BMF, Power, and alot of other black shows are only good for entertainment but in terms of quality they’re trash. Mainly because of the horrible writers, writers who attended screenwriting courses but never read a novel in their lives to strengthen their writing. The Wire’s writers had extensive literary influence, so its characters are very layered and the storytelling is flawless
Snowfall is way better quality than 50 Cent’s shows but it still falls short of The Wire, because of Season 5 and the later half of Season 4, and the writing and characters aren't as layered. Even if it is The Godfather compared to 50’s shows.
Top Boy is on the same level of Snowfall
Godfather Of Harlem an inch below Snowfall/Top Boy. Alot of the dramatization and unrealisticness hinders it. Once again, still better than 50’s shows
The Wire will remain to be the peak of a quality “black” drama. If they made something as strong as The Wire in terms of quality for the 80s/90s era, it would blow up in today’s urban culture