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Ne-Yo Shares New Album ‘Self Explanatory’

It features Bleu, Jeremih, Trippie Redd and Zae France.

by Antwane Folk
July 15, 2022 12:00 AM
in Album Streams
Ne-Yo Self Explanatory album

Motown Records

Ne-Yo hasn’t released a proper full-length album since his 2018 effort Good Man, which received year-end applause from Rated R&B. However, listening to Self Explanatory, the singer/songwriter’s eighth album, it doesn’t feel like much time has passed. 

Self Explanatory is a refreshing album you can’t help but enjoy. It consists of 13 songs, five of which preceded the album, one as early as May 2020. It happened to be his Jeremih-assisted track “U 2 Luv.” The song captured the number one spot on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart after 16 weeks. 

Additional singles include “What If,” a song about the disappointment in a romance coming to an untimely end; “Stay Down,” a cadence-switching collaboration with EMPIRE affiliate BLEU; and “Don’t Love Me,” a thoughtful love note to save a partner from the romantic blues.

Ne-Yo also issued “You Got the Body,” a summer banger he equipped with a sexy music video directed by Teyana Taylor. 

Ne-Yo
Courtesy of Motown Records

Ne-Yo has a point to prove on “After Party,” a throwback aimed at him hitting his woman’s love box right with his stroke game. The following track, “Handle My Gently,” possess a sweet and cool feel as if it could be an ’80s counterpart to Michael Jackson’s classic “Human Nature,” from his record-breaking Thriller album. 

In addition to BLEU and Jeremih, Ne-Yo’s Self Explanatory includes guest appearances from rapper Trippie Redd and rising singer Zae France. 

On July 21, Ne-Yo will support his new album with a show at the Dell Music Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets for the concert are available now. 

Last year, Ne-Yo celebrated the 15th anniversary of his debut album In My Own Words with an expanding edition. It featured six additional tracks, including the Rick Ross-assisted “Stay,” lifted from the Japanese edition. 

At about that time, Ne-Yo teamed with D-Nice for a grown-and-sexy anthem “No Plans for Love” featuring Kent Jones. 

Stream Ne-Yo’s new album Self Explanatory below. 

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Antwane joined Rated R&B in January 2013 after graduating from the University of South Carolina. He is the assistant editor. His niche is seasoned R&B acts, along with radio stats on urban and R&B formats.

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