''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 Contemporary R&B, 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 (album), Ghe ...

. It was released by

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on February 13, 2006 in the United States. 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 f ...

as well as Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney,

Darren Lighty Darren Lighty (born April 6, 1969 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American hip-hop and R&B record producer and songwriter. Lighty got his initial start in the industry as part of the group The Flex, which also included his brother Cliff Lighty ...

Eddie F Edward "DJ Eddie F" Ferrell (born March 25, 1968) is an American producer, DJ, songwriter, executive and entrepreneur. He is co-founder and partner of the rap group Heavy D & the Boyz. He is also mostly known for his various work and projects ser ...

Bink Bink may refer to: * Bink Video, a video format popular in many video games * Bink (The Magicians of Xanth), a character of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony * Bink (producer) Roosevelt Harrell III (born February 20, 1972) professionally know ...

Scott Storch Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer and songwriter. He started off as a keyboardist for the group the Roots. Early life Storch was born on Long Island, New York. He was raised in South Florida and Ph ...

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, 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, 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 "The S ...

", featuring

Jadakiss Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper from Yonkers, New York. He began his career in the 1990s as a member of the rap trio The Lox, managed by Ruff Ryders and signed with B ...

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

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by the Recording Industry Association of America (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 ingle"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 mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox, alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss ...

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 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

Willie Hutch William McKinley Hutchison (December 6, 1944 – September 19, 2005), better known as Willie Hutch, was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s. Biog ...

. * "Daddy Thing" contains interpolations from "To Be True" as written by K. Gamble and I. 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, Pennsylvania. 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 Thi ...

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

Marilyn McCoo Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group the 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series '' Solid Go ...

and

Billy Davis Jr Billy Davis Jr. (born June 26, 1938) is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension. Along with his wife Marilyn McCoo, he had hit records during 1976 and 1977 with "I Hope We Get to Love in Time", " Your Love", ...

. * "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