Empire Cast

[fox69]

"No Competition"
(feat. Serayah McNeill & Yazz)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2" soundtrack)

"No Competition"
(feat. Serayah McNeill & Yazz)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2" soundtrack)



[Hook - Serayah McNeill:]
Everybody wants to shine
But they can keep on wishing, cuz ain't no stars made overnight
And ain't no competition (out here), 'petition (out here), 'Petition (out here) x2
I don't see no competition

[Verse 1 - Yazz:]
Where they at, where they at, I don't see no one
I'm Ray Charles, I'm Stevie Wonder, with a blindfold on
It's getting darker than a bitch out here
Hard as hell to get a pitch out here
Throwing money like I'm rich out here
Drinking liquor like a fish out here
Momma, I wanna be famous
Let them all know what my name is
I gotta make some arrangements
Money come go and it changes
Just to be working the latest
I pray every day like a Christian
Mommy and Daddy and all of my family, I don't see no competition-oh!

[Hook - Serayah McNeill:]
Everybody wants to shine
But they can keep on wishing, cuz ain't no stars made overnight
And ain't no competition (out here), 'petition (out here), 'Petition (out here) x2
I don't see no competition

[Verse 2 - Yazz:]
Where they at, where they at, I don't see nada
And I got eyes like I'm Fetty Wap, I don't see nothing but dolla's
Bouncing harder than a check out here
Hard as hell to get respect out here
I just wanna be the next out here
They be wanting me to flex out here
Momma, I just wanna make it
Make all the girlies get naked
Make 'em drip drop on the dance floor
Pockets so fat that my pants low
Just to be working the latest
I pray every day like a Christian
Mommy and Daddy and all of my family, I don't see no competition-oh!

[Hook - Serayah McNeill:]
It's a rumble in the jungle underneath the stars
But we ain't going nowhere 'till we win the war
I'm fighting but my back is up against the wall
The bigger that they are, the harder that they fall

[Bridge - Serayah McNeill and Yazz:]
We gotta keep movin', keep movin', it's all to carry on
But Imma dispute it, dispute it, dispute it, the champion
Where they at, where they at, I don't see know one x8

[Hook - Serayah McNeill:]
Everybody wants to shine
But they can keep on wishing, cuz ain't no stars made overnight
And ain't no competition (out here), 'petition (out here), 'Petition (out here) x2
I don't see no competition

Everybody wants to shine (Do your dance baby)
Everybody wants to shine (I ain't your man baby)
Everybody wants to shine (Do your dance baby)
Everybody wants to shine

 

[fox69]

"No Doubt About It"
(performed by Jussie Smollett & Pitbull)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1" soundtrack)

"No Doubt About It"
(performed by Jussie Smollett & Pitbull)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 1" soundtrack)



