265K views · 8.3K reactions |  Felicia "Snoop" Pearson reflects on Michael K Williams Getting Her The Role on 'The Wire' | Angela Yee | Facebook

Before you knew her as “Snoop” on The Wire, she was really living that life. Felicia Pearson’s story starts in the rough streets of '80s Baltimore where survival meant becoming one of the most feared women in the game. 👀 From drug empire enforcer to breakout actress, her rise was like no other. But staying loyal to her old world could have cost her everything. Watch the real story behind the woman who inspired a role that shook TV. 📺 Dive into her episode on American Gangster: Trap Queens Seas

Felicia Pearson had a dark childhood. So dark that her role in “The Wire” fit her to a T. She sold illicit substances and earned the respect of her neighborhood. She hung out with mob bosses and, at the age of 14, she made the biggest mistake of her life. Money and respect became her obsessions. However, a miscalculation sent her to prison. She did everything to protect her people. But ended up becoming the villain. Years later she would land a role on a television show, not before paying the bi

17K views · 222 reactions | Felicia "Snoop" Pearson opens up about her incredible life story  From dying three times as a newborn to prison at 14 for murder to becoming an actress on The Wire. Now she's developing a series about her journey from Baltimore streets to Hollywood. Raw and unfiltered  | Power 105.1 FM | Facebook