Songwriter, arranger, and vocalist Ne-Yo was born Shaffer
Smith in Arkansas and raised in Las Vegas, NV. His start in the music industry
came as a songwriter. Prior to exiting his teenage years, he penned material
for Youngstown and broke through in 2004 with Mario's "Let Me Love
You," one of the most-played songs on urban radio stations across the U.S.
In My Own Words, the second album he recorded but the first one to be released,
came out in early 2006 and reached the top of the charts, supported by the
number one hit "So Sick." During the same year, he appeared on Remy
Ma's There's Something About Remy and Ghostface Killah's Fishscale, and he had
a hand in writing a pair of Top Ten hits: Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable"
and Rihanna's "Unfaithful." Because of You, his second album,
followed in May 2007. It went to number one on the Billboard 200 and
Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts as well, with its upbeat title track
topping out at number two on the Hot 100. Year of the Gentleman was issued in
September 2008, but not before another series of songwriting triumphs,
including Rihanna's "Take a Bow" and Jennifer Hudson's
"Spotlight."Listen song here:YouTube
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