Nigerian Singer Rotimi Claims He Would Have Played The 'Hakeem' Character in Empire

Nigerian/American Soul singer, Rotimi has revealed that he was supposed to be the 'Hakeem' character in the movie EMPIRE [you have to watch that movie] He is currently playing a drug dealer on the hit primetime TV show – Power..

However on a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, he revealed he was meant to play the role of Hakeem Lyon, the rapper son of Lucious Lyon on the monster hit TV show – Empire. The role eventually went to Bryshere “Yazz” Gray.

In the interview which attended alongside 50 cent, the executive producer of Power, Rotimi said,

It was down to me, Quincy (Combs) & Yazz actually & then Quincy dropped out and it was down to me & Yazz. At the time they were telling me, “I got it. it’s yours, you’re the guy”. So I start looking for places in Chicago. I was signing on my lease and everything & I was having meetings with networks. It got to the point where I was turning down offers from other shows because I thought I was gonna be on it.
I turned down a couple of things. Like Star wars

He also reveals he could never have played the role of the gay son on the show (Jamal Lyons) and won’t play the gay character




Enjoy his interview below