Earlier this year, she directed a music video for Nelson’s song “End of the Road,” which was released on what would have been Prince’s 58th birthday and featured shots of brother and sister together in their early years. The special Empire tribute is just one of the ways Hamri has been able to honor her friend since his shocking death. “We actually shoot the Prince day on the 21st of August, which is actually the day of the solar eclipse, so I find that very meaningful and I think it’s almost like his energy is shining upon the moment,” she said. Three members of Prince’s band will also be on hand. “He always wanted to do TV, so when I started to go to TV from film and music videos, this was the opportunity for me to learn the ins and outs of television,” she said. She did not reveal details of the project, which they co-wrote together, and which she said she is still working on despite his passing.įor the episode, Hamri also plans to invite Prince’s sister and fellow Empire fan Tyka Nelson to set. Even my crew is going to, to kind of honor him.”īeyond their mutual love of Empire, Hamri said she was working with Prince on a TV show at the time of his death. “In a celebratory fashion, everybody, all of the cast, is going to be dressed in a Prince theme. “It’s completely Prince-themed,” exec producer and the episode’s director Sanaa Hamri told reporters after the Empire panel. The tribute is timed to the birthday party for Hakeem’s young daughter, Bella, that features everything from a Prince cake to a special performance of the Prince song “Let’s Go Crazy” by Hakeem ( Bryshere Y. The team behind the hip-hop drama revealed Tuesday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that the fourth episode of season four will be a homage to the pop star, who died in 2016.
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