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Previously on Empire...

With Andre out, Pamplemousse is gonna have to expand

its role managing Empire.

That means the return of its most profitable CEO.

I'm stuck between either being able

to protect Empire or protect Andre.

Let's team up on this.

Come down to BossyFest.

We will be hosting on stages all across New York City.

Your daughter's the real thing, man.

Just keep it business, Lucious.

Where did your little, young ass learn how

to put those soulful words together?

I didn't. Lucious did.

I'm getting on that plane for the mission trip

and I'm never coming back.

_

Our meeting was the beginning,

so I'm thinking of you now as I'm facing the end.

I love you, always.

- Do me a favor. - Yeah.

Please make sure that Cookie gets this.

I promise.

Subtitle sync and corrections by awaqeded for www.addic7ed.com.

Your mama can't save you now, sucka!

Yeah.

I got half a mind

to shove dynamite down your throat and light the fuse.

So why don't you spill your mama's secrets, or else?

♪ She turn fire into rain ♪

♪ Heal your pain like novocaine ♪

- ♪ If you was blind ♪ - You want some, sucka?

Get this! Ha!

Now, just like the day after Thanksgiving,

I'ma toss the rest of you jive turkeys out, you dig?

Now I done had it

with you low-life skeezeballs messing with my business,

but now?

You done come after my son. Bring it.

Come on, brothers, let's go.

Ha! Let's get it on.

I've been waiting for this, you sanctified bitch.

Ha! Ah-ha!

You belong to me, bitch.

You got one!

Whoo.

Relax your nerve, baby, because Cookie always arrives on time.

In my dream, I was invincible.

You know, I...

I could do no wrong.

Then I wake up and it's all a mess on top of a mess.

I'm launching a huge festival

while my oldest son is trying to run off to God knows where.

Doesn't he have the right

to make his own choices, like you did?

You described yourself as a shy Catholic school girl

who became Cookie Lyon, the media mogul.

You chose that.

Look, I didn't choose a lot of things in my life, okay?

My mother left us.

And then I realized my father and my sisters were a wreck.

And then I saw it clear as day.

I was the only person left

with shoulders strong enough to carry the load, so I did.

You describe Loretha as a girl with her world upended,

yet Cookie refuses to lose.

How did that come about? Loretha becoming Cookie?

Lucious gave me that nickname.

Interesting.

I mean, his life was interesting.

It was, um, dangerous and it was exciting

and so I just leaned into it, child.

I mean hair, clothes...

Attitude.

But what happened to Loretha?

You know, talking about all this Cookie and Loretha stuff,

that ain't gonna make Andre stay.

Cookie is more than a nickname.

She's a persona, your armor and your sword.

But are you in touch with Loretha?

What do you mean?

Many black women feel the pressure to be superwomen,

like in your dream.

They feel they're expected to conquer everybody's problems

without showing any weakness or vulnerability.

The thing is, that's an impossible standard.

Do you think that's how you lost Loretha to Cookie?

Look, I'm about to lose my son, mm-kay?

I got a huge festival to run

and a green-eyed bitch on my back, okay?

I can't sit here and yap about Catholic school, child.

- Guess what? - Hmm?

BossyFest is completely sold out...

- Whoo. - And the live streaming

is gonna definitely give the ASAs

a run for their damn money, so.

Yes.

Question is,

what's gonna happen with Kelly Patel and Giselle?

Well, I'm sure they got some tricks up their sleeves

after we "Me Too" dragged their asses.

Oh, there he is.

Hey.

I was just gonna store some of my stuff here

or I can send it to Goodwill.

Um, baby, look.

I know you've gone through a lot in the last few months.

Look, it's a lot for anybody.

Your father and I think that you should just stay put.

You know, just... just try a staycation.

I appreciate your concern, but my flight leaves tomorrow.

I'm gonna be on it.

Andre, please listen to your mother for a minute.

