"Into the Night (The Girl Next Door)" is a novel underground track meshing the unlikeliest of collaborations: One-hit wonder Benny Mardones lays his soulful vocal across a modern-day cover of his 1980/1989 hit "Into the Night," as Long Island, N.Y., MC Little Vic adds a twist to the original storyline, rapping of sorrow for an unfortunate 16-year-old, whose affections he must deny. Vic rhymes, "She wanted a love that she was born too late to see." The song is unique for both artists: Who would imagine Mardones returning (a third time) with a hip-hop tome, alongside a rapper whose hard rhymes have previously attracted hip-hop namesakes DJ Premier, Buckwild and Kool G Rap—not exactly pop-friendly personas. Both artists gamble results with clever payoff that could hit cross-format pay dirt.—Charles Perez