10/18/07 - Ne-Yo Celebrates His 25th Birthday With Megastar Friends

J-Banks · 10-18-2007, 05:32 PM

Ne-Yo Celebrates His 25th Birthday With Megastar Friends Jay-Z, Rihanna, LL Cool J And More

Def Jam labelmate Chrisette Michelle sings 'Happy Birthday' before red-velvet cake is cut.

By Jayson Rodriguez

NEW YORK — If it's truly better to give than to receive, Ne-Yo benefited from a dose of good karma Wednesday night. Make that great karma.

The Las Vegas songwriter, who has penned top hits for Beyoncé ("Irreplaceable"), Rihanna ("Hate That I Love You") and Mario ("Let Me Love You"), among others, basked in the limelight of a star-studded birthday party held in his honor at the swank Tribeca Rooftop.

Def Jam prez Jay-Z and Island Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid showed up to offer good wishes to their star singer/songwriter. LL Cool J, Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson, Ray J and Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy were just a few of the other big names in attendance.

Rihanna managed to slip into the festivities late, as did Ne-Yo labelmate Chrisette Michelle, who serenaded the singer with a rendition of "Happy Birthday" before he cut his red-velvet cake and passed it around to the crowd.

But the ladies' tardiness was forgotten as DJ Cassidy manned the turntables and kept things funky, fun and fit for a birthday boy of 25 years, who was decked out in a derby-style cap, brown dress shirt and matching tie. Songs like Frankie Beverly and Maze's "Before I Let Go" and Fabolous' Ne-Yo-assisted "Make Me Better" hung in the air.

Inside, models wore nothing but glitter paint, and waitresses were decked out in Playboy-inspired bunny outfits — for the evening's own playboy, of course. Meanwhile, guests put their John Hancocks on a Giant magazine-sponsored, um, giant birthday card.

Other celebs in attendance included Beanie Sigel, Nina Sky, DJ Clue, Chingy, Steve Stoute and former "Making the Band" choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson.

The private party was sponsored by the singer's Compound Entertainment label, as well as New Era and Rockport.

Ne-Yo was also given a one-night stay at the Peninsula New York as a gift.

Source-MTV

PoiNT_BlaNK · 10-18-2007, 05:45 PM

Dat Nigga 25????????????? Damn

Johnny Blaze · 10-18-2007, 07:23 PM

thought he was older then that

Zhiwai · 10-19-2007, 01:15 AM

Props on this

GMNRecordsCT32 · 10-19-2007, 09:25 AM

koo..............

THA WEATHA MAN · 10-19-2007, 05:51 PM

Dont know why everyone thinks Neyo is so great, every song sounds the same and is boring IMO.

Marky G · 10-19-2007, 05:55 PM

props...

i dont like r n b generally but i like ne yo.

n that girl chrisette michelle who sung him happy birthday can sing well good.. download some of her album... she got a voice n a half trust....

KRYSIECENT · 10-19-2007, 06:25 PM

I HEARD IT WAS A BLAST.

Young Starkky · 10-19-2007, 06:30 PM

Okay, propzz....

MC B STREETZ · 10-19-2007, 11:37 PM

i thought he wuz older

The Maestro · 10-20-2007, 12:25 AM

thats nothing they all went to my party

The Dynasty · 10-20-2007, 04:24 PM

25? I thought he was a little older

10-18-2007, 05:32 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	10/18/07 - Ne-Yo Celebrates His 25th Birthday With Megastar Friends 10/18/07 - Ne-Yo Celebrates His 25th Birthday With Megastar Friends Ne-Yo Celebrates His 25th Birthday With Megastar Friends Jay-Z, Rihanna, LL Cool J And More Def Jam labelmate Chrisette Michelle sings 'Happy Birthday' before red-velvet cake is cut. By Jayson Rodriguez NEW YORK — If it's truly better to give than to receive, Ne-Yo benefited from a dose of good karma Wednesday night. Make that great karma. The Las Vegas songwriter, who has penned top hits for Beyoncé ("Irreplaceable"), Rihanna ("Hate That I Love You") and Mario ("Let Me Love You"), among others, basked in the limelight of a star-studded birthday party held in his honor at the swank Tribeca Rooftop. Def Jam prez Jay-Z and Island Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid showed up to offer good wishes to their star singer/songwriter. LL Cool J, Jermaine Dupri, Janet Jackson, Ray J and Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy were just a few of the other big names in attendance. Rihanna managed to slip into the festivities late, as did Ne-Yo labelmate Chrisette Michelle, who serenaded the singer with a rendition of "Happy Birthday" before he cut his red-velvet cake and passed it around to the crowd. But the ladies' tardiness was forgotten as DJ Cassidy manned the turntables and kept things funky, fun and fit for a birthday boy of 25 years, who was decked out in a derby-style cap, brown dress shirt and matching tie. Songs like Frankie Beverly and Maze's "Before I Let Go" and Fabolous' Ne-Yo-assisted "Make Me Better" hung in the air. Inside, models wore nothing but glitter paint, and waitresses were decked out in Playboy-inspired bunny outfits — for the evening's own playboy, of course. Meanwhile, guests put their John Hancocks on a Giant magazine-sponsored, um, giant birthday card. Other celebs in attendance included Beanie Sigel, Nina Sky, DJ Clue, Chingy, Steve Stoute and former "Making the Band" choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson. The private party was sponsored by the singer's Compound Entertainment label, as well as New Era and Rockport. Ne-Yo was also given a one-night stay at the Peninsula New York as a gift. Source-MTV __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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KRYSIECENT .I'M BLESSED. Join Date: May 2005 Location: SOUTH BRONX Posts: 3,905 Repped: 45 Repped 17 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I HEARD IT WAS A BLAST. __________________ I walk with God.

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PoiNT_BlaNK <Pending> Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naptown Posts: 1,842 Repped: 198 Repped 1,038 Times in 225 Posts Neg Reps: 16 Neg Repped at 32 Times in 20 Posts	Dat Nigga 25????????????? Damn

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Johnny Blaze Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: T-Dot Posts: 54 Repped: 8 Repped 3 Times in 2 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	thought he was older then that

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Zhiwai G_unit_soldier_Chang Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 9,469 Repped: 15 Repped 49 Times in 8 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Props on this

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Marky G Hip.Hop.UK.CrazyKId Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: West London Posts: 823 Repped: 271 Repped 75 Times in 16 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	props... i dont like r n b generally but i like ne yo. n that girl chrisette michelle who sung him happy birthday can sing well good.. download some of her album... she got a voice n a half trust....

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MC B STREETZ YAYO'S ADVOCATE/HYPE MAN Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FIND ME IN YA CRIB WIT DA NINA WHERE DA MONEY AT Posts: 18,199 Repped: 3,566 Repped 21,972 Times in 2,200 Posts Neg Reps: 58 Neg Repped at 51 Times in 45 Posts	i thought he wuz older __________________ "I'M A LOUDMOUTH NIGGA BUT MY RUGER SILENT" -TONY YAYO A.K.A TALK OF NEW YORK "ALL YAYO ENEMYS ARE ALL OF MY ENEMYS" - MC B STREETZ A.K.A YAYO'S NINJA

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The Maestro The Maestro* Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,178 Repped: 17 Repped 462 Times in 130 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 10 Times in 8 Posts	thats nothing they all went to my party

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