I listened to you, Ma, I listened to you.

I tried to talk to Teri. It was a disaster.

I'm out.

Look, regardless of what happened with Teri, son,

you just got out of the damn facility.

I mean, give yourself a little time to relax

and make sure your meds are calibrated

before you go trying to demonstrate

down in some other country.

- I got stuff to do. - Andre.

I love you both. I always will.

I hope you didn't make us late typing up that corset.

Man, private flights mean you can't be late.

Kelly Patel and that push-up bra

fell right into our little trap.

I hope persecuting the only

black-owned business by Pamplemousse is worth it.

But who gives a damn?

Let's un-gentrify the neighborhood.

All right, Mr. Robinson.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I'm the one, I'm the one like Keanu Reeves ♪

♪ Get it done, yeah, I get it done ♪

♪ No blood on the leaves ♪

♪ They can't leave us hanging ♪

♪ No, no, not no more, best believe ♪

♪ Get it done, yeah, I get it ♪

♪ Killed it with no time to grieve ♪

♪ I'm the one, I'm the one like Keanu Reeves ♪

♪ Get it done, yeah, I get it ♪

Okay, it's about damn time y'all got here.

Let's all get seated and start this meeting, please.

Yes.

What the hell is going on here?

Oh, God, I thought Frik was slow

but it looks like Frak is just as challenged.

Okay, look, playtime is over, Cookie.

Lucious, this is Pamplemousse's boardroom, not a street fight.

You have no grounds here.

Should I tell her or should you?

Well, I think it's best coming from

the first female board member of Pamplemousse.

Well, that can't be

'cause you have to vote to ratify a new board member.

Well, actually, it's two new members.

In view of these very sensitive times in which we live in,

I think a worldwide brand should not be

granting promotions from a bedroom, do you?

Yeah, Kelly looks like the type that likes it on all fours.

Right, fellas?

This is beyond ridiculous.

We came here to clear the air

and lay out a path for the future.

While you two were busy playing checkers, we,

well, we weren't playing games at all.

Mm-mm.

Two hours ago, we all agreed

Pamplemousse needed to add a bit of color

and femininity in order to clean up the mess

that you two have created for the company.

You know what?

In fact, let's get this official vote started now.

All in favor? Yes.

Listen, listen, listen.

We are here to lay out a five-year plan

to launch Empire to become

the biggest media platform on this side of the planet.

Do you understand? Just hear me out.

No, you listen, Linda.

Take your tired ass and your nipple confidence

and get to stepping and take his little, tight ass too.

You are fired.

Again, girl, bye!

Nobody want to hear what you got to say.

Keep your legs closed, child.

Keep your personal affairs to yourself next time.

She got nobody else.

♪ I see the crystal raindrops fall ♪

Cook, what's wrong with you, man?

I mean, we won

and you looked like somebody just stole your dog.

I'm just thinking.

I went to therapy today.

We were talking about how

Loretha just left and Cookie appeared.

How did that happen?

Do you even hear yourself right now?

I mean, you're still the same, sweet Loretha

that I fell in love with all those years ago.

Cookie, that's the monster that needed to show up

to defend Loretha and the people that Loretha loves.

Loretha is still right there.

You're more than just somebody that survived, Cook.

You're...

Loretha is one of the most

beautiful, kind, and loving,

and baddest bitches walking on two feet on this planet.

You done took everything that life has thrown at you,

you done took everything I threw at you,

and you're still standing.

That didn't break you, it made your ass stronger.

Thank you.

I really needed to hear this.

Oh, man, I got you.

Whatever happens,

we're always gonna make a good team.

Here you go, dear.

Thank you.

Now, you know you ain't gonna see Walker or Teri

if you go to Uganda.

Uruguay.

And I keep telling you

Teri wants nothing to do with me, Hakeem.

Bro, she might change her mind. What about Walker?

Maybe he's better off without me.

I was a baby when Mom left.

