"Proposition" Joe Stewart, played by Robert F. Chew, is an Eastside drug kingpin and co-founder, alongside Stringer Bell, of the lucrative New Day Co-Op. While rotund and seemingly amiable, Joe - thanking to his intelligence and drug connect with the Greeks - proves a match for rival drug lords Avon Barksdale and Marlo Stanfield. Like Stringer, Joe opts on the side of caution and the peaceful resolution of disputes.