Ghetto Classics - Jaheim
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67 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: Jadakiss guests on the R&B vocalists third disc.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Vibe
    80
    Even when his words don't move you, Jaheim's gorgeous voice is a rare gift that anyone--male, or female, teenaged or middle aged--can appreciate when they hear it. [Mar 2006, p.185]
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  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Overall very little distracts from the qualities that have made him the most durable talent in commercial yet traditional R&B music.
  3. E! Online
    75
    Thanks to soulful orchestral swells, the songs have lush contours, which soften the singer's macho stance.
  4. Uncut
    60
    A warm, subtle set of midtempo cruisers. [May 2006, p.114]
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. TishaS
    10
    I love this cd. The music is so mello. The story lines are real, and his voice is just amazing. I listen to the cd from beginning to end.
  2. shydevil
    10
    this is amazing..those u are open minded about their music..would love this..i say, because i have recently have had love for all genre of music :o)
  3. JimmyP
    9
    I really like the album, Jaheim has a good voice as always, and the production is better than ever, the only thing stopping me from giving this a ten is that he sorts of retraces his old footsteps from his previous two albums...but still a cut above from the rest of the R and B charts.… Expand
  4. audiosonique
    8
    Jaheim's third offering is a breathy, almost softly-spoken-rather-than-sung album. When he does push his vocals, it rules every track, almost to the point of dominating the mid-tempo production and 70's influenced hip-hop soul. What Jaheim does, which tends to divide opinion, is take his vocal quality and wrap them around lyrics that are far less subtle than his voice lets on. However, this quality of being abe to draw the listener in, show inner conflict in some way, gives him a unique niche, somewhere between thug and lady killer. Obviously this is highlighted on the song "I Ain't Never", as well as the single "Everytime I Think About Her, featuring Jadakiss, who, seems equally at home with a languid rhyme which beguiles the subject matter of a conflicted man over a woman. The whole album, musically, just works, without too much effort, which makes it a very good listen.… Expand

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