MCCALL BECOMES ENSNARED IN A DEADLY BATTLE BETWEEN RIVAL RAP CREWS WHEN SHE'S HIRED BY THE WIFE OF A FAMOUS RAPPER TO PROVE THE MUSICIAN DID NOT MURDER A FELLOW ARTIST, ON "THE EQUALIZER," SUNDAY, JAN. 9

GRAMMY(R)-Nominated Rapper and Entrepreneur Rick Ross Guest Stars as Dilemma, a Famous Rapper Imprisoned for the Murder of a Fellow Music Artist

"Bout That Life" - McCall becomes ensnared in a deadly battle between rival rap crews when she is hired by the wife of a famous rapper, Dilemma (Rick Ross)
, to prove the musician is innocent of murdering a fellow artist, on the CBS Original series THE EQUALIZER, Sunday, Jan. 9 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. GRAMMY(R)
-nominated rapper and entrepreneur Rick Ross guest stars as Dilemma, a famous rapper imprisoned for the murder of a fellow music artist.

REGULAR CAST:

Queen Latifah (Robyn McCall)
Tory Kittles (Detective Marcus Dante)
Adam Goldberg (Harry Keshegian)
Liza Lapira (Melody "Mel" Bayani)
Laya DeLeon Hayes (Delilah)
"With" Lorraine Toussaint (Viola "Vi" Marsette)
"And" Chris Noth (William Bishop)

GUEST CAST:

Rick Ross (Dilemma)
Maxwell Whittington-Cooper (Daoud)
Ade Chike Torbert (Brawlah)
Nathaniel McIntyre (Cameron)
Jordan Aaron Hall (Nasir)
Narsi Regina (Deirdre)
Andre Tucker, Jr. (Recording Engineer)
Lucky Ray (Sidney "Sid" Rodgers)
Lemarvae Staples (Young Man)
Stephen Foster Harris (Security Guard)
Darius "Nastyelgic" Jackson (Dre Bids)
Jason Babinsky (Jacob Styles)
Faiven Feshazion (Assistant)

WRITTEN BY: Jamila Daniel

BASED ON: The original series by Richard Lindheim & Michael Sloan

DIRECTED BY: Eric Laneuville