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We’re back again today with another fantastic interview for you. Last week Marc sat down with Robert Chew, the Baltimore native who has portrayed the east Baltimore drug lord Proposition Joe for the past several years on the hit HBO series The Wire. Prop Joe, as he came to be known, was an iconic figure that represented a time in Baltimore where the drug trade was less violent and bloody, when word was bond, and “The Game” was something very different than what it is today.
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Robert Chew on the Internet Movie Database
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An Interview with Prop Joeon The FADER
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Back to School from Baltimore City Paper-this article goes in-depth regarding the coaching Chew provided to the four young men who starred in season four.
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The TV Club talks about Prop Joe’s fate (spoiler alert!) on Slate.com
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Wire Watch from Time Magazine (spoiler alert!)
