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Power Book II Returns With Trailer For Long-Awaited Season 3

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Power Book II: Ghost is returning to our screens next month on St. Patrick’s Day. A release date fit for Tariq St. Patrick, played by Michael Rainey Jr., who teased us with a new trailer on his Instagram.

The long-awaited season 3 continues to follow Tariq in New York, but it looks like his luck is wearing thin.

Tariq Image Change

The trailer shows shots fired at a funeral (which we all can assume is Zeke’s) and the first few seconds Davis MacLean, played by Method Man, warning St. Patrick about his “image.”

MacLean says — “a suit does a lot for an image, Tariq. But it won’t fool the people still watching… your every move.” Then St. Patrick answers with “I made it this far, right?”

The Tejada Family Grieves While Tariq Finds New Market

In addition, Tariq James St. Patrick comes to a revelation and creates a new lane for money to come through… Wall Street. This epiphany arrives as the Tejada family grieve their cousin, or brother after Monet’s — played by Mary J. Blidge — confession, Zeke’s death.

Consequently leading to the blossoming drug kingpin invading Wall Street’s financial district to move product. However, some similarities spark — as we all know Tariq was trying to run from the ghost of his father — and it looks like the nightclub scene is exactly where he will end up.

Is Tariq Following Ghost’s Footsteps?

Therefore the legacy does remind us and his fictional grandmother in the dramatic clip, “I’m not like my dad… I’m smarter than him.” But time will tell as we watch Tariq’s future intensify right before our eyes.

According to The Wrap, Starz promises this season will be “flashier, sexier, and juicier” than anything we’ve seen yet. I guess the strip club scene in the trailer is a hint for what is to come. We also see Brayden whipping out a gun in a close-up shot, Monet aiming hers at someone multiple times, and Tariq having one aimed at him as usual.

It seems it will be extreme, and I’d like to say we are all ready for season 3.

Season 4?

According to Variety, 50 Cent’s Power Book II got an early season 4 renewal. Hopefully this means the wait won’t be too long this time between seasons…

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‘Still D.R.E’ Gains 1B Views On YouTube

One week after the legendary Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, Dre’s 2001 single “Still D.R.E” gained over a billion views on YouTube. 

Among 84 million people watching the Super Bowl, many enjoyed the halftime performance and sang along, including Jay-Z, spotted in the arena. Come to find out, Jay-Z appeared on Lebron James HBO series The Shop in 2021, sharing how he wrote “Still D.R.E” for both Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. 

“In order for me to really nail the essence of Dre and Snoop had to be like a studied reverence of what they were doing. Even to put myself in their shoes. Cause think about that record. That record comes after Dre leaves Death Row ‘How? My last album was The Chronic.”

Jay-Z has a long history of being a phenomenal songwriter. In addition, he is a featured author on “Pop Style” by Drake, “The Worst” by Jhene Aiko, and many more artists such as his wife Beyonce, Kanye West, and Diddy. The record executive wears many hats, and songwriting is one of his most favorable.

In an interview with The Breakfast Club, Snoop Dogg shares the story of hearing “Still D.R.E” for the first time. He explains Jay-Z’s love and admiration for Dre and how it contributes to creating a masterpiece. Jay-Z constructs the entire song, telling each artist when to punch in and out as well. “It was flawless,” Snoop shares. “Me and d.o.c were like well this [man] out struck us on this one so we gone take the backseat. It was “Still Dre” and it was Jay-Z and he wrote the whole song.”

Jay-Z wrote the song intending to showcase Dr.Dre’s accomplishments and relevance to the music industry since he had just left Death Row Records at the time. Today, his lifetime friend Snoop Dogg is the owner of their former label, Death Row Records. However, despite being estranged from the label for over 20 years, Dre is still on top of his game. When he and Snoop performed the “Still D.R.E” at the 2022 halftime show, Dre reminded the world once again of who he is. One billion views on YouTube equates to an average of $7,560,000. Not to mention the couple of million he generated from his performance. 

Dr. Dre is still getting money, producing, and putting on notable artists like Kendrick Lamar and Anderson.Paak. Jay-Z could not have done a better job telling his story in “Still D.R.E”. 

“That’s an author,” Snoop states. “That’s a great author to me. Like he wrote a book with that song right there. That’s of Dr. Dre’s best records.”

FM Hip Hop Story by Mina Fuqua