Ne-yo burst on the scene in 2006 and he
quickly became one of my favorite R&B artists. He is an excellent
songwriter also as is evident on his albums.
In My Own Words- Ne-Yo’s
debut album is arguably his best. This album has some really great songs on it
like So Sick, When You’re Mad, Stay, and the sorrowful Time. Sexy Love is my
favorite song here. It has a hot beat and a terrific chorus. Get Down Like That
is another interesting song. The album also includes the remix to that song. After
hearing this album there was no doubt that Usher had some competition from the
“one” of R&B, Ne-Yo.
Rank #1
Because of You-The
R&B crooner avoided the sophomore slump even though this album isn’t as
good as his debut. You essentially have an album well rounded album here. I
don’t like every song but that’s rare for an album anyway. The album has some
nice beats, but most impressive is Ne-Yo’s lyrical execution. My favorite songs
are Do You, Because of You
Rank #3
Year of the Gentlemen-
This is a very deep album, with relatively no weak songs. The R&B
crooner seems to worship women on this one. The first 5 songs are really good.
The rest of the album seems more mellow, but it’s still executed really well. Fade
into the Background is a very sad song, and is the conclusion to So Sick and Do
You from his previous 2 albums. On the downside the beats are less than
stellar, but it’s a minor complaint.
Rank #2
Libra Scale- This
is Ne-Yo’s worst album thus far, but its really not a bad album. I really like
some of the songs, while others just don’t really stand out from what he’s done
in the past. Some stand outs include Beautiful Monster, Makin a Movie, One in a
Million, and What Have I Done? Overall this just feels like an average effort
by Ne-yo’s standards. Out of all the songs Beautiful Monster gets my nod for
best song.
Rank #4