Schoolboy Q is busy cooking up his major-label debut, but before Oxymoron is ready, Q hopes to add the flavor from Wu-Tang Clan's head chef.

"I'm trying to get Raekwon on this record," the Los Angeles up-and-comer told MTV News while on the set for his upcoming music video on July 2.

While on the Red Carpet for the 2013 Bet Awards, Q hinted that he was looking to work with one of the members of the hip-hop collective on his upcoming album in an interview with Vibe.com, but never specified which one until now. "Me and Raekwon, we've been talking and we've been trying to get a record, and I think I finally found the record for him," he said, even though the song isn't complete yet. "I'ma say thank you ahead of time to the Chef."

Q says he would've loved to collaborate with deceased Wu-member Ol' Dirty Bastard, but the Brooklyn MC passed away in 2004, seven years before Schoolboy dropped his debut independent album, Setbacks. "I couldn't get ODB, may he rest in peace, he's long gone and that's who I really wanted," he said.

This year Wu-Tang Clan are celebrating their 20-year anniversary as a group performing at Coachella, Hot 97's Summer Jam and Bonnaroo and hope to drop their sixth group effort before December is through.

The Black Hippy lyricist confirms that he has been working with J. Cole, Pharrell Williams, Nez & Rio and Digi+Phonics for production on Oxymoron, but at the time of our interview seemed to be the ...

Late Monday, Kanye West's "Black Skinhead" video premiered ... or at least, we think it did.

After all, the clip in question — which features a CGI-version of West flailing and wailing, morphing into a silvery demon and even going full-frontal — is very much in keeping with the aesthetics and the angst the rapper has used when performing the song on and in concert. It begins with the same nightmarish visuals (snarling Dobermans, black KKK hoods, etc.) and burns with the same fury of his fiery "SNL" take. So, on one hand, it certainly seems like the real deal.

On the other hand, the "Skinhead" video never actually appeared on West's official site (as of this writing, he's still pimping his collaboration with French clothing line A.P.C.), and the normally verbose 'Ye has remained silent about it on Twitter. The link that was making the rounds on Monday took fans to a Universal Music Group "development" page that has since been password protected, and MTV News could not reach West's rep for comment about the clip.

So, was the "Black Skinhead" clip a fan-made hoax — a la the fake trailer for West's Cruel Winter album — an accidental leak of an unfinished final project, or an early preview of the official video? There's been no confirmation from Kanye's camp, but that hasn't stopped the Internet from believing it to be authentic, and analyzing every digital inch (and yes, we're mainly talking about West's CGI-ed weiner).

There have been plenty of ...

Brazilian funk singer MC Daleste (born Daniel Pellegrine) was laid to rest in Sao Paulo on Monday, two days after his shocking shooting death
 during a concert in the city of Campinas.

The 20-year-old rising star was honored by a throng of fans who came to the Vila Formosa cemetery, some of whom sang his songs during the ceremony. According to a report by the G1 news service, Pellegrine's father, Roland, told reporters that his son was done in by the resentment of rivals.

"It was envy. Jealousy kills," Roland Pellegrine said. "[He] was a very good boy, a charismatic boy, docile. He had no enemies ... My son was the king of funk."

Daleste was performing a free show at a public housing project in the San Martin neighborhood outside of Sao Paulo during the incident, which was caught on tape in a disturbing video (warning graphic images) shot by a fan that has now been screened nearly six million times. In the clip, Daleste can be seen performing and then dropping to the stage suddenly and clutching his stomach.

At his funeral, a fellow funk singer, Leonardo de Freitas (aka MC Leo da Baixada), said Pellegrine was eager to help other rising musicians and lamented that the image of Daleste's dead body on stage would be the lasting one of his friend.

"We see him onstage trying to cheer everyone and it happens there," Freitas said (in a page translated from the original Portuguese). "Some people have no heart." Freitas agreed that Daleste was done in by envy, ...

Ariana Grande showed us she has an ear for throwback pop tunes as demonstrated on her Mariah Carey-inspired debut single. And apparently, there's more where that came from.

"Her album is a throwback to the great R&B of the 90s," Grande's manager, Scooter Braun, told MTV News of her debut album, Daydreamin', dropping in August. "And she has some incredible ballads on there. We're talking about putting out one album in August and following it with a second album in February or March. She's recording so much music that we feel like we can keep the momentum going. I'm so incredibly excited about the album and the music. This girl would live in the studio if she had the opportunity."

When Braun and the "Sam & Cat" star first started talking about it, the 20-year-old knew she wanted to pay homage to the '90s, a decade that spawned R&B superstars like Carey and Mary J. Blige, whom he cites as her influences for the release.

"I grew up on that stuff. ... It was a fun album to be a part of. It was a fun album to get the demos in my email [for] and listen to and say, 'Damn'," he said. "You don't expect it from her and that's what I like about her. Music today isn't defined by what color you are or where you're from or what genre you're supposed to be in. The genres are all crossed and the races are all crossed, and at the end of the day, [music is] supposed to ...

Just when you thought it was safe to buy your kid My Buddy — perhaps at a garage sale, since production stopped — the homicidal doll is back in "Curse of Chucky." Set for release on DVD and Blu-ray on October 8, the film premiered a trailer today which updates the "Child's Play" series for a whole new generation of terrified tots (and their unlucky parents and guardians).

In the trailer, which premiered Monday (July 8) on Mashable, a family moves into a new home, only to receive an unexpected package at the door. It contains a new doll, which the family's daughter immediately takes a shine to. Unfortunately, that doll, Chucky, is still possessed by the evil spirit of a deceased serial killer — thankfully played by Brad Dourif, who provided his, let's say, unhinged voice in all of the previous films. Numerous murders ensue in only the way that Chucky can, ahem, execute them, but not before he uses his adorable façade to ensnare a handful of unsuspecting parents and protectors.

