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Pics From Second Episode Of Season 2 Of Empire\u00a0<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 28, 2015<\/p>\n

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Fox TV has released some pics from the\u00a0second\u00a0episode of\u00a0its\u00a0hits TV series, ‘Empire,’ <\/strong>which airs on Wednesday, September 30 at 9:00pm ET\/PT.<\/p>\n

In the all-new \u201cWithout a Country\u201d<\/strong> episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday,\u00a0Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it\u2019s off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new company, Hakeem decides to form a girl group and woos a hot Latina lead singer (guest star Becky G<\/strong>), proving that he can be more than just an artist. Meanwhile, Lucious, feeling extra pressure from a bloodthirsty prosecutor, hires a new lawyer (guest star Andre Royo<\/strong>) and records an epic track from inside jail. In Lucious\u2019 absence, Jamal neglects his music and makes business moves that further his journey toward becoming every bit as ruthless as his father.<\/p>\n

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Cast includes:\u00a0Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Gibbons, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon,\u00a0Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, and\u00a0Ta’Rhonda Jones as Porsha.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A number of celebrities will be making guest appearances throughout the season including Adam Rodriguez <\/strong>as a potential love interest for Cookie, Chris Rock\u00a0<\/strong>as someone from Lucious\u2019 past, former Destiny\u2019s Child <\/strong>member Kelly Rowland <\/strong>as Lucious\u2019 mom Leah (in flashbacks),\u00a0and Chris \u201cLudacris\u201d Bridges<\/strong>\u00a0playing a cop; while Oscar winner\u00a0Marisa Tomei<\/strong>\u00a0has landed a recurring role\u00a0as lesbian billionaire and venture capitalist Mimi Whiteman.<\/p>\n

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Recently\u00a0Mo McRae<\/strong>, who just finished his stint on TNT’s ‘Murder in the First,’ was hired as a love interest to Becky, played by Sidibe.<\/p>\n

International musician and actor Pitbull <\/strong>will guest-star and play himself as he\u00a0performs \u201cNo Doubt About It\u201d with Jamal. Other well-known singers scheduled to appear are Alicia Keys<\/strong>, Pitbull, Mariah Carey and<\/strong>\u00a0Lenny Kravitz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Imagine Television in association with 20th Century Fox Television, \u201cEmpire\u201d was created by Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels<\/strong> and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong<\/strong>, and is executive-produced by Daniels, Strong, Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, Ilene Chaiken<\/strong> and Francie Calfo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n