In this episode, Black Hollywood Live hosts Jessica King, Nick Perdue and Megan Thomas interview special guest Mack Wilds. They say you never forget your first love and when Mack Wilds first fell in love, he fell hard. "The city is like a beautiful struggle, a place where roses grow through the concrete" the 24-year old singer says of his native New York City; the inspiration for his debut LP New York: A Love Story.

Tristan Paul Mack Wilds is best known for his acting roles as Michael Lee and Dixon Wilson on HBO's "The Wire" and CW's "90210" respectively, but before he hit Hollywood, Wilds dreamed of a career in music. "I don't remember a time in my life when music wasn't a factor in my life," the Staten Island product says. "I was immersed in what music was in the '90s. Everything we heard in hip-hop, I could look outside of my window in the projects and see it going on."

Growing up, Mack saw his father sing in local bands. He looked to follow in his dad's fo