dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Hakeem bout to end up with a house in Valyria
Empire Season 2 Official Thread Starring Terence Howard, Taraji P Henson, & Yazz The Greatest
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dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
University of Guam...
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Damn, ain't no one else on the west coast watching this show 
Got a bytch talking to herself like a weirdo
Got a bytch talking to herself like a weirdo
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Got a new favorite character, Bubbles FTW
Rigby.
The #1 Rated Mixtape of all Time
ASL?Damn, ain't no one else on the west coast watching this show
Got a bytch talking to herself like a weirdo
Tenchi Ryu
Ashtray B!tch
Snitch bytch up on Spotify
OnFleekTing
Superstar
Luscious got mom issues because his mom was bipolar like andre and that's why he don't like him as much as jamal and hakeemWhat was the purpose of Kelly Rowland and the random curly hair kid scene?
This shyt is confusing.
That scene wasn't too clear
Cool Dr. Money
I’m Lil Jimmy but my boys call me J-Murder!
last night's episode should've been called Skinny's Revenge
The Collie
YEET
Every episode should be like this one. They brought Tiana back(so fine
). I'm biased towards the rap heavy episodes. Is Andre going to help Cookie now? I'm glad Lucius got out of jail. The jail rapping scene is exactly what I wanted out of this show. All we need now is for Hakeem to battle someone and I'll be happy.
). I'm biased towards the rap heavy episodes. Is Andre going to help Cookie now? I'm glad Lucius got out of jail. The jail rapping scene is exactly what I wanted out of this show. All we need now is for Hakeem to battle someone and I'll be happy.
TheNatureBoy
Veteran
Every episode should be like this one. They brought Tiana back(so fine
Andre ain't about that startup life, especially with a baby on the way. Cookie and Hakeem look like they are going to have to do it with the 2 of them. I do like that story of them trying to start their own business to go against Empire.
This episode they seemed to tone done the fukkery, besides the stuff with Luscious getting out of jail, judge looked at those pictures
and said he's heard enough. Withholding his medicine and sicking Luda on him wasn't good enough Prosecutor Tiddies, especially when Thirsty is repping Luscious now 
.
The Collie
YEET
Play close attention my hitta my hitta my hitta!
Black Samurai
Kill or Be Killed
Still can't get over 130 pound Luda busting out the Krav Maga moves when Bubble's goons came after him
you didn't see Furious 7?
This episode was good, nicely put together. 
I wonder who directed this one. Hakeem think he gonna go and start his own Destiny Child's group
and Thinking he go headline the Garden
had Jamal like
Yea you can headline the Garden
. Big Luscious dropping heat from behind bars
, got the streets wanting more.
. Bubbles still know how to get what you need
, fukk with me you know I got it 
. Had the judge l looking at those photos like
Big Lu your free to go.
I wonder Bubbles have pictures of the DA
, speaking of the DA. Can't wait for next week episode
CEITEDMOFO
Banned
Still can't get over 130 pound Luda busting out the Krav Maga moves when Bubble's goons came after him
hey revealed he had been studying 52 blocks last night on twitter.
KingsOfKings
🌫️ 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖘 🌫️
Andre Royo: From Bubbles on The Wire to Thirsty on Empire
The actor who played one of TV’s most colorful characters talks to The Root about his new role as Lucious Lyon’s attorney on the hit hip-hop drama.
Thanks to The Wire, arguably television’s most underrated series of all time, Andre Royo is affectionately known as “Bubbles” or “Bubs,” the drug-addicted informant. But it’s been some time since he’s been back in the mix in a television series. Although he has a role as Mayor Robert “Bobo” Boston on Amazon’s Hand of God, fans will likely be most excited about his turn on Empire as Lucious Lyon’s new attorney Thirsty Rawlings. The Root caught up with the Bronx, N.Y., native to talk about The Wire and Empire.
The Root: Are you surprised by The Wire’s popularity now?
Andre Royo: I’m from the era of lugging albums and tape decks, so I didn’t know that this social media explosion would be able to keep certain shows alive so strongly. I give credit to [Wire creator] David Simon. David Simon said a long time ago, I think in the middle of season 2, when I came to him and I said, “Yo, man, the Daily News gave us half a star. The Post said we were slow. Can we change it up? Can we do something different?”
