sentences:  Hilson had appeared as Ne-Yo's love interest in the video for his song "Miss Independent," the second single taken from his 2008 album, "Year of the Gentleman".In a September 2008 interview with "Rap-Up" about a recent crop of songwriters becoming singers, Ne-Yo said "For one, I think Keri Hilson’s too freakin’ pretty to be in the background.For two, her voice is incredible—on top of the fact that she can write.