#TBT 2013: The-Dream Calls 'IV Play' the 'Most Intelligent, Ratchetest' R&B Album

R&B veteran The-Dream is set to unleash his sixth full-length album soon, adding Love Affair to his extensive catalog of solo projects. For this week's installment of #TBT, take a look back at the singer/producer's 2013 interview detailing the inspiration behind his fifth album, IV Play.

With the goal of making IV Play "the most intelligent, ratchetest hip-hop/R&B album ever made," The-Dream wanted to unveil a more provocative, turned up version of his previous albums.