Empire exclusive: Kid Cudi to play Hakeem's rival in season 3

[KingsOfKings]

Rapper/actor Scott Mescudi will portray an artist who also dates Hakeem's ex, Tiana

Hakeem Lyon has got some stiff competition for season 3 of Empire. In honor of the launch of our annual 50 Scoops in 50 Days Fall TV preview series, EW has exclusively learned that rapper/actor Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi, is joining the show.

Mescudi (Entourage, James White), will recur as another rapper named Gram, an independent musician who is a rival to Hakeem (Bryshere “Yazz” Gray) both in the studio and in life. That competition extends to romance: Gram is dating Hakeem’s ex, Tiana (Serayah McNeill).

Season 2 of the series ended with Hakeem’s life in a bit of a spiral after his wedding to Laura (Jamila Velazquez) is called off.

Other stars already lined up for the third season of the Fox hit include Taye Diggs and French Montana.

Mescudi is also releasing an album this year called Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’.

Empire premieres Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. on Fox.


'Empire' exclusive: Kid Cudi to play Hakeem's rival in season 3

 

[King Sun]

 

[valet]

Don't they do 360 deals on the music on Empire? Why would he do that?

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

It's gonna be a 'Skinny-Jeans-Whiny-Nikka' show down

French Montana is in it too

Dude is truly the rap Forrest Gump.

In 200 years people will look at all these photos of French social climbing like "This guy must have been a king or something Look how many people wanted to have their picture taken with him..."

 

[duckbutta]

his face though

I fukks with Kudi even though I think 80% of his music is trash

 

[Kenny West]

his face though

I fukks with Kudi even though I think 80% of his music is trash

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Cudi about to follow Frieda's blueprint and end the Drip Drop Boss

 

[duckbutta]

Top 5 internet clip ever...

The way they toss him in the backseat and sit in the car with the gets me everytime