AzMarie Livingston

Lucious begins to plot the ascension of Empire from record label to global music monolith, and he looks into forming a partnership with Jago, the founder of a music streaming company.

Lucious and Cookie must work together as parents to protect their family, while Jamal does his best to return to the studio and break away from being defined solely as a gay artist.

Cookie battles with guilt over her encounter with Lucious and tries to move forward with Angelo. Meanwhile, Leah reaches out to Tariq for help with taking down Anika.

Lucious is eager to display his power and releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem. Not to be outdone, Hakeem fires back at Freda with a rap battle challenge that could put Lyon Dynasty's future in danger.

Giuliana convinces Lucious to comply with her new plans, and Cookie delivers Lucious unexpected news. Meanwhile, Tariq and Anika look for a new way to move forward.

Lucious makes a reckless move for the streaming service that he thinks will make him the most powerful man in music.