"Empire" actress Taraji Henson arrives at the 14th annual Critics' Choice awards in Santa Monica, California, January 8, 2009. (Photo : REUTERS/HECTOR MATA)
"Empire" season 3 cast member Taraji P. Henson recently confirmed that hip-hop legend Biz Markie has been tapped to appear in the FOX TV series.
On her Instagram account, the actress shared a selfie with Markie from the set of "Empire" season 3.
"Look who we high jacked for #Empire the great @officialbizmarkie," she captioned the photo.
Henson also posted a video of Markie singing while on set.
"#random jam session #SetLife #Empire @officialbizmarkie @theterrencehoward," she wrote.
As of late, it is still unclear what role the hip-hop artist would play and whether or not he will part of the series for only one episode.
Meanwhile, a new teaser for the upcoming season of the hit FOX series was recently released online.
The short clip was posted by Henson on her Instagram account. It also revealed some information about the actress' and the show's Emmy nomination this year.
Henson is nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series category, while "Empire" is nominated in the Original Music category.
In other news, "Empire" is also nominated at the Teen Choice Awards 2016.
"Empire" season 3 will premiere on FOX on Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. ET.
We're so proud of #Empire's #TeenChoice nominations! Tune in tomorrow at 8/7c on @FOXTV to watch us hold it down. pic.twitter.com/LdF3WiBcg1
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