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Clips from Empire - False Imposition (S01E01)

"So: who do we have, who can we get,"
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"Nobody else exists."
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"He's making a fortune for Creedmoor."
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"Outselling every genre."
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"Yeah, but we don't have Titan, so we need somebody else."
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"and a poseur. Get some authenticity up in here."
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"I don't want"
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"Bring him here."
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"see you for a second?"
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"Don't worry about it. I'll take it from here."
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"I need you to be strong now."
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"the most authentic artist since Tupac."
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"He's with Creedmoor."
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"to Beretti's head."
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"You're right."
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"I'll sign him."
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"Um, he's involved in some gang beef,"
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"Nobody's treating you like a baby. I'm treating you"
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"like you're my... Yo, what's this I hear about"
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"You watch your tone in my office."
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"Everyone... steals artists."
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"Yeah, it's a part of the game, baby."
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"Not right before a public stock offering."
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"I'm obliged to caution against unsavory business practices."
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"Mr. Menchel's right, Dad. Poaching a jailed thug?"
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"It just sends the wrong message."
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"I tried to tell you cats this is a potentially great PR move."
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"Truth is we're not poaching him."
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"We are saving his life."
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"Because he was too controversial."
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"No, because he wasn't good enough."
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"Look, Titan's"
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"narrative is real. He needs to be here."
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"Beretti is gonna come back at us... hard."
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"So? Let him."
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"It's about time we kicked"
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"that fake-ass pimp to the curb."
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"And Beretti, the last thing"
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"He thinks we're gonna play nice since we're launching the IPO."
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"Vernon, when does Titan get out?"
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"That boy ain't getting out."
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"Previous gun charge. Lawyers ain't doing jack."
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"And his face is all over magazines and Web sites."
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"And Beretti is still making money."
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"with your contact at the mayor's office and see"
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"if she can get me a private meeting?"
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"VERNON: Hey, baby girl, you ain't going nowhere."
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"These cats are real."
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"And you can't handle that. (laughs)"
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"to the county jail?"
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"Man, are you stupid?"
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"VERNON: Ain't nobody gonna touch Titan when"
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"he's in Brooklyn Correctional."
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"These cats are fighting over territory."
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"They want revenge."
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"I need you to set up a meeting"
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"for Anika and Titan's manager"
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"where she can slide him an offer somewhere in their hood."
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"And, Cookie, you're gonna stay out of this."
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"What you need to handle is your client."
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"around, telling everybody he doesn't need my money."
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"I know y'all hungry."
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"I figured your gas hadn't been turned on yet."
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"In the whole apartment ain't enough plugs."
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"I have to get a power strip."
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"Well, here, buy some. Here."
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"And while you're at it, get some things"
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"I know how y'all divas like to decorate."
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"Please get that out of my face. That's Lucious' money."
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"Suit yourself."
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"All right, Jamal, you're hungry. Come have some pizza."
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"Do you want a slice, Cookie? Uh-uh."
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"in there, we sure did."
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"So, what you got?"
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"My songs ain't ready yet."
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"They ain't. Mal, don't you play me."
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"I'm managing Tiana now, and I'm going after"
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"Well, I'm happy for you."
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"Mal, you're the one who wanted"
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"to make your own music, okay?"
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"That's fine, but we don't have time"
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"for you to be having some mental artsy..."
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"block brain fart, whatever you having!"
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"I need you to make me some music, okay?"
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"Now, pull yourself together!"
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"You got a $2 million apartment for that."
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"There's a gazillion tribute pages."
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"We're known as TaKeem. Well, TaKeem,"
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"we need you guys to find"
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"a duet to record together."
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"Because I just closed a deal with the Teen Choice Awards."
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"What? They have agreed that they want to shoot"
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"As you can imagine,"
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"And we want the both of you to be representing Empire."
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"you've got 'em loyal for life. You really think"
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"Jamal's gonna catch up to you."
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"That's why he'll never be as big as you."
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"(chimes) Exactly."
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"Cookie's down, so let's get it crackin'."
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"Oh, you ran it by Cookie?"
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"Dad, I tried to talk her out of it,"
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"I have worked very hard on my relationships"
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"in order to get this done for you."
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"And I am not gonna be having Cookie messing this up for me."
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"protect the music and make me a star."
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"she did for you back in the day, right?"
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"(chuckles)"
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"As-salaam alaikum, my sister."
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"Um, I need to speak to Sister Fatima"
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"regarding her son, Titan."
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"They rip our families apart,"
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"and they lock up our strongest, trying to keep us weak,"
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"Some, uh, Nation sisters led prayer in lockup."
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"Yeah, they helped me keep my spirit intact."
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"(chuckles)"
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"I'm back, but I ain't home."
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"I fall asleep now just as lonely as I was on that cot."
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"the thought of me holding my own again gave me so much peace."
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"(chuckles)"
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"But here I am."
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