You know how that was?

You want that for your own kid?

Told you family's everything and you gotta fight.

It's over, Hakeem. It's finished.

She doesn't trust me with Walker.

She doesn't trust me with anything.

We got lawyers on retainer.

Go get your son.

♪ He said he gonna give me all this back... ♪

♪ I'ma make that back, then ♪

♪ If you Prada me, then show me, let that cash spend ♪

Uh-uh.

I can't deal with this, like, no.

- No, no, no, what is this? - Kash, I hear it too.

Don't worry about it.

We just have a few more kinks to work out on our end

and so why don't you just take a five

and when you're back, it'll be all good, I promise.

Take five?

Why don't we just take 60 since you're wasting my time?

This is amateur night or something? Girl.

You will not embarrass me and Kash Doll tonight

in front of the entire world.

- The whole world's watching? - Girl, don't be smart, okay?

I don't want my artists to sound like they're underwater.

We're in sound check, Becky. That's the whole point.

We fix the issue before a performance, you know that.

Okay, I don't understand how you produced the track,

you wrote the lyrics, and you still got it wrong.

Wow. That's low.

- Is it? - Yeah, even for you.

Well, guess what, sis?

We don't gotta be friends, do we?

Just secure the bag.

Bag secured.

'Preciate ya.

♪ It's my time ♪

Mm, that is a beast, man.

That's what I'm talking about.

Yeah, yeah, definitely. Give us a minute.

Yeah, we're gonna put this right out on Empire Xstream

just as Yana is taking center stage at that BossyFest.

I heard you're putting her out on tour?

You're damn right, I am. European tour.

She's about to be a megastar.

Well, you called that one early, bro.

But yo, I've been watching her in the booth lately, man.

She been sweating.

Seem like she's doing it more for you

than she is for herself.

She's a good girl, you know?

Nice girl.

Problem is, she's just a little too smart for her own good.

- Why do you say that? - That song?

She figured out it was about Cookie.

I knew it, man.

Did you tell her what she needed to hear?

You're damn right, I did.

Didn't feel good telling her that, though.

Cookie's your day one, man.

She given you three beautiful kids,

y'all built a mega business.

Ain't no Yanas gonna go fill that void, man.

If you told her the truth, it would only hurt her.

This way, she's protected.

Yeah, man. How long does that go on?

I mean, it's just a matter of time before she figures it out.

What's this about, Lucious?

I've got a thousand things to do to get ready for BossyFest.

I know, I just wanted to tell you in person

that I'm gonna go on that tour with Yana.

You could've texted me that, Lucious.

Something else I didn't tell you.

That song, "Home Is On The Way,"

is about you and me.

It's about us.

You're telling me something I already know.

No, I wrote the lyrics

from some of the letters that I wrote for you

while you was in prison.

You never wrote me no letters with your trifling ass.

What are you talking about?

I just never sent them,

but I wrote them.

"Sweet Loretha..."

You let me rot in that prison cell all those years

thinking you didn't care about me.

At the time,

I thought you needed to be hard in order to survive in there,

and I thought

that these letters would just weaken you, so...

So you sent divorce papers instead.

I can't make the past go away,

but uh, I needed you to know, um,

whatever love was left in my heart

died the day you got locked up

because I should've been there for you.

I lied when I told you

that I built Empire on my own without you,

'cause the truth is you were the reason

that I didn't allow it to fail.

Because I didn't want those 17 years you spent in there

to be in vain.

I just didn't have the heart to tell you, and, uh...

I was too young and too dumb, you know?

Those 17 years...

it's not on you.

You have no idea how it's not on you.

What do you mean?

Our lives were moving fast, you know?

Kids, money, streets,

and you had the talent to change our lives.

All this time,

I thought going to prison meant that I was strong.

I was so wrong, Lucious.

I wasn't brave enough

to invest in me without you.

But that's changed now.

You wrote all of that?

