Empire

- Previously on Empire... - All anybody can talk about

is this rare talent.

You got shot. Your PTSD is no less

significant than mine. You need treatment, man.

The Jamal Lyon that you know

went missi when you shot him.

Oh, dude... oh... I did not mean to hurt you.

Andre messed up.

Andre did mess up.

I didn't know Gram

was performing with Tiana tonight.

Why don't you spit

some napalm on the diss track

and bury him and everything he cares about.

Cookie, you should come down

to the center sometime.

I'm retaking control of Empire Music...

because, at the end of the day,

it's all business.

That's all you got?

Oh, man, come on.

Why aren't we doing this at Empire?

Small concession.

Nessa's deal is a standard new artist contract.

And if it makes Shine feel

like a big shot to have us show up

at his rinky-dink-ass, little joint,

to dot the Ts and cross the Is, so be it.

Is that her?

Oh, that's right.

You weren't at the Empire XStream event

when she busted out.

What you're hearing right now is an experience

only a black woman can give you.

When they talk about soul music...

this is what they're talking about.

That's why we need to lock her down real quick.

Careful, son.

You're in the system now.

Lucious.

Something for your new wife.

Let's just close this thing, Shine.

Andre.

Dre.

Yeah, I'm sorry.

Uh, so, you can have somebody

look this over if you want,

but I can assure you it's legitimate.

Shine, just sign the thing.

Yeah.

I'm not gonna do that.

I mean, what kind of businessman

would I be without entertaining other offers?

All your friends are here.

We got Frank Sutton,

Warner/Chappell,

Trey Rhodes, Cecil Bivens,

Island Def Jam.

Over there is, uh, Universal Music Group.

And Empire.

Word on the street is,

Tommy Davoni wants to get in, too.

Looks like we got ourselves

an old school bidding war here, gentlemen.

Have you all present to me by Friday.

Let's make it... 11:17.

Thanks for coming.

Empire (2015) - 03x04 - Cupid Kills

What kind of bonehead lets a voice like that

slip through the cracks?

That deal should have been closed

three damn weeks ago.

First of all, nobody calls me out my name.

Secondly, how am I supposed

to finalize an artist contract?

Unless what you're telling me is that I now have that authority

because there is no head of A&R to oversee the deal.

She's right. She's right.

And, Cookie, please, remember that I put my name

in the hat for that.

For what? A promotion?!

- Yeah. - I'm this close

to firing your ass!

Lucious! All right, okay.

Look...

we hired Xavier Rosen.

- Who?! - I'm sorry.

He starts tomorrow.

You mean the Jewish dude pretending he's black?!

Look, he is an encyclopedia

when it comes to hip-hop and R&B.

And he has the digital marketplace

on lockdown, Lucious.

That should make you happy.

Empire XStream is your baby.

No, what makes me happy is you two no longer have

any excuse for this lack of accountability.

I told y'all there was money on the table

to be made with this Gram and Hakeem beef.

Tiana is writing her clapback song

right now.

Iflf I can get her to sing the song.

- If? - After the mess

you made by using her vocals on Hakeem's diss track?

You need to stop dipping

and dapping on my side of the business.

Okay, well, get me that song,

so I can promote it on my side

of the business.

Or this "game on" of yours

is gonna be "game over."

All right. Whatever.

The hell is wrong with you right now?

What are you talking about?

No, I get it.

Angelo ain't called you, has he?

I gave up an artist for nothing.

Get me that damn song!

I need Tiana

in the studio working on that song right away

without her damn boyfriend.

That boy is a problem.

Uh, you know what?

I want to be in that session.

Why don't you reschedule my mani-pedi for tomorrow?

Also, I need to see Ashunta.

I need to see her before I go to my marketing meeting.

- Okay. - Um, and has anyone heard...

No, he still ain't called yet.

Miss Cookie.

Yeah, that's me.

What's this?

Oh, that was beautiful, babies.

- Thank you so much. - Say thank you. Thank you.

- Say bye. - Bye, Miss Cookie.

- Say bye-bye. - Aw. Bye-bye.

You lied to me.

I told her, if you fired her,

she could come work for me.

Doing what?

Teaching those beautiful babies

how to scam people?

Oh, come on now.

So, what do you want?

Well, uh, one of my favorite singers,

- Gia Copeland, is performing... - Oh, you want me to sign her?

'Cause last I remember, you didn't want

the little boy, Zeah, to work with us.

Okay, easy, easy.

I just want to take you to see some good music.

Gia's performing at The Cooper

and I was wondering if you could, uh, accompany me.

- A date? - Mm-hmm.

A date.

Well, I am a pretty tough

- critic when it comes to music, so... - Are you?

Are you sure you want that to be our first date?

Hey, well...

I'm cool if you're cool.

Are you cool?

Okay.

Okay.

I'll get at you.

All right.

Oh, suki suki.

He's taking you to that new club called The Cooper

out there in Washington Heights.

I heard that place stay lit.

You gonna have a good time.

Well, he's a gentleman, so he probably picked that place

so I could feel comfortable.

I mean, he ain't Lucious,

but I bet he know how to turn up.

He reminds me of this guy my daddy wanted me to marry.