I still think Jamal should have been playing music or writing songs for other artist in Empire.

2nd, how old is Hakeem for him to be drinking like a fish? & isn't one of his friends a girl dress like a guy? Why did she follow the boys to see about Tiana. We don't know if Tiana dancers are into girls who dress like guys.

Luscious said last week Hakeem wasn't even a year old when Cookie got locked up so I was thinking 18.

Yes Lawd!!!!

Fox has to be ecstatic

bc she was sentenced to jail for over 2 decades. Most men arent going to stick around and IMO they dont need to give a reason. To me thats enough and it wouldnt make sense if he was still married to her

Didn't Cookie suggest last week that Luc didn't wait long to divorce her while she was locked up?

I'm so over Hakeem. His behavior in the restaurant was just disgusting. I'm glad Cookie called him out to Lucious for the entitled little [!@#$%^&*] he is.

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I think Cookie is starting to have some disdain for Hakeem. She’s his mama but he’s acting terribly. I thought it was funny how Porscha mentioned it was messed up that Cookie didn’t seem to have a problem with Jamal upstaging Hakeem. I believe that Cookie loves Hakeem, but that there is only so much she can do with a child who doesn’t want anything to do with her. I can understand him having issues with her, but she didn’t abandon him willingly. He could try and give her a chance.

I wonder if in developing Anika/Cookie’s rivalry, the writers will have Hakeem develop a bond with Anika. Maybe Anika could become another confidant for him like Jamal is. That’s something I think would bother Cookie, much more than Anika parading around in her underclothes. I could see Cookie being very upset with her youngest son bonding with Anika and taking her side over Cookie’s. I hope that Hakeem and Cookie will eventually become close. But I wonder if until then, the writers might have Hakeem bond with Anika, to fuel her and Cookie’s rivalry.

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I think its clear that the dancer thot that dropped her draws for Hakeem is gonna be the Rihanna to his Chris Brown. I will not be surprised if he beats her after he blows up

That is one thing I didn't like about the second episode: I did not appreciate Tianna suddenly getting all hot and bothered right after Hakeem performed. I wanted her to actually make him work for it. THOT STATUS: 500.

Didn't Cookie suggest last week that Luc didn't wait long to divorce her while she was locked up?

She confuse me because at first I thought he didn't want to cheat on her when he hit it big with his music. & that's why he divorce her. But, yesterday episode she said he only thinks with his dick.

Ratings are UP from the premiere.

4.0 18-49

10.29 million viewers

Ratings are UP!???

Amazingness. AMAZINGNESS.

I like Taraji anything she's in I'm all there. Also a Terrence Howard fan since Hustle and Flo but what is pullin me in is Cookie's relationship with Jamal. Thus far I'm liking several realtionships also between the brothers. But I'm into gritty urban (hood) fiction so shows like the Wire, Power, Empire is my cup of tea. I swore I'd never watch anything on the Fox channel because of faux news but Taraji made me break my vow.

Haven't seen this week I screwed up on setting the recording...Grrr. And Jamal is definitely right the Black Community generally speaking is rough re: same sex relationships ... not just Twitter but Facebook too. Out of the two I'd say Twitter is the toughest.

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I don't think Lee Daniels or Danny Strong meant any harm. I think they were just being comedic. That's how I saw it. I thought it was funny.

Plus, Luscious in the first episode mentioned that he and Barack were cool, so I saw Hakeem posting the video about President Obama as a way to piss his daddy off. What better way to do it than publicly embarrass your parent and use a renowned figure, the President in this case, to do it.

Furthermore, these scenes were probably shot around the time of Mike Brown's death so Hakeem, being the street thug he thinks he is, probably did view President Obama as a sell-out. Many African Americans at that time were feeling that way before he spoke out about the Ferguson crimes. I think that Lee was trying to be socially relevant but comedic and display how reckless Hakeem is all at the same time.

That's how I felt about it, too.

Besides, Hakeem was just an entertaining mess in that scene. Peeing in the middle of a restaurant? YAS!

Re: Jamal. I don't think the writing is saying 'poor Jamal' per se. They recognize, just as we do, that he made the wrong choice by hiding himself in order to continue receiving his father's financial support. After all, he's not a saint. He's a good, sensitive kid but he ain't above needing money to survive.

His choice doesn't mean, however, that he doesn't feel horrible about it. What else was he supposed to do? How would he survive? When you've grown up filthy rich, can you really just throw it all away that easily?

At least, in the end, he defied Lucious and sang with his brother.

That's how I felt about it, too.

Besides, Hakeem was just an entertaining mess in that scene. Peeing in the middle of a restaurant? YAS!

Im honestly surprised he wasnt arrested. He should have for that stunt

Im honestly surprised he wasnt arrested. He should have for that stunt

You're right about that. Thinking back on it, it's weird they didn't address it, considering the police were on their way at the end of the scene. I guess we were meant to infer that Lucious' influence/Hakeem's celebrity helped him get away with it.

Yaaaasss Empire! Break the FOX curse!

Lol I literally have been telling everyone who was on the fence to get on board and watch the ish. Cuz it's just that damn good.

Andre should have stood up for his mom. I don't care if he was in the midst of a nervous breakdown or off his rocker. Aint no way in hell I'd ever let some two bit punk rapper disrespect my mom like that in an elevator full of people.

Lucius punching Hakeem out was hilarious and I nearly died at every scene with her Porsha. Loved the Dora reference....