I should've sent 'em.

Shoulda, woulda, coulda.

You and Yana have a good time on tour.

I just needed you to know.

- Yes. - Mm-mm.

So, mm, let me get this right.

- No sidekicks, no co-hosts. - No.

No comedians, no sad, sappy white girls with three cats.

Just me and America, baby.

They better get ready

'cause Cookie's got her own show, now.

Mmm.

I've got a perfect idea for a segment

with two incredible women.

One divorced, one single, but both sassy and sexy.

- You and Carol? - Mm-hmm.

Oh, okay. I'll produce it.

And we'll call it, uh, "Bougie and the Ho."

Shut yo ass.

So how's this show gonna be different than, uh, Tea Talk?

- Uh, what's gonna be different? - Mm-hmm.

I did 17 years in prison, honey.

I went through the fire, got therapy,

left Lucious's ass,

came out on the other side whole and happy.

My journey is the angle, Candace.

Left Lucious behind? Mm-hmm.

Look, I...

I spent all my life putting that man first,

and through therapy,

I've learned that it's okay to be selfish,

to put myself first, and that's what I'm doing.

So he is my ex who is now my friend.

Girl, if you believe it, ain't my place to doubt it.

I can love Lucious without being in love with him.

Come on, now.

You ain't gotta front on me, Cookie.

'Cause it's the same as it ever was.

Ever since the two of you locked eyes

on that corner in Philly.

Thank you so much for your permission, honey.

You're welcome.

But love is about choice,

and this grown-ass woman is making her choice.

And I think we should toast to that before I kick your ass.

Let's toast. Mm-hmm.

- To choices. - To choices.

For me choosing to kick your ass.

- You hungry? - Yes, let's eat something.

"And said I, 'Woe is me, for I am undone

"'because I am a man of unclean lips

"'and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips.

"For mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!'

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying,

'Whom shall I send? Who shall go for us?'

"And said I, 'Here am I.

Send me.'"

Teri, it's Andre.

I don't want to ambush you again.

I just need you to know that I'm staying in town.

I can't prove it today,

but I will be the man that my son can look up to.

I will and I don't mean to pressure you, you know.

This isn't about lawyers.

It's not about threats or anything like that.

I prayed on this and... and I hope you will, too.

I just need you to know that when you're ready...

When you're ready, I'll be here for my son.

Bye.

♪ When I roll up looking hella fine ♪

♪ You can act like you don't see ♪

So, Maya, let's talk about your upbringing and your mother.

Um, well, I like to focus on the right now,

which is BossyFest.

Cookie Lyon, your mother-in-law,

was cellmates with your mother.

Jill, these weren't the talking points.

A woman who was raped and impregnated with you.

That had to shape your early years.

Talk about that journey

from prison baby to wife of Hakeem Lyon.

That's quite a climb.

Okay, you know what? Mm, Jill, that, um...

This interview is over. My wife is crying.

I don't care about nothing else right now.

Get your ass out of here. Stop.

Get out!

You see me? You okay?

Hey! What's up?

Y'all ready for BossyFest to put it on ya?

Then give it up for Hakeem and Maya Lyon!

♪ I'll be right there ♪

♪ I only want one thing ♪

♪ Yeah, don't need a clique ♪

♪ When I've got a bad chick on my arm ♪

♪ So reliable, you were right there when I call ♪

- ♪ I was ♪ - ♪ Silver lining of my life ♪

♪ After all I've been through ♪

♪ Never thought I'd have a queen and someone to vent to ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ I'm here, got the money, got the fame ♪

