Unique

**Kadeem "Unique" Mathis** is a major antagonist in the Power universe, serving as a major antagonist/anti-hero on the Starz original crime drama *Power Book III: Raising Kanan*. He is portrayed by Joey Bada$$.

He is the main antagonist in season 1, one of the secondary antagonists-turned-anti-hero in season 2 and anti-hero in season 3.

Unique was the biggest drug kingpin in South Jamaica, Queens. He was handed the keys to the castle by his brother, who's doing life in prison. Unique's main rival in the quest for domination of the streets is Raq and the Thomas family drug ring. Smart, hard, shrewd, he's the man in every way. Unique runs the blocks, negotiating for control of the neighborhood, and when there’s an obstacle, he’s tough but fair. If a rival crosses a line, Unique will always retaliate to protect his own.

## Biography

He was a gangster, who was handed the keys to the castle by his notorious Kingpin gangster brother, who was arrested and doing life in prison. He went onto become the biggest drug kingpin in Southside Jamaica, Queens. He often clashes with the Thomas family for control in the drug ring.

At some point, he had a son named Jerome.

### Season 1

In Paid In Full, he realized that Raq was responsible after recalling her words of never seeing her coming. He is then surprised to find his missing jacket (placed by Marvin), before police break in and arrest him. Unique protests how he had an alibi for the shooting of Howard.

### Season 2

During The More Things Change, he is still in jail after three months and is on the verge of being released after his alibi checked out, much to the anger of the Corrections Guards. While walking down the hall, he is caught in the middle of a brawl when he is bumped into by another inmate who was on the verge of bullying another inmate named Marco with friends. Unique told him to watch out but was angered when the inmate hurled several racist insults at him, and he violently beat him up in retaliation. The other inmates tried to attack only to get beaten down by Unique until the guards put an end to this. As the guards detain Unique, a grateful Marco quickly jumped to his defense, saying the racist inmates started the brawl and Unique goes with it by claiming self-defense. Regardless, he was subsequently released.

In *Sleeping Dogs*, he has lost his gang because he is still being looked at by the cops. He later takes Julianna, cousin of Raq's Columbian supplier hostage and uses her to have the Thomas family meet him to talk things out. When the family arrives, he greets them and says he only wants talk. Unique states he is officially retired, due to his gang abandoning him and the cops still looking into him. Although they are distrustful, he says because he holds leverage (Julianna) against them and they agree.

In *Pay the Toll*, Unique is contacted by Raq and her family about putting in a good word with the Boselli family in Jersey after they heard that he is friends with the leader's son Marco Boselli.

During *It's a Business, Man*, he and Worrell witness Marco arrive for the money before the latter inquires on Marvin.

In *No Love Lost*, he warns Marvin how he's finished if Sal discovers Marvin set up the hit that got Marco killed.

## Murders committed by Unique

* **Trez-G:** Shot in the head for not paying attention to his re-up and for snitching.
* **Two Italian Mob Members:** Shot to death for killing Worrell and for trying to kill him.
* **Dario:** Shot in the back to save Raq.

## Trivia

* It is unkown if he's deceased or alive after the conclusion of Brothers and Keepers.