The BEST episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Every episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan!
Set in the 1990s, the series chronicles the early years of Kanan Stark and how he got into the drug game.
#1 - IF Y’DON’T KNOW, NOW Y’KNOW
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/2022
Decidedly his own man, Kanan strays further from his mother and sets up shop on his own on the corners of South Jamaica. Worried about retaliation, Raq questions Unique. Lou’s rift with Raq grows when he makes a discovery.
#2 - A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2022
The rift between Raq and Kanan grows and Kanan seeks comfort elsewhere. Marvin lies low, waiting for the consequences of his actions to blow over. Raq sees dark clouds on the horizon.
#4 - ANTI-TRUST
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2022
With his living situation threatened, Famous reaches out to Lou as a last-ditch effort. Raq receives a new business proposal and must eliminate a threat. Burke closes in on what really happened in Baisley Park.
#5 - SLEEPING DOGS
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2022
A surprise encounter with Howard leaves Kanan rattled. Raq tries to expand into new territory, but when an associate and valuables go missing, she is reunited with an old adversary. Lou continues to butt heads with Crown.
#6 - PAY THE TOLL
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/4/2022
Kanan and Jukebox search for answers in family matters. When Raq’s push into new territory is stalled, she proposes a meeting. Crown helps Famous get settled. Still investigating Howard’s shooting, Burke questions Unique.
#7 - LEVEL UP
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/29/2021
Lou’s new artist showcase becomes the nexus of the rivalry between Raq and Unique. At the same time, Kanan cooks up a drug-selling scheme with Marvin.
#8 - NO LOVE LOST
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/2/2022
Raq searches for a new home. Lou finds himself on the other side of his partner’s unpaid debts. Burke gains traction in her investigation on Howard. A botched agreement with Marvin and an associate threatens everything.
#9 - STAY IN YOUR LANE
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2021
Kanan and Marvin’s side hustle goes awry. Raq seeks revenge for the attack on Scrappy. Jukebox suffers a devastating blow.
#10 - IT’S A BUSINESS, MAN
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2022
Raq assures everyone they need to follow orders and keep working as planned. Kanan takes on more responsibility, but things go wrong when he runs into neighborhood kids. Lou feels the pressure in his partnership with Crown.
#11 - LOYAL TO THE END
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/19/2021
As Marvin seeks revenge, Raq turns to Kanan for assistance only he can provide.
#12 - MIND YOUR BUSINESS
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/21/2022
Raq learns she may have a snitch and tasks Marvin with confirming the rumor. Lou brings in a potential new artist, but he and Crown disagree. Kanan helps Famous sell mix tapes. Jukebox tracks down her estranged mother.
#13 - THE COST OF BUSINESS
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2021
Kanan struggles with a harsh truth after word gets back to Raq that he’s behind the bad crack on the streets.
#14 - THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2022
Kanan returns to Queens where Raq is trying to mend the many fractures in the Thomas family. As Raq expands her empire, Kanan doubts his future in the drug game. Meanwhile, Detective Howard is released from the hospital.
#15 - WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CATSKILLS
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2022
Raq turns to her attention to bonding with Kanan in the Catskills, but business follows them despite her best efforts; tension between Crown and Lou boils over; Burke snoops into Howard’s private life.
#16 - BACK IN THE DAY
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2021
It’s 1991 in South Jamaica, Queens, and 15-year-old Kanan Stark is eager to join his family’s growing drug business, led by his mother, “Raquel Raq” Thomas.
#17 - CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/15/2021
Eager to transform her business after the stash house is hit, Raq overhauls her operation. Meanwhile, Kanan is detained after a fight with Scrappy.
#18 - DON’T SLEEP
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/8/2021
All bets are off when a police raid clears out Raq’s competition. Promises are broken, secrets are revealed, and revenge is swift.
#19 - REAPING AND SOWING
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2021
After a rival crewmember is killed, Raq does whatever is necessary to get the target off Kanan’s back.
#20 - STICK AND MOVE
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2021
Still reeling from a shocking death, Kanan pushes his way into the drug game with Marvin’s help while Raq plots to take down her competition.
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