In the the latest video from his Another Round album, Jaheim hands the reigns of his video career (and virtual heart) over to Regina King, who directs and co-stars in this video as the female lead. A simple story that a lot of people can relate to — lovers and friends drifting apart because of life. The storyline is basic, but what takes front and center here is the song itself.

Jaheim’s brand of soul stands out amongst his other counterparts these days, though you don’t seem to hear his music much on the radio. This song hearkens back to a simple, more emotional time when R&B really had some “blues” to it. Could you imagine this song with live instruments? Sign me up.

However, Jaheim is not a very good live performer, and you can even see this in the video. Regina King appears natural while Jaheim seems to be trying WAY too hard to keep up. Despite that, he has turned a classier leaf in his seemingly “rough yet smooth” exterior, and vocally the recorded song is excellent.

Did I mention how much I love Regina King?!

Did you buy this latest album? Are you a fan?

You know what this reminds me of? That Angie Stone song “I Ain’t Feeling You” — because it has like this looped soul sample that just sounds kind of cheap even though the voice over it isn’t THAT bad. It just FEELS sub-par production wise, if that makes sense.

Jaheim — as smooth as his voice is sometimes, and as decent of R&B songs that he turns out on occasion, his personality is like a puppet with no hand in it. Or should I say a muppet? LOL cause I remember my friends used to say he looked like a Muppet. AND I’m sorry, he doesn’t deliver live, and that’s all I can think about when I see/hear his music. I can’t WAIT for him to go on the Mo’Nique show….cause I don’t see him on Letterman, LOL, but I may be wrong.

The video itself is about as boring as the song tends to be, though the addition of Jadakiss livens it up a bit. It’s essentially Jaheim looking awkward with a couple of video girls.

His album Another Round comes out tomorrow, February 9th.