Empire Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns (2015– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Bloody Noses and Cracku0027d Crowns
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Drama / Music
- Year :
- 2015–
- Directror :
- Howard Deutch
- Cast :
- Terrence Howard,Bryshere Y. Gray,Jussie Smollett
- Writer :
- Lee Daniels,Danny Strong
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 44min
- Rating :
- 7.6/10
Cookie and Lucious fight to keep Empire in the family, as they prepare a livestream concert to crowdfund the amount needed to overtake Eddie's plans. Meanwhile, the success of Jamal's new Anonymous group climbs; Hakeem brings Haven (guest star Cassie Ventura) to the showcase to make Tiana jealous; and Andre is put to the test and must decide between the family or his career.
| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Terrence Howard | - | Lucious Lyon |
 | Bryshere Y. Gray | - | Hakeem Lyon |
 | Jussie Smollett | - | Jamal Lyon |
 | Trai Byers | - | Andre Lyon |
 | Grace Byers | - | Anika Calhoun |
 | Gabourey Sidibe | - | Becky |
 | Ta'Rhonda Jones | - | Porsha |
 | Serayah | - | Tiana Brown |
 | Xzibit | - | Shyne Johnson (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner) (credit only) |
 | Rumer Willis | - | Tory Ash |
 | Terrell Carter | - | Warren Hall (credit only) |
 | Andre Royo | - | Thirsty Rawlings |
 | Taraji P. Henson | - | Cookie Lyon |
 | Forest Whitaker | - | Eddie Barker |
 | Nicole Ari Parker | - | Giselle |
The title of this episode is a reference to Shakespeare's HENRY IV PART 1 (Act 2, Scene 3). "Away! Away, you trifler. Love, I love thee not. I care not for thee, Kate. This is no world To play with mammets and to tilt with lips. We must have bloody noses and cracked crowns, And pass them current too.--Gods me, my horse!-- What say'st thou, Kate? What would'st thou have with me?"