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about|the R& B group|their eponymous album|Imajin (album)No footnotes|date=April 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Imajin| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = United States | alias =| genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B | years_active = 1998–present| label = Jive Records|Jive , Universal Motown , Iri, Circle| website =| current_members = Talib Kareem Olamide Faison John Fitch Tony Royster Jr. | past_members = Jamal Hampton Imajin is an United States|American Rhythm and blues|R& B boy band that is known for their hit record|hit "Shorty (You Keep Playing With My Mind)" featuring Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray . The group also made a version of this song with (rapper) Mr. Cheeks of the rap group The Lost Boyz . This single (music)|single peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 , number 20 on Billboard's Hot R& B/Hip-Hop Songs record chart|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 The band was originally put together by record producer Bert Price and inspired by past boy bands such as Jackson 5 , New Edition , Hi-Five , IMx|Immature , and Mint Condition . Original credited band members included Jamal Hampton (who was later replaced by Tony Royster, Jr. ), Talib Kareem, Olamide Faison , and John Fitch. Faison is the younger brother of Donald Faison of the television series Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs . Imajin credited themselves to being a true boy band and are different because each member played an instrument. Jamal Hampton and Tony Royster played the drums, Talib Kareem the keyboard, and Olamide Faison played the guitar while John Fitch played the bass guitar. After the first album, the group split and John and Olamide made a duo called JizLams. During the hiatus, Talib continued to produce songs for various artists such as Solange Knowles . Jamal Hampton changed his name to J Star while pursuing a solo career. The group continues to produce and sing music together as "Imajin".
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do? JSESSIONID=63XwGH7TMc8pvTVvCsQvCJhb0qsL0hLYcLtspQWPQntySJcdgzqV!-1393367918& model.vnuArtistId=264750& model.vnuAlbumId=966715 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
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http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp? JSESSIONID=82x8GHQLLPNYJNJ14hxrMTvQTkJhzckyqlVfYlSVvWp0nB0hvk8B!1939889185& pid=264750& aid=389060 Further information on the album Imajin at Billboard.com
Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups Category:American boy bands Category:Musical groups established in 1998
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