Ne-Yo - Because Of You Review

Ne-Yo is to R & B as Kanye West is to hip-hop. Penning songs for others has helped Ne-Yo with his own solo project "In My Own Words." You must have been under a rock if you hadn't heard the debut song "So Sick" on the radio. Believe it or not, this isn't the best song on the CD. His lyrics are on point and there's not a bad song on the CD. The ladies have dominated R & B lately, but Ne-Yo is representing well for the male artists.
With a voice that's soothing to listen, Ne-Yo's In My Own Words will appeal to both men and women listeners.

Such is the appeal of Shaffer "Ne-Yo" (pronounced "Nee-Yoh") Smith's music: neo soul with that teenage feeling. Captivating aesthetically and marketable as commodity, he has proven savvy at selling soul by the line. He showed pop potential before showing his face when he penned Mario's effective hit "Let Me Love You", in addition to songs for bona fide stars like Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, and Musiq. When he stepped out on his own late last year, listeners responded again. Last fall's radio staple "So Sick" hardly challenged the annual deluge of prom fluff with its breezy melody and lean arrangement, but its angst-ridden concept-post-breakup trauma exacerbated by excessive FM love lines-gave Ne-Yo the needed veneer of a gritty exterior and soulful interior to set himself apart from the pack.