Social media death threats may have been one of the best things to ever happen for Michael Rainey Jr. – professionally, that is.
“When everything started really going crazy, I was like 17, 18. And at first, I’m like, ‘Dang, people crazy, bro!’ I’m like this is just a show,” said the now-23-year-old ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ lead. Whether the threats during the latter part of his tenure on the original megahit series “Power" were literal or in jest, it was indicative of the love-hate relationship fans developed with Tariq, the once-adorable son of drug kingpin James “Ghost” St. Patrick. Tariq eventually followed in his father's footsteps.