[Pitbull (Jussie Smollett):]
(Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it)
Mister Worldwide
(Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it)
Reporting live from the Empire
Jamal let’s show them how to get off the chain
Off the glass, off the flip, off the rip, let’s ride
[Chorus - Jussie Smollett:]
All we want is a party
Have some shots with somebody
Take the music and turn it all the way up
If you came here to party
And ain’t no doubt about it
Say no doubt about it
Say ain’t no doubt about it
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it, hey, hey
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it oh, oh
Ain't no doubt about it, hey
Ain't no doubt about it
There ain't no doubt about it
[Verse 1 - Pitbull:]
Come over to the party, come over to the party
Who they gonna see? Who they gonna see?
It's P-I-T and your boy Jamal, and we off the heezy
Everybody say hey oh, alright, everybody say hey oh, alright
Baby if you ain’t on the dance floor
Then baby what you got all that ass for?
Let me show you how we do it
Show her to the club where the bad ones do it
Line up the shots, throw it back, do it
Light it, throw it in the air, do it
You wanna take it off, baby, do it
In this party ain’t no social media
No camera phones, so let’s get it on
You can do what you wanna do
And do who you wanna do
Be what you wanna be
Freak who you wanna freak
Beep beep who got the keys to the suite?
Vroom, skeet, skeet
Ella dice que no asta enamorada de mi
Pero la gusta como yo lo doy
Mami esta noche fiesta
Mañana puedes ser honesta
Dale
Don’t mean no harm
Please forgive me if I’m causing you alarm
But the DJ, he just played my favorite song
And you look like you’re ready, so come on
Baby come on, hey
[Chorus - Jussie Smollett:]
All we want is a party
Have some shots with somebody
Take the music and turn it all the way up
If you came here to party
And ain’t no doubt about it
Sing no doubt about it
Say ain’t no doubt about it
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it, hey, hey
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it oh, oh
Ain't no doubt about it, hey
Ain't no doubt about it
There ain't no doubt about it
[Verse 2 - Jussie Smollett:]
Ain't nothing more important to me right now
Than this shot of Tequila
I've earned the right to just not give a damn
About a damn thing but throwing my hands up
I want it all night, all night with you
You and your friends
And we gonna watch the sunrise
If it's alright with you
And then we'll do it all again
Don’t mean no harm
Please forgive me if I’m causing you alarm
But the DJ, he just played my favorite song
And you look like you’re ready, so come on
Baby come on, hey
[Chorus - Jussie Smollett:]
All we want is a party
Have some shots with somebody
Take the music and turn it all the way up
If you came here to party
And ain’t no doubt about it
Sing no doubt about it
Say ain’t no doubt about it
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it, hey, hey
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it oh, oh
Ain't no doubt about it, hey
Ain't no doubt about it
There ain't no doubt about it
[Jussie Smollett:]
I ain't got a damn thing on my mind
But having me a real, real good time
I ain't got a damn thing on my mind
But having a good time
(I ain't got a damn thing on my mind)
[Chorus - Jussie Smollett:]
All we want is a party
Have some shots with somebody
Take the music and turn it all the way up
If you came here to party
And ain’t no doubt about it
Sing no doubt about it
Say ain’t no doubt about it
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it, hey, hey
Ain't no, no, no, no doubt about it oh, oh
Ain't no doubt about it, hey
Ain't no doubt about it
There ain't no doubt about it

 

[fox69]

"Nobody Else But You"
(performed by Sierra McClain & Yazz)

"Nobody Else But You"
(performed by Sierra McClain & Yazz)



[Sierra:] Hey, hey, hey boy
[Yazz:] What's good baby?
[Yazz:] Girl you know I'm all about you
[Sierra:] You need anything I got you
[Yazz:] Just don't wanna be without you
[Sierra:] That's one thing I like about ya
[Yazz:] I want you to be my rider
[Sierra:] I know you've been thinking 'bout it
[Yazz:] Girl I'm gonna make you mine
[Sierra:] Guess there's just no way around it
[Yazz:]
Yeah you're, you're, you're, you're the type I think I can spend my life with
I'm sure's way more, more than something not just like for a night
And I cut them chicks off real quick
They ain't who I'm tryna deal with
You're the one I wanna chill with
You got something I can build with
[Sierra McClain (Yazz):]
You say you want me so show me you do (I do)
Tell me if it's really true
(Yeah I don't want nobody else but you)
I've got what you've been feenin' (I don't want nobody else but you)
Come show me if you mean it (I don't want nobody else but you)
[Yazz:]
Oh yeah, oh yeah
See your face on front of magazines
You remind me of the finer things
You smile at me that's all I need
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Yeah you know that you're my number one
I just want you one me one on one
I can't help it when the feeling comes
[Sierra McClain (Yazz):]
You say you want me so show me you do (I do)
Tell me if it's really true
(Yeah I don't want nobody else but you)
I've got what you've been feenin' (I don't want nobody else but you)
Come show me if you mean it (I don't want nobody else but you)
I don't want nobody else but you (I don't want nobody else but you)
I don't want nobody else but you (I don't want nobody else but you)
[Sierra McClain:]
And if you tell me about it then can you show me if it's true
I see you talkin' about all these things you say you wanna do
You wanna make me your rider, 'cause you like the way I'm move
And if you say that you got me you down for me, I'm down for you
And if you tell me about it then can you show me if it's true
I see you talkin' about all these things you say you wanna do
You wanna make me your rider, 'cause you like the way I'm move
And if you say that you got me you down for me, I'm down for you
[Sierra McClain (Yazz):]
I got what you've been feenin' (I don't want nobody else but you)
Come show me if you mean it (I don't want nobody else but you)
I don't want nobody else but you (I don't want nobody else but you)
I don't want nobody else but you (I don't want nobody else but you)

 

[fox69]

"Nothing But A Number"
(performed by Yazz & Naomi Campbell)

"Nothing But A Number"
(performed by Yazz & Naomi Campbell)



I'm living in the public eye
Here camera, there camera, I ain't never lie
We can't even be alone, they wanna take a peak
Baby even though I'm loving life it could be a bitch
I guess things are getting serious got a new bae
And it's a fiasco I ain't talking Lupe
Hear the b.s. go I'm doing my best though
If I care about what they said
Why would you be here for?
She keep huffing and puffing
you be thinking and I'm bluffing
You get mad and holla back
And that's the end of discussion
Now everybody's a critic plus I'm sitting with pretty
Play it cool out in the streets
When you get home you gon get it
Cause age ain't nothing but a number
Age ain't nothing but a number
If we don't add up we could subtract
It don't matter we'll be right back
Cause age ain't nothing but a number
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
She do it like a model, she rock designer labels
We always popping bottles I let her rob the craddle
They all say she a cougar I hope they take me to the zoo
I tell her play it cooler and this is what she do
She keep huffing and puffing
you be thinking and I'm bluffing
You get mad and holla back
And that's the end of discussion
Now everybody's a critic plus I'm sitting with pretty
Play it cool out in the streets
When you get home you gon get it
Cause age ain't nothing but a number
Age ain't nothing but a number
If we don't add up we could subtract
It don't matter we'll be right back
Cause age ain't nothing but a number
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
The older the berry the sweeter the juice
Empire

 

[fox69]

"Nothing To Lose"
(feat. Jussie Smollett, Terrence Howard)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"Nothing To Lose"
(feat. Jussie Smollett, Terrence Howard)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



[Terrence Howard:]
It's like Scarface and then some
Crazy intense one
Better back away bang, bang, bang, bang
[Jussie Smollett:]
Daddy hit your note, do you a little hustle
When we rock the flow when on flip the script
[Terrence Howard:]
Gotta throw a little country in and whoop the trick
[Jussie Smollett (Terrence Howard):]
Sometimes you only
Get one try
(you gotta give it all you got)
[Jussie Smollett (Terrence Howard):]
'Cause I ain't got nothing (go get 'em) to lose (you hit 'em)
So much to prove
I get to far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
'Cause I ain't got nothing to lose
(baby, do what you gotta do)
[Terrence Howard:]
Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound
Maybe you should talk to Steve
See if he can put us down
[Jussie Smollett (Terrence Howard):]
How the hell did my back get against the wall
(get your back up off the wall)
Hell, no
At least I don't have to worry about the fall
(listen nizzle ain't the time to talk)
[Jussie Smollett:]
Sometimes you only get one shot
(you gotta give it all you got)
[Jussie Smollett (Terrence Howard):]
'Cause I ain't got nothing (you better) to lose (go get 'em)
So much to prove (let's go on)
I came too far to hear no
(gotta go hard or go home)
Said I ain't got nothing to lose
[Together:]
To lose, to lose
Oh god I'm Britney
Gotta do what you gotta do
[Terrence Howard:]
Hey, baby, now what did I just do?
I'm hoping on you to come on through
Hey, baby, got you love about you too
Dormez-vous?
[Terrence Howard (Jussie Smollett):]
I ain't got nothin' (you're so crazy) to lose (lock stock barrel)
Nothin' (you're so shady) to prove (with a heart of gold)
[Together:]
You're so crazy
Lock stock barrel
You're so shady
With a heart of gold
[Terrence Howard:]
Feelin' like a pack of fleas
Lookin' for a basset hound
And he put us down

 

[fox69]

"NY Raining"
(feat. Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"NY Raining"
(feat. Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



Miles from home, my style has grown
Sick of getting played like a xylophone
My instrument is me with thousands of bones
Whiling, I just wanna zone
My mama knows
I need a chick to be kinda dope
Smile a lot, give a lot of dome
Only to me, spoil me with your bad ass
You were like royalty, baby, catch that
See the rain is, making me feel painless
This relationship is so dangerous
If they find out, what will they make of it
So I savour every kiss like it's ancient
You ain't missing a thing
With other niggas you sing
And I need cash just to give you a ring
Love at first sight, but it was blocked by pain
So for you, I'll exceed the top 5 in the game
In the city lights
I swear I hear you call my name (call my name)
There's nothing right
I'm stuck here while you're miles away (miles away)
In New York raining (New York raining)
In New York raining it's too much
My babe, I need you
It's too much, my babe I need you
Red wine and cheese before bed time
You and I fell in love is the headline
Instead of whining about what I've been finding
I stay silent and let you chime in
You want me to talk fine, then
Someone broke your heart, let me find 'em
But I hate fights, and now I got stage fright
Until I'm at your place at the late night
You make me smile, stop doing that
A lot is on my mind when I rap, in fact
You are a lot, I guess I rap for you
Needless to say, the sex magical
After you, chivalry I have to do
I love you when you catching attitude
I wanna tease you just to laugh at you
So that make up sex, could be a faster move, c'mon
In the city lights
I swear I hear you call my name (call my name)
There's nothing right
I'm stuck here while you're miles away (miles away)
In New York raining (New York raining)
In New York raining it's too much
My babe, I need you
It's too much, my babe I need you
When the rain falls down, the pain is all out
My brain, you call out my name and that's fame
I'm looking great but I still feel shame
For realest, the game I feel insane
But when I'm with you, my feelings change
I love you, I really hope you feel the same
You know what I am, you're holding my hand
No one else can, so I'm your man
Your palm read bliss, what are we miss?
You are what I miss and we all need this
Love and affection is all we miss
From the world, but with each other
That's all we get
I wanna hear you out, talk to me, miss
I hardly wanna slip to awesomest kiss
Call me whenever, call me forever
As long as I can call us together
I love you
In the city lights
I swear I hear you call my name (call my name)
There's nothing right
I'm stuck here while you're miles away (miles away)
In New York raining (New York raining)
In New York raining it's too much
My babe, I need you
It's too much, my babe I need you

 

[fox69]

"Over Everything"
(performed by Yazz & Jussie Smollett)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 3" soundtrack)

"Over Everything"
(performed by Yazz & Jussie Smollett)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 3" soundtrack)



[Jussie Smollett:]
Like the water to the fire
We gonna find a way to make it alright
No looking in the rear view
The front window shows that our future's bright
Together we stand, divided we fall
Building up the bridge and we're tearing down the wall
So we done been through the worse
Love conquers all even if the truth hurts
If we don't, stand for something then we'll fall for anything
Blood is so much thicker, than water
Like a prince is proud to say he's king
I'm proud to say it's us over everything
No matter what you know, I'm here forever
No matter what I know you're here forever
We've been through the storm and we're still together
We're back together now as
One
It's you and me over everything
One
It's you and me over everything
Leave it all behind, no more wasting time
Too focused the worst's behind us now
Made it through the fight, finally got it right
This is what I've been waiting for
Practically my whole, life
[Yazz:]
See I always stayed down for my bros
Because loyalty is all I know
Down to ride for 'em, and I won't lose control even when we hit bumps in the road
We get money, on our own
I treat it like baseball, and bring it back home
No king kong, but we're strong
So just like the bank better leave us alone
Like we car shopping, swear we've been through a whole lot
We swerved around all the road blocks
I put my family over everything like hot sauce on the stove top
Don't want me retaliate, don't mess with nobody related
I roll for my bros, you know for my folks, I'm going as hard as the pavement
If they need anything then I got 'em
Promise all of their problems, my problems
I can always tell one thing about 'em
They hold me down even when I'm at rock bottom
Through it all, when I fall
They pick me up like a phone call
No pretend, all my kin
We going for the win like a long ball
[Jussie Smollett:]
No matter what you know, I'm here forever
No matter what I know you're here forever
We've been through the storm and we're still together
We're back together now as
One
It's you and me over everything
One
It's you and me over everything

 

[fox69]

"Play The World"
(feat. Rumer Willis)

"Play The World"
(feat. Rumer Willis)



I might play the world
I might play the world
And I was singing
They told me every star's gotta fall but I'm loaded up and ready to shoot
Rather sit around holding up the world, I be strutting in these high heel boots
Not slowing down 'til I make it to the top 'cause this is what I came to do
And if you wait for me to stop, you gon' be sticking to the clock like glue
'Cause I'm the kinda girl that wants the spotlight and the big dreams
You do it, I can do it better, I can, yeah
When you aim high and you dive deep
There ain't nothing that can measure
'Cause I'ma keep on, keep on giving 'til I get it because I just might play the world
And I'ma play it 'til I win it 'cause I just might be the girl
To play the world, oh
I might play the world, oh
I might play the world
You better have your eyes wide open, there's a lot of you don't wanna see
And there ain't a soul on this earth who gon' tell me what I can and can't be
And I know I'm not like anybody else, but you better get used to me
'Cause if you're not convinced that I'm the best, there's time for me to make you believe
'Cause I'm the kinda girl that wants the spotlight and the big dreams
You do it, I can do it better, we'll never find nothing better
So move out my way if you're in front of me
Don't ever, ever try to stop me
'Cause I'ma keep on, keep on giving 'til I get it because I just might play the world
And I'ma play it 'til I win it 'cause I just might be the girl
To play the world, oh
I might play the world, oh
I might play the world
Don't throw the spotlight and them big ol' dreams, remember me
Know you sitting trying to make up your mind, hurt yourself 'cause I'm bound to make history
And if you don't like me now, then baby, you should hate the girl I'm about to be
I might play the world
'Cause I'ma keep on, keep on giving 'til I get it because I just might play the world
And I'ma play it 'til I win it 'cause I just might be the girl
To play the world, oh
I might play the world, oh
I might play the world

 

[fox69]

"Power Of The Empire"
(feat. Yazz)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"Power Of The Empire"
(feat. Yazz)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



I wanna reign over my Empire like Caesar
I wanna walk over water and die like Jesus
I want a G5 Learjet fully loaded, all new features
It's easy to travel the world with a lifetime Visa

T-t-time of the essence
Hot damn it keep me focused
(Keep me focused, keep me focused)
My mind is a weapon
(Is a weapon)
I gotta keep it loaded
(Keep it loaded, keep it loaded)

They all wanna see you
Whenever you make it
They all wanna come when
Your name in the papers
The more that you give 'em
The more that they taking
So you gotta remember
To cover the basics

Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power of the empire
For the power, of the empire
I'll do anything for the power
Of the empire, of the empire

Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)
Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)

I want everybody at attention
You can call me Mr. Lyon
When I visit, When I visit
If money is the root to all evil
You can see me ball
People never see me fall
Cause I got the power

T-t-time of the essence
Hot damn it keep me focused
(Keep me focused, keep me focused)
My mind is a weapon
I gotta keep it loaded
(Keep it loaded, keep it loaded)

They all wanna see you
Whenever you make it
They all wanna come when
Your name in the papers
The more that you give 'em
The more that they taking
So you gotta remember
To cover the basics

Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power of the empire
For the power
I'll do anything for the power
Of the empire, of the empire

Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)
Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)

I want everybody at attention
You can call me Mr. Lyon
When I visit, when I visit
If money is the root to all evil
You can see me ball
People never see me fall
Cause I got the power

Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power, for the power
Power, all for the power
Power of the empire
For the power
I'll do anything for the power
(It's mine)
Of the empire, of the empire

Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)
Lie, cheat, steal, fight
Just to get home for the night
(I'll do anything for the power)

I want everybody at attention
You can call me Mr. Lyon
When I visit, when I visit
(I'll do anything for the power)
If money is the root to all evil
You can see me ball
People never see me fall
Cause I got the power

 

[fox69]

"Powerful"
(performed by Jussie Smollett & Alicia Keys)

"Powerful"
(performed by Jussie Smollett & Alicia Keys)



[Jussie Smollett:]
People been talking about it
We won't just stand here in silence
Can't stop the fire from rising, rising
Ooh, ooh
[Alicia Keys:]
People don't you be afraid
So many innocents slain
This is an era for change, change
[Jussie Smollett:]
Malcolm's probably turning in his grave
[Alicia Keys:]
Every shade was beautifully made
[Alicia Keys & Jussie Smollett:]
And powerful
There's so much strength in you and me
Powerful
A breath away from victory
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful
Powerful
[Alicia Keys:]
I see a colourful future
Where skin don't define any human
And stars are the only thing shooting, shooting
Ooh, ooh
[Jussie Smollett:]
Mothers who bury their child
How can we sit there and hide?
Change comes when all take a stand now
Stand up
Stand up
[Jussie Smollett:]
Martin's speech still echoes in my brain
[Alicia Keys:]
Every shade was beautifully made
[Alicia Keys & Jussie Smollett:]
And powerful
There's so much strength in you and me
Powerful
A breath away from victory
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful
Powerful
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
[Alicia Keys & Jussie Smollett:]
Powerful
[Alicia Keys:]
There's so much strength in you and me
Powerful
A breath away from victory
[Alicia Keys & Jussie Smollett:]
I matter, you matter, we matter all
I matter, you matter, we matter all
Powerful
Powerful