"Candace Holloway"@en . . "Joe Walker"@en . "Jeff Kingsley"@en . "Prince Lyon"@en . . . . . . . . . "45747625"^^ . . . . . . . ""@en . . "Series; regular"@en . ""@en . . "\"I created Hakeem to be a spoiled, young kid \u2014 like the kids that are out there who are not respecting their parents, not grateful for the things they have. That's what you see in Hakeem. He's a great musician, but he has a lot of flaws. He doesn't want to grind as hard for the things he really wants. He wants to be a boss so bad; he wants to be Jay Z and Kanye, but he doesn't want to work as hard for it. So that's his main flaw.\""@en . ""@en . . "\"Pilot\""@en . . . . . . . . "Gray on what attracted him to join the series."@en . "Lee Daniels and Danny Strong"@en . . . . . . . ""@en . . "Tanya Holloway"@en . . . . "Former CEO of Empire Entertainment"@en . ""@en . "Valentina"@en . . . ""@en . . . . . . . . . . "right"@en . . "Rhonda Lyon"@en . . . . . . . . "Franklin"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Keisha Holloway"@en . . "1"^^ . . . . "1102614108"^^ . . "Hakeem Lyon"@en . "left"@en . . "\"Fans just get to see artists like Hakeem performing on stages, driving in nice cars and flaunting their lifestyle, but fans don\u2019t get to really see their lives,\u201D says Gray. \u201CTheir personalities are often swept under the rug and fans don\u2019t get to really experience who they are behind the scenes. Empire gives people a look at that other side, which is part of what made me want to be a part of the show.\""@en . "Leah Walker"@en . . "Jermel"@en . "Brianna"@en . . . . . . ""@en . . . "Maya Landry-Lyon"@en . . "Princess Lyon"@en . . . . . . . . "48979"^^ . . . . "#ccffcc"@en . . . . . . "\"Home is on the Way\""@en . "Bella Lyon"@en . "88.0"^^ . . . . . . . . "\"Pilot\" (2015)" . . . . . . "Tariq Cousins"@en . "File:Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon.png"@en . . . . "Empire"@en . . . "26"^^ . ""@en . "Luther Holloway"@en . . "Hakeem Lyon is a fictional character from the original FOX musical drama Empire played by Bryshere Y. Gray. Hakeem, one of the main characters within the series, is the youngest and once-favorite son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Hakeem has the star quality to become a superstar like his father, but lacks the discipline and guidance because of his strained relationship with Cookie."@en . . . . "Carol Holloway"@en . . . "Bryshere Y. Gray on the original concept for the series."@en . . . . "Bunkie Williams"@en . . "Renee Holloway"@en . "John Holloway"@en . . "Partner in Lyon Dynasty"@en . . . . "Hakeem Lyon is a fictional character from the original FOX musical drama Empire played by Bryshere Y. Gray. Hakeem, one of the main characters within the series, is the youngest and once-favorite son of hip-hop mogul Lucious (Terrence Howard) and his wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson). Hakeem has the star quality to become a superstar like his father, but lacks the discipline and guidance because of his strained relationship with Cookie."@en . . "right"@en . .