''Ghetto Classics'' is the third studio album by American R&B singer

Jaheim Jaheim H. Hoagland (born May 26, 1978), known mononymously as Jaheim, is an American R&B singer. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000 and released his debut album '' Ghetto Love'' in 2001. His second effo ...

. It was released by

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on February 13, 2006 in the United States, and the following day in the United Kingdom on February 14. As with his previous albums, production and songwriting duties were handled by former Naughty by Nature DJ

KayGee Keir Lamont Gist (born September 15, 1969), professionally known by his stage name KayGee, is an American DJ and record producer from East Orange, New Jersey, best known as a member of hip hop trio Naughty by Nature. He has won a Grammy Award ...

as well as Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney,

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, Balewa Muhammad, Wesley Hogges, Eric Williams, and The Co-Stars. It debuted at number one on both the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the

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, selling 153,000 copies in its first week of release. ''Ghetto Classics'' spawned the moderate hit "

Everytime I Think about Her "Everytime I Think About Her" is a song by American R&B singer Jaheim, and features additional vocals from rapper Jadakiss. Produced by Bink, it was recorded for his third studio album '' Ghetto Classics'' (2006). The song contains a sample from " ...

", featuring

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. Although the album stayed on the album charts for only thirteen weeks, it was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) on March 21, 2006.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a rated mean out of 100 from mainstream critics, the album received a score of 67, which indicates "generally favorable reviews," based on 13 reviews.

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editor John Bush found that "''Ghetto Classics'' may boast nothing as ambitious as 2002's

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"Fabulous", and it may amp up the rapper collaborations in search of hits (

and

Styles P David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known Mononymous person, mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of East Coast hip hop group the Lox. Formed with fellow rappe ...

have appearances), but overall very little distracts from the qualities that have made him the most durable talent in commercial yet traditional R&B music ..The final three songs ditch the samples for straight R&B, and while the absence is missed, it represents an intriguing direction for Jaheim in the future. Classic R&B may seem like just a memory to some, but with artists like

Heather Headley Heather Headley (born October 5, 1974) is a Trinidadian-born American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She won the 2000 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the title role of '' Aida''. She also won the 2010 Grammy A ...

and Jaheim in action, it doesn't have to be about the past."

Track listing

Sample credits * "The Chosen One" contains a sample of the recording "I Choose You" as performed by

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. * "Daddy Thing" contains interpolations from "To Be True" as written by K. Gamble and L. Huff. * "Like a DJ" contains interpolations from "Time Warp" as written by Eddie Grant. * "Fiend" contains samples from "I'm Sorry" as performed by

The Delfonics The Delfonics were an American R&B/soul vocal group from Philadelphia. The Delfonics were most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Their most notable hits include " La-La (Means I Love You)", " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)", "Bre ...

. * "I Ain't Never" contains excerpts "Stay with Me" as performed by

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and Billy Davis Jr. * "125th" contains interpolations from "Not On the Outside" as written by Larry Roberts and Sylvia Robinson.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Jaheim albums Albums produced by Bink (record producer) Albums produced by Scott Storch Albums produced by KayGee