Power’s Joseph Sikora and RESPECT Magazine’s Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson. Photo Courtesy Of: Shyrone Haskins, Scoop Vision Media

Joseph Sikora has had a dynamite year starring as Tommy on Power.

Man, he pulled Lala Anthony in a sex scene on the show a few weeks back! Facts only, ’nuff said and discussion closed!

A Chicagoan, long before Power, Sikora’s appeared in the movie Rudy and has the distinct honore of appearing in a McDonald’s commercial with Michael Jordan as a child. The actor has even appeared on television shows like Law & Order: SVU, Grey’s Anatomy, ER, Criminal Minds  and CSI: Miami.

That’s diverse!

Check Out Joseph Sikora & Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson‘s chat on Scoop B Radio

Sikora is enjoying the ride in his career. “It’s been [an] incredible experience working with 50, Omari Hardwick, Lela Loren and Naturi Naughton,” Joseph Sikora told me on Scoop B Radio.

He also enjoys working with 50 Cent. He respects the process. “It’s been a great experience,” he said. “I mean what 50 did collaborating with our show creator Courtney Kemp, has made something that’s really organically truthful to the city of New York using New York as a backdrop for the series is great.

Sikora added:

“It’s sexy, it’s violent, it’s everything you want to see on a Saturday night. So if you haven’t seen it, you better see it. Or consider yourself the luckiest person listening to this show right now!”

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Larenz Tate is set to join the cast of hit drama series Power and we absolutely cannot contain the excitement.

The Chicago-native will be joining the cast members of the Starz television starting Season 4 where he will be playing the recurring and significant role as a Jamaica, Queens city councilman named Rashad Tate. Tate is most known for his role as a violent gangster named O-Dog in 1993’s American hood drama thriller Menace II Society.

Tate will be joining recent additions such as Charlie Murphy and Hamilton star Brandon Victor Dixon. The series is frequently building its cast by adding prominent individuals to play characters that links to the life of James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a drug kingpin living a double life. The new season will be returning this summer so be on the lookout for the release date of Season 4 of Power to see how his role will influence the enthralling story line of the popular crime series.

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Starz, who recently extending their contract with 50, will air “Tomorrow, Today” on September 18th. The series is  based on a screenplay  50 wrote about a mad prison doctor doing an experiment on a falsely imprisoned veteran from the south side of Chicago. The plan was to turn the veteran in to create some sort of super villain that’s trained to kill. Unfortunately, doc’s the experiment back fired and the villain turned into a savior who used his power for the betterment of mankind.

Starz and 50 are both excited about the new series. In press release 50 said, “I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with my Starz family, we have had great success together on ‘Power’ and I am excited to get going on all of our upcoming projects together. I knew Starz would be the perfect home for Tomorrow, Today. This project is very personal to me…creating it, writing it, finding the best team for it and I will continue to be involved every step of the way,” said Jackson.

“We’re excited to develop this series with Curtis to showcase his producing skills with this unique storyline,” added Carmi Zlotnik, managing director of Starz.

Power has already received record breaking success as episode one of Power Season 3 was Starz’s most watched original series in network history. Premiere viewership increased by a mind-blowing 58% over Season 2, and 389% from Season 1. Both parties are looking for that same success with Tomorrow, Today.”

With the addition to “Tomorrow, Today,” 50 took it to Instagram to share another series that’s in the works called “Black Mafia Family.”

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Starz’s hit drama series Power is set to return this July with ten hour long episodes. Executive Producer Curtis James Jackson or better known by his rapper stage name as 50 Cent is expected to release some interesting content and more drama filled episodes for his Power hungry fans and viewers.
Cast and crew members started production for this year’s season 3 in September, in Brooklyn, New York. A few of the cast members include:

Omari Hardwick as James ‘Ghost’ St. Patrick
Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick
Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan
Lela Loren as Angela Valdes
LaLa Anthony as LaKeisha
50 Cent as Kanan

In case you’ve managed to miss the first two seasons, Power is a crime drama centered in the heart of New York City and portrays the life of a popular club owner, Ghost. The main character desperately wishes to maintain an image of a hardworking business and family man, while using the club scenes as a way to launder all of the drug money he’s grown into an empire with his best friend Tommy. Power fans will remember that season 2 ended with big showdown between Ghost, and 50 Cent’s character Kanan.

The show is sexy, compelling and addictive, you won’t want to miss it. Season 3 of Power airs July 17th, check out the trailer below and promises to be just as entertaining as it has been in its last two seasons.

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If the ending of Season 2’s Power left you gasping for more, well you won’t have to gasp for breath any longer as Season 3 of Power– showcased on Starz– will be knocking at a door near you on July 17th. And it looks like Ghost (Omari Hardwick) will have to now look over his back as his enemies seem to be increasing by the minute.

According to Vibe, Power has now been moved to Sunday nights; something that will definitely be a conversation piece during the lunch break at work. In the new trailer, Ghost is seen stating that “He wants to get out of the game” but by watching the trailer, it doesn’t look like it will be that easy of a task to do as Ghost must choose between which woman he wants to actually put it down with and his career.

Fans will also see how Kanon’s hate and vengeance for Ghost increases as well. Kanon states, “I’m going to put a bullet in his head” and it looks like he’ll be going through great lengths to accomplish that task. Fans can expect the same edge of your seat drama that has escalated in seasons 1 and 2. But this season looks like it’s going to be EXPLOSIVE! With even more guns with silencers, cheating and more back stabbing. Ghost’s love interests– Tasha St. Patrick (Naturi Naughton) & Angela Valdes (Lela Loren)– may finally face off with one another. It’s definitely a season that looks like it’s packed with decisions, love, betrayal, lust, lies & power!

So get your DVR, HULU & popcorn ready because this season of Power is coming back and is guaranteed to make you do a double-take of “What Just Happened?” & “Oh, No he didn’t” You’ll surely want to record and rewind.

Check out the trailer and see for yourself!

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Starz has dropped the first teaser trailer for the upcoming third season of the hit show, Power.

The upcoming third season will comprise of a total of 10 full episodes. Although no exact date has been released at this time, the hit drama series is expected to premiere in July and not the usual June premiere.

All of your favorite key players are expected to return including Omari Hardwick as Ghost, Naturi Naughton as Tasha St. Patrick, Lela Loren as Angela Valdes as well as the rest of the cast we’ve gotten to know over the course of the show.

The dynamic trailer showcases Ghost, who seems to be at odds with everyone, including former partner Tommy Egan. The words “Ghost Must Die” appears towards the end.

According to Indiewire, the second season premiered on Saturday, June 6, 2015, drawing 1.427 million viewers. Not only were those numbers a series high, they were the highest ratings ever for an episode of a Starz original drama, the cable TV network said at the time.

From Executive Producer, Curtis Jackson and show creator and Executive Producer, Courtney Kemp Agboh, Power season 3 picks up right where season 2 left off with a little more oomph:

“I really want to blow people’s minds,” says showrunner Kemp of the season ahead in an interview with EW published this morning. “I really want to pump more octane in to season 3. More things will happen and there’s more stimuli. It’s not that you can’t have quiet moments, but I want people to have this adrenaline-fueled experience at home. We have that in movies all the time, but I want to reach in and make you have a reaction.”

Peep the trailer below.

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Missing his Thanksgiving mark, 50 Cent has pushed back his latest project The Kanan Tape to beef up its appeal with a short film centered around the Power villain. Working with frequent collaborator director Eif Rivera, the visual will illustrate all eight of the songs on the tape. While 50 Cent fans were already awaiting the release, Power fans will now surely be looking out for it as well to catch as many hints to the third season as possible.

50 Cent’s new project The Kanan Tape is expected to arrive the first week of December along with Kanan: A Short Film.

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