Ginuwine reason to party with Jaheim

01 June 2006

Jaheim

IRREPRESSIBLE Sunday Sessions promoter George D has pulled off another coup, this time securing an after-party for the Jaheim, Ginuwine and 112 European tour at Faces in Gants Hill this weekend.

Whether solo artists Jaheim and Ginuwine, and four-piece 112 can be persuaded to take to the mic at the Cranbrook Road club on Sunday remains to be seen, but with this set to be a roadblock event, I guess there's every chance.

Jaheim will undoubtedly be the main attraction.

His platinum albums Ghetto Love (2001), Still Ghetto (2002) and Ghetto Classics (2003) are well known by the Sunday Sessions faithful, and have given him a handful of massive worldwide hit singles.

The New Jersey star explains: "I love the ghetto. For me, the ghetto has always been hypnotic and colourful.

"Man, it's just who I am, what can I say? I love the homies and standing on those street corners.

"My music is all about my life. I take my stories straight out of the inner city and my sound is about what's happening on the street. I might have gotten into a lot of trouble when I was younger, but the ghetto also kept me sane."

Jaheim lost his father when he was still a child, and his story is certainly one of rags to riches.

His dedicated, but continually stretched "mom" struggled to bring him and his two brothers up, and by his mid-teens Jaheim was locked up.

"Without stability in the home I found myself getting in a lot of trouble, running around with a crazy crowd."

When he was released at the age of 16, Jaheim came out determined to be a new man. His mother died suddenly soon after, though.

He says: "My mom was everything to me, and when I lost her, I learned a lot about life."

His recent single, Every Time I Think About Her, with Jadakiss, was a favourite with the ladies.

And with most of the Premiership footballers who usually frequent Sunday Sessions either preparing for the World Cup or on their hols, this after-party should give the delightfully glammed-up Essex girls who dominate Sunday Sessions something else to concentrate on.

Particularly as Ginuwine and 112, who are both supporting Jaheim on the tour, will also be at the party.

Initially produced by Timbaland, Ginuwine is renowned as one of R&B's finest purveyors of "hip-hop soul".

Born in Washington DC in the mid-'70s, his real name is Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, which probably wouldn't have made him that easy to market.

Ginuwine's seductive crooning quickly earned him a substantial following, first gaining him constant R&B chart action, and later, making him a huge success with the "neo-soul" movement.

112 (Atlanta school chums Marvin, Daron, Q and Mike) - who were famously signed to P Diddy's Bad Boy Records roster in the mid-'90s - complete the picture, and are sure to add yet more bling to this exclusive event.

Doors are 9.30pm-1am and, DJ-wise, George, Vernon James and special guests will be play the usual Sunday Sessions mix of R&B and funky house on the night.

For further information on this event and to apply for guest list, ring 07753 475 464.