Avon Barksdale Comes Back For Season 5
With all of the chaos of The Wire's last season, there's a lot of talk about what's going to happen from here. Thanks to AllHipHop.com, one thing fans have to look forward to is the return of Avon.
'The Wire' Earns Critical Acclaim, Cast Members Expand into Hip-Hop
With compelling stories and a diverse line up of actors, The Wire has become the must-see show, according to critics and fans of the HBO series.
The popular drama, which has been praised for its realistic portrayal of inner city life in Baltimore, has been called the best show on TV by numerous publications including Time and Entertainment Weekly.
The Wire recently made EW’s list of the top 10 TV shows of 2006.
The series, according to critic Gillian Flynn, is "a wrenching, brilliant indictment of pragmatism and complacency, but it's never miserable to watch...the actors are flawless; the writing is lined with empathy, insight, and quick, shocking slaps. Never has a good gutting been more appreciated."
As viewers prepare for The Wire's upcoming fifth season, two members of the show’s cast are spreading their wings with pursuits into music.
Wood Harris (Avon) is putting the finishing touches on his first untitled rap album, while Idris Elba, (Stringer Bell) is opting to make his mark as a DJ.
"Actually [my album] is getting mixed right now. My mixer on there mixed [Dr. Dre's] The Chronic album just to give you an idea of how dope it's gonna be," Harris revealed to AllHipHop.com. "It's just fresh, eclectic, diverse, kind of like Cody, but not at all and I do all of the music."
As for what fans can expect musically from the release, Harris stated the project would be "a mixture of Hip-Hop" that will incorporate his classic rock influence.
"It's got real music in it, real things in the lyrics," Harris said. "Not like diamonds. A little bit of money talk just because you come from no money to making money and you start talking about it."
As Harris prepares to invade rap circles, Elba’s foray into DJ’ing is one of many things the actor has on deck for 2007.
"Next year is a heavy year for me, man," he said. "I got five films. I'm not in television anymore. I'm in the film world. The DJ thing is taking off for me nicely and I'm gonna put together a DJ album."
"I just gotta do my thing," Elba continued. "I got a foundation I'm trying to start for Sierra Leone, which is where my parents are from. My next movie is coming out Feb. 14, Valentines Day. It's called Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry's movie."
While Harris’ future is secured with musical endeavors, fans are wondering whether Avon will be seen again on the The Wire.
"No need to worry," the actor said. "You'll see Avon next year, season five."
-source: allhiphop
This is great news, but I can't help but wonder how they wrote that article about cast members involved in the music industry without pointing out Big G's work as front man of one of the best Go-Go bands out, Backyard Band aka BYB.
With compelling stories and a diverse line up of actors, The Wire has become the must-see show, according to critics and fans of the HBO series.
The popular drama, which has been praised for its realistic portrayal of inner city life in Baltimore, has been called the best show on TV by numerous publications including Time and Entertainment Weekly.
The Wire recently made EW’s list of the top 10 TV shows of 2006.
The series, according to critic Gillian Flynn, is "a wrenching, brilliant indictment of pragmatism and complacency, but it's never miserable to watch...the actors are flawless; the writing is lined with empathy, insight, and quick, shocking slaps. Never has a good gutting been more appreciated."
As viewers prepare for The Wire's upcoming fifth season, two members of the show’s cast are spreading their wings with pursuits into music.
Wood Harris (Avon) is putting the finishing touches on his first untitled rap album, while Idris Elba, (Stringer Bell) is opting to make his mark as a DJ.
"Actually [my album] is getting mixed right now. My mixer on there mixed [Dr. Dre's] The Chronic album just to give you an idea of how dope it's gonna be," Harris revealed to AllHipHop.com. "It's just fresh, eclectic, diverse, kind of like Cody, but not at all and I do all of the music."
As for what fans can expect musically from the release, Harris stated the project would be "a mixture of Hip-Hop" that will incorporate his classic rock influence.
"It's got real music in it, real things in the lyrics," Harris said. "Not like diamonds. A little bit of money talk just because you come from no money to making money and you start talking about it."
As Harris prepares to invade rap circles, Elba’s foray into DJ’ing is one of many things the actor has on deck for 2007.
"Next year is a heavy year for me, man," he said. "I got five films. I'm not in television anymore. I'm in the film world. The DJ thing is taking off for me nicely and I'm gonna put together a DJ album."
"I just gotta do my thing," Elba continued. "I got a foundation I'm trying to start for Sierra Leone, which is where my parents are from. My next movie is coming out Feb. 14, Valentines Day. It's called Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry's movie."
While Harris’ future is secured with musical endeavors, fans are wondering whether Avon will be seen again on the The Wire.
"No need to worry," the actor said. "You'll see Avon next year, season five."
-source: allhiphop
This is great news, but I can't help but wonder how they wrote that article about cast members involved in the music industry without pointing out Big G's work as front man of one of the best Go-Go bands out, Backyard Band aka BYB.
posted by Eric @ 12:11 PM
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