Ne-Yo has an estimated net worth of $16 million dollars

Ne-Yo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer with an estimated net worth of $16 million. Ne-Yo is 5’9″ and weigh 170 pounds. Shaffer Chimere Smith was born on October 18, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas. Both of his parents were musicians. When his parents split up, Smith moved with his mother to Las Vegas, Nevada. In Nevada his mother had more working opportunities as a musician. Following in his parents’ footsteps, Smith began showing his musical abilities when he joined the R&B group, Envy, while in high school. The group disbanded in 2000, and Columbia Records signed him as a solo act. Before he could release his debut album the label dropped him.

Over the next couple of years Smith who began going by the stage name, Ne-Yo, began to earn notoriety as a songwriter. He wrote songs for artists like Marques Houston, Musiq Soulchild, Faith Evans, B2K, Mary J. Blige, Christina Milian, and Youngstown, among others. When he penned the hit song “Let Me Love You” for R&B crooner Mario, Ne-Yo’s popularity increased dramatically. “Let Me Love You” reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed in the top spot for nine weeks.

After wowing Def Jam executives with a live performance, Jay-Z signed Ne-Yo to a new record deal. As a singer, Ne-Yo has released hot songs like “Sexy Love”, “Because of You”, “Miss Independent”, and “Closer”, among others.  Ne-Yo has dropped five albums thus far: In My Own Words (2006), Because of You (2007), Year of the Gentleman (2008), Libra Scale (2010), and R.E.D. (2012).

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2. 256,000  Lab Series Max LS Age-Less Face Cream for Men ($62.50 each)
3. 1,070,234.1 1997 Starting Lineup Kordell Stewart Hills Exclusive action figure ($14.95 each)

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