Ne-Yo Arrested For Speeding

The 28-year-old hip-hop star was arrested early Tuesday in Atlanta after Cobb County police clocked his Range Rover going more than 100 mph.

Police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Smith, was booked on charges of reckless driving and driving without a license and released later that day on a $1,300 bond.

He’s due in court Mar. 25 to answer to the charges.

Ne-Yo, whose sophomore album Because of You won the Grammy this year for Best Contemporary R&B Album, has a home in Atlanta.

The rapper-songwriter is currently embroiled in a lawsuit against the tour promoter behind R Kelly’s recent Double Up Tour, from which Ne-Yo was booted after only two shows.

The Arkansas native claims that he was attracting more ticket buyers and better reviews than Kelly, and that Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment unceremoniously dropped him at the behest of Kelly’s people—a charge the R&B star’s rep has adamantly denied.

"Ne-Yo may think blaming the situation on R. Kelly will improve his chances of collecting from the promoter, but if he does, he is sadly mistaken," publicist Alan Mayer told E ! Online last month. "Anyone remotely familiar with R. Kelly knows he is confident enough in his own abilities to be happy to share the stage with enormously talented people-the more talented, the better."

But Ne-Yo is sticking to his story, although apparently he’s saving his rage for the road these days.

"Me personally ? I’ve let it go," he told MTV News’ Website recently. "I’m not the hold-a-grudge guy. I’m not gonna see R. Kelly in the street and run up on him and swing on him. I’m not gonna do a dis record about R. Kelly. It was what it was. It happened. For whatever reason, he, I don’t know, I guess felt threatened by me and kicked me off tour. Life goes on.

"I don’t have a problem with the man. It’s apparent he has a problem with me—he kicked me off tour."

While not holding a grudge, Ne-Yo has also been busy prepping for his follow-up to Because of You and fielding songwriting requests from Usher and Janet Jackson, among others.

Ne-Yo Arrested For Speeding, by [2008-02-25 10:57:20]

both these fools see each other in the streets its not going to be swinging oneach other its going to be a slapping fight. Bitches.

Ne-Yo Arrested For Speeding, by rydah- [2008-02-24 22:27:38]

Hip-Hop star ? Rapper ?? Ne-Yo ???