Fabolous and Pusha T’s “The Life Is So Exciting” tour rolled through L.A.’s Club Nokia on Friday night with some special guests. Following Pusha’s set, Loso brought out Cassie and Trey Songz for the remix to “Diced Pineapples,” which appears on his mixtape Soul Tape 2. He was later joined onstage by The-Dream for “Throw It in the Bag” and the remix.

He explained the true meaning of the song. “‘Throw It in the Bag’ wasn’t about trickin’ on no hos. Fuck them hos,” said the Brooklyn MC. “It was about making sure you take care of your lady. If that’s your lady, make sure you take care of her ’cause I promise you if you won’t, somebody else will.”

Watch Loso and friends light up L.A.

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The-Dream delivers some visual stimulation in the X-directed video for “IV Play,” the title track off his upcoming album. The platinum hitmaker emerges from a helicopter in a black fur coat with a sexy lady on his arm and performs against the backdrop of an architectural building. He later gets a front row seat from his white Mercedes SL while his scantily-clad co-stars put on a show.

IV Play is due May 28 featuring Jay-Z, Beyoncé, 2 Chainz, Kelly Rowland, Big Sean, Pusha T, and more.

“IV Play is me jumping into the future and trying to leave the past behind,” The-Dream told VEVO. “This album probably maintains about 25 percent of the fabric of what I’ve done musically, but the rest of it, I’ve really opened it up.”

Skip right ahead and watch “IV Play” below.

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The-Dream assembles a dream team of collaborators for his fifth album IV Play, arriving May 28. The standard edition includes 14 tracks, while the deluxe adds four.

The follow-up to 2012′s Terius Nash: 1977 includes collaborations with Jay-Z (“High Art”), Beyoncé and 2 Chainz (“Turnt”), Big Sean and Pusha T (“Pussy”), Kelly Rowland (“Where Have You Been”), Gary Clark Jr. (“Too Early”), and Fabolous (“Slow It Down”).

In support of the album, The-Dream will hit the road with Kelly Rowland on the “Lights Out” tour, beginning May 23 in Minneapolis.

See the tracklisting below.

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Beyoncé gets ratchet with The-Dream on “Turnt,” a record off his album IV Play (due May 28). A snippet of the sexy club banger has surfaced via iTunes and promises to show a more hood side of B.

“Beat it up till I blackout,” sings Blue Ivy’s mama, while declaring, “Turn up!”

Beyoncé was originally set to appear on another song on the album, but The-Dream wasn’t able to clear the sample. So he got some new vocals from her, added 2 Chainz, and made “Turnt.”

Listen to 90 seconds below.

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First he told us to “Slow It Down,” and now The-Dream wants to turn up on “High Art,” a collaboration with Jay-Z off his upcoming album IV Play. The Grammy-winning hitmaker scores a verse from Mr. Carter on the bouncy banger.

“High Art Just a Fuckin Real Fun Energetic Summer Song!!!!!!!!!!!” tweeted Dream, who has also been working on Jay’s upcoming album with Timbaland.

“I make love to my girl and I get high with my ni**as,” sings The-Dream on the catchy hook, while Jay burns up the track and shouts out his wife (“I’m back home to my BB”).

Due May 28, IV Play is set to feature collaborations with Beyoncé and 2 Chainz (“Turnt”), Kelly Rowland (“Where Have You Been”), Big Sean and Pusha T (“Pussy!”), Mary J. Blige (“Divine”), and more.

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What would a Beyoncé and 2 Chainz collaboration sound like? We’ll soon find out as The-Dream has enlisted both for a song on his upcoming album.

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Kelly Rowland and The-Dream are bringing their sultry sounds to a city near you this summer. The R&B stars have announced dates for a co-headlining tour.

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The-Dream and Kelly Rowland are teaming up and taking the show on the road. In addition to collaborating on each other’s albums, the R&B singers are planning a tour for this summer.

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