EMPIRE

I've been prolonging this review for a while. I don't know why because it's DEFINITELY way by overdue but here it is. 

EMPIRE! If you haven't watched it yet...WHY THE HELL HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED IT YET!?! It's been the show to talk about for the past few months! So I suggest you hurry your pretty self over to a laptop and start STREAMING! Hurry up!!

It's a Fox original, and we all know that Fox is good for its original shows, but most times they end up canceling them forgetting that they finished off on cliffhangers. Fix up, please?

Back to Empire... the cast features 

Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip-hop mogul and CEO of Empire Entertainment. He's haunted by past sins following his diagnosis of ALS  (King of the Empire)

Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, the outspoken ex-wife of Lucious Lyon and mother of his sons, who's just served a 17-year sentence for drug dealing. She's determined to bring her family back together and reclaim her half of the Empire Entertainment due to the fact that it was her arrest for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. (Queen of the Empire)

Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, the oldest of the Lyon family as well as being the CFO of the Empire company. He is Wharton-educated, power hungry and suffers from bipolar disorder. (center)

Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, the 'black sheep' of the family due to the fact that he's gay. He's the middle son who's a talented singer-songwriter but is estranged from his homophobic father. He's considered Cookie's favourite and has a strong relationship with his younger brother, Hakeem.  (right)

Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son of the Lyon family and Luscious' favourite. He has a strong relationship with his older brother, Jamal and often asks him for advice when it comes to music (left)

Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' ex-fiancée. She and Cookie share a mutual dislike for each other, with Cookie giving her the satire nickname "Boo Boo Kitty"

Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, the loyal and longtime friend of Lucious and business partner, and chairman of Empire 

Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Andre's power hungry wife
Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams, executive assistant to Lucious at Empire 

Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha Taylor, Cookie's assistant

The show also has some kick ass guest stars such as Estelle as Delphine, a musician Empire is trying to sign, Raven-Symoné as Olivia Lyon, Jamal's ex-wife, Patti LaBelle, Juicy J, Gladys Knight, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige as Angie, a woman from Lucious' past, Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dwayne "Puma" Robinson, an old associate of Lucious and Cookie, Anthony Hamilton, Sway Calloway, Rita Ora and Charles Hamilton. 

There so much talent within the cast, it's indescribable.The riveted plots, the music, and the writing are top notch. I don't believe that there are enough words to describe how incredible Empire is! Daniel Wiegand stated in The Seattle Times that "Almost nothing about Empire, created by Lee Daniels (The Butler), feels original, but after a few minutes, you will stop caring".

When it debuted on January 7, 2015, Empire proved that it was fated for greatness when it became Fox's highest debut show in 3 years. Everything from there was merely just another success. Moreover, the first season finale was also the highest rated debut season finale since May 2005 surpassing when Grey's Anatomy ended its first season.

Music...it's a MUST! I can not do it. 

Firstly, it's crazy that a tv show can make better music than record companies. I applaud you Lee Daniels for your choice in choosing possibly one of this generation's greater producers, Timbaland. Unlike Fox's previous tv hits like Glee, the music in Empire is a lot more relatable as it focuses on the reality-based issues. 

I'm freaking excited for season 2 as Ne-Yo is joining Timbaland, which we all know is gonna be INSANNNNE! 

 You're So Beautiful - Lyon Family edition

You guys NEED to watch Empire. You not only NEED to DIG the music, you gotta VIBE it like REALLY VIBE IT!