Lip Sync Battle (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 17 - Terrence Howard vs. Taraji P. Henson, Part 1 - full transcript

[T. Rex's "20th Century Boy" playing]

♪ Friends say it's fine,
friends say it's good ♪

♪ Everybody says it's
just like rock 'n' roll ♪

♪ Ohhhhhhh ♪

♪ Well, it's plain to see
you were meant for me, yeah ♪

♪ And I'm your boy, your 20th century toy ♪

[Feedback]

[Cheers and applause]

TEIGEN: Give it up for
actor, rapper, legend,

our host LL Cool J.

What up? What up? What up?



[Cheers and applause continue]

Make some noise!

[Cheers and applause intensify]

Welcome to the grand
finale of "Lip Sync Battle."

Yo.

It's been an insane season,

and tonight we're going out with a bang.

All right?

We have two incredible actors
from the hottest show on TV.

"Empire"!

[Cheers and applause]

Plus we're packing in a
couple of surprise performances

in our biggest episode ever.

And by my side, bringing
her off-the-hook reactions,



give it up for our colorful
commentator Chrissy Teigen.

♪ Everywhere I go, g-go,
g-go, all they do is stare ♪

♪ Stand and stare ♪

♪ All they do is stare ♪

♪ Stand and stare ♪

♪ All they do is stare ♪

♪ Stand and stare ♪

LL COOL J: She'll be
keeping it live all night.

♪ All they do is stare ♪

Definitely rocking tonight.

Lovely and talented.

Hello.

So, Chrissy, you've
been my partner in crime

all season long, you know what I'm saying?

Did you ever think this show
would be so epic, though?

I had no idea how amazing this would be.

I've had a front-row
seat for all this action,

and I got to say,

I know we have the stars
of "Empire" tonight...

Yes!

I mean...

But... but I have loved them
ever since "Hustle & Flow."

Right? You guys saw that, right?

Well, you guys ready?

[Cheers and applause]

All right. Okay.

Before we bring out tonight's contenders,

it's time to celebrate all the celebs

and all the thrills this season.

This show is all about
superstars being super serious

about being super silly.

We had wrecking balls and disco balls,

cage dancing, guys in drag,

stage humping, unbelievable cameos.

Here's a look back at the highlights

from the first season of "Lip Sync Battle."

Testing one, two.

MAN: Top of show.

Stand by for cold open, please.

What's up?

♪ ♪

TEIGEN: Great show, everybody.

♪ ♪

LL COOL J: Are you
ready for an epic battle?

TEIGEN: You guys excited?

LL COOL J: Make some
noise! Hands up, hands up!

TEIGEN: Here we go!

What's your first song gonna be?

Tay-Tay.

I never heard of Tay-Tay.

Your ass is getting ready to know Tay-Tay.

♪ And the haters gonna hate,
hate, hate, hate, hate ♪

You could tell that he's done
this before in his bedroom.

♪ Baby, your booty is a movie star ♪

♪ Oscar award winner of them all ♪

- ♪ Take that ♪
- What is happening?!

♪ See, anybody could be good to you ♪

♪ You need a bad girl to blow your mind ♪

♪ your mind ♪

I'm going straight to therapy from here.

You're welcome.

♪ Ahhh, ah-ah, ahh, ah-ah ♪

- ♪ LL Cool J is hard as hell ♪
- I'm about to smash you.

♪ I'm gonna crack shells,
Double-L must rock the bells ♪

That's how you do it! That's how you do it!

[Cheers and applause]

I thought it'd be worse.

You know you're on TV, right?

Sorry, Mom.

♪ 'Cause there's a 10-to-1 chance ♪

♪ That you might get smacked ♪

♪ Rock the bells ♪

My nipples just got happy!

Same.

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Come on, come on, come on ♪

I got blunted.

- Ohh!
- Ohh!

♪ I got blunted ♪

♪ I know what you came here to do ♪

♪ Now bust it open, let me see you get loose ♪

♪ It's going down for real ♪

That was so much fun!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ It's going down for real ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Don't you ever say I just walked away ♪

♪ I will always want you ♪

Oh, man.

♪ I came in like a wrecking ball ♪

♪ I never hit so hard in love ♪

♪ All I wanted was to break your walls ♪

LL COOL J: That was unbelievable.

Freaking amazing.

[Cheers and applause]

It is an honor

to be the "Lip Sync Battle" champion.

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Knock 'em out the box, L!

Knock 'em out, L!

♪ ♪

[Cheers and applause]

What a ride, what a ride.

Can we have a blast or what?

