When it comes to mining rap's underground for new talent, Lil Wayne's track record is golden. Running a label that boasts artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga hasn't curbed Weezy's expansion, not in the least bit.

On March 11 Wayne dropped Young Money's Rise of an Empire, a label compilation that features contributions from YM veterans as well as new label artists like Chanel West Coast, PJ Morton and Christina Milian. Weezy is supportive of all of his artists, but excited about one YM rookie in particular.

"We have my young boy Euro, and that's my secret weapon right there," Wayne boasted to MTV News while on set at the in Los Angeles on March 12.

Euro, who was born in the Dominican Republic but made his rap bones in Rhode Island, made a splash on Wayne's Dedication 5 mixtape last year and is featured on three tracks off of Rise of an Empire. It was his straight-to-the-point lyrical style that first attracted the YM Boss.

The youngster held his own alongside Wayne on "We Alright" and even landed a solo track on the compilation titled "Induction Speech." Still, Tunechi promises that there is more in store.

"Please, please, I tell the fans out there, don't judge the Young Money album as his starting, as his platform to start, because he's in the trigger," Wayne said so excitedly that he tripped up his gun metaphor. "He's in the barrel, loaded, and man, man, man, man, man."

The album cover for 50 Cent's upcoming Animal Ambition includes the written credo "an untamed desire to win." And if his latest single and video are any indication, the rapper plans to earn that victory by being both the hardest and the flyest out.

Late Monday night, the newly independent MC released his newest track, "Pilot," on iTunes. Proving there's no stopping his grind, 50 came right back Tuesday morning (March 25) with the official video for the song. In it, the mogul splits his time between a dimly lit club and holding court in the driver's seat of an aircraft — dressed in a full-on pilot's outfit to boot.

"Overall, the project is about prosperity," the G-Unit frontman recently revealed to MTV News about his June 3 album. "The first joint I put out was 'Hold On,' and it's about the envy or jealousy connected to doing too well in front of people in the environment I grew up in."

As for his latest, it opens with the sound of a plane taking off, before 50 kicks his catchy chorus: "Me, I'm like a pilot, G5 Jet I'm fly as sh--/ You cannot deny it, oh no, no-no, no-no."

Before long, though, he reminds you why he first earned a rep more than a decade ago as one of the grittiest out. Chomping at detractors with sizeable threats, he warns in the first verse, "From N.O. to N.Y., I got shooters bitch, don't act cute and sh--." He follows up in similar fashion in the second: "Your f--kin' head, I crack ...

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson held a Twitter chat today in advance of the release of his "trailer; but other than plugging the "original superhero" in his upcoming movie, another surprising detail came out about an upcoming role:

While it's not a shocker that The Rock is collaborating with DC/Warner Bros. on an upcoming movie &#8212: the actor confirmed as much back in January — what is interesting is that Mr. Johnson will be portraying a "never played" character.

We're assuming that The Rock is referring to in a theatrical feature, as pretty much every DC Comics character ever has been put on screen in animated form, or on live-action TV. So that rules out Superman, Batman, Steel, Jonah Hex, Green Lantern, and, er, Swamp Thing. Also Catwoman.

Of that list, Green Lantern is the only one fans had The Rock pegged for, specifically the character's third iteration, John Stewart. Stewart popular on the animated "Justice League Unlimited," and is considered one of the more recognizable characters of the modern era. But as The Rock later confirmed, no, that's not the character you're looking for.

The Rock has also been associated with Captain Marvel villain Black Adam (as he mentioned in his tweet), but that character, while "extremely complex" is far from well known.

It's possible he could be referring to Justice League hero Cyborg, a half-man, half-machine who's been heavily featured recently in the comics, and on TV in "Teen Titans GO!" But again, it's not like Cyborg is a household name.

No, we're going with Aquaman.

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Shakira is a girl on fire!

In her music video for "Empire," the second single off her self-titled album, out Tuesday (March 25), the Latin songstress is overtaken by the power of one man's love, but he is not the man she is set to marry.

Shakira is seen at the start of the clip as a blushing bride ready to walk down the aisle. Once the church doors open, however, doubt crosses her face as she drops her bouquet of flowers and runs out of the church, leaving her guests and groom behind.

"Like the empires of the world unite/ We are alive/ And the stars make love to the universe/ You're my wildfire every single night," Shakira sings.

The video — directed by Darren Craig, Jonathan Craven and Jeff Nicholas from the Uprising Creative — then takes us on a visual journey as Shakira breaks free from her past relationship, literally setting it on fire. After fleeing and dancing in an open field, the singer is seen in front of the church singing the powerful rock-pop song as the veil and back of her traditional white wedding dress go up in flames.

12 Life Hacks From The 'Empire' Video, In GIFs

It's not just her dress that suffers the burn: The church does as well. Ditching what was left of her wedding dress, Shakira rocks a low-cut black dress as she dances her way through the ruined church matching the pulsating beat of the emotional power anthem.

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In Shawn Ashmore returns to the role of Bobby "Iceman" Drake for the first time since 2006's "X-Men: The Last Stand." And based on the newest trailer, which featured the debut of Drake's iconic ice-slide move, fans can expect cooler Iceman action than previous films allowed.

"In 'X3,' I turned into Iceman for the first time," Ashmore told MTV News in an interview earlier this month while promoting "The Following," his Fox TV series co-starring Kevin Bacon. "I had made ice-balls, and an ice-rose for Rogue at one point, but full Iceman mode [debuted in] the battle against Pyro in 'The Last Stand.' Fans can definitely look forward to more of that."