♪ Drippin' in baguettes ♪

♪ Got the diamonds, got the chains ♪

♪ And you stay on my heart, on my brain ♪

♪ Let's stay together and I hope it never change ♪

♪ I'll be right there when you call me ♪

♪ Ten toes down, yeah, I'll always be all-in ♪

♪ Yeah, and I ain't gonna change ♪

♪ Even when the whole world knows my name ♪

♪ Even if they don't get it, they don't get it ♪

♪ It's just a different kind of life that we're living ♪

♪ Yeah, so don't speak unless you in it ♪

♪ 'Cause you don't get it ♪

♪ Only me and you ♪

♪ We don't care what they say we're doing this anyway ♪

♪ Only me and you, only me and you ♪

♪ And I don't mean no disrespect ♪

♪ I don't care about the dudes ♪

♪ In your DM or your texts, it's just you and I ♪

♪ Smile on my face every time and you know why ♪

♪ You get mad, try to leave, yeah ♪

♪ Nice try ♪

♪ Even if they don't get it, they don't get it ♪

♪ It's just a different kind of life that we're living ♪

♪ Yeah, so don't speak unless you in it ♪

♪ 'Cause you don't get it ♪

♪ Only me and you ♪

♪ I get through the bad days in all the worst ways ♪

♪ Only me and you ♪

♪ I only want one thing, boy, that's you ♪

♪ You know it's just me and you, right? ♪

Live from BossyFest Harlem,

give it up for Kash Doll!

♪ Yo, he said he gon' give me all his back end ♪

♪ Throw that money, I'ma make that back, then ♪

♪ If you Prada me, then show me, let that cash spend ♪

♪ Got your man going crazy trying to tap in ♪

♪ Watch me work, watch me twerk, watch me back in ♪

♪ Bad 'lil baby, y'all go crazy for that back end ♪

♪ If that bread right, I be there every night ♪

♪ With that check, like ♪

♪ Them diamonds look like headlights ♪

♪ I'm a G in a G Wagon that's the AMG ♪

♪ If you ain't getting money then you ain't for me, yeah ♪

♪ He said he gonna get me all his back ends ♪

♪ Throw that money, I'ma back that back bend ♪

♪ If you Prada me, then show me, let that cash spend ♪

♪ Got your man going crazy trying to tap in ♪

♪ Watch me work, watch me twerk, watch me back in ♪

♪ Get that money, then I spend, spend, spend, spend ♪

It's gonna be flawless, Lucious.

Yeah, I know. It's gotta be.

Make you sure you get everything on point on stage.

- Okay. - Thanks.

You always got me on my back foot.

You're going to Europe with my daughter?

Look, I figured since

you and her were talking again that

maybe she wanted to be the one to tell you.

Man, I can't believe

my little girl going on a European tour, man.

I gotta admit,

you made good with your promise to make her a star.

And you kept it professional. You did.

She's a good girl.

You did good, man.

Ah, thank you, Lucious.

Put your hands together for Bossy's own Tiana!

♪ We prove them all wrong when they asking ♪

♪ Laughing when we flying by ♪

♪ We pose when the cameras start flashing ♪

♪ 'Cause everything we drop top five ♪

♪ Baby, you're all talk, no action ♪

Can we talk about me being a super messy bitch for a bit?

I don't have time for your multiple personalities,

'cause one of 'em told me let's keep it strictly business.

So let's do that.

I know I said that and I'm really sorry about that.

I don't know who that was.

I'm also really sorry that

I stole your song and gave it to Kash Doll,

and I want to make amends, so can...

so the last verse on Tiana's bop is all yours.

The track has already been extended

and Tiana knows that you're gonna join her.

Are you serious right now?

Not bad for your first performance, right?

Becky, do not play with me, 'cause I will catch you...

I will beat your ass back here

if you're playing with me, okay?

You can put away your paws, Porsha.

I really just want to right one of my biggest wrongs,

and I'm just trying to get my friend back.

Yes, bitch! Yes!

I'm really sorry.

- Are you for real? - You gotta go, though.

- Like, right now? - Give me your purse.

