On the Empire episode “More Than Kin,” Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) follows up his performance at the Empire board meeting by throwing a fundraiser. With the help of his eldest son Andre (Trai Byers), Lucious is out to convince the board that they should reinstate him as Empire’s CEO. Will Andre’s latest artist at Gutter Life Records, J Poppa, help or hurt their efforts?
J Poppa (the J stands for his biblical name, Job) is portrayed by Mo McRae. McRae known for his roles on Murder in the First (Anthony “Suger” Cascade”), Sons of Anarchy (Tyler Yost), and Ray Donovan (Deonte Frasier), among others. McRae is also recognized for his roles in the films Wild (Jimmy Carter), Lee Daniels’ The Butler (Eldridge Huggins), and Thirteen (Rapper #2, Mo). Empire airs Wednesdays at 9pm on FOX.
