and Eli Quinters. They’re known for distinct old-school styling but excel in all genres. It is, after all, a quintessential street shop. Smith Street opened last October in historic Carroll Gardens, not too far from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where sailors once lined up for the anchors, ...
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Kick Ass, The A-Team, and For Colored Girls actor Omari Hardwick delivers his own lines.
Before making it in Hollywood, the heavily inked Omari Hardwick expressed himself through poetry. Influenced by the verses of Walt Whitman and Tupac Shakur, Hardwick has penned more than 4,000 works—some even tattooed on his body. With his role in Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls captivating audiences in movie theaters, we share his never-before-published poetic tour de force.
New York-based singer-songwriter, Kendra Morris, is not only nice on the eyes but on the ears as well. Her unique, soulful sound is as addicting as the beautiful array of ink she has decorated her skin with. In five questions, Inked is introduced to Miss Kendra Morris.
Rocket scientists are supposed to be dull. Male. Nerdy. That is not the case with the brilliant Sonia Sanchez, a heavily tattooed systems engineer who works on research and development for satellites at a powerful aerospace firm.
Sophie C’est la Vie has created a sweet life for herself as a tattooer and a stylist.
Designer and owner of Sourpuss Clothing, Deidre, chats with Inked Magazine about the brand, the brains behind the brand and the ink that inspires her creative juices on a daily basis.
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