Sure, the majority of 50 Cent’s often-hilarious Instagram videos seem to be poking fun at someone. But, as he proved on Tuesday, he can also use his platform for a cause he deems worthwhile.

Fif headed to a Best Buy in Pittsburgh to support Trigga, the new album from Trey Songz. In fact, he cleaned out the store of the singer’s latest release — even sending a sales associate to check if they had more available that weren’t on display on the shelves.

“@treysongz I BROUGHT THE STORE. NO CD’s left in best buy,in Pittsburgh tell the label i said reship LMAO,” he wrote.

He even made the salesman a bit of a star, and it was all in the name of supporting Trigga’s work.

“Take a picture of your self buying music you enjoy. SPR support real artist. #smsaudio #animalambition”

Trey, who appeared on the rapper’s “Smoke,” off of his recent Animal Ambition, caught wind of the move and showed his appreciation.

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You prayed for it, you tweeted it, you basically manifested it. And now it’s happening: Ariana Grande will return to the VMAs with a live performance of her brand-new single, “Break Free.”

If you watched Ariana’s “Total Ariana Live” “TRL” 2.0 special like the good fan that you are, then you were amongst the first Arianators in the world to hear her new single, “Break Free,” when she debuted the song live on the show. It’s just a taste of what’s to come when she performs the single live for the first time ever at the 2014 VMAs, August 24 at The Forum in Los Angeles.

Ariana’s been teasing the Zedd collaboration on Twitter for almost two weeks, so a full dose of the synthy, upbeat summer anthem has been a long time coming for her fans.

And in case you missed this crucial piece of Ariana news because you were too busy memorizing “Break Free,” Ariana also announced that her sophomore album, My Everything, which was slated for release on August 25th, will actually be available for purchase immediately following the VMAs on August 24th -— a whole day early.

Although Ariana sang a pre-performance medley last year, this will be her first time gracing the VMA mainstage. But given her ability to flawlessly belt out Mariah-worthy whistle tones, it seems unlikely that the VMAs will be a problem for Ariana.

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In February, Cyhi the Prynce dropped his Black Hystori Project mixtape, and on Wednesday (July 2) — the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — he released a remix to one of the tape’s standouts, “Huey.”

The updated version includes a new verse from the Atlanta rapper, as well as from Royce Da 5’9″ and Joell Ortiz. The three flex their lyrical talents while they tell tales of rising above the street life that they grew up around.

The song is named for Huey Newton, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party.

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Nick Cannon has worn many hats during his lengthy career, from rapper to actor to television host. And with “School Dance,” in theaters on Wednesday (July 2), he added another to his resume: director.

Cannon wrote, produced and directed the film, and though he doesn’t appear in it himself, some true comedy heavyweights like Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, George Lopez and Katt Williams all do.

So how did Nick handle the new responsibilities?

“I feel like I’m one of those directors that — especially with comedy — [I say], Man, just have fun,” he told MTV News. “Here’s the blueprint, the script, and if you can make it better, make it better. And everybody did that. I mean, how do you tell Mike Epps how to be funny? How do you tell Kevin Hart how to be funny? How do you tell Katt Williams how to deliver a punchline? You don’t. You just let ‘em do their thing, and you capture it.”

Also cast in the film is Amber Rose, who plays MaryWanna, a senior at the high school that the protagonist attends. She sang Nick’s praises as a director.

“Nick is amazing,” she told MTV News. “He’s patient. He’s smart. He’s sweet. He’s a genuinely nice guy. And you don’t really find that with celebrities. A lot of them are, like, you know, a-holes. But he’s not.”

Despite the big names in the film, and this being his directorial debut, Cannon sounded at ease.

“The most fun was getting people like Kevin Hart ...

Given the cover of Weezer’s upcoming record, we’re guessing that its title, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, is a big old lie.

The cover was revealed via a very “Where The Wild Things Are”-esque teaser featuring a dozing child dreaming of a terrifying puffball monster stomping through a forest in a sea of smoke.

The video also features a track titled “My Mystery” that’s pretty damn ’90s-game dreamy. “I don’t even know your name/ No, I don’t know the words to say/ So I call you my mystery,” sings Rivers Cuomo on the track. I hope he’s talking about the puff monster.

Weezer have been been teasing their ninth studio record — recorded with Cars legend Ric Ocasek — for a minute now. Recently, they revealed that oddly ominous title, as well as two new tracks titled “The Waste Land” and “Ain’t Got Nobody.” Each piece of info has been heralded by a video. We can hardly wait to see what’s next.

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news on cats and punk bands.

Liv Tyler may be taking a star turn in HBO’s new series “Aerosmith‘s video for “Crazy.”

Actually, scratch that, it was a long time ago. Twenty years, in fact, something that completely blindsided Tyler when we asked her about it on “The Leftovers” red carpet in New York.

“Oh my, what?” Tyler said, jaw dropping in surprise. “That is [bleep]ed up! 20 years!”

The video featured Alicia Silverstone in her third Aerosmith video appearance, taking a “Thelma & Louise” style teen road trip with Tyler while singing along to the song.

And in 1994 (when the video debuted), “Crazy” was one of the most requested videos on MTV (hey, we know that channel!), a fact that didn’t escape young Tyler.

“I remember I was in high school when I made it,” Tyler recalled, “and I would wake up in the morning for school, put on the MTV countdown. And when the video would come on I’d get so embarrassed, that’s when I would get in the shower, I remember that. Wow, that’s a long time ago.”

Even with the enormous success of the video, and the sure to be year long festivities celebrating the video’s release (okay, maybe not), Tyler doesn’t think there will be a shot-for-shot remake any time soon.

“No, that would be fun!” Tyler said, laughing about getting the band literally back together. “Me and Alicia walking around, the MILFs or something? With our children running around behind us?”

Hey, we’d watch that.

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