Trey Songz, "For The Sake Of Love"

The post-retail era in American pop has resulted in Rapidshared collections of songs becoming a semi-legitimate way to find out about new tracks from big artists, and Tapemasters Inc’s every-so-often “Future Of R&B;” series of mixes is probably my favorite example of this trendlet. The just-released 32nd edition bears a few oldish songs (the Jamie Foxx/Justin Timberlake collaboration that soundtracks NBA-playoff ads, Mary J. Blige’s dreadful violation of the “No Stairway” rule) alongside newly minted tracks; the first-listen standout is the sample-drenched “For The Sake Of Love” from the Virginia-born Trey Songz, on which the singer thankfully stops singing about the Internet and employs his falsetto to great effect.