♪ Bossy is what Bossy does ♪

- ♪ I got it ♪ - ♪ Bossy and we bossin' up ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Bossy, ain't no bossing us ♪

♪ Pretty brown skin with a whole lot of attitude ♪

♪ She make money and got a lot of attributes ♪

♪ I'm 'bout my business and I'm sizzlin' like barbecue ♪

♪ I went from fetching shoes ♪

♪ And now I'm at the top like parachutes ♪

♪ Hold up, I like fat checks and commas ♪

♪ I've been working hard so long ♪

♪ That I can't go back to the bottom ♪

♪ They been sleeping on me ♪

♪ I'ma have to wake 'em in pajamas ♪

♪ I can't have an empty wallet ♪

♪ I done made a promise to my mama ♪

♪ Boss chick, leveled up, like I graduated ♪

♪ Count your paper and never let 'em underestimate ya ♪

♪ Boss ♪

♪ We way too strong for ya ♪

- ♪ We stand too tall for ya ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Money way too long for ya ♪

♪ Bossy is what bossy does ♪

- ♪ What, what? ♪ - ♪ We way too hard for ya ♪

- ♪ You way too small for us ♪ - ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Money way too long for ya ♪

♪ Bossy is what Bossy does ♪

♪ Bossy is what bossy does, Bossy is what bossy does ♪

♪ Bossy and we bossin' up, Bossy and no bossing us ♪

♪ Bossy is what Bossy does, Bossy is what bossy does ♪

♪ Bossy and we bossin' up, Bossy and no bossing us ♪

Do me a favor.

Introduce me as, uh, Loretha...

no, Loretha "Cookie" Lyon.

Okay.

Did I just hear that? Loretha "Cookie" Lyon?

Mm-hmm.

- Sounds good. - It feels good.

Now, let's hear it for a legend.

Um...

Loretha "Cookie" Lyon!

All right!

Hey, everybody!

All right. How y'all feeling?

Oh, Yana, um...

When you get out there...

I mean, that crowd is gonna be really, really loud,

so don't try and over-sing them, you know?

Don't make a moment, just let the moment happen.

It's gonna be perfect.

Vocal coaching, Lucious?

I know you, Lucious. That's not what you wanna say.

What is it?

Yana, we're gonna talk about it after the performance.

- Just... - You're not going?

You're not going to Europe with me?

I saw this coming. I saw it.

She has your heart, Lucious.

She always has and she always will.

I want y'all to keep that same energy

for our rising star at Bossy.

Please welcome Yana.

How are you, BossyFest?

Wow.

Being here was a million miles away

from what I thought I wanted,

but then I, um, I met someone who

inspired me to dream.

And instead of doing my new single tonight,

I would like to sing a song that he wrote.

It's about love.

I think you may know it.

♪ There it goes ♪

♪ Going through the motions ♪

♪ 'Cause there ain't no other way ♪

♪ I swear that I can feel you ♪

♪ Don't know if I'm asleep or awake ♪

♪ I reach out to touch you ♪

♪ Then realize you're miles away ♪

♪ And every chance I took for granted ♪

♪ Never again ♪

♪ I won't let you go ♪

♪ I'm like a heart without a soul ♪

♪ So I'll ♪

♪ I'll count down the days ♪

♪ And try not to break down ♪

♪ I'll keep the faith ♪

♪ 'Cause home is on the way ♪

♪ We'll make up the time ♪

♪ No matter the distance ♪

♪ It's worth the wait ♪

♪ 'Cause home is on the way ♪

Make sure that child don't miss his cue.

You know he ain't so bright. Go on.

♪ That I haven't called you lately ♪

Ugh.

♪ Sometimes it's easier to say it face-to-face ♪

- Andre! - Hey, Ma.

You're still here. Does that mean you're staying?

Well, I was all set to go

and then I realized I have more reason to stay.

Oh, boy, that's what I've been trying to tell you.

- Come here. - You were right, Ma.

As soon as this is over, we are gonna celebrate.

I feel like the Lyons coming through a storm, baby.

