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Jaheim
Background information
Birth name	Jaheim Hoagland
Also known as	Jaheim, Jah (Jah)
Born	(1978-05-26) May 26, 1978 (age 40) New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, producer
Years active	1996–PRESENT
Labels	Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, BMG, Julie's Dream Music Group
Website	Official Site

Jaheim Hoagland (born May 26, 1978) is an American R&B singer better known by his stage name of Jaheim. 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 effort, Still Ghetto (2002), contains the hit "Put That Woman First" (2003), both of which achieved platinum success.^[1] Jaheim's third album, Ghetto Classics, was released on February 14, 2006, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, and selling over 153,000 copies in its first week.

Early life

Jaheim was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was raised in the city's now-defunct Memorial Parkway Homes public housing project. His father died in 1981, when he was only three years old. His grandfather sang with many top groups, including The Drifters, and their family reunions were big songfests. Singing at family reunions and local talent shows preceded a successful tryout at the Apollo Theater's talent show. He won the contest three times when he was fifteen.

Music career

Two years later, he experienced tragedy when his mother died. Four years after her death, he recorded a tape that led to a deal with Divine Mill Records (a division of Warner Bros. Records). Hoagland received good reactions from two singles "Could It Be" and "Lil' Nigga Ain't Mine" on BET video shows. Appearing with Hoagland on his first album was RL (from Next), Blackstreet, and Darren and Cliff Lighty. His second album, Still Ghetto, was released on November 5, 2002. Another Top Ten hit, it placed two singles in the Top 40, "Fabulous" and "Anything" (released November 13, 2001). Ghetto Classics followed in early 2006 and became his first number one album. In 2007 Jaheim signed to Atlantic Records and released his fourth album The Makings of a Man in December 2007. In late 2009 the single "Ain't Leavin Without You" preceded his 2010 album Another Round. In 2013 Jaheim returned to the music industry with a new single titled, "Age Ain't a Factor" and new album. His sixth album Appreciation Day was released in September 3, 2013. In 2014, Jaheim restarted his own label called "Julie's Dream Music Group", which had first been started in 1997, then restarted in 2002.^[2] Following the relaunch of his new label, in February 2015, Jaheim signed a new record deal with BMG Records after parting ways with Atlantic Records in conjunction with his Julie's Dream label.^[3] In June 2015, Jaheim released a new single called "Back In My Arms" and revealed that his seventh album is titled Struggle Love is to be released.^[4]Struggle Love was released on March 18, 2016.^[5] To date Jaheim has sold 5 million records worldwide along with 3 Grammy nominations.^[3]

Personal life

Jaheim is a resident of Hillsborough Township, New Jersey.^[6] Jaheim is the grandson of the late 1960s soul singer Hoagy Lands.

Discography

Studio albums

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  Ghetto Love (2001)


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  Still Ghetto (2002)


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  Ghetto Classics (2006)


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  The Makings of a Man (2007)


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  Another Round (2010)


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  Appreciation Day (2013)


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  Struggle Love (2016)

Compilations

• 
  Classic Jaheim, Vol. 1 (2008)

Awards and nominations

American Music Award

Grammy Award

Soul Train Music Awards

References

External links

• Official Site


• MySpace Official


• Jaheim French Fan Page - SoulRnB.com


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  Jaheim on IMDb