Who is tariq

Tariq wants to be strong, but like every adolescent boy who is in over their head, he often falls short. He wants all the bearings of the fruit but is not willing to roll up his sleeves to sow the seeds. As seen on episode 8 of Power Book II: Ghos t, he was on the side of the pool, curled in a fetal position until he is saved by 2-Bit, a former worker for Tommy. Unlike his father, with Tariq, it is all business, nothing personal.

At times, Ghost would let his jealously or sociopath tendencies get in his way. For example, although he and Tasha were separated, he hated the fact that his estranged wife was dating her lawyer, Terry Silver Brandon Victor Dixon. He killed him and left him in the trunk of his car in a parking garage that ultimately led to his demise. Tariq sets up his allies and foes alike, determining their strengths and weaknesses.

His roommate Brayden Gianni Paolo is no exception. Bringing him close as a friend but only using him to help generate money for his drug business. Tariq protects himself through manipulation and lies.

He cannot defend himself very well. He cannot walk into the room and emit fear in the faces of others like his father. When Tariq walks into the room, it has the opposite effect. His adversaries look at him as some sort of joke. They believe that they can take advantage of him because of his boyish looks and young age. Tariq is hesitant in his means to take action. He is constantly thinking not sure what corrective action to take, especially if it involves violence.

Sean K. Since an early age, he has enjoyed the escapism of both movies and television, allowing one to lose themselves in entertainment euphoria. Sean has written entertainment reviews for several websites. Currently, he is a List Writer for Screen Rant. By Sean Mitchell Published Jan 22, Vincent then decides to kill all three of them until Benny Proctor's cousin pulls up with his crew and orders Vincent not to shoot them because Tariq saved his niece.

Benny promises Vincent that he will go to war with him if he tries to kill Tommy, Ghost, and Tariq. Vincent leaves with his money, and James take Tariq home. Tariq is then awaken by gun pointed to his face by Ghost.

Tariq tells James that Tommy told him that he was going to tell him if he was going to kill him, and that he owes him. Ghost express disappointment with Tariq not picking sides and selling drugs. Tariq at first feels not threatened by Ghost, however, Ghost promises him that if he ever betrays him again he will make his death look like a suicide. Ghost later takes Tariq to the penthouse, and makes Tariq give him his money from selling drugs.

Tariq later tries to talk to Tommy, but Lakeisha is there and confronts him about stealing drugs from Tommy. Tariq lies to Lakeisha, but inadvertently confess that stole Tommy's drugs when he revealed where Tommy keeps his drugs at in Brooklyn.

With the help of Tasha and Ghost, Tariq is accepted into another school. Tariq tells James that Lakeisha knows that he stole from Tommy, and is worried about her telling him. James tells Tariq that he will make sure that Lakeisha is not a problem. Tariq later meets up with Dre about wanting to still sell drugs.

Tariq threatens Dre he will tell Tommy where he is, and reminds him that Tommy still wants to kill him. Dre agrees to help Tariq to move weight. Later Tariq and Tommy talk and Tommy confronts him about stealing from him. Tariq tries to lie to him, but Tommy tells him that he knows that it was him when he knew about the address when he gave Tommy a ride.

Also when James was trying to kill Tommy. Tariq finally tells Tommy the truth, because he was low on drugs to sell to Vincent. Tommy scares Tariq when he almost pushes Tariq off a building. Tommy tells Tariq that he is just like Ghost, and that Ghost was right about him using him and steeling from him.

Tommy declares to Tariq that he is no longer his uncle, and cannot trust him. Tariq and Tasha talk at her apartment. Tasha tells Tariq that she will help him sell drugs in exchange he continues to go to school. Tasha express that she lost one child, but will not lose another. Tasha tells Tariq that he can be better than Ghost, and has what it takes.

Tasha tells Tariq to tell her everything that he is hiding from Ghost. Tariq comes clean about faking his kidnapping to get two million dollars for Vincent, and was suppose to get a cut. Tasha warns Tariq to not lie to her ever again, if he wants her help into schooling him about the drug game. On his way to save James, Tommy tries to get Tariq to help him but the boy refuses because Ghost brought this on himself.

While contemplating his thoughts, Tariq is accosted by a vision of Kanan who encourages him to take out Ghost himself. Tariq then confronts his father, armed with a gun. Ghost is not fazed, telling his son he loves but Tariq angrily states his reason for this was because Ghost ruined their family for Angela and states he wishes they could go back before stating that's impossible. After briefly hesitating, Tariq pulls the trigger, just as Tasha arrives at Truth.

Tariq watches as James falls from the balcony before his frantic mother confronted her son before saying she'd take the wrap but he says Dre was coming to do it and they both separated. After his mother left, Tariq looked down to see Tommy who survived the mob attack cradling Ghost before being shocked to see that the shooter is Tariq. Horrified his god uncle is aware of his acts, Tariq panics when Tommy aims a gun at the latter but the dying Ghost tells him not to do it and Tariq runs off.

Tariq runs through the hall, catching sight of Cooper Saxe before watching him from hiding. Tariq sneaks past Saxe and Blanca and makes his way into the crowd where he pretends to be worried about his father. Tariq and his mother are brought in for questioning, with him going through with framing Dre and threatening Saxe with seeing him at the club should he doubt him. That night, his mother comes home from dinner with Simon Stern and she reveals that not only has he got Tariq a place at a college but gave Tasha a job while also revealing Dre died.

Tariq tells Tasha that he has a plan and goes to bed after assuring her. After breakfast with his mother, Tariq is told by Tasha to get ready for college but the feds arrived led by Blanca. She revealed that Tasha's former lover Quinten gave Tasha up after providing an alibi and Tasha is arrested for the crime of the murder that she didn't commit.

Tariq is shocked his mother went behind by his back to save him. As she is taken away, she tells her pleading son to live his life and go to school. Tariq gets his GED and enrolls in college. He is last seen arriving at college, where he prepares for a new start. Tariq begins his time in Stansfield, attending court with his mother before he has his first meeting with the Dean. He ends up late, so the Dean impresses upon Tariq that unless Ezekiel Cross does well, under Tariq's tutelage, Tariq himself won't be allowed to attend Stansfield.

He meets a girl, Lauren, who convinces him to join the Canonical Studies program at Stansfield in order to graduate earlier. Although it will require a verbal entrance exam, Tariq is determined to make the attempt.

Later, Tariq is contacted by Tameika Washington , informing him that his mother fired her as her defense attorney. His mother calls and admonishes him to focus on school instead, but he lies and goes through with it anyway. He contacts Cinnamon to deal for him, and Effie to supply him with product for free, due to her guilt. The next day, he wakes up after having fallen asleep, halfway finished his book for the oral exam.

He arrives late and admits that he didn't even read it all, but is given a second chance. He later returns to his dorm, only to find Ezekiel having sex with Tanisha. Afterward Ezekiel brings Tariq to meet his family, where Tariq sees even more sex and then violence, before returning home, stopping by to give Cinnamon his product to sell. Tariq then finishes his book, gets advice on it from Lauren while having coffee, and speaks with Cooper Saxe about his inability to get his mother off suspicion of murder.

He admonishes Tariq that if his mother tells the truth, he can fix everything. He gives his oral exam, and is accepted into canonical studies, and after this, meets with Maclean. Edit Michael Rainey Jr. Showing all 4 items. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. Getting Started Contributor Zone ».

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