Thursday, March 28, 2024

Watch Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard Lip Sync ‘Hard Out Here For a Pimp’

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Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson perform “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp’ on Spike’s “Lip Sync Battle”

*A decade before they were Lucious and Cookie Lyon, Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson were lighting up the big screen as DJay and Shug in the 2005 film, “Hustle & Flow.”

The on-screen pimp and his pregnant prostitute crafted a little tune from scratch called “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp.”

The song (written and later performed officially by Three 6 Mafia), went on to earn an Academy Award — and the two “Empire” stars will act it out, once again, on this week’s episode of Spike’s “Lip Sync Battle,” airing Thursday, Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

A lip sync duet has never been done on the show…until now.

Watch a preview below:

In the above clip, it may be difficult to figure out if Taraji is channeling Cookie for the performance, or if 100 percent of that fire is the actress in real life.

At the Television Critics Association Press Tour last week, Taraji shed some light on where Cookie ends, and Taraji begins:

“Empire” returns to Fox on Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. Watch the Season 2 promo below:

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