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  Go inside for our list of the fire shows you should be watching, streaming and DVRing right NEOOOW (no typo).... Summer is approaching! And that means hot TV shows are making a return. When you think of summer, you dont necessarily think of television. However, with streaming services BOOMING with new shows, the summer months are jammed packed with titillating content that keeps us entertained when outside is hotter than devils fish grease. Long gone are the days of good shows only premierin...

The deaths of three Freedom Riders and a looming federal investigation take center stage on this week's episode of Godfather of Harlem.

The more they try to expand, the more dangerous it gets, DOnofrio says ahead of the midseason finale.

As the executive music producer providing the soundtrack curation for each episode of EPIX’s gangster drama Godfather of Harlem, Swizz Beatz has found another home to showcase his expert knowledge of beats, rhymes and life. Now that the show’s second season is underway, recently airing episode five, Swizz linked up with  XXL via Zoom to give details about the ins and outs of his role as the executive music producer, and what it takes to become the voice in actor Forest Whitakers he...

Del's decision to murder Carmine puts Chin and Bumpy's partnership at odds just as it begins to blossom.

While Bumpy Johnson, the iconic “Godfather of Harlem" earned his community stripes giving away free turkeys in the neighborhood, gangster Guy Fisher did him one better — he bought and renovated the famed Apollo Theater in 1977 and rescued it from the junk heap.

Forest Whitaker fighting a mob war is an offer too good to refuse. Below, Esposito teases what’s in store for his character, what the assignment could mean for Powell’s future, and more. The World’s Fair is coming to Queens in the latest episode. What’s in store? Giancarlo Esposito: Well, the World’s Fair was a great expedition that went on in the ’60s and certainly was an exciting place that many nations could come to. So the representation of it in our show is an important one in...

Forest Whitaker fighting a mob war is an offer too good to refuse. Below, Esposito teases what’s in store for his character, what the assignment could mean for Powell’s future, and more. The World’s Fair is coming to Queens in the latest episode. What’s in store? Giancarlo Esposito: Well, the World’s Fair was a great expedition that went on in the ’60s and certainly was an exciting place that many nations could come to. So the representation of it in our show is an...

Forest Whitaker fighting a mob war is an offer too good to refuse. Below, Esposito teases what’s in store for his character, what the assignment could mean for Powell’s future, and more. The World’s Fair is coming to Queens in the latest episode. What’s in store? Giancarlo Esposito: Well, the World’s Fair was a great expedition that went on in the ’60s and certainly was an exciting place that many nations could come to. So the representation of it in our show is an...

UNO Alum Plays Muhammad Ali on Epix TV Series The actor portraying Muhammad Ali on the Epix television series Godfather of Harlem might look familiar to some Privateers. That is because he’s University of New Orleans alumnus Deric Augustine. Augustine, who earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from UNO in 2012, was first cast in the role of the iconic boxing champion last year and has returned for the second season, which is currently airing. The period drama stars Academy Award winner F...