"I am sitting next to one of the greatest songwriters of this generation," said R&B veteran Shawn Stockman told the Hot Morning Crew of Hot 97.3/Hartford. Ne-Yo returned the compliment by explaining that Boyz II Men was one of his biggest influences growing up.

"In high school I wanted to be Boyz II Men," Ne-Yo joked. "I was in a singing group when I was in high school and we would get together and do really, really terrible imitations of the songs. It was not as fly as they did it!"