Come on. Whoo!

♪ We'll make up the time ♪

♪ No matter the distance ♪

♪ It's worth the wait ♪

♪ 'Cause home is on the way ♪

♪ Home is on ♪

♪ The way ♪

Thank you, BossyFest!

That was amazing.

Yana.

Wait a minute, Yana. Come on.

- Hold up a second. - Hold up for what, Lucious?

Stop trying to make me your stepping stone to your ex-wife.

Believe it or not, I do love you, I really do.

I know you do,

just not the way that you love Cookie.

Doesn't mean that it's all bad, what we did.

You yourself said that you couldn't imagine

that you would be here at the doorstep to superstardom.

And you're here, right?

I don't want to hate you.

You are still that silky voice

that just grabbed all my attention in that bar.

And now you're gonna do that

to everybody in the whole damn world.

They're gonna have that same joy.

It's just you made me believe in music again.

Come on.

Lucious!

You liar!

♪ And every chance I took for granted ♪

♪ Never again ♪

♪ I won't let you go ♪

♪ I'm like a heart without a soul ♪

♪ So I'll ♪

♪ I'll count down the days ♪

♪ And try not to break down ♪

♪ I'll keep the faith ♪

♪ 'Cause home is on the way ♪

♪ We'll make up the time ♪

And sadly, this song is what we have left

to remember the rising young star, Yana Cross

after her sudden death.

She was shot and killed in Manhattan

at the musical festival BossyFest.

Authorities continue to search for her killer,

and we'll keep you posted here as we learn more information.

♪ Haven't called you lately ♪

♪ Sometimes it's easier ♪

♪ To say it face-to-face ♪

♪ 'Cause lovers come and go ♪

♪ But we're more than temporary ♪

♪ I know when I see you it'll feel like nothing's changed ♪

Despite my best efforts,

Damon Cross is still breathing oxygen.

You mean he might be coming after us?

Calm down.

Look, in view of the present threat,

in addition to your usual security,

we've arranged for you guys to have 24/7 added detail

to you and your families until everyone is safe.

We also have decided to cancel the Empi movie premier

just to keep everybody safe.

Man, that's wack.

An attack on one is an attack on all.

The Lyons have never backed down before

and we're not about to start now.

We trust you handle Damon, Pop,

just like you pulled us through

every other crisis we have ever faced.

The show must go on.

Okay, well, then we lock down Leviticus tight as a drum.

It's good to have you back, son.

You always make it back.

You can't deny what's in your blood, Pop.

Amen.

Promise me that you're gonna leave Damon out of this

at least until the premiere.

Unfortunately, that's not up to me.

That's up to Damon.

So what do you think?

Oh, well,

you finally look like the proper ho.

Thanks.

Who's that?

Philly Street?

Philly Street, what are you doing here?

Cookie.

This is from your man.

He won't let me help.

He's taking on Damon by himself.

Loretha, from the moment I saw you,

I knew we were meant to be.

I've messed up a million times,

but you never stopped believing in me.

You took away from me what matters the most.

You gave me Empire, you gave me our boys,

you gave me life.

Our meeting was the beginning,

so I'm thinking of you now as I'm facing the end.

Cookie?

I love you, always.

What's that about?

You were right.

He's the love of my life

and it might be too late.

Lucious!

Lucious!

Oh, my God.

Lucious!

Oh, Lucious!

Oh, no, no, no! No, Lucious!

Lucious, Lucious, Lucious, Lucious, Lucious, Lucious.

Come on, damn it! Breathe!

Breathe! Think about your sons, Lucious.

Get up! Think about me!

Come on.

Yes, yes, thank you.

Thank you, thank you, God.

It's all over.

- It's over? - It's over.

- It's okay. - It's okay.

It's okay. We won.

