"Without a Country"
Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label.
STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM ON AN ALL-NEW "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, ON FOX
Ludacris, Becky G, Kelly Rowland, Andre Royo and Veronika Bozeman Guest-Star
Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's 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.), 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) and records an epic track from inside jail. In Lucious' absence, Jamal neglects his music and makes business moves that further his journey toward becoming every bit as ruthless as his father in the all-new "Without a Country" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Sept. 30 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-202) (TV-14; D, L, S, V) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1
Cast: Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere "Yazz" Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha and Serayah McNeill as Tiana
Guest Cast:
Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Officer McKnight
Andre Royo as Thirsty Rawlings
Kelly Rowland as Leah Walker
Veronika Bozeman as V
Becky G. as Valentina
Rafael De La Fuente as Michael Sanchez
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Tyra Ferrell as Roxanne Ford