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Power Book IV: Force's Kris Lofton and Isaac Keys talk 'Power' intro, Black TV winning and Tommy (Exclusive)

Power Book IV: Force's Kris Lofton and Isaac Keys talk 'Power' intro, Black TV winning and Tommy (Exclusive)

The long-awaited premiere for ‘Power Book IV: Force’ is finally here! In celebration for the must-see series and latest edition to the franchise STARZ executives Courtney A. Kemp and 50 Cent have created, Attack The Culture had the exclusive opportunity to connect with Hollywood heavyweights Kris Lofton and Isaac Keys to tease 'Power' fans about the new series.

From sharing their introductions to the ‘Power’ universe to revealing how much respect they have for their fellow co-stars and power players behind the scenes, the duo deliver some memorable thoughts on the must-see ‘Power Book’ series.

First and foremost, you may have already had this Isaac but what was your intro to the ‘Power’ universe? Was it season one when the buzz went crazy and 50 Cent started trolling on social media, what was your intro to ‘Power’?

Isaac: I think my intro was kind of like everybody else. STARZ started pumping out a show and I think the buzz started hitting. The talk was crazy about it and everybody was talking about. They were like, ‘Well, who’s this new character? With Ghost? And who is Tommy?’ It just became this energetic wave throughout the world and I jumped right on the wave and I’ve been riding it ever since.

I love the intro to your character in that first episode and just talk about even though there’s so much behind your character, I know we’ll get later on in the season, what can people expect specifically from Diamond and all that he brings to this particular new series?

Isaac: I think what you can expect from Diamond is that you’re going to get an evolution for someone who is just trying to evolve from his old ways to these new ways but he’s still in the same lifestyle that he was in before. And if anybody understands that, yes you can try to change but if you’re still doing the same thing then the change is just not going to happen and a lot of people don’t want that change to happen. So you’re going to see the evolution and the journey of him. You’re going to see the vulnerability, you’re going to see some anger, you’re going to see a lot of things. I think it’s going to be a big wave.

And a lot of love to Jenard, yo Kris, thank you so much for your time today! Love the energy, I know people have been keeping tabs on you since ‘Ballers’ - yeah, you were on ‘Empire’ as well but definitely talk about your excitement about this, posting about this on social media and 50 [Cent] reposted you talking about Rotimi and this dream come true. Just the fact that this has really happened.

Kris: I’m still in the moment where it all feels surreal. I was just talking to Joseph [Sikora] yesterday, he’s our fearless leader. He’s an even better person than he is an actor and that’s hard. I’m just so excited. I’ve been there since day one, ‘Power,’ even when I was on ‘Empire’ and they were doing the whole comparison. I was like, ‘No way. ‘Power’ is better,’ while I’m on ‘Empire.’ It’s not the same. It’s different. I was the person trying to tell people there’s this new show that nobody has heard about. ‘What network?’ It’s on STARZ. ‘What?’ It’s on STARZ. 50 Cent. Courtney Kemp. The geniuses. The mad evil geniuses have created something and I’ve just been there since day one, man, and it just means a lot to me.

And just wrapping up. Black culture. ‘Snowfall. Atlanta’ So many great Black television [series], for the both of you to be a part of something so amazing for the culture, how exciting is that for you? Last question.

Isaac: It’s always exciting to do stuff for the culture. But I also like it because I get to transcend across other cultures and it’s not just about Black culture. I’m big on it being worldwide and I think that’s exciting.

Kris: Indeed. I’m happy to be a part of the culture. I’ve always wanted to be on a show that impacts people and especially my people because now I feel like I’m able to reach out and actually touch people in a more meaningful way as opposed to being on a show and collecting a check. People actually are invested and they love you and they grow to love you as a person and as a character. So I just think it means a lot.

And like Isaac said, we’re getting diverse now. With this ‘Power’ [series] we’re going to get a lot of diversity to the universe that I think is very much so needed.

Check out the full video below to see Kris Lofton and Isaac Keyes hype up their excitement about the new series and keep it 100 about what’s to come with the latest chapter in the ‘Power’ universe nearing. ‘Power Book IV: Force’ premieres Sunday, February 6 exclusively on STARZ.

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