Ghetto Classics

Ghetto Classics is the third studio album by American R&B singer Jaheim. It was released by Warner Bros. Records on February 13, 2006 in the United States, and the following day in the United Kingdom on February 14.^[1] As with his previous albums, production and songwriting duties were handled by former Naughty by Nature DJ KayGee as well as Terence "Tramp Baby" Abney, Darren Lighty, Eddie F, Bink, Scott Storch, Balewa Muhammad, Wesley Hogges, Eric Williams, and The Co-Stars.

Ghetto Classics
Studio album by Jaheim
Released	February 13, 2006
Genre	R&B
Length	42:52
Label	Divine Mill Warner Bros.
Producer	Terence Abney Balewa Bernard Belle Bink! Boola The Co-Stars Eddie F Wesley Hogges KayGee Darren Lighty Scott Storch T.O. Eric Williams
Jaheim chronology
Still Ghetto (2002) Ghetto Classics (2006) The Makings of a Man (2007)
Singles from Ghetto Classics
"Everytime I Think About Her" Released: 2005 "The Chosen One" Released: 2006 "I Ain't Never" Released: 2006

It debuted at number one on both the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 153,000 copies in its first week of release. Ghetto Classics spawned the moderate hit "Everytime I Think about Her", featuring Jadakiss. Although the album stayed on the album charts for only thirteen weeks, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 21, 2006.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	C−[5]
The Guardian	[6]
People	[7]
PopMatters	5/10[1]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Stylus Magazine	B−[9]
USA Today	[10]
Vibe	[11]

At Metacritic, 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.^[2] Allmusic editor John Bush found that "Ghetto Classics may boast nothing as ambitious as 2002's [single] "Fabulous", and it may amp up the rapper collaborations in search of hits (Jadakiss and Styles P 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."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Chosen One"	Bernard Belle Keir Gist Cliff Lighty Balewa Muhammad Frank "Sekay" Oliphant	Belle Boola KayGee	3:50
2.	"Everytime I Think About Her" (featuring Jadakiss)	Roosevelt Harrell Jason Phillips	Bink	4:26
3.	"Daddy Thing"	Gist Muhammad Oliphant	Balewa KayGee T.O.	3:50
4.	"Forgetful"	Scott Storch	Storch	3:42
5.	"Like a DJ"	Terence Abney Gist Eritza Laues Darren Lighty Muhammad Oliphant	Eddie F D. Lighty KayGee Abney	3:48
6.	"Fiend" (featuring Styles P)	Abney Thom Bell Gist William "Poogie" Hart Muhammad	KayGee Abney	4:55
7.	"I Ain't Never"	Jaheim Hoagland Muhammad	Balewa The Co-Stars	4:01
8.	"125th"	Hoagland Melvin Lewis Larry Roberts Sylvia Robinson Eric Williams	Williams Wesley Hogges	4:16
9.	"Masterpiece"	Lewis Williams	Williams Hogges	4:02
10.	"Conversation"	Hoagland	Williams Hogges	3:01
11.	"Come Over"	Hogges Harry Jordan Williams	Williams Hogges	3:01

Sample credits

• "The Chosen One" contains a sample of the recording "I Choose You" as performed by Willie Hutch.
• "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.
• "I Ain't Never" contains excerpts "Stay with Me" as performed by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
• "125th" contains interpolations from "Not On the Outside" as written by Larry Roberts and Sylvia Robinson.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position US Billboard 200[12] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[14] 166 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.