Clifton Powell as Andre Thompson on Roc.
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I remember seeing this scene back in the 90’s when I use to watch Roc. This was a powerful scene with a good message by Andre.
Powerful scene and powerful show. Truly one of a kind during it's initial run on FOX in the nineties.
Extremely underrated show
damn...that was some raw truth...I don’t remember that ep...was that his son?
Naw,I guess Clifton's character was a reformed gangbanger after him and Rod was beefing for a minute.... I think it happened after this incident..
One of the central problems around town was the arrival of a powerful drug dealer named Andre, whose efforts throughout the community were met with counter-movements from Roc and others. This began with a brief showdown at Roc's home in which an angered Roc eventually grabbed hold of Andre and warned him that his actions would not go unchallenged. This soon gave rise to several new characters, including a vigilante named Ronnie (played by rapper Tone Lōc) and Calvin, a co-worker and friend of Roc (played by rapper Heavy D). As the story line progressed, victories were back-and-forth between the two sides, with Andre taking one of Joey's young friends under his influence, taunting Roc, and eventually being shot on-screen by an unseen assailant. Roc became a quick police suspect but was exonerated, with the shooter soon revealed to be Calvin. As Calvin began his prison sentence, Roc and Eleanor agreed to raise his teenage daughter Sheila (Alexis Fields). Once recovered, Andre was eventually confronted by Joey, Ronnie, and several of their friends about his continuing to trouble the community. After later expressing a measure of respect toward Roc, Andre would soon begin steps toward reformation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roc_(TV_series)
Peace,
This show was groundbreaking. The entire cast was comprised of fantastic actors. I remember they did a live episode. I think it was the first sitcom to do that.
This show was groundbreaking. The entire cast was comprised of fantastic actors. I remember they did a live episode. I think it was the first sitcom to do that.
Anybody know why the YouTube CC turned "you ain't got the heart" to "you ain't my dog n@$$er" around the 2:40 mark?
yikes just seen it...the hard “-er” spelling too
That was a damn good show.
Roc was a great show.... it gave proper context to black men and our issues and relationships
One of those forgotten shows.
Wow, don't remember this. Thanks for posting bruh 
then they went live for a season i believe. they called it roc live.
Peace,
Yeah, you’re right. I forgot all about that. That was an achievement. Roc doesn’t get the credit that it deserves.
Yeah, you’re right. I forgot all about that. That was an achievement. Roc doesn’t get the credit that it deserves.
The Jazzy theme music and the fact that there weren’t any kids on it kinda made it hard for me to get into, at first.
It wasn’t until we read the play The Piano Lesson in maybe 3rd or 4th grade, and the pictures of the characters in my text book were pretty much the entire Roc cast that I got into it.
That episode was from the season finale..turned out to be the series finale after Fox canned it
I've been trying to find this series for a minute. This was definitely the height of good, real black TV, especially when the show went live.
Anybody got a link letta nigga know
Anybody got a link letta nigga know
It's streaming free on pluto TV now
Baltimore we out here.
Good looking out. I got scammed thinking I was buying a DVD box back in the day
Good looking out. I got scammed thinking I was buying a DVD box back in the day
Roc was the most perfect show in history.
Props to Charles S. Dutton and the cast.
They contrasted with the artificiality of the Huxtables, and took on the real issues the community were facing back then.
A lot of people probably don't remember, but FOX was considered 'edgy' back in the day, and was barely a mainstream network, and were actually giving a lot of black talent a shot.
They even had En Vogue sing the intro when they were at their musical peak.
Props to Charles S. Dutton and the cast.
They contrasted with the artificiality of the Huxtables, and took on the real issues the community were facing back then.
A lot of people probably don't remember, but FOX was considered 'edgy' back in the day, and was barely a mainstream network, and were actually giving a lot of black talent a shot.
They even had En Vogue sing the intro when they were at their musical peak.
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Wasn't he also in the " what's goin' down? Episode of that's my mama?
I used to watch this shit with my og a couple years ago
and then I heard some skits from the show on Bronze Naz album
“when they seen my gun they gat scared and I liked that shit”
and then I heard some skits from the show on Bronze Naz album
“when they seen my gun they gat scared and I liked that shit”
what episode is this from?
“those kids are gonna die before 20 years old”
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