09/09/2026
Big shoutout to Michael Rainey Jr.'s mom, she's the real MVP. Dude started acting super young (like 9-10), was k.!.I.I!ng it on Power as Tariq, pulling in real money as a kid... but she wouldn't let him touch a dime.
Saved EVERY check, kept him focused on the craft instead of blowing it on dumb stuff. He literally didn't even know how much he was making until he was like 17-18. Day he turned 18? She handed him the whole bag💰💰 No Coogan account half-measures, no shady manager cuts, just straight up everything she protected for him.
In a world where we see child stars go broke or get robbed by their own fam, this is how you raise a solid, financially smart king. Respect to Black moms who move like this behind the scenes
