Had It from My Father 

The financial security of the Lyon family is on the line as their LFM showcase quickly approaches. Kai's research for an expose on Empire uncovers some dirty activity within the company and... See full summary »

Director:

Sanaa Hamri

Writers:

Lee Daniels (created by), Danny Strong (created by)

Stars:

Terrence Howard, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Terrence Howard	...	Lucious Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray	...	Hakeem Lyon
Jussie Smollett	...	Jamal Lyon
Trai Byers	...	Andre Lyon
Gabourey Sidibe	...	Becky
Ta'Rhonda Jones	...	Porsha
Serayah	...	Tiana Brown
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Giselle
Andre Royo	...	Thirsty Rawlings
Chet Hanks	...	Blake
Rhyon Nicole Brown	...	Maya (credit only)
A.Z. Kelsey	...	Jeff Kingsley
Taraji P. Henson	...	Cookie Lyon
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Brooke (as Tisha Campbell)
Pej Vahdat	...	Kelly Patel

Storyline

The financial security of the Lyon family is on the line as their LFM showcase quickly approaches. Kai's research for an expose on Empire uncovers some dirty activity within the company and causes conflict with Jamal. Meanwhile, Hakeem and Tiana finally reach an agreement on how best to move forward with their relationship, Andre struggles with his decision to let a new love interest in and Kingsley strikes a deal with Giselle.

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Plot Keywords:

playing pool | reference to malcolm x | reference to shaka zulu | reference to nike | reference to apple | 

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Genres:

Drama | Music

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The production code was 5AXP09.

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Soundtracks

Zoo York
performed by M1 Written by Michael Baiardi
Produced by Michael Baiardi
Published by Soundfile
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2018 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Television, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD