The phenom that is Empire is taking the nation by storm. It’s being called a “hip-hop drama,” but it’s so much more. Empire is producing music that climbs the charts and has a breakout character named “Cookie.” Although in one episode we witnessed a real life supermodel in a bathtub seducing one of the protagonists, we were still talking about Cookie’s one-liners around the water cooler the next day. Go figure.
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