G Herbo is no stranger to being strategic. As a multi-platinum selling rapper, he has to be taken seriously both on the street and in his career. That’s why the Chicago native found common ground with the character who must play chess in “Power Book IV: Force,” part of Starz’s popular Power Universe, which returns for its final season on November 7.
Herbo’s new album “Lil Herb” is also released on the same day, and he connected with Power 105.1 radio personality Angela Yee to delve into what’s in store for the new season of Force. For nearly a decade, fans have been following the high-stakes action and drama of Tommy Egan, played by Joseph Sikora, on the streets of New York and now at the operations headquarters in Chicago.
The Chi-town MC said the show and Power Universe as a whole has been an inspiration for hip-hop music. “It gave us something to do, rap, like metaphor, sing songs or put things in the lyrics about the Ghost character, or the Tommy character, or the Kanan character, Tarik,” G Herbo shared.
In the upcoming final season, Tommy will fight for survival by any means necessary, which also reflects G Herbo’s lifelong mentality. His own experiences and survival skills in and around Terrortown have helped shape him. Horrortown was Herb’s nickname from the East Side of Chicago.
“I think that’s the game in the streets and in life,” G Herbo said. “I always used to say about the rap industry, you have to treat it like the streets. The only difference is the streets are moral and ethical. The only difference between the music industry and the streets I felt like when I first got into the music industry is you can’t do anything to anybody. It’s the same thing going on, betrayal. You can’t take it personally.”
The 30-year-old rhyme also touches on the dynamic between brothers Diamond and Jannard Sampson in The Force, as well as street rules like snitching exposed by character Vic Flynn.
Watch the final season of Starz’s Force air on November 7th.
Watch G Herbo discuss his survival skills, juggling family life while growing his career, street laws, and more
This editorial was published by Starz.
