The-Dream sticks to his strengths on 'IV Play'

Put yourself in The-Dream's position: You're an awkwardly hyphenated R&B superstar artist and producer. You have no problem getting Jay-Z and Beyonce to guest-star on your new album, "IV Play," which drops next week. (You co-wrote "Single Ladies." She owes you.) Your messy personal life is TMZ click bait. You've sold . . . not millions of albums, but a lot. Things are going well.