
By
Monica Castillo. Is “
Empire” the soundtrack to your summer? Can you hardly wait for new beats from the hit
Fox drama? Fans will be thrilled to hear from “
Empire” star
Jussie Smollett, who plays the Lyon’s middle son Jamal on the show.
Smollett revealed new details about the upcoming
Season 2 tunes, and it’s all music to our ears. In a recent interview with
The Wrap, the “
Empire” star opened up about working with
Ne-Yo and
Timbaland.
Smollett says he’s been hard at work recording the soundtrack with the show’s special musical guests. In addition to
Ne-Yo and
Timbaland,
Smollett said he’s also been collaborating with
Swizz Beatz on the new songs to hopefully get “
Drip Drop” out of everyone’s head.
Smollett also dished he’s taken a personal interest in the music and has written a few tracks as well. He reached out to
“Jim Beanz about ideas for new songs.” According to
Smollett, the
Season 2 music will be finished in the next couple of weeks.
*ibtimes.com