From the Los Angeles Times:

Jussie Smollett’s concert at L.A.’s Troubadour still on after attack
By NARDINE SAAD, JAN 29, 2019 | 1:05 PM

Jussie Smollett’s Los Angeles concert on Saturday is still on.

The “Empire” star and musician was the victim of a possible hate crime in Chicago on Tuesday, but he is still scheduled to perform solo at the Troubadour, the fabled West Hollywood venue, according to the concert booker, Sean Healy Presents.

… Smollett has not commented publicly on the attack, which has been condemned by many of his peers, politicians and fans, but a retweet of a Monday plug for the Troubadour show was among his latest social-media posts.

As of Tuesday afternoon, tickets (starting at $20) were still available for Saturday’s show.

$20 is cheap to see a Hate Crime Victim at a legendary nightclub! (And the service charge is only $5.55, which is less than I expected.)

Best known for his work on Fox’s musical drama “Empire,” which he stars in and writes music for, the actor has been a musician for much of his career. “F.U.W.,” a 2017 single, was his critique of the Trump administration and its policies.

Jussie Smollett’s song F.U.W.

Grown men killing babies
Who am I to say, you can make them nameless
Another hashtag today, yeah
Why should we care of that lady from somewhere, a far place
A covered face, tell me this

[Pre-Chorus]
Why are we back in the past?
It’s the same script, different cast
All of these alternative facts
Catch me outside, how about that?
Why is it so hard to keep hope?

Who got that popular vote?
Was the whole thing just a joke?
Was the whole thing just one big joke?

[Chorus]
It’s a f*cked up world (yes it is)
Here we are in it
I ain’t going nowhere
Til’ we’re finished
It’s a f*cked up world
Here we are in it
I ain’t going nowhere
Til’ we’re finished

[Verse 2]
Drivin’ me insane
We play a good game
Baby we still can’t win
Let’s cover the surface
Try to be perfect
But look at the president
Hurting me inside
Cause it feels like we walk a million miles
Losing momentum, losing, you win some
You better get it out now

[Chorus]
It’s a f*cked up world (yes it is)
Here we are in it
I ain’t going nowhere
Til’ we’re finished
It’s a f*cked up world
Here we are in it
I ain’t going nowhere
Til’ we’re finished

[Bridge]
Build a wall
It will keep us from loving each other
Rewrite the laws
It won’t keep us from loving each other
Build a wall (Build a wall)
It will keep us from loving each other (never gonna build a wall)
[?]

[Outro: Whispered]
Resist, resist, resist
Resist, resist, resist
Resist, resist, resist
Resist, resist, resist

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