Jaheim

(2003) Jaheim's third album, Ghetto Classics, 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.

• Name — Jaheim • Birth Name — Jaheim H. Hoagland • Alias — Jaheim, Jah (Jah) • Born — 26 May 1978 • Birthplace — New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. • Genre — R&B, hip hop • Occupation — Singer-songwriter, producer • Years Active — 1996–present • Label — Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, BMG, Julie's Dream Music Group • Website — jaheimmusic.com/

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" 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 a new album. His sixth album, Appreciation Day, 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, 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.

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.