虽然出道时间不长，但颇具才气的Ne-Yo通过三年来的这三张质量不俗的专辑已经成为当今美国年轻一代的R&B音乐人的代表，年纪轻轻的他已经成为格莱美奖提名的常客，在当代R&B音乐类的奖项中，近两年每年发片的Ne-Yo几乎每年都是热门。当然，在年轻一代的美国R&B歌手中，Ne-Yo也的确是佼佼者。在本张专辑《Year of the Gentleman》当中，除了先后上榜的两首主打单曲《closer》和《Miss Independent》之外，发声方式酷似"流行之王"麦克尔·杰克逊（Michael Jackson）的《Nobody》、《Mad》、《So You Can Cry》、《Part Of The List》和《Lie To Me》都是十分耐听的曲目，都充分体现出Ne-Yo的优雅。
Artist：Ne-Yo
Song：Miss Independent
It's something about, just something about
The way she moved
I cant figure it out. There's something about her (About her)
Say ooh. There's something
About kinda women that want you, but dont need you Hey
I can't figure it out
There's something about her
Cuz she walk like a boss, talk like a boss
Manicured nalis, just sent the pedicure off
She's fly effortlessly
Cuz she move like a boss, do what a boss
Do, she got me thinking about getting involved
That's the kinda girl I need
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent, won't you come and spend a little time?
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent. Ooh the way you shine
Miss independent
Hey, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeahhh, mmm
Ooh. There's something about kinda woman that can do it for herself
I look at her and it makes me proud
There's something about her
There something, ooh, so sexy
About the kinda women that don't even need my help
She says she got it, she got it
No doubt. There's something about her
Cuz she work like the boss, play like the boss
Car and a crib
She about to pay them both off
And her bills are paid on time
She made for a boss, soley a boss
Anything less
She's telling them to get lost
That's the girl, that on my mind
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent, won't you come and spend a little time?
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent. Ooh, the way you shine
Miss independent
Yeah, yeahhh
Her favourite thing is to say: don't worry i got it
And everything she got
Best believe, she bought it, she gon steal my heart
Ain't no doubt about it
Girl. Your everything i need
Said your everything I need
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent, wont you come and spend a little time?
She got her own thing. That's why i love her
Miss independent. Ooh the way you shine
Miss independent. That's why i love her
