Jaheim - Makings of a Man
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Artist: JaheimEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-12-18
Music Label: Atlantic
Soundtracks:
- Voice Of R&B
- Hush
- Have You Ever
- Lonely
- Life Of a Thug
- Just Don't Have a Clue
- She Ain't You
- Never
- I've Changed
- What You Think Of That
- Make a Wish
- Back Together Again
Music reviews of Makings of a Man
Music Review: Jaheim returns with Volume 4 of his "Ghetto Classics" with "The Makings Of A Man".
Rating: 4 Stars
It took awhile for Jaheim's 1st video to grow on me. I would see "Could It Be" quite often on BET and finally after awhile the track began to grow on me. Eventually, I picked up Jaheim's 1st CD entitled Ghetto Love. My favorite tracks included "Looking For Love", "Ghetto Love", "Just In Case", "Anything" w/Next and "Ready Willing & Able". His debut was definitely strong despite there being some filler amongst the 21 tracks. His 2nd CD Still Ghetto got a tremendous push because of the 1st single "Fabolous" that was an anthem dedicated to the young kids that are growing up in this crazy world. My favorite tracks ended up being "Diamond In Da Ruff", "Let's Talk About It", "Beauty & Thug" w/Mary J. Blige, "Long As I Live" and "Me & My B____". In 2006 Jaheim released his 3rd disc Ghetto Classics. The 1st single was "Everytime I Think About Her" w/Jadakiss and my other favorites included "The Chosen One", "Like A DJ", "Masterpiece", "Conversation" and "Come Over".
Just as review "Musac Critic" stated, Jaheim's 4th release, "The Makings Of A Man" has Jaheim playing it safe for the most part. The 1st track "Voice Of R&B" is an introduction to r&b listeners who may not be too familiar with Jaheim's work outside of the singles that everyone has heard. The track clocks in at less than 3 minutes and is a short but sweet track for Jaheim fans. "Hush" is produced by R Kelly and has Jaheim describing a situation where he unintentionally started messin' around with a female that he knew was with a guy that he knew. Jaheim blames it on having a couple of drinks but now that the 1st time was so good, he is trying to figure out how they can keep things going without the guy finding out. "Have You Ever" is right along the lines of "Fabolous" as Jaheim is reminiscing to events that happened in the past when he was younger. You hear the familiar Kaygee sound that you heard on "Ghetto Love" as well. "Lonely" has Jaheim employing his own concept to the Bobby Womack classic "If You Think You're Lonely Now". The chrous stays the same but Jaheim adds his own lyrics to the verses and the other parts of the song. This is definitely one of my favorite tracks on this CD. "Life Of A Thug" will be one of those songs that if you heard Jaheim's 1st 3 CDs that you have heard before. However, you will still want to listen to the track in its entirety. He talks about how his dad passed when he was 2 so all that he knew were the streets growing up despite having the guidance of his mom. My personal favorite track on "The Makings Of A Man" is "Just Don't Have A Clue". Babyface shows up to produce a nice midtempo jam using acoustic guitars and various other elements. Jaheim is trying to tell the lady that he is with that she has no idea about the plans that he has for her in the future as long as she realzies that he should be the one and only one for her. He states that he is better than the guys that she is use to so she shouldn't be afraid to give her all in the relationship. "She Ain't You" has Jaheim talking about a woman that isn't girlfriend that treats him better than his actual girlfriend does. He even says that the particular girl's love is like a Bentley Coup and his girlfriend's love is like a Mercedes Benz that's been used. OUCH!..lol "She Ain't You" is another nice midtempo jam. "Never" is the lead single and serves that purpose well. Jaheim talks about resisting the temptation of love before because he didn't want to turn in his player card. However, after meeting this particular woman, that he is ready to burn the infamous black book. Keyshia Cole, who is 3 singles into her sophomore disc Just Like You, joins Jaheim on "I've Changed". Kaygee employs a nice sample in Atlantic Starr's "Let's Get Closer" and creates a nice uptempo jam for the prince and princess of "ghetto love r&b." If you are a fan of either artist then this just might be your favorite track on this CD. "What You Think Of That" is another one of my favorites as Jaheim talks about how his "Diamond In Da Ruff" is making him feel. He's not really caring about what the world thinks about the relationship and he is happy to have her in his life. "Make A Wish" is a midtempo jam that has Jaheim wanting to treat his woman to a nice time since it's her birthday and "Back Together Again" is a nice song that talks about how his dad and mom are together again in heaven since they both left the Earth to soon.
If your purchased "The Makings Of A Man" at Circuit City then you were blessed with 2 bonus tracks in "Roster" and "Keep It 100". "Roster" is the better track as the Kaygee produced track will remind you of "Just In Case" from "Ghetto Love" and "Like A DJ" from "Ghetto Classics". "Keep It 100" isn't a bad track, but you will clearly be able to tell why it was a bonus track.
Overall, if this is your 1st introduction to a Jaheim CD, I wouldn't expect you to be a big fan of this CD. However, if you have followed Jaheim since "Ghetto Love" then you will enjoy Volume 4 of Jaheim's ghetto classic series. He has a nice voice and you already know the type of songs that you are going to get from Jaheim so you shouldn't be surprised by the material. If you liked "Ghetto Love", "Still Ghetto" and "Ghetto Classics", then you should also own "The Makings Of A Man".
James' Top 5
1) Just Don't Have A Clue
2) What You Think Of That
3) Lonely
4) I've Changed w/Keyshia Cole
5) She Ain't You
Honorable Mention:
Hush
Never
Life Of A Thug
Roster (Bonus Track)
Make A Wish
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