Meet Ne-Yo's 4 Adorable Kids — Before He Welcomes Baby Number 5!

Born Oct. 9, 2011, Mason Evan Smith is the younger of Monyetta and Ne-Yo's two children. According to his dad, Mason's name was chosen with a very specific purpose in mind.

"We needed him to have a name that felt like a gentleman, like somebody you have to respect," Ne-Yo told People. "Mason Evan Smith, you have to respect that name." He added that he had no plans to push music or fame on his kids, and it seems like he's stuck to that for the past decade. "I'm not going to be that dude that predestines my children's future."

Mason definitely has a big personality, as he often shows off in short videos on the Instagram he shares with his sister and their mom. He's even a character in a book: Monyetta wrote The Chronicles of Nice Guy Maso, a children's book that came out in January 2021.