![]() ![]() “It’s just a hustle and grind I haven’t seen anywhere else, but here. It’s that grind and grit that Henry credits for his growth as an artist. But you know maturity and becoming a father made me go in a different direction,” he admits.Ĭhicago is a tough place to be, especially for those of us with deeper skin tones and kinkier hair, but there’s a grind and grit Chicagoans believe they’re born with. The tattooist is not without his fault though. ![]() And it swung Henry’s family back to their old neighborhood that could either build you up or break you down. But life, like a pendulum, swings back and forth. Henry’s family was “fortunate enough” to move to a calmer climate, the south suburbs, a place where they were able to escape some of the defect of the inner city. He says, “in the hood, there wasn’t many options for young men like myself,” causing him to sometimes fall victim to the harsh realities many young Black men in the inner city are met with. For most of his life, he grew up on the east side, near Stony Island. Henry was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. ![]() Determined to turn tragedy into a victory, Henry set out to breathe life into his vision and he’s only been met with success. The shop’s birth was a result of the tragic deaths of his sister and niece. Renowned tattoo shop, 9Mag, located here in Chicago. Ryan Henry, more than a tattooist, more than a television star-he’s an artist with vision. ![]()
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