Way too much fun, honestly.

Was it crazy this season?

I still look back, and I laugh at...

my favorite moment, honestly, I got to say,

Stephen Merchant actually
coming out in ass-less chaps

and does "Dirrty."

It made me so happy.

I mean, J. Lo was here at one point.

- Yeah, it was amazing.
- With Anna Kendrick.

Amazing, yeah. She just
came out and a "pop!"

and that was it, yeah.

There were a lot of moments,
and it went by so fast.

It went by fast, but we had a lot of fun.

Worth it.

Worth it, yeah. Absolutely.

So, when we return, the
"Empire" strikes back.

We've got two massive stars
in a battle for the ages.

The "LSB" season finale is on.

[Cheers and applause]

Hi.

Uh-oh.

Isn't someone looking special.

Don't look at me. Look at the floor.

- Taraji.
- Yes?

- You're going down.
- Oh, no, boo-boo.

You're going down.

I'mma give it to you.

Okay.

♪ Everybody says it's
just like rock 'n' roll ♪

Welcome back to "Lip Sync Battle."

Tonight we're celebrating

the breakout hit of the year, "Empire,"

and we've got two incredible
stars from the show

like you've never seen them,
facing off in a lip-sync battle.

Chrissy, baby, are you ready for this?

I am more than ready.

I saw rehearsal, and they
are gonna go off tonight.

All right.

Well, let's bring out
this dynamic on-screen duo.

[Cheers and applause]

He's an Oscar-nominated actor
who controls the empire on TV.

Let's see if he can reign
supreme in the lip-sync game.

Terrence Howard!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

For the empire!

- [Laughs]
- For the empire!

For the empire!

And his co-star,

here to settle the score,
an Oscar-nominated actress,

the mega-talented and
mega-beautiful Taraji P. Henson!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

[Laughs]

Aaah!

[Cheers and applause continue]

The battle for "Empire" is on.

Uh, Terrence,

I just want you to know
that anything you can do,

I can do a thousand times better, sweetie.

Preach. Preach.

Preach.

You're preaching to the choir.

Terrence Howard ain't got nothin' on me!

[Cheers and applause]

Y'all ready to kick this off or what?

[Cheers and applause]

Whoo!

All right, so, look,
normally it's a tough decision

to pick who goes first,
but I do watch "Empire."

I'm not about to mess with Cookie.

Taraji, you are first.

Terrence, have a seat in
the V.I.P. for a minute.

- Hang out.
- Yes, Terrence.

Have several seats,
Terrence. Have several seats.

[Laughs]

- Taraji...
- Yes?

"Empire" is killing it.
You're doing your thing.

- It's the show of the year.
- Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Is that all y'all got?!

[Cheers and applause]

For the empire!

All right, well, I understand

your song choice tonight is very personal.

Yes.

This song is the female
anthem, in my opinion.

So, what song did you choose?

"Just Fine."

[Cheers and applause]

Good choice!

Would that be "Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige?

"Just Fine" by Mary J. Blige!

All right.

Getting personal and
blasting out of the gate

with the queen of hip-hop,
here's Taraji P. Henson!

[Cheers and applause]

♪ You know I love music ♪

♪ And every time I hear something hot ♪

♪ It makes me wanna move ♪

♪ It makes me wanna have fun ♪

♪ But it's something about
this joint right here ♪

♪ This joint right here ♪

♪ It makes me wanna ♪

Whoo!

♪ Let it go ♪

♪ Can't let this thing called
love get away from you ♪

♪ Feel free right now, go
and do what you want to do ♪

♪ Can't let nobody take it away
from you, from me, from we ♪

♪ No time for moping around ♪

♪ Are you kidding? ♪

♪ And no time for negative
vibes, 'cause I'm winning ♪

♪ It's been a long week, I put in my hardest ♪

♪ Gonna live my life ♪

♪ Feels so good to get it right ♪

♪ So I like what I see
when I'm looking at me ♪

♪ When I'm walking past the mirror ♪

♪ No stress through the
night, at a time in my life ♪

♪ Ain't worried about if you feel it ♪

♪ Got my head on straight,
I got my mind right ♪

♪ I ain't gonna let you kill it ♪

♪ You see, I wouldn't change my life ♪

♪ My life's just fine, fine,
fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh ♪

♪ Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine ♪

♪ Ooooh ♪

♪ See, I wouldn't change my life ♪

♪ My life's just ♪

♪ I ain't gon' let nothing get in my way ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ No matter what nobody has to say ♪

♪ No way, no way, no way ♪

♪ I ain't gon' let nothing get in my way ♪

♪ I ain't gon' let nothing get in my way ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ No matter what nobody has to say ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Feels so good ♪

♪ When you're doing all the
things that you want to do ♪

♪ Get the best out of life ♪

♪ Treat yourself to something new ♪

♪ It's a really good thing to say ♪

♪ That I won't change my life ♪

♪ My life's just fine, fine,
fine, fine, fine, fine, ooooh ♪

♪ Fine, fine, fine, fine, fine ♪

♪ Oooh ♪

♪ See, I wouldn't change my life ♪

♪ My life's just fine ♪

[Cheers and applause]

LL COOL J: Wow!

