Of course, Lucas was informed of all of this by Kiki (Moriah Brown). When they confront Lucas (David Walton) about this, he says he's aware of Tariq and Brayden selling drugs under his roof while daring them to do something about it. The situation threatens Tariq's trustfund and Tejada's safety net as well. Tariq also informs Brayden of the pending RICO case and Brayden hilariously answers 'Like YSL RICO?', referencing YSL (Young Slime Life) (opens in new tab), an Atlanta-based rap record label featuring popular rappers Young Thug and Gunna who are under RICO charges for a range of charges including drug distribution and murder. She even brings up going down to Atlanta to attend the all-female Historically Black College Spelmen before Monet shuts that down with threats of violence.Īs Tariq and Brayden (Gianni Paolo) deal with the omnipresent threat of Noma (Caroline Chikezie), they discover that the Weston Firm is running a ponzi scheme. There's an interesting moment once Diana is released from custody where she tells Monet she wants out the game for good. Maclean eventually finds out Cooper Saxe (Shane Johnson) is playing both sides, working with love interest Jenny Sullivan (Paton Ashbrook), who is trying to collect enough evidence for a huge RICO case against both Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) and the Tejadas. Dru drunkenly says something to the fact that he’s alone and that the love of his life is gone. This causes Dru to spiral out of control, which leads to a confrontation with Everett and his current love interest. On a sports show with popular former ESPN analyst Jemele Hill, Everett announces he is ready to come out as gay with his new boyfriend as the first open NBA player. Meanwhile, Gordo's family, who the Tejadas are aligned with, are looking for him.ĭru is still hurt by the situation in episode 8, but things are about to get worse. Dru finds out the truth once he sees some text messages while Gordo is in an after-sex shower and murders him. However, that love shattered after Gordo killed Lorenzo (Berto Colon) with a little help from Monet (Mary J.

The first few episodes ended the romantic relationship between the Tejada family member and Everett (Bradley Gibson), but he then found a relationship with Gordo (Erik Hernandez).

There isn't a character that's gone through as much emotional hell while attempting to keep his composure within the drug world as Dru (Lovell Adams-Gray) this season.

Love and ruin a novel