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Imajin

{{short description|American contemporary R&B group}}

{{about|the R&B group|the group's eponymous album|Imajin (album)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Imajin

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| caption =

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| origin = New York City, U.S.

| alias =

| genre = R&B

| years_active = 1998–2000

| label = Jive, Universal Motown, Iri, Circle

| website =

| current_members = Talib Kareem
Olamide Faison
John "Jean Lephare" Fitch
Tony Royster Jr.

| past_members = Jamal "J Star" Hampton

}}

Imajin were an American R&B boy band that is known for their hit "Shorty (You Keep Playing With My Mind)" with Keith Murray. The group also made a version of this song with Mr. Cheeks of the rap group The Lost Boyz. This single peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 22 in the UK Singles Chart in 1998.{{cite book

| first= David

| last= Roberts

| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

| location= London

| isbn= 1-904994-10-5

| page= 267}}

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable"

!align="left"|Album information

align="left"|Imajin

Imajin: Unreleased Masters
  • Released: 2005/2007
  • Chart positions: –
  • Label:IRI/Circle Entertainment / Imajin Recording Inc.

    • =Singles=

    class="wikitable"

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Year

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Title

    ! align="center" colspan="4"| Chart positions

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Album

    U.S

    ! U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop

    ! AUS
    {{cite Ryan|page=136}}

    ! UK

    1998

    | "Shorty (You Keep Playin' with My Mind)"

    |align="center"| 25

    |align="center"| 20

    |align="center"| 75

    |align="center"| 22

    | align="center" rowspan="3"|Imajin

    1998

    | "No Doubt"

    |align="center"| –

    |align="center"| 72

    |align="center"| –

    |align="center"| 42

    2000

    | "Flava"

    |align="center"| –

    |align="center"| –

    |align="center"| –

    |align="center"| 64

    Unreleased singles

    • 2005 - "Are We Still In Love" [Album: Unreleased Masters]
    • 2005 - "Can't Forget" (feat. The Game)

    =As featured artist=

    class="wikitable"

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Year

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Title

    ! align="center" colspan="3"| Chart positions

    ! align="center" rowspan="2"| Album

    U.S. Hot 100

    ! U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop

    ! UK Singles Chart

    1999

    | "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll"

    |align="center"| -

    |align="center"| -

    |align="center"| 45

    | rowspan="2" align="center" |School Dayz

    • Also released as single
    1999

    |"Candy Girl"

    • Baby DC featuring Imajin

    | -

    | -

    | -

    =Featured tracks=

    class="wikitable"

    ! Year

    ! Title

    ! Album

    1998

    | "No Love"

    | Def Jam's Rush Hour Soundtrack

    rowspan="3" | 1999

    | "Always Been You"

    | The PJs (soundtrack)

    "Love Letter"

    | The Wood (soundtrack)

    "Somethin' About Love"

    | In Too Deep (soundtrack)

    2000

    | "YOU ARE THE ONE"

    | GENIUS 2000

    References

    {{Reflist}}

    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=imajin|chart=all}} Billboard chart history for Shorty from 1998]
    • [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9902,wolk,3332,22.html Village Voice article concerning Shorty]
    • {{AllMusic | class = artist | id = p294895 | tab = biography | label = Biography of Imajin | first = Greg | last = Prato | accessdate = 2012-04-20 }}

    External links

    • [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=imajin|chart=all}} Further information on the album Imajin at Billboard.com]

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    Category:American contemporary R&B musical groups

    Category:American boy bands

    Category:Musical groups established in 1998

    Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2000

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