AzMarie Livingston

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.

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.

Hakeem leaves the altar, and a rooftop fight leads to a tragic fall. Lucious uses his streaming service to pursue his music legacy and clashes with Tariq, who leads a federal task force to investigate him.

With Hakeem acting as Empire's CEO, Camilla sinks her claws further and further into him.

A leak at Empire creates feuds between artists and among the Lyon family. Andre takes advantage of the leak to prove his worth to the company.

The discovery of a dark secret throws a wrench into Lucious' deeply personal music video about his mother, whilst secret affairs compromise Hakeem and Jamal.