(Black PR Wire) VH1 recently announced that season three of “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” will premiere on Wednesday, July 19th at 8PM ET/PT.

This season finds the cast inking the legacy of 9Mag into the broader cultural landscape of Chicago, a city under siege. 9Mag owner Ryan takes the lead in re-evaluating the shop’s future as he balances growing the business and reuniting with the mother of his child. The city’s social and political unrest during the transition of power in the White House becomes a threat to not only business, but also to the very structure of the crew’s lives as citizens. Van, Don, PHOR, and Charmaine continue to carve their own paths as their visions of the shop and personal aspirations begin to differ from Ryan’s. Newcomer tattoo artist Lily joins the crew eager to impress and make a name for herself alongside the veterans of the shop, while Danielle attempts to bring original crew member Kat back from LA. With the shocking return of another former artist, the future of 9Mag begins to blur. Will the artists be able to chase love and personal success while remaining loyal to the crew?

Be sure to ‘like’ “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” on Facebook, follow @BlackInkCrew on Twitter and use #BlackInkCHI to join the conversation.

“Black Ink Crew: Chicago” is executive produced by Dan Cesareo, Rasheed J. Daniel, Lindsey Bannister and co-executive produced by Chris Engelmann for Big Fish Entertainment. Nina L. Diaz, Liz Fine, and Daniel Blau Rogge are executive producers for VH1.

About Big Fish Entertainment

Big Fish Entertainment is a full service production company that creates multi-platform, visually driven content that compels and entertains audiences with the “unexpected.” Founded in 2006 by President Dan Cesareo, Big Fish has since produced hundreds of hours of award-winning and top-rated programming in the unscripted reality, lifestyle and documentary space. Current Big Fish series include mega-hit franchise Black Ink Crew: New York and Chicago for VH1; bold docu-series Live PD for A&E, offering viewers unfiltered live access inside policing in America; Tattoo Girls for TLC and Hustle & Soul for WE tv. With other groundbreaking credits including Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan and the Gates Foundation Reality PD public schools project, Big Fish captures and relates extraordinary worlds, characters and stories for such networks as Discovery, VH1, A&E, TLC, MTV, WE tv, E!, National Geographic, Oxygen, Planet Green, Travel Channel, Spike, Smithsonian Channel and G4. For more information, visit bigfishusa.com.

ABOUT  VH1

VH1 is the dominant pop culture brand for adults 18-34.  The network is available in 93 million U.S. households and has an array of digital channels and services including the VH1 App, VH1.com, @VH1 and Love & Hip Hop: The Game.  VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).  For more information, please visit www.vh1press.com, VH1.com, or the VH1 Facebook page.  Follow us on Twitter @VH1PR.

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