Don Mancini, who created the little monster, returns as both writer and director, ensuring that the film exudes authenticity as it expands the mythology of one of the most unusual -- and yet enduring horror villains in the genre's history. Unfortunately, there's no indication that Chucky's bride, played by Jennifer Tilly, or his son, played by Billy Boyd, will appear in the film.

"Curse of Chucky" is the sixth film in the series, not counting three short films that Mancini created in 2005 and 2006. ...

Jay-Z has been waving his "new rules" flag around the release of his latest, Magna Carta Holy Grail, and the idea of shaking up the music industry has already resonated with many. 50 Cent, for one, welcomes it.

"You can't be afraid of change. I think the old way of doing things is not gonna work, but then you gotta create a plan for a new way. How are you gonna do it?" Fif asked rhetorically when MTV News asked him about his thoughts around Hov's digital rollout for Magna Carta Holy Grail on June 25, a week before anyone heard the project.

Jay partnered with Samsung to release the album on July 4 via a dedicated phone app available to Galaxy smartphone users. In exchange for the exclusivity, Samsung paid a reported $5 million to distribute 1 million digital copies of the LP to its users. The RIAA changed their rules and says they will immediately count those sales toward the album's platinum certification, while it will appear that Billboard will not count those "bulk" Samsung sales toward their albums chart — meaning that if Jay is to eventually earn a #1 spot for MCHG he can't do it off the back of those first 1 million sales.

Fif, who has built a reputation as a shrewd business man and successful mogul himself, doesn't side with Jay or Billboard, but suggests that the main thing that matters is the financial gain behind the deal. "I don't think you can take anything away from it — that idea," he said. ...

A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of Meek Mill protégé Lil Snupe.

Edrick O. Stewart, a 21-year-old resident of Monroe, Louisiana, was booked into the Winnfield City Jail on charges of manslaughter Wednesday (July 3), according to a statement released to MTV News by the Winnfield Police. Originally, Snupe's suspected killer, 36-year-old Tony Holden turned himself into authorities on June 25 and was charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Authorities are not releasing any further details on Stewart's involvement in the homicide at this time, but they did release a photograph of the accused. No bond has been set for Stewart at press time, but one is expected, as Holden, who is currently being held at another facility, was granted a $2 million bond that he was unable to post.

The shooting death of Lil Snupe (born Addarren Ross) at the Maplewood Apartments at 1901 South Jones Street in Winnfield, Louisiana, was the result of an altercation that erupted during a private video-game session a friend's apartment. The R.N.I.C. MC was in town visiting from Jonesboro when he was fatally shot twice in the torso.

Snupe was laid to rest at Jonesboro-Hodge High School in his hometown of Jonesboro, Louisiana, on June 29. Among the hundreds of mourners in attendance was Meek Mill, who had signed the promising 18-year old rapper to his Dream Chasers imprint on the spot late last year.

"I'm never one to talk at funerals," Mill said when presented with a resolution from Jonesboro ...

What started out as a pretty normal Twitter Monday got a jolt when the usually inactive Jay-Z popped up, randomly responding to fans for a few hours.

Prior to Monday (July 8), Hov suggested that he had met his "yearly allotment" of digital entries back on June 17, but with his Magna Carta Holy Grail album officially hitting stores on Tuesday, Jay shockingly hopped onto Twitter to answers some pressing — and some not so pressing — questions.

"Wait, isn't poaching elephant tusks illegal, though? #Oceans #MagnaCarta," Hiphopwired.com editor Alvin Blanco asked before Hov volleyed back for his first tweet of the day: "yeah, so is lying about American history, but I def digress. *my laugh."

While Jay loves Magna Carta, he wouldn't go as far to say that it's his best album, after all the man has so many to choose from. "Do you think MCHG is your best work," asked @Beyonce_Miami, who we suspect has zero relation to Jigga's wife.

"[Hard to beat RD, BP1, TBA. It can fight for 4th #factsonly]," he replied referencing his 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt, 2001's The Blueprint and 2003's "The Black Album."

When asked if he would recruit his dear friend the Notorious B.I.G. if he were still alive still alive, Jay seemed to get a bit emotional. "@thebeginnin Would BIG be on the #MCHG if he was here ?? [Are you going for tears???? wow.oh, sorry, absolutely. BK style]," he said before adding that he shot "6 pieces of art" (read: music videos) for the album.

" Why is "Beach is Better" ...

Former viral-video sensation Rebecca Black has emerged from wherever she's been hiding — home school? Kathy Beth Terry's house? That sad place where dreams go to die? — with a brand-new cover of Miley Cyrus' salacious summertime hit

Of course, given her age (just 16) and her squeaky-clean persona, Black's not getting as down-and-dirty as America's reigning queen of twerk ... so instead of bumping and grinding against dudes with smoking crotches, RB simply sings the song, accompanied by a guy named "Jon D," who has very nice teeth and is almost certainly a youth minister. She's also replaced some of Miley's more, uh, not questionable lyrics with appropriately PG material, so "To my homegirls here with the big butts/Shakin' it like we at a strip club" becomes "To my homegirls here, living it up/Feeling alive and are in love," and Cyrus's "trying to get a line in the bathroom" line is removed entirely.

Instead, the focus is placed solely on Black's singing abilities — you can tell she's really going for it when she closes her eyes — which have definitely improved from her . And sure, that's not going to make for a particularly compelling bit of viral fodder — here's about the best thing we can say about Black's song: it's a sanitized, slightly sleepy ballad that really serves no point, but certainly doesn't offend , either — we suspect that's not the point. This is essentially a de facto audition tape (for just what, we're not ...