Jhené Aiko

At 36 years old, Jhené Aiko has this physical status:

Musical career

While signed to The Ultimate Group and managed by Chris Stokes, Aiko began singing on many B2K releases as well as a song on The Master of Disguise soundtrack in 2002. During this period, she was regarded as Lil' Fizz's cousin, but she is not related to him. It was used as a marketing tool, suggested by Sony, The Ultimate Group, and Epic Records, to promote Aiko and attract a following, but Aiko maintains that she and Lil' Fizz grew up together and were close like families. B2K: The Remixes, she appeared on tracks five through eight of the R&B company's remix album B2K: The Remixes, Volume 1. "Santa Baby," a cover she performed on their album Santa Hooked Me Up, was also on display, and she appeared as a guest vocalist on Pandemonium's song "Tease." "Dog" became a bonus track for her album.

Aiko has also appeared in many music videos, including O'Ryan's debut video "Take It Slow," B2K's debut video "Uh Huh" and "Why I Love You," P.Y.T. Sarai, Play's "M.A.S.E.R.'s" is a remix of "Same Ol' Same Ol' (Remix)" featuring Sarai, M.A.T.E.R. (Part 2)" features Lil' Fizz video and Morgan Smith's 2004 film "Blow Ya Whistle." Jhené also has songs on the soundtracks of Barbershop, The Master of Disguise, You Got Served, The Proud Family, and Byou. She released a video for her single "NO L.O.V.E" (re-recorded from Tha' Rayne version in 2002), which premiered on BET's 106 & Park when she was 15 years old. Aiko had planned to release My Name Is Jhené, then-titled My Name Is Jhené, in 2003 via Sony, The Ultimate Group, Epic; however, the album was never released due to controversy at the record label Epic, which ultimately resulted in Aiko's request to be cut from the label. Aiko's education was interrupted by the aforementioned names in order to continue her education.

In an interview she discussed the possibility, she said, "I stepped back into the field and had a chat with a label chief shortly before I conceived my daughter." I was gently advised in this meeting to'sell' myself before going into these meetings. "I was more interested in'sail' myself than selling myself" at the time. Sailing Soul(s), Aiko's official website, was released on March 16, 2011. www.jheneAiko.com Except for "July," all of the songs on the mixtape were written by her. Miguel, Drake and Kanye West's collaborations were included in the mixtape as well as others. R&B musician Miguel joined Mixtape Aiko for a one-off free concert on Sunday, July 15. Aiko released a music video for the song "My Mine" on October 21, 2012. "Stranger," Jhene's second track on the mixtape, has also been released a video. She began collaborating closely with artists from Top Dawg Entertainment, such as Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, on her EP, which was released on November 12, 2013.

Aiko met with No I.D., record producer and vice president of A&R in 2012, who later signed Aiko to his Artium Records imprint through Def Jam. "3:16 AM," Aiko's track "3:16AM," which was released on iTunes on September 4, 2012. The album was released as Sail Out's first single. Aiko appeared on the first act on the widely awaited "Life Is Good/Black Rage" concert tour headlined by fellow American singers, rapper Nas, and singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill. Aiko appeared on the Big Sean album "Beware" in June 2013, becoming her first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. Jhené Aiko would open for Drake, the Canadian rapper, on his own, but Will You Like a Tour? On tour, the show is on display.

On November 12, 2013, Aiko released her debut EP Sail Out. The EP debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at number eight on the first week, with first-week sales of 34,000 copies. "The Worst" was broadcast on rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on January 14, 2014, as the album's third single. On May 2, 2014, "The Worst" went from three to one on the airplay Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop, and in doing so, she became the first female artist to top the charts with a debut single since Jazmine Sullivan in 2008. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 at forty-three, becoming Aiko's first solo debut to chart in the region, and the album debuted at number eleven on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Aiko performed "From Time" on Saturday Night Live on January 18, 2014, with the episode's host, Drake. In a January 2014 interview with Vibe, Aiko revealed that her debut studio album Souled Out will be released in May 2014. However, the album's release date would be postponed. Aiko premiered "My Afternoon Dream" on March 16, 2014, as well as a accompanying music video directed by Aiko and Krissy. "To Love & Die," the album's lead single, was released on June 23, 2014. Following its debut, "To Love & Die" debuted and peaked at number sixteen on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts, with a peak. In September / October 2014, Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd announced that he would be headlining the "King of the Fall Tour," effectively a mini-tour around America. The tour will begin in New York, at the Barclays Center, and concludes on October 10 in San Francisco. As the tour's supporting acts, Aiko and frequent collaborator ScHoolboy Q were announced.

Aiko's debut album Souled Out came on September 8, 2014. She had been recording for three years. The album was a long-awaited launch and was a hit in commercial and critical markets. The album debuted on the US Billboard 200 in its first week, grossing 70,000 copies in the first week, marking Aiko's second highest debut and doubled the first week sales of the album's debut extended play Sail Out (2013). The album also debuted on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hip Albums and US R&B Albums, with 121,012 units sold in the United States. There were more three singles on the album: "The Pressure," the album's second single, was released on iