![]() ![]() Even so, the ripped-from-the-headlines story arcs that make the show so enjoyable for hardcore music fans sometimes hinder its music. Empire’s resident musical supervisor is none other than Timbaland (with assistance from sometime collaborator Jim Beanz), who has supplied show creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong with polished, radio-ready sounds. Unlike Fox’s last flagship musical serial "Glee", however, it is not matching its improbable Nielsen success on the Billboard charts thus far. ![]() It’s a hit on social media thanks to the scathing wrath and inimitable style of Taraji P. ![]() It’s a ratings juggernaut, smashing decades-old records for increases in viewership with every episode. It’s a hip-hop musical ( they don’t do well) about a family dynasty (rap has very few) led by a tenacious singing mogul ( hmm) and the drug smuggling, songwriting wife who took a fall so that her husband and sons might prosper. Fox’s "Empire" is many things, all of them absurd. ![]()
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