Empire (2015 - )

Empire (2015 – )


Creators: Lee Daniels, Danny Strong
Genre: TV Series
Country: USA
Language: English
Year: 2015



Stars: Lizzy Leigh, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, Rafael de la Fuente

Lucious Lyon je vlasnik "Empire Entertaiment" i njegova vladavina muzičkim tržištem je godinama neprikosnovena. Ali sve se to menja kada sazna da boluje od bolesti koja će ga za nekoliko godina obogaljiti. On sad mora da izabere naslednika između tri sina, a da tenzije u porodici ne budu veće nego što jesu. Da sve bude kako treba, pobrinuće se Luciousova bivša žena koja izlazi iz zatvora u kojem je provela sedam godina zbog njega.
Lucius ima tri sina, jedan je ambiciozni advokat, a druga dva su muzičari od kojih je jedan gej.

Kada sam pročitao ovaj šturi opis serije pomislio sam da se radi o jednoj prosječnoj američkoj sapunici. Nakon prvih nekoliko epizoda Empire je počeo da se pominje na većini gej sajtova, a pošto je serija već nakon treće epizode dobila status jedne od najgledanijih u USA odlučio sam da je pogledam.
Uz gomilu sjajne muzike i zanimljivih likova u seriji u startu mi se dopao Jamal, Luciousov najmlađi sin kojeg je otac bacio u kantu za smeće kada je sa 4-5 godina obukao mamine štikle.
Otac ga je stalno sklanjao od sebe zbog toga sto je gej, ali nije mu se mnogo mješao u privatni život čak i kada je počeo zajednički život sa momkom. Druga dva brata su ga prihvatila kao takvog i naravno majka koja je prema njemu oduvjek imala zaštitnički odnos.

I tako iz epizode u epizodu dočekah Jamalov coming out. Pjevajući očevu pjesmu na jednoj zabavi na koju je došla cjela familija zamjenio je stihove pjesme "You’re So Beautiful" pa je u refrenu otpjevao:

Say it's the kind of song
That makes a man love a man
A man love a man, a man love a man
That makes a man love a man
Please, daddy! No, daddy, please!

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Source: Out.com

"This is the kind of song that makes a man love a man," Jamal sings in his version of "You're So Beautiful" and then yelps: "You call me papi and I like it!"

EW had an exclusive first listen to “You’re So Beautiful,” the brand new track from the Lyons’ gay son Jamal (Jussie Smollett), who’s on course to be music’s next big music thing.

It’s from last night's episode of Empire, sure to be a hit after the ratings craziness so far, since this week it's time for the Lyon family to come together and record a legacy album with Lucious, Hakeem, and Jamal. Cookie and Camilla (guest star Naomi Campbell) finally come face-to-face, Andre struggles with some inner demons, and Jamal steps into the spotlight with news that surprises everyone in the all-new “The Lyon’s Roar” episode of EMPIRE on Wednesday.

'You’re So Beautiful’ is one of my favorite songs this season,” Smollett tells EW. “It was produced by the great Jim Beanz and co-written by Jim and myself. When Jim first played the track, it spoke right to me. The lyrics were actually inspired by Gabby Sidibe. She’s confident, sexy, and owns exactly who she is, but every now and then… you just need to simply hear the words, ‘You’re So Beautiful.’ ”

Could Jamal/Jussie have the best gay pop/R&B love song of all time on his hands? It was certainly his coming out anthem.