Ashmore teases that Iceman isn't the only original X-Man getting an action upgrade, too. According to the actor, "Days of Future Past" features a grander scale than ever seen before in an "X-Men" film, both in terms of the set pieces and the storytelling.

"The general scale of the storytelling is huge. It's massive. I walked onto some of the sets on the first day and it was the size of a football field. The whole set, you can interact on, like a battlefield, essentially," he said. "Now that we know these characters, we either love or hate them, depending on which side we're on. Now you can really open it up to bigger storytelling and bigger action because you understand these characters. There are higher stakes. You can put these people in danger because you care about them."

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Have you ever wondered what it's like for a starlet to attend the New York City premiere of her new big-budget blockbuster? This Wednesday, you're going to get the chance.

That's when Emma Watson is bringing you to the premiere of "MTV Twitter account.

The "Bling Ring" star and recipient of last year's Trailblazer Award at the MTV Movie Awards will be tweeting from the red carpet and bringing you all of the great behind the scenes secrets.

Keep track of Emma throughout her big night by following her on @MTV to see what it's really like to be the center of attention at a red carpet premiere.

In the years since her time at Hogwarts as know-it-all Hermione Granger, Emma Watson has been choosing fascinating roles in movies like Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring" to launch her adult career, but it's safe to say she hasn't starred in anything quite like Darren Aronofsky's take on "Noah."

The biblical epic depicts a world much different than the one we're used to seeing in cinematic tales from the Old Testament. This take on the story of Noah and the great flood features a number of creatures that you might not recognize as one of the friendly sets boarding the ark.

Aronofsky has put his unique vision onto the screen and filled it with complex characters, like Noah's daughter-in-law Ila, played by Watson. When the leader of the last remaining humans on Earth has his morality tested by a mission from God, Ila's rule in his life is made more important than ever.

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"The Voice" contestants put on their vocal armor for another round of battles Monday night (March 24) as they continued to fight for a spot in the next level of the singing competition.

Coaches Adam Levine, Shakira, Usher, and Blake Shelton sent out 12 more singers onto the battle stage to see who would ultimately represent their teams in the next stage of competition. But even in the midst of intense battle, Usher still found time to make a love connection on "The Voice" — even if just for one song.

Here's how night three of the battle rounds went down:

One Coach's Loser Is Another Coach's Steal
Usher lasted the first week of battle rounds without a steal — but that all changed when Shakira passed up on singer Ayesha "Music Box" Brooks. She was put up against 16-year-old Deja Hall, and though guest mentor Miranda Lambert feared Hall hadn't "found her full voice yet" at such a young age, the young singer held her own against the more experienced Music Box. Usher couldn't pass up on Music Box's "incredible" voice, and expressed his confidence in her "potential to go really far" in this competition.

Coach Levine sent out Dawn & Hawkes and Josh Murley to duke it out on the battle stage. Their performance of "Stuck in the Middle With You" was light-hearted with a "campfire vibe," all three singers wielding their guitars and hitting their airy and pleasant notes. When the singer lost to the duo, Shakira hit her steal button and gave him a second chance.

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Two of young Hollywood's hottest young actors, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort of will join the star studded line-up of presenters handing out golden popcorn during the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, which air live on Sunday, April 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT from L.A.'s Nokia Theatre.

And before they take the stage, fans will get to see an exclusive scene from "The Fault in Our Stars during the 2014 Movie Awards Pre-Show, starting at 8:30 p.m.

Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort join host Conan O'Brien and previously announced presenters Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton. Academy Award-nominated actor and producer Mark Wahlberg will be honored with the MTV Generation Award, which will be presented the award by "Entourage" cast members Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara and Kevin Dillon. This will mark the first public reunion for the cast ahead of their highly anticipated movie release in June 2015.

Voting for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards is open at MovieAwards.MTV.com through Saturday, April 12 in categories you'll never see in any other awards show, including Best Comedic Performance, Best Villain, Best Kiss, Best Scared-As-Sh-- Performance, Best Musical Moment, #WTF Moment, Best On-Screen Duo, Best Fight, Best Shirtless Performance and more. Voting for Movie of the Year will continue throughout the live broadcast of the show.

Cody Simpson is taking a break from his to get back in the ballroom.

On Monday night (March 24), Simpson takes center-stage for his second week on where he's performing alongside partner Witney Carson.

"I have to learn the tango this week and the challenge for me is going to be to get inside the mind of this Latin dancer or ballroom dancer; it's not me at all," Simpson recently told MTV News of his routine during week two. "I'm very flat-footed because I surf and I've been trying to get on my toes and move my hips."

Simpson certainly moved his hips during the first week of competition as he impressed fans and the judges, scoring 22 out of 30 points. His score landed him in the middle of the star-packed lineup and should put him in a good position as tonight marks the first elimination of season 18. To determine which contestants leave the competition. (The hit ABC show combines scores from the judges and votes from fans, with the lowest-scoring couple going home.)

Simpson's opponents include Olympic gold medalists Charlie White and Meryl Davis; former child stars from "Full House" and "The Wonder Years," Candace Cameron Bure and Danica McKellar, respectively; and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star NeNe Leakes. But after seeing the competition, Simpson told us there's "no one in particular" he sees as his fiercest rival.

"I would say there are some amazing dancers. Tt was crazy to see after just a couple weeks everyone dancing so great," he said. "We will see as the ...