Wow!

Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, guys.

Queen! The queen!

[Cheers and applause]

Yo. Yo, I didn't know about this.

I didn't know about this.

- I know people.
- Not fair.

Who you got? Who you got wit' you?!

[Cheers and applause]

Taraji, wait a minute, wait a minute.

You brought Mary J.,

and then you actually brought Mary J.

[Cheers and applause]

That's kind of what I do.

How fun was that for you?

Amazing.

That was a dream come true,

to perform on the stage with her.

I literally...

I literally, literally
just got my life, okay?

[Laughs]

So, Mary, what was it like
to, like, lip-sync your song?

She never lip-syncs. Ever.

You were lip-syncing your own song.

Did you want to sing?
Like, how did that feel?

I had a ball. I really
wanted to sing, though.

But I was gonna let Taraji do her thing

'cause she was killing it up here...

I just wanted to make you proud.

... in the black outfit like the video.

I just wanted to make her proud
and hit all the right notes.

So, Terrence, Terrence, Terrence...

Your turn.

How can you top that? I
mean, talk to me, baby.

- Good luck.
- What you got?

Who you got wit' you? Who rollin' wit' you?

[Laughter]

[Cheers and applause]

HOWARD: You just
...Y'all just...

Y'all did it to me.

- [Laughs]
- Y'all did it to me.

And I'mma tell y'all, with my song,

how what y'all just did to me,

what it makes me want to do to you.

Oh, oh! Oh, wait a minute, hold up.

Well, Mary, Taraji, you guys have a seat.

Mary and Taraji, have a seat.

All right, when we come back,

Terrence hits the stage with
his first song of the night.

"LSB" "Empire" finale is heating up.

Let's ride, baby!

♪ See, I wouldn't change my life ♪

♪ My life's just... ♪

♪ Everybody says it's
just like rock 'n' roll ♪

Welcome back to the season
finale of "Lip Sync Battle."

Tonight is popping off
with an "Empire" battle,

pitting two massive stars
from the biggest show on TV

against each other.

All right?

[Cheers and applause]

We just saw Taraji open it up with Mary J.

Now it's time to bring up her rival.

Yo, Terrence,

I know you'd rather hang in
the V.I.P. with the ladies,

but come on over here.

A'ight? This is a battle, baby.

This is a battle.

Now, what song did you choose?

"I'll Make Love To You" by Boyz II Men.

[Cheers and applause]

Hold up, hold up, hold
up. So, wait a minute.

You got to get on the floor.

So, earlier in the show,
you said it was a song

that kind of described
what you wanted to...

I don't know what you're talking about.

A'ight, well...

Get that Cookie!

Here's Terrence Howard doing

"I'll Make Love To You" by Boyz II Men.

[Cheers and applause]

♪ Girl, relax ♪

♪ Let's go slow ♪

♪ I ain't got nowhere to go ♪

♪ I'm just gonna concentrate on you ♪

♪ Girl, are you ready? ♪

♪ It's gonna be a long night ♪

♪ Throw your clothes ♪

♪ Throw your clothes ♪

♪ On the floor ♪

♪ On the floor ♪

♪ I'm gonna take my clothes off, too ♪

♪ Girl, whatever you ask
me, you know, I could do ♪

♪ I'll make love to you ♪

♪ Like you want me to ♪

♪ Ohhh ♪

- ♪ And I'll hold you tight ♪
- ♪ Hold you tight ♪

♪ Baby, all through the night ♪

♪ I'll make love to you ♪

- ♪ When you want me to ♪
- ♪ Baby ♪

♪ And I will not let go ♪

♪ 'Till you tell me to ♪

♪ Baby, tonight is your night ♪

♪ And I will do you right ♪

♪ Just make a wish on your night ♪

♪ Anything that you ask ♪

♪ I will give you the love of your life ♪

♪ Your life, your life ♪

♪ I'll make love to you ♪

- ♪ Like you want me to ♪
- ♪ Oh, baby, ohhh ♪

♪ And I will not let go ♪

♪ 'Till you tell me to ♪

♪ Tell me, baby ♪

♪ Yea-a-a-a-a-h ♪

[Cheers and applause]

[Laughter]

[Cheers and applause continue]

Whoo!

