Best R&B Album of 2008

Reader's Pick:
Ne-Yo - “Year of the Gentleman”
The world will never see another Michael Jackson (thank Jesus), but Ne-Yo's impeccably smooth Year of the Gentleman brought back tastes of MJ's pop perfection while continuing to develop his distinctively narrative style. Ne-Yo firmly seized the King of R&B title in 2008, and Year of the Gentleman was his crown.

Runner Up:
John Legend - “Evolver”

DJ Booth Staff Pick:
Ne-Yo - “Year of the Gentleman”

Best Hip Hop & R&B Songs of 2008

Best Hip Hop & R&B Artists of 2008

Best Hip Hop & R&B Albums of 2008

Member Comments

THEDRZADVOCATE Resident DJ	SURE WAS THE YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN CANT HATE ON THAT,DID SOME NICE RNB COLLABS WIT THE GAME AND VARIOUS ARTISTS TO PROVE HE WANTED RNB ALBUM OF THE YEAR NO SURPRISE HERE..
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

cb126405 DJ Booth Crew	Track 4 "Mad" pretty much sums up why this is the top album.
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

Mike Dreams Resident DJ	Album was fresh. I'd give it to him. Homey got sultry swag.
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

tdotraza Resident DJ	Ne-Yo releases a new track everyday, he was bound to have some nice stuff for his album.
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

JayCL Resident DJ	no doubt, this is for Ne-Yo
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

d mac DJ Booth Crew	He ran away with this one. No competition at all. Follow @DJBoothCEO
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

Aussie_Pride Resident DJ	Probably the best R&B album since Usher's Confessions. It speaks volumes when the tracks you leave out of a album could of been major hits as well.
	Posted on Jan 14, 2009

DJ Z DJ Booth Crew	This was the most lopsided category. Ne-Yo won by a landslide. Haha. @ MuzzieBoi - Ne-Yo's stuff gets leaked by others. It;s 90% demo work for other artists. Its too bad, too. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

joshL Resident DJ	lol at muzzieboi comment, agree that ne-yo easily won this one
	Posted on Jan 15, 2009

btaznpride DJ Booth Member	Easy decision, hands down. Ne-Yo continues his three album streak and Year Of The Gentleman was a nice release, R&B album of the year.
	Posted on Jan 19, 2009

BigTstacksmoney
DJ Booth Member

Akon to me should of got some recognition, besides this man had a amazing Cd.Every song on there is a raw, i cant wait until more of his music will be put out there on the radios. This is one of the most unappreciated and underrated artist in the game right now. He makes solid records & Cd's, makes mix tapes consistently, is on every hook,produces many artist work(Kardinall Official, New Kids on the Block, Rock City,Ray Lavender,T-pain, Keri Hilson, Rhianna, and many more) He has even made songs with legends like Pac, Notorious BIG,and Micheal Jackson. Can someone open their eyes and see that this man is still producing joints to this very day with almost every artist!!!hes to raw.

Posted on Jan 29, 2009