For anyone wondering why Mariah Carey and Miguel decided to tack a hashtag onto the title of their breezy summer single, well Miguel has a very simple, if naughty, explanation.

"The hashtag in the title of this song is particularly fitting because the word that comes before 'beautiful' when I sing the chorus is an expletive that I can't say on air," he told MTV News, referring to the F-word he slyly delivers on the song's hook. "But the hashtag is particularly fitting for that expletive, if you just kind of pay a little bit of attention."

"#Beautiful" is the lead single off Carey's forthcoming studio album, but what caught some fans' attention initially is that the tune doesn't kick off with Mariah's signature vocals but rather Miguel's verse. But the R&B crooner said there was no controversy. He chalked it up to the superstar diva's musical vision.

"She has so much foresight and she was all about the sound and it being different and standing out," Miguel explained. "And I think that she's always been that way — she's always created music that's stood out."

The title of the track also perfectly encapsulates the process of working with the legendary vocalist, Miguel said. "She's incredible," he gushed. "She's not only a beautiful spirit, inside and out, she's just really talented. I couldn't even fathom how creative she really is and how fast her mind works. ... The fact that she had so much vision — enough to want to do the record as it was — and include me ...

You just don't get a 20-year rap career by doing the same old same. When Fat Joe da Gangsta dropped his debut album Represent in 1993, he was about the twice the size he is now and a rap murder machine, it's a far cry from the smooth-talking, hit-making rapper that he has become.

"I just feel I'm getting better," Joe said when he appeared on "RapFix Live" on Wednesday. "You gotta reinvent yourself. I just feel like I'm getting better when I play with flows, a lot of rappers can't even change their flows."

Over the course of the past year, Joe has linked with Kanye West ("Pride N Joy"), Chris Brown ("Another Round") — both for the first time in his career — for some pretty impressive results. On Thursday, Joey Crack found another new collaborator in Future. Together they created an auto-tune laced song for the ladies.

Joe says he is just having fun, but his fellow Bronx, New York, MC French Montana insists that the Terror Squad leader isn't giving himself enough credit. "You gotta stop being humble now. Too many hits, all right, too many hits. Fat Joe been dropping hits since he started," Montana interjected. "Don't be humble no more, you gotta let them know."

While it is true that Joe has amassed an impressive list of singles like "Lean Back," "What's Luv?" and "We Thuggin'," he doesn't always hit the mark. His 2012 Internet release "Instagram That Hoe" didn't go over so well. "I wish somebody would've told me, 'Joe don't do ...

Kendrick Lamar has deep and deliberate messages in his music, but rather than explain his motivations he'd rather leave it up to the listener. So when MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway prodded about K. Dot's inspirations behind his latest video, the good kid tried his best to maintain the mystery.

"It's a few different hidden messages over there but the most obvious showing that even a grieving situation, your vibe can't be killed," Lamar said when he came offstage at this weekend's Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. "There's other little intricate things in there, I like to leave it up to the viewers and the listeners."

The video appropriately opens in a church as the somber chords play under Kendrick's melodic declaration of his sins. "I am a sinner, who's probably gonna sin again. Lord forgive," he harmonizes.

After several beats pass, it becomes apparent that Lamar is attending a funeral, as he walks past several grievers wearing white and places his hand on a white casket before walking out of the church. In his conversation with Kendrick, Sway pointed out the similarities between the rapper's all-white funeral and West African Yoruba customs where death is celebrated as a transition into another life. "That was an idea," Kendrick confirmed, not giving up much else.

As far as the hilarious Mike Epps cameo, where the comedian baptizes Kendrick in a pool full of liquor: "That was just being funny. That was him being crazy," Lamar said. "I've always been a fan of him and that was just something right on ...

It was one of the most competitive seasons of "Dancing with the Stars" to date, but after three months of hard work and a lead going into the finale, 16-year-old Disney star Zendaya Coleman had to watch the coveted Mirror Ball trophy go to another deserving contestant, Kellie Pickler.

Coming in second place isn't getting the "Shake it Up" star down. She is more concerned with how her young fans — and dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who had to get 14 stitches after she elbowed him in the head during rehearsal — was handling the news.

"I was happy that I made it that far and I think that's the most important thing to take with me," Zendaya told MTV News. "I was more worried about my partner. Obviously, he had stitches. He's all banged up and all the fans at home that are crying their eyeballs out. All my little fans are so sad. Parents are tweeting me, talking about 'My daughter's is crying she doesn't want to go to school because she's upset you didn't win.' "

Zendaya, who was the youngest contestant to ever compete on the show, said she will miss Val now that the season has ended, and she'll never forget the special bond she created with her fellow competitors.

"When it comes to other contestants, everyone does get really close. You really feel for each other because you know what you're going through," Zendaya said. "It's not like a competition where people hate each other; we are all in it together."

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