(Radio.com) Kid Cudi is coming to season three of the television program Empire. According to Entertainment Weekly, Cudi will play an independent rapper named Gram who's a rival to Hakeem both musically and romantically, he's dating Hakeem's ex Tiana.

The rap star announced his involvement with the show via Twitter: "Already wrapped my first episode of 'Empire' and cant be more geeked for everyone to see! Only doing dope s-"

He then tweeted, "Such a huge honor to be joining the @EmpireFOX family. Everyone has been so f-- cool, loving and open." Check out his full original tweets here.