And David Simon was like, “Absolutely not. This is the type of show that I’m going to do my way, the way I think it should be done. ... This is the type of show that’s going to be like novels that they will take off the shelf; when they want to rewatch it, they’ll rewatch it.” And he was absolutely right.
TR: So what do you feel your impact as Bubs has been?
AR: When people say, “Yo, Bubs,” that means that they care, and for them to care, [that means that] there’s something important that we do with our artistry. Sometimes when you look at doctors and teachers, you start to go, “Am I doing enough? Am I leaving a mark? Is being an actor important?” And you kind of wonder, “What am I doing to help?”
So when people say, “Bubs, that was a great performance; I love what you did,” I feel like I did something to help. There’s a certain humanity that you have to have in yourself [to make] you care about Bubs. I think Bubbles just brought back a little empathy and compassion that we are supposed to have for one another ... and I hope that goes a long way.
TR: Tell us how Bubs got himself cleaned up: He’s a mayor in Hand of God and a lawyer in Empire.
AR: That has made my mom very happy because now, all of a sudden, her son is finally wearing a suit and not an orange suit. I give all credit for that to a small indie film called The Spectacular Now with Miles Teller. James Ponsoldt was the director, where I play the teacher. Before that, I would never get an audition for a lawyer, doctor; none of that was happening. After that, the movie did really well and it was a real good movie. All of a sudden, they looked at me in a dress shirt and a pair of slacks, they were like, “Oh, Bubbles do look kinda good dressed up.”
TR: How did you become Thirsty on Empire?
AR: I got a phone call from [Empire co-creator] Danny Strong talking about, “Yo we would love to have you on. Come in.” One of the best words you want to hear for any actor on the come-up: “We would love to offer you the role.” I was like, “Offer? I ain’t got to come in and [do the] song and dance?” “No, no we already seen what you can do. Come in, the role is yours.” And I was like, “Wow, that’s fantastic. I must be doing something right,” and Thirsty was born.
Thirsty’s a different type of suit. Now, I will say this, on Empire, I do need a fashion makeover. I’m not there yet with Lucious and Cookie. For the record, I have a different style sense than Thirsty. He’s a little crazy with his suits, but it fits him well.
TR: Why do you think Empire is a success now?
AR: When Danny Strong called me and offered me the role, the first thing he said was, “I know you come from that Wirepedigree, but we’re making history, too.” At first I was like, “Did this [motherf--ker] just try to compare Empire to The Wire?” But on the history-making concept of it all, hell, yeah,Empire is phenomenal.
Empire is an all-black, hip-hop, broadcast, soap-opera-type show. They tried that back in the day with Platinum; it went nowhere. They tried it with a regular soap opera calledGenerations. Nowhere. Black people, at a certain point, were so afraid of how we’re being perceived that the minute we feel like we were being exploited, we would shut it down.
But now I feel like that black people, as far as culturally speaking, we know that we’re fully intertwined with American culture. We know American culture cannot exist without black people. We did it. Hip-hop alone.
Our fashion, our sense of talk, our sense of style, is integrated into American culture. So now we look at TV and we don’t mind. We don’t mind looking at Empire and [saying,] “Wow, they got everything going on.” We find it entertaining now. We don’t mind laughing at our own selves. We don’t mind celebrating ourselves. We don’t find it offensive anymore. That changed.
I do believe, if Empire came on in the early 2000s, it wouldn’t have made it. We were too sensitive. I think there is a certain pride that we have now in who we are and how we changed American culture from within
Andre Royo: From Bubbles on The Wire to Thirsty on Empire
The actor who played one of TV’s most colorful characters talks to The Root about his new role as Lucious Lyon’s attorney on the hit hip-hop drama.
Thanks to The Wire, arguably television’s most underrated series of all time, Andre Royo is affectionately known as “Bubbles” or “Bubs,” the drug-addicted informant. But it’s been some time since he’s been back in the mix in a television series. Although he has a role as Mayor Robert “Bobo” Boston on Amazon’s Hand of God, fans will likely be most excited about his turn on Empire as Lucious Lyon’s new attorney Thirsty Rawlings. The Root caught up with the Bronx, N.Y., native to talk about The Wire and Empire.
The Root: Are you surprised by The Wire’s popularity now?
Andre Royo: I’m from the era of lugging albums and tape decks, so I didn’t know that this social media explosion would be able to keep certain shows alive so strongly. I give credit to [Wire creator] David Simon. David Simon said a long time ago, I think in the middle of season 2, when I came to him and I said, “Yo, man, the Daily News gave us half a star. The Post said we were slow. Can we change it up? Can we do something different?”
And David Simon was like, “Absolutely not. This is the type of show that I’m going to do my way, the way I think it should be done. ... This is the type of show that’s going to be like novels that they will take off the shelf; when they want to rewatch it, they’ll rewatch it.” And he was absolutely right.
TR: So what do you feel your impact as Bubs has been?
AR: When people say, “Yo, Bubs,” that means that they care, and for them to care, [that means that] there’s something important that we do with our artistry. Sometimes when you look at doctors and teachers, you start to go, “Am I doing enough? Am I leaving a mark? Is being an actor important?” And you kind of wonder, “What am I doing to help?”
So when people say, “Bubs, that was a great performance; I love what you did,” I feel like I did something to help. There’s a certain humanity that you have to have in yourself [to make] you care about Bubs. I think Bubbles just brought back a little empathy and compassion that we are supposed to have for one another ... and I hope that goes a long way.
TR: Tell us how Bubs got himself cleaned up: He’s a mayor in Hand of God and a lawyer in Empire.
AR: That has made my mom very happy because now, all of a sudden, her son is finally wearing a suit and not an orange suit. I give all credit for that to a small indie film called The Spectacular Now with Miles Teller. James Ponsoldt was the director, where I play the teacher. Before that, I would never get an audition for a lawyer, doctor; none of that was happening. After that, the movie did really well and it was a real good movie. All of a sudden, they looked at me in a dress shirt and a pair of slacks, they were like, “Oh, Bubbles do look kinda good dressed up.”
TR: How did you become Thirsty on Empire?
AR: I got a phone call from [Empire co-creator] Danny Strong talking about, “Yo we would love to have you on. Come in.” One of the best words you want to hear for any actor on the come-up: “We would love to offer you the role.” I was like, “Offer? I ain’t got to come in and [do the] song and dance?” “No, no we already seen what you can do. Come in, the role is yours.” And I was like, “Wow, that’s fantastic. I must be doing something right,” and Thirsty was born.
Thirsty’s a different type of suit. Now, I will say this, on Empire, I do need a fashion makeover. I’m not there yet with Lucious and Cookie. For the record, I have a different style sense than Thirsty. He’s a little crazy with his suits, but it fits him well.
TR: Why do you think Empire is a success now?
AR: When Danny Strong called me and offered me the role, the first thing he said was, “I know you come from that Wirepedigree, but we’re making history, too.” At first I was like, “Did this [motherf--ker] just try to compare Empire to The Wire?” But on the history-making concept of it all, hell, yeah,Empire is phenomenal.
Empire is an all-black, hip-hop, broadcast, soap-opera-type show. They tried that back in the day with Platinum; it went nowhere. They tried it with a regular soap opera calledGenerations. Nowhere. Black people, at a certain point, were so afraid of how we’re being perceived that the minute we feel like we were being exploited, we would shut it down.
But now I feel like that black people, as far as culturally speaking, we know that we’re fully intertwined with American culture. We know American culture cannot exist without black people. We did it. Hip-hop alone.
Our fashion, our sense of talk, our sense of style, is integrated into American culture. So now we look at TV and we don’t mind. We don’t mind looking at Empire and [saying,] “Wow, they got everything going on.” We find it entertaining now. We don’t mind laughing at our own selves. We don’t mind celebrating ourselves. We don’t find it offensive anymore. That changed.
I do believe, if Empire came on in the early 2000s, it wouldn’t have made it. We were too sensitive. I think there is a certain pride that we have now in who we are and how we changed American culture from within
Andre Royo: From Bubbles on The Wire to Thirsty on Empire