'Power' Creator Courtney Kemp on Tasha: 'She's One of the Most Criminal Characters'

If you thought James “Ghost” St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick) and Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) were hardened criminals on “Power,” you may have overlooked the most twisted of them all sitting right under your nose — Tasha St. Patrick (Naturi Naughton).

“Tasha is, to me, one of the most criminal characters,” Courtney Kemp, the creator of “Power” tells TheWrap. “She’s a pure criminal.”

As corrupt as Ghost is, there are multiple times throughout the series that showcase his more innocent side. On one hand he’s a criminal, but on the other, he’s a role model who strives to uplift his community. Tasha, though, is a different story.

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“She always knows what to do in a criminal setting — when things pop off, she’s cool-headed,” Kemp explains.

Most recently, Tasha was composed and collected when her son Tariq (Michael Rainey Jr.) shot and killed Ray Ray (Marcus Callender) for his sister’s death. Rather than being shaken up that one of her kids is dead and the other just became a murderer, she calmly instructed Tariq what to do next. She showed him how to burn his clothes and how to meticulously clean up so that there were no traces of the crime left on him.

“She wasn’t conflicted about it from the beginning,” Kemp says. “Tasha and Tommy were never conflicted about criminality, they never have a second guess about that until now.”

Only recently on Season 4 does Tasha begin to question her choice to lead an unlawful life. She even tells her best friend, LaKeisha (La La Anthony) that they should expand their hair shop and legitimately run a clean business. Naturally, Keisha second guesses Tasha’s motives, but she appears to really be genuine.

'Power': 7 Main Characters Ranked by How Shady They Are (Photos)

OK, so we get that "Power" is basically based on a shady premise, but there are levels to this.

In anticipation of Season 4, how about a reminder of which remaining (alive) characters are the shadiest of them all?
1. Kanan (50 Cent)

Do. Not. Trust. This. Man.

We don't really need to explain this, but if a man is capable of killing his own son for not carrying out his vengeful wrath, then there's very little we can put past Kanan.
2. Angela Valdes (Lela Loren)

OK, so home girl was in a relationship with James (knowing he was married) and once she found out he was Ghost she tried to play double agent and bring him down?

Yeah, definitely shady.
3. James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick)

Ghost will always be bae, but even our love for him can't blind us from how shady he can be.

I mean, it's not like he cheated on his wife, killed people working for him, manipulated Angela, Holly and practically everybody else.

He's in it for himself and himself only and doesn't really seem too concerned with what happens to anyone else -- except Tasha or Angela (depending on which one he loves at the time).
4. Josh Kantos (Adam Huss)

No, no, no, no.

There isn't one good quality about Kantos. He's a snake at heart.
5. Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora)

Tommy is a ride or die friend, but that doesn't mean he isn't a little bit (a lot bit) shady.

He fell out with Ghost (his apparent bff for life) because he wanted to keep the drug business going while the latter wanted to shut it down.

Oh and there's also that time he killed his girlfriend Holly.
6. Tasha St. Patrick (Naturi Naughton)

Even though Tasha has her sketchy moments (having an affair with Shawn), she can hold her own.

Tasha could've easily taken down Ghost's entire empire once she found out about Angela and all the other sketchy things he's been doing, but instead she understood that there was a bigger picture and ended up doing what was best for her and her family.

Go Tasha!
7. Lakeisha (La La Anthony)

Keisha was nothing but a good friend and even after she found out that Tasha was lying to her, she still tried to make the situation right.

It's too bad she's probably dead. Maybe. We don't know yet.