Now free to fulfill his plans, Ghost and Tommy used all the money they made on the drug corner to buy parking lots and then laundry-mats. This caused Ghost to wonder what to do about him as Tasha told Ghost to kill Kanan but he loved him too much like a big brother to do so and instead put Kanan in prison with Tasha aiding him in the act. Kanan was a young, ambitious hotheaded drug dealer, who simply was content with what he had With Breeze dead, Kanan became the boss while Ghost and Tommy worked the corners for Kanan.Īs a young adult, Ghost met and ended up marrying Tasha having three children with her (in accordance to an iron-clad prenup agreement with Tasha) Ghost had plans to expand his business beyond the streets, but Kanan would not go for it and was his main obstacle in his plans of moving forward. With no other choice, Ghost then killed Breeze. Ghost offered Breeze the chance to join his plan but was rejected. Ghost and Kanan crept into Breeze's apartment while he was watching Jeopardy.
While still in High School Ghost came up with a plan to kill Breeze. His decisions put Kanan, Tommy, and Ghost in danger. He met Angela Valdes in high school, while Ghost and Angie were together her family hated Ghost and then Angie went away with her family and Ghost never got a chance to see her again.īreeze was a strong street leader but wasn't too smart.
He soon started by the nickname "Ghost" as he became so professional in selling that he disappeared before the police could spot him. However, this was still not good enough because they struggle to survive on the streets, ultimately causing him and Tommy to start selling on the corner for Kanan and Breeze in their original hometown South Jamaica Queens. As a result James left his old home and moved in with Tommy. At another point, James' father was killed by drug dealers who he attempted to report to the cops for harassment. At some point, James stopped a couple of jerks from beating up Tommy Egan who was picked on due to his standout race and the two became close friends-sticking up for each other ever since.
James was particularly close to his Uncle Gabe. Patrick was born in Queens, New York and was raised by his father who had his own club which inspired James of wanting his own club. I like you still.’ But he’s in love with Monet.James St. So will Monet somehow spin Mecca’s undying affection to her advantage? Or is there a possibility she could (re)catch real feelings for her ex? “He’s in love with Monet,” is all Blige will say. Oh, and her husband, Lorenzo, is still behind bars.ĭaniel Sunjata, who plays Mecca, is coy when asked how aware Mecca is of Monet’s very intimidating hubby. She’s slowly losing control of her kids and her nephew, and the murders at Stansfield University could draw unwanted police attention to her drug operation. She’s on the outs with her impulsive, violent son Cane, who’s got a new business connection to Mecca (unbeknownst to his mom). “Inopportune” here could have several interpretations. “Let’s just say they had a relationship when they were teenagers, and he went off and now has become an international man of mystery, and has come back into her life at a really inopportune moment - which is when these people show up,” she says, laughing. Showrunner Courtney Kemp fleshes it out for us a little.