This weekend I’ve been watching this series on the Urban Movie Channel website (UrbanMovieChannel.com) called “TOP BOY.” This joint is vicious!!
There are approximately 2 seasons up there with 4 episodes per season. Check this series when you get a chance.
ABOUT TOP BOY:
“Top Boy” is a British television drama series about the streets that takes viewers into the housing estates of East London. In fact, when it comes to drama, I would definitely put this on the same level as the HBO drama “The Wire.” There is tension between the drug gangs that operate almost openly and those who strive to live honest lives against the odds in the crime-riddled area. And very much like “The Wire,” that tension is explored through the interlocking stories of 20-something drug dealer Dushane, who along with his partner Sully, is determined to become the area’s Top Boy, and good-natured but vulnerable teenager Ra’Nell, who is forced to grow up quickly following his mother’s breakdown and enforced absence. This program combines elements of a tense gangster thriller with subtle social realism, some tenderness, innocence and humor.
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Kevin “Kato” Hammond is a Media Mogul and Musician. He is the owner of Take Me Out To The Go-Go, Inc. (TMOTTGoGo), which comprises Take Me Out To The Go-Go Digital Magazine, TMOTTGoGo Radio, TMOTT Website and Graphic Design, and Otakcity Publishing. The TMOTTGoGo brand gains attention from outside media outlets for its designation as “the official gateway to a Washington, DC music culture.” Such magazines as Vibe has made Kato Hammond and TMOTTGoGo a significant source of information about the Go-Go music culture. Hammond’s history as a musician includes serving as Lead Vocalist and Guitarist for Pure Elegance, Little Benny and the Masters, and Proper Utensils.
Born in Washington, DC, Kato grew up in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, and attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC and Bowie High School in Bowie, Maryland. As a child, he performed in DC area organizations such as CUE (Children’s Urban Arts Ensemble), Bren-Carr Dancers and The T-N-T Poppers. Hammond is also an BangDrums2award-winning playwright. At the age of 17, he wrote a play entitled Buddies that listed in the finalist division of the Young Playwrights Inc. Young Playwrights Festival at the Public Theater. This play was performed Off-Broadway and starred Denzel Washington, Anna Maria Horsford and Michael Wright, all of whom were lesser known actors at the time. Today, in addition to managing multiple ventures, Hammond serves as a Language and Arts Educator for Teaching for Change and Drummer for Chantilly Baptist Church. Hammond resides in Northern Virginia.
“Top Boy” is a British television drama series about the streets that takes viewers into the housing estates of East London. In fact, when it comes to drama, I would definitely put this on the same level as the HBO drama “The Wire.” There is tension between the drug gangs that operate almost openly and those who strive to live honest lives against the odds in the crime-riddled area. And very much like “The Wire,” that tension is explored through the interlocking stories of 20-something drug dealer Dushane, who along with his partner Sully, is determined to become the area’s Top Boy, and good-natured but vulnerable teenager Ra’Nell, who is forced to grow up quickly following his mother’s breakdown and enforced absence. This program combines elements of a tense gangster thriller with subtle social realism, some tenderness, innocence and humor.