♪ Right, feeling like a brand-new me ♪

♪ In an entourage, where the ladies be ♪

♪ And the sun don't shine where the gangsters be ♪

♪ And we Russian roulette so a game of three ♪

♪ Buy one, buy two, buy three, buy four ♪

♪ And the sun don't shine round the year no more ♪

♪ And the girls say "yeah" ♪

- This is what it was all for. - Yes.

This is our family's night, Lucious.

I'm so happy the family's coming together.

It's like nothing we couldn't accomplish, Cook.

Thank y'all so much.

Um, this is the night that we've all been waiting for,

'cause this isn't just my story.

The truth is, this is our story,

the story of our very lives.

Tell 'em.

But before we get into all of the Lyon secrets, honey,

I would like to give it up

for the cinematic reincarnation of Lucious Lyon by our son,

Hakeem!

♪ Loyalty and honor, ride to the death ♪

♪ Learn from your struggles then apply it to the test ♪

♪ Be like David and Goliath to these giants when they press ♪

♪ If living through the worst got you dying for the best ♪

♪ You a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Yeah, you a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ God, I'm a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ No more hurt, no more crying when I'm stressed ♪

♪ I took the oath to be a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ It started out in Philly ♪

♪ When a cutie from the streets ♪

♪ Named Cookie met Lucious, ♪

♪ It was beauty and the beast ♪

♪ Was it lust at first sight ♪

♪ Or was it love till the end? ♪

♪ Only thing we know for sure ♪

♪ It was more than just a friend ♪

♪ He would look into her eyes to see the fire within ♪

♪ She looked back into his eyes and saw messiah in him ♪

♪ This was destiny, fate, like it was higher than them ♪

♪ And three boys later, let the Empire begin ♪

♪ See Andre, the oldest son, though it ain't a surprise ♪

♪ Like his father, dedicated, educated, and wise ♪

♪ But Jamal, the middle child, felt the greatest divide ♪

♪ A lifestyle that Lucious didn't hesitate to despise ♪

♪ The tension between the two, recipe for demise ♪

♪ Cause everybody know a Lyon's legacy is his pride ♪

♪ I arrived the youngest child ♪

♪ But I'm right in the zone ♪

♪ The last descendant of the king ♪

♪ Willing fight for the throne ♪

♪ I was bred for this ♪

♪ How could I have fear at this point? ♪

♪ My own mama did 17 years in the joint ♪

♪ I'm here for everything they owe me ♪

♪ I ain't making it close ♪

♪ Born ready, so I'm taking the oath ♪

♪ It go loyalty and honor ♪

♪ Ride to the death ♪

♪ Learn from your struggles then apply it to the test ♪

♪ You like David and Goliath ♪

♪ To these giants when they press ♪

♪ If living through your worst ♪

♪ Got you dying for the best ♪

♪ You're a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Yeah, you a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Thank God I'm a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Yeah, no more hurt ♪

♪ No more crying when I'm stressed ♪

♪ I took the oath to be a Lyon in the flesh ♪

♪ Any type of success breed hate, don't it? ♪

♪ Holding your family name, come a weight, don't it? ♪

♪ You grind this long, victory show up late, don't it? ♪

♪ I can't fall, I know my enemies waiting on it ♪

♪ See, life teach you lessons can't nobody learn for you ♪

♪ I watched my mother and father going through turmoil ♪

♪ Ones that stab you in your back was never fit for you ♪

♪ Imagine marrying somebody so they won't snitch on you ♪

♪ Yeah, my family fell out, had clashes ♪

♪ But we rose like the phoenix from the ashes ♪

♪ I love my brothers no matter what ♪

♪ We just take the good with the ugly and add it up ♪

♪ Pops, Andre, and Jamal ♪

♪ Went through it all and patched it up ♪

♪ But found something great in it all, and that was us ♪

♪ We took the oath ♪

- To the Empire! - To the Empire!

♪ Family over everything ♪

♪ Love, Lyons, yeah ♪

To the Empire!

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