New Jaheim Album, "Ghetto Classics," Debuts at Number One on Billboard 200


BURBANK, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/22/06 -- Jaheim's current and third
album, "Ghetto Classics" (Divine Mill/Warner Bros. Records) has
debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart with sales of 152,900. This
marks Jaheim's third top 10 debut -- following two previous RIAA
Certified Platinum smashes "Ghetto Love" (2001) and "Still Ghetto"
(2002).


With the highly anticipated "Ghetto Classics" (released 2/14/2006),
Jaheim teamed up with Executive Producer and Divine Mill Records'
label head, KayGee, once again to build on the success achieved with
the previous two releases. The album also features production from
Jaheim himself, along with Scott Storch and Bink (Beanie Sigel, Lil'
Mo, Nas), while the single "Everytime I Think About Her" spotlights
vocals from Jadakiss.


"Ghetto Classics" highlights the New Jersey native's trademark blend
of soul, R&B and streetwise hip-hop on one of the most acclaimed
albums of this musical season. "The gravelly voiced singer elevates
the thug-love motif with soulful grooves and lyrics straight from the
heart of urban everyman," raves Steve Jones in USA TODAY, while the
New York Times' Kalefa Sanneh called the album, "beguiling... full of
sleepy-voiced come-ons and old soul samples." Clover Hope in Billboard
meanwhile draws attention to "Ghetto Classics'" "soulful cuts that are
endearing yet aggressive..." and calls Jaheim, "One of the best at
crafting meaty narratives."


Supporting the early buzz is a multi-million dollar national cross
promotion with Verizon's Music On Demand campaign, which launched
January 16th. Users of Verizon's Music On Demand are able to transfer
the single, "Everytime I Think About Her," and other songs to their PC
or over the air to their mobile phone. As a focused artist for the
campaign, Jaheim TV spots will run through March on UPN, BET, MTV,
MTV2, ESPN, Comedy Central and others.


BET celebrates Jaheim by making him the first official "Artist of the
Month" on BET.com. The site is set to showcase interview and
performance footage of Jaheim. Interview footage is viewable online
now.


After a four-year wait, Jaheim delivers once again.


www.Jaheimmusic.com