Jaheim

Biography

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×Ghetto Love13 March 2001 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 21 tracks1Intro1:072Du & Jah0:463Looking for Love3:534Answering Machine (interlude)0:225Let It Go2:476Could It Be3:447Ghetto Love4:238Happiness3:159Jah's Seed (interlude)1:1110Lil' Nigga Ain't Mine3:5111Finders Keepers3:1912Just in Case4:2413Heaven in My Eyes3:5114Anything4:4715Waitin' on You4:2316Remarkable4:5117Ready, Willing & Able4:5718Love Is Still Here1:3119Forever4:0520For Moms1:5321Could It Be (Anything You Want remix)3:06 in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto (2002), contains the hit singles "Put That Woman First×Put That Woman First23 January 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Put That Woman First (radio edit)4:062Put That Woman First (album version)4:063Put That Woman First (instrumental)4:074Put That Woman First (call-out hook #1)0:195Put That Woman First (call-out hook #2)0:12" (2003) and "Fabulous". (2003)
Jaheim's third album, Ghetto Classics×Ghetto Classics6 January 2006 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1The Chosen One3:522Everytime I Think About Her4:273Daddy Thing3:504Forgetful3:435Like a DJ3:496Fiend4:577I Ain't Never4:028125th4:179Masterpiece4:0310Conversation3:0211Come Over3:01, was released on February 13, 2006, debuting at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, and selling over 153,000 copies in its first week.

Music career

Four years after 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×Could It Be2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Could It Be (radio version w/o intro)3:332Could It Be (Blacksmith radio edit)3:303Could It Be (Anything You Want remix)3:114Could It Be (Rubbernecks mix)5:125Could It Be (Blacksmith R&B rub)3:346Could It Be (album version)3:46" 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×Still Ghetto4 November 2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Intro1:492Diamond in da Ruff3:223Fabulous3:474Let's Talk About It4:035Put That Woman First4:066Beauty and Thug4:577Me and My Bitch3:198Backtight3:459Special Day4:4110Long as I Live4:4611Interlude0:4912Everywhere I Am5:1813Tight Jeans4:3514Whut You Want1:4215Still Ghetto4:10, was released on November 5, 2002. Another Top Ten hit, it placed two singles in the Top 40, "Fabulous" and "Anything×Anything2001 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Anything (radio edit)4:052Anything (album version)4:473Anything (instrumental)4:054Anything (acappella)4:05" (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×The Makings of a Man18 December 2007 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Voice of R&B2:562Hush3:453Have You Ever3:504Lonely4:455Life of a Thug4:306Just Don't Have a Clue4:077She Ain't You3:238Never4:289I've Changed3:3410What You Think of That3:2611Make a Wish3:5212Back Together Again4:03 in December 2007.
In late 2009, the single "Ain't Leavin Without You" preceded his 2010 album Another Round×Another Round8 February 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks1Ain't Leavin Without You3:212Finding My Way Back3:473Whoa3:464Till It Happens to You4:185Bed Is Listening3:316Impossible3:587Another Round3:218Her3:279II Pink Lines3:2010Otha Half4:0811Closer3:4712In My Hands4:4413Ain't Leavin Without You (remix)3:3115BMW (Bonus Track)3:2914In the Dark (Bonus Track)3:161630 Minute Interview28:57. In 2013, Jaheim returned to the music industry with a new single titled "Age Ain't a Factor×Age Ain't a Factor7 May 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Age Ain't a Factor3:16" and a new album. His sixth album, Appreciation Day×Appreciation Day2 September 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Age Ain’t a Factor3:162He Don’t Exist3:583Morning3:484What She Really Means3:485P**** Appreciation Day4:046Baby X34:157Shower Scene3:288Sexting3:119I Found You3:2010Florida4:4911Sticks n Stones3:2512First Time3:3213Blame Me3:4314Chase Forever3:31, was released on 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.
Following the relaunch of his 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. In June 2015, Jaheim released a new single called "Back in My Arms" and revealed that his seventh album, titled Struggle Love×Struggle Love18 March 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1My Shoes4:452Craziest Place3:383Nights Like This3:374Struggle Love3:485Songs to Have Sex To4:206If Someone Asks3:547Something Tells Me3:218If I Were You3:569Be That Dude2:5610Back in My Arms5:4111Keep4:3712Always Come Back3:3813Side Piece3:4214Aholic3:56, is to be released. Struggle Love was released on March 18, 2016. To date, Jaheim has sold 5 million records worldwide and received three Grammy nominations.

Personal life

Jaheim is a resident of Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. Jaheim is the grandson of the late 1960s soul singer Hoagy Lands.
In September 2021, he was arrested on animal cruelty charges after police discovered 15 dogs living in deplorable conditions at his New Jersey home. One of the dogs had to be euthanized.
In May 2025, he was arrested on six counts of animal cruelty.