Hey guys i'm back with another entry in the My Thoughts series.....this time I'm talking about Shaffer Smith aka Ne-Yo. This addition of MT will be a little different from past artists entries format wise.
Ne-Yo actually got his start as a songwriter. He wrote Beyonce's Irreplaceable and Rihanna's Unfaithful. Those are some terrific songs, but lets be clear, he's a great artist in his own right.
I think it was 2006 and i was watching BET. I saw the video for his song Stay. I thought it was pretty good, but it wasnt until i got his debut album that i knew this dude was the next big singer in R&B. I listened to the album in late summer 06. I thought it was terrific. It wasn't really until i got to college my freshman year that I realized this dude's career had taken off.
Question: Is Ne-Yo the best male R&B singer right now, or has he ever been??
Tough question...notice i put MALE R&B singer cause there's no doubt Beyonce is the best right now. Okay so he's not the best right now. I think of guys like Trey Songz and maybe Usher as far as right now.
So 2nd question, what about was he the best at any point since his solo debut album In My Own Words. I think he was...twice. In 2006 and 2008. His debut album was stellar. And in 2008 Usher was dominant but he wanst really as big as Ne-Yo i dont think. Year of the Gentleman was another great album while Usher's Here I Stand album was decent.
In fact let's just talk skill sets: Ne-Yo's biggest competition is The-Dream, who has kind of fallen off. Well anyway I just wanted to throw those questions out there. Sexy Love by Ne-Yo is one of my all time favorite songs. I love the melody and the chorus of course.....
Ne-Yo actually got his start as a songwriter. He wrote Beyonce's Irreplaceable and Rihanna's Unfaithful. Those are some terrific songs, but lets be clear, he's a great artist in his own right.
I think it was 2006 and i was watching BET. I saw the video for his song Stay. I thought it was pretty good, but it wasnt until i got his debut album that i knew this dude was the next big singer in R&B. I listened to the album in late summer 06. I thought it was terrific. It wasn't really until i got to college my freshman year that I realized this dude's career had taken off.
Question: Is Ne-Yo the best male R&B singer right now, or has he ever been??
Tough question...notice i put MALE R&B singer cause there's no doubt Beyonce is the best right now. Okay so he's not the best right now. I think of guys like Trey Songz and maybe Usher as far as right now.
So 2nd question, what about was he the best at any point since his solo debut album In My Own Words. I think he was...twice. In 2006 and 2008. His debut album was stellar. And in 2008 Usher was dominant but he wanst really as big as Ne-Yo i dont think. Year of the Gentleman was another great album while Usher's Here I Stand album was decent.
In fact let's just talk skill sets: Ne-Yo's biggest competition is The-Dream, who has kind of fallen off. Well anyway I just wanted to throw those questions out there. Sexy Love by Ne-Yo is one of my all time favorite songs. I love the melody and the chorus of course.....
