will.i.am is giving fans another reason to “Scream & Shout.” The Black Eyed Peas frontman has called on some hip-hop all-stars for the remix to his hit single.

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It’s will.i.am and Britney, bitch. The Black Eyed Peas frontman teams with pop queen Britney Spears in the video for “Scream & Shout,” the latest single off his upcoming solo album #willpower. The dance-floor anthem is already No. 2 on the iTunes Top Songs chart.

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It’s will.i.am and Britney, bitch. The Black Eyed Peas frontman teams with the pop superstar on his new single “Scream & Shout.” The electro-dance record, which will appear on will’s upcoming album #willpower, features a robotic hook from Britney and Auto-Tuned vocals from will. Turn it up.

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One year ago, will.i.am debuted his single “T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)” with Jennifer Lopez, and now he’s calling on another one of pop’s leading ladies, Britney Spears, for his next single.

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It’s been long rumored that a secret society controlling pop culture exists and it was finally exposed last night on Fox’s “The Cleveland Show.” Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, and The Roots’ ?uestlove lent their voices to the season premiere of the animated series.

In the episode, entitled “Menace II Secret Society,” Cleveland discovers the hip-hop Illuminati fronted by Kanye, reprising his role as Kenny West. After growing tired of his antics (“His ego got out of control, and this is coming from rappers,” says will.i.am), his fellow members plot to end his career with some help from Cleveland, who sets him up with his son Cleveland Jr. and his polka band. Will Kenny’s legacy be tarnished or will the plan backfire?

There are also several musical moments from the animated gang and some quotables from Kanye. Catch the full episode below.

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What’s hip-hop’s Illuminati really like? “The Cleveland Show” recruits music’s biggest names—Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, and ?uestlove—to find out.

On the season premiere, “Menace II Secret Society,” rapper Kenny West (voiced by Kanye) invites his famous friends for a secret Illuminati meeting. will.i.am and ?uestlove’s characters argue about the dress code, while Bruno Mars name-drops every song he’s worked on.

“Hey, are we gonna raise global oil prices or what?” asks an annoyed Nicki. “I’ve got a doctor’s appointment to figure out why my hair’s turning pink.”

Kenny and ?uest then begin to play “Chopsticks” on the world’s biggest remote a la Tom Hanks in Big.

In a second teaser, Nicki, Bruno, will.i.am, and ?uestlove plot to kick Kenny West out of the secret society. “We’re trying to affect people on a global scale and he’s going on about ostriches, spaghetti wigs, and replacing his cat’s eyes with diamonds?” says Nicki while seated on Cleveland’s couch.

The episode will air Sunday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. on FOX.

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The wait is almost over. After teasing for over a year, hip-hop’s biggest stars are getting animated for the Season 4 premiere of Fox’s “The Cleveland Show.”

In the episode, entitled “Menace II Secret Society,” Cleveland discovers a secret hip-hop society fronted by Kanye West, who has previously appeared on the show as Kenny West. His cohorts Bruno Mars, ?uestlove of The Roots, will.i.am, and Nicki Minaj are seen wearing cloaks as part of the secret group that controls pop culture.

Executive producer Rich Appel explained the plot. “Cleveland inadvertently breaks into it and then it’s how he will either bring them down or they’ll bring him down,” he said. “We have a couple of original songs with Kanye and will and Bruno, I mean, all of them, it was great.”

The episode airs Sunday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m. EST on Fox.

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After getting his car stolen, will.i.am employs another marketing tactic with the “leaked” video for “Hoola Hoop.” Nicole Scherzinger aka Nicci Sundae rocks a short blonde wig and shakes her moneymaker, while the Black Eyed Peas frontman keeps himself shrouded in a bandana in the visually-appetizing clip. The infectious jam samples Rye Rye’s “Shake It to the Ground” and will appear on will’s solo album #willpower.

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