| Winner of 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on New York Undercover. |
| Published his autobiography, Yoba: Lessons from the Street and Other Places, in 1997. |
| Joined the CityKids Foundation, a non-profit, multicultural youth organization located in New York City, when he was 17; ultimately became its vice president. |
| Wrote the theme and other music for the ABC Saturday morning show CityKids in 1992. |
| Made singing debut with CityKids in 1991 at Carnegie Hall. |