article_snippet: the show revolves around the character of record label owner Lucious Lyon (played by Terence Howard) and his family, which includes three sons vying to take over his company and an ex-wife who took the fall for his and returns from prison intent on getting what's hers.
article_snippet: One of the primary story lines has been about homophobia, as Lucious Lyon and Lucious Lyon son Jamal (Jussie Smollett) battle over Jamal revealing he's gay.
article_snippet: Fingers crossed for a possible "Empire" tour featuring Smollett and other co-stars including Bryshere Y. Gray, who portrays youngest Lyon son Hakeem and who in real life raps under the moniker Yazz the Greatest.