LOS ANGELES — Though Jamie Foxx and his record label have yet to select the follow-up to his current smash single "Unpredictable," the crooner is pulling his weight for two very different tracks: "Love Changes," an R&B duet with Mary J. Blige, and the more urban-tinged "With You," featuring Snoop and the Game. Either way, the keyword for Foxx's encore presentation will probably be "unity."

After all, Foxx's Unpredictable LP has been vying with Blige's The Breakthrough for the #1 spot on the Billboard albums chart for the last month, with both artists having claimed the top honor (see "Jamie Foxx Bumps Mary J. Blige From Billboard's #1" and "Mary J. Blige Outfoxes Jamie, Recovers Billboard Crown").

So what better way to settle the battle than by having the two cats claim the top of the singles heap together, right? (According to Foxx, the two may also team up for a tour, although they're just in talks right now.)

"Mary J. Blige is making her mark on music that is absolutely unprecedented," Foxx said while promoting his NBC special "Unpredictable: Jamie Foxx," airing Wednesday (January 25) at 8 p.m. (see "Jamie Foxx Crafting A 'Hip-Hop/R&B Play' For TV Special, Tour") and featuring Blige, Stevie Wonder, the Game, Snoop and others.

But Foxx said he would also like to see "With You" out because of the message the track sends to others by unifying two rival West Coast rappers. "[To have] Snoop and Game on the same stage at the same time, coming from rival gangs ... to see them come together will blow everyone away," he said.

Snoop (a former Crip) and Game (a former Blood) joined forces last spring for the How the West Was One Tour, which they touted as a trek that would promote peace in the West Coast hip-hop scene (see "Snoop, Game Pledge Unity, Promise 'No Funny Business' On Tour").

"We all went through a lot of things," Foxx said. "[For me,] it's more than just if the song is going to a smash — it's about the memories we have in doing the record."

Foxx also made note of his and Snoop's relationship with former Crips co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams, who was executed by lethal injection December 13 (see "Stanley 'Tookie' Williams Executed"). The Oscar-winning actor was nominated for a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the reformed gang leader who spent 26 years on death row, and both Foxx and Snoop spoke out on behalf of their friend when Williams petitioned California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for clemency (see "Snoop Tries To Get Crips Co-Founder Off Real Death Row").

Meanwhile, Foxx's TV special, which the actor refers to as a "chronological tale of his childhood" growing up in Terrell, Texas, through his Oscar win for "Ray," is already garnering praise for its focus on a young, urban cast.

"It's beautiful in the sense that you have people [on here] who are going to be legends," Foxx said. "When you get a chance to get people like this onstage, it doesn't matter where they come from. It's gonna be hot, and I'm glad it's urban because it's going to show people how the music and ideas we have really come together and have the power to move you."

In addition to promoting Unpredictable, which is nearing double-platinum status, Foxx is deep into production for "Dreamgirls," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical about a group of three promising black female singers who break down racial barriers in the music business in the 1960s (see "Usher, Jamie Foxx Join Beyoncé In Big-Screen 'Dreamgirls' "). The film, helmed by Bill Condon ("Kinsey"), will star Foxx as the group's manager Curtis Taylor Jr., Beyoncé as lead singer Deena Jones, former "American Idol" contestant Jennifer Hudson as Effie, Eddie Murphy as singer James "Thunder" Early and Danny Glover as Early's manager Marty Madison. It's slated for a December 22 release.

Foxx also recently announced that he's teaming with Kanye West for the Grammy Awards February 8 (see "Jamie Foxx Helping Kanye Go For The 'Gold' At Grammys"). The two will perform "Gold Digger," which scored two nods including Record of the Year. Foxx nabbed a third nomination for "Creepin'," which appeared on the tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross.

For more on Jamie Foxx, check out the feature "The Metamorphosis of Jamie Foxx."