In less than four months he wrote and recorded 60 songs, 12 of which ultimately made the album.įor party records like “Chamapagne Life,” a bubbly-drenched ode to living lavishly, the singer spent a month doing “research” in Miami’s hottest spots. Once the story was complete, the songs poured out easily. I also felt that with the emergence and success of movies like Iron Man and Wolverine the climate was right to take this type of chance with this project.” “I have been since I was kid Spider Man, Japanimation. “I’m a huge comic book nerd,” he says proudly.

It took Ne-Yo three months to write Libra Scale’s intricate back story, which draws heavily from the world of comic books and science fiction. I’m showing them the pros and cons of both sides.” I want people to question how they live their lives. Which will you choose? It’s really a question of morality. “The underlying question on this album is money, power and fame vs. “Every one of my albums has had a point, some kind of message,” Ne-Yo explains. Will he choose “the love of his life” or his own “love of life?” This dilemma fuels Libra Scale. At this point the mysterious figure who initially gave him his superpowers reappears with an ultimatum: let Diamond Eye/Pretti Sinclair both die and the city is saved or allow Pretti Sinclair to live and reverse all the damage Diamond Eye has done, but Jerome must die. Plagued with guilt, Jerome nurses his broken heart at the local bar, while Diamond Eye terrorizes the city. Soon Pretti Sinclair morphs into ‘Diamond Eye,’ a stunning, but diabolical monster intent on destroying Jerome and the city he has sworn to protect. But all goes awry when after a night of passion, Pretti Sinclair contracts a strain of Jerome’s superpowers and suffers an adverse reaction that effectively drives her crazy. Not a problem until Jerome (Ne-Yo) meets Pretti Sinclair, a vivacious, no-nonsense beauty. The only catch? The men must use their powers to fight crime in their city and must never ever fall in love.

Libra Scale is a monumental concept album that tells the story of the rise of R&B’s first superhero squad, The Gentleman, a trio of garbage men who are granted all that they’ve ever wanted-special powers, money, fame, women- after encountering a mysterious figure. After taking a few years off to work on several films, Ne-Yo’s now back with his fourth project, Libra Scale, a stellar effort that’s sure to race up the charts and catapult the R&B superstar to even greater heights.

In less than five years, he’s produced three No.1 albums, sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and collaborated with everyone from Michael Jackson to Tim McGraw. He's a Grammy award winning singer, a songwriter, composer, and producer, one of music’s most talented and prolific artists and a man who needs only one name: Ne-Yo. Shaffer Chimere Smith is born on Octoin Camden, Arkansas but raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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