14 Actors That May Have Inspired Kendrick Lamar's Debut On 'Power'

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After Kendrick Lamar’s elite performance as Laces in Sunday night’s episode of Power, we couldn’t help but realize that he may have played one of the top crackheads that television has ever had.

Kendrick Lamar joins a long line of actors and actresses who have had to portray a crackhead or two in their career. They’ve all gone on to become award-winning actors, too. Has Krackhead Kenny just solidified his spot as a future Emmy winner?

Check out our list of 15 amazing crackheads in TV and Film and let us know if K. Dot makes the cut.

Chris Rock as Pookie in New Jack City has to be the most infamous crackhead there is. He played the role too well.

Bubbles (Andre Royo) from The Wire was one of cable TV’s favorite crackheads. He paved the way for Kendrick Lamar’s Laces character.

Alfre Woodard as Wanda in Holiday Heart was a very convincing crackhead. She played that role down to the very end.

You won’t find a more comedic crackhead portrayal than Dave Chappell’s Tyrone Biggums character.

Samuel L. Jackson and Halle Berry as Gator and Viv in Jungle Fever, need we say more?

Eddie Kane from the Five Heartbeats was definitely a crackhead classic.

Sams’ crack usage was caught in its infancy but it’s worth acknowledging.

We don’t even know this actresses’ name but her portrayal in Fresh is worth mentioning.

Halle Berry has played a crackhead a few times in her career. Here she is in Losing Isaiah.

You can’t talk about classic crackheads in film and not bring up AJ Johnson as Ezal in Friday.

Who can forget the cheeseburger scene in Menace II Society?

This might be the first animated crackhead in history, Smokey from The PJs.

Friday would be nothing without Felisha.