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Ever wondered what it'd sound like if the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa" were mixed with a little bit of A-Ha's "Take On Me"?

No? Never? Well, that's just one of the wonderfully weird mashups you can create wth Clash Up, the latest series of interactive music videos from Interlude. Each video in the series features a group of artists across genres and decades — Biggie, the B-52s, Jason Derulo, and the Flaming Lips, for example. 

In the inaugural video, "The Six Degrees of B.I.G." you start with "Big Poppa" and choose between three artists — A-Ha, Jason Derulo, Traveling Wilburys. Then you choose between another three, and another three, before you arrive at The Flaming Lips, where you can choose between "She Don't Jelly," "Turn It On" and "When You Smile."

There are 81 possible combinations in each video — so chances are you won't make the same mashup twice. 

Episode 2, which is also launching today, features Tinie Tempah, Seal, David Guetta, Flo Rida, Jill Scott, R.E.M., House of Pain, Third Eye Blind, Trey Songz, and the Bee Gees.

While these combinations may seem random, the videos also give a little dose of musical history, explaining what each pair of artists has in common. 

Brandy and A-Ha? They've both "come out" as Coldplay fans, the video informs. The B-52s and Jason Derulo? Both have had their music featured in Ubisoft's "Just Dance" game series. 

New videos will be released every Monday on www.helloeko.com, Interlude's new platform for interactive entertainment. There are eight episodes total.

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