New York Undercover

New York Undercover was a police drama that originally aired on the FOX Network from 1994-1998. Sandwiched between Living Single and Martin, New York Undercover was the networks entry into hip, gritty, urban police drama. The series centered around Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams, an African-American single father, juggling his home life and his professional career, and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torre, a Puerto Rican who is struggling to take care of his family, particularly his drug-addicted father who is also H.I.V. positive. In command is the tough, sassy, take-no-crap Virginia Cooper (Patti D’Arbanville-Quinn). After a tough, gritty episode of super hip crime-fighting, the detectives would often retire to their favorite nightclub, Natalie’s, and listen to New York Undercover’s kickin soundtrack including some of today’s (read: 1994-1998’s) top hip hop and R&B acts. Featured artists included The Notorious B.I.G., New Edition, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and Montell Jordan. MORE