Jaheim - Diamond In Da Ruff 2002 video free download

From Jaheim's second album "Still Ghetto"

gr8 lyrics

Mmmmh diamond

Ohh diamond (diamond)

Diamond in da ruff

someone that you don't meet twice

We left the Brickz for the 'Burbs

turned Mo into Remy

matching fur coats and Fendi

from the bus to a Bentley coupe

with a closet full of shoes yeah

Than our smiles turned to frowns

ups turned to downs

I don't know where i'm going now

I think about her every once in awhile

We started out like Bobby and Whitney

Justin and Britney

Then it all got ugly

if it weren't for the money

you said i start actin' funny

but what's wrong witcha honey

then the good turned to bad

forgot what we had

is it to late to get it back?

I think about her

more than once in awhile

Like when i spot a rainbow

or see a fallin' star

a set of twins, or a classic car

a four leaf clover, or a two dollar bill

it's so rare that it's so unreal

And I don't know how to get over her smile

I wonder what she's doin (what's goin on)?

I think about her every once in awhile (once in awhile)

I should've came with a ring

set a date for next May

guess i thought that you'd wait

now I hate that I took so long

played around wit' her now she's gone

now my smiles turned to frowns, ups turned to downs

and i don't know where i'm goin (now now now now)

I think about her every once in awhile

We argued like Archie and Edith

like Ike turned on Tina

but I really didn't mean it

I was raised not to hit a woman

especially not the one i'm lovin'

but when the good turned to bad

happy to sad

I wish we could take it back/(How I miss you baby

I think about her every once in awhile

Like when I spot a rainbow

or see a fallin star

a set of twins, or a classic car

a four leaf clover or a two dollar bill

it's so rare that it's so unreal

I don't know how

to get over her smile

I wonder what she's doin now

I think about her every once in awhile

Your like a star

shinning in the broad daylight

Something you don't see all the time

and now I finally recognize

that I shoulda made you all mine

never shoulda let you pass me by

you put that sparkle in my life

someone that you don't meet twice

i'm gonna live to regret it baby

ooooh

baby, baby

I miss you...need you...yeahhh

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Album Review by John Bush

Jaheim's considerable vocal talents only increased during the recording of his second album, and a stronger set of songs made Still Ghetto a definite improvement over the debut. As before, it all begins with his voice: a deep, throaty croon that makes him sound at least ten years older than he actually is (basically, about as old as the soul samples dotted throughout the record) and marks him as one of the few R&B artists active who can summon the spirit of a Teddy Pendergrass. Better yet, Jaheim takes the loverman persona to another level, devoting more songs here to relationships than love itself; one of the best is "Put That Woman First," his remake of the Stax nugget William Bell's "I Forgot to Be Your Lover," a great performance that's a natural fit with his persona. The single "Fabulous" is simply beautiful, balancing a back-in-the-day feel with self-esteem issues and riding out with a chorus of children's voices. For "Everywhere I Am," Jaheim recorded a postcard to his mother, who died before he gained fame; it's another testament to his power as an artist that Still Ghetto never descends into maudlin sentiments. Just like his soul forefathers, everything about Jaheim is honest and heartfelt.