Okay.

Okay.

- LL COOL J: Chrissy...
- [Laughs]

... I watched you feeling his vibe up there.

So break it down for me.

We have had a whole season of this show.

This is the big finale.

You definitely brought it.

I will say, an entire season,

and this is the first
time I've seen someone

give so much emotion in lip-syncing.

Usually we have a lot
of bells and whistles.

You know what? I agree with that.

- Oh, my gosh.
- I agree with that.

That was... he was trembling.

- I could feel it.
- He was trembling.

I thought he was singing to us.

And I'm happy Mary came out for Taraji,

but you didn't make me miss Boyz II Men.

Speaking of... hold up. Mary, Mary, Mary...

I'm loving you! I'm loving you.

[Laughs]

Mary, please, what did you think

of Terrence's rendition
of Boyz II Men song?

I thought he bodied. I
thought he did a great job.

I mean, he bodied it.
He literally bodied it.

He laid down on the floor.

- Yeah, he did body it.
- He fell out of his shoes.

He body-surfed it.

BLIGE: Nah, he did a great job.

I believed him. Did y'all believe him?

Y'all believed him, right?

- [Cheers and applause]
- That's what we like.

- Thank you, Mary. Thank you, Mary.
- I did.

When we come back, the
"Empire" battle continues.

Plus, we've got a
never-seen-before outtake

from our show.

You don't want to miss it.

Stay in sync for the "LSB" finale!

♪ I'll make love to you ♪

♪ Like you want me to ♪

♪ And I'll hold you tight ♪

♪ Hold you tight ♪

♪ Everybody says it's
just like rock 'n' roll ♪

Welcome back.

Right about now,

it's time to see a
performance from this season

that no one has seen yet.

Now, Chrissy...

Oh, my gosh, LL!

Yes. You know...

Don't you dare.

You know we always have
the cameras rolling.

No, please, God!

You know we always have
the cameras rolling,

even during commercials.

You know that, right?

Do you remember when your
husband was here on set?

On this very stage?

Yes.

Let's all take a look, all right?

Oh, my God! Please!

[Britney Spears' "Baby
One More Time" Plays]

♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪

♪ How was I supposed to know ♪

Come on!

♪ That something wasn't right here ♪

♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪

LL COOL J: Come on, Chrissy.

♪ I shouldn't have let you go ♪

Chrissy, come on. Sing it!

♪ And now you're out of sight, yeah ♪

♪ Show me how you want it to be ♪

Come on, sing!

♪ Tell me, baby ♪

♪ 'Cause I need to know now ♪

♪ What we've got ♪

♪ My loneliness is killing me ♪

♪ And I ♪

♪ I must confess, I still believe ♪

♪ Still believe ♪

♪ When I'm not with you I lose my mind ♪

[Laughs]

♪ Give me a sign ♪

♪ Hit me, baby, one more time ♪

♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪

♪ I shouldn't have let you go ♪

♪ I must confess ♪

♪ That my loneliness ♪

♪ Is killing me now ♪

♪ Don't you know I still believe ♪

♪ That you will be here ♪

[Laughs]

♪ And give me a sign ♪

♪ Hit me, baby, one more time ♪

[Cheers and applause]

Oh...

So, Chrissy...

Hi. I'm shaking.

I enjoyed it. I kind of was into it.

Maybe I should take you
on tour or something.

All right. Terrence, Taraji,
come on up for a second.

Come on up.

[Cheers and applause]

Terrence, come on this side of me.

My brother.

All right, so, look.

We're about to go into the
"Empire" battle round 2,

but first, you guys,

it's time to check with
the audience, all right?

Okay.

All right.

Who's winning so far?

Is it Taraji?

[Cheers and applause]

Or Terrence?

[Cheers and applause]

I don't know.

Seems like it's a dead heat.

You never know what's
gonna happen in round 2.

When we come back, it's an "LSB" first.

Our two contenders

are taking the stage
together in a face-off.

The fight for the empire continues

on the "Lip Sync Battle" finale!

♪ Hit me, baby, one more time ♪

♪ Oh, baby, baby ♪

LL COOL J: The "you got to see it
to believe it" epic "LSB" finale

continues right now.

Stay with us.

♪ How was I supposed to know ♪