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In My Own Words - Ne-Yo
  • Band Name: Ne-Yo
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2006
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Summary: The 22-year-old writer of songs for the likes of Mary J. Blige steps into the spotlight with his debut as an R&B artist.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Stylus Magazine
    75
    Pencil Ne-Yo in as R&B rookie of the year--and don't be surprised if no one trumps him before 2006 is gone.
  2. Rolling Stone
    70
    Thirteen tracks of state-of-the-art bump'n'grind. [9 Mar 2006, p.92]
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  3. Blender
    60
    Even at its weepiest, his music, thankfully, stays vivacious. [Apr 2006, p.116]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. DestineyFLYE
    10
    Neyo you are so cute and funny i whant to see you in real life. i live in AmariloTexas and i love your music,i love makinglove to you, thats the best one ever. i'm 10years old and i'm voting for you… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. CherokeeP
    10
    If I could give this CD a higher grade I would. NeYo is not only creative in his writing but he delivers an album free of all the extra bullshit found in so many other albums in all genre's of music. His vocals are crazy and the music is timeless. A lot of singers are surrounded by hype and cannot back it up. NEYO can!!!! Better than John Legend's album wHere every song sounds the same. YOU DID YOUR THANG NEYO. I LOVE YOUR ALBUM.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. SamD
    0
    yeah, this was horrid. i've seriouly never heard a more mediocre album in my life. there is nothing unique about it, and the songs, since it's rap, drive me out of my mind. what happened to rap, it used to stand for something, now, it's just fluff, bad fluff.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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