Joseph Sikora talks to Jalen Rose about basing his ‘Power’ character Tommy on 50 Cent

If Dave Chappelle’s famous sketch, “The Racial Draft” was being done today, and I was representing African-Americans, I’d proudly select my next “Renaissance Man” guest in the first round.

Actor and graffiti artist Joseph Sikora, who plays drug dealer and hustler Tommy Egan on “Power,” isn’t just a culture vulture who bought a Wu-Tang sweatshirt at the mall and memorized two Tupac songs. The gritty but thoughtful Chicago native embodies the hip-hop lifestyle in the purest way with his art, his spirit and his starring role on “Power.” Tommy is by far a favorite from the Starz series, and Joseph has based some of the complicated character’s mannerisms on the show’s co-creator Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. But not the current day entrepreneur, brokering gazillion dollar deals in tailored double-breasted suits. Tommy is like the raw “How To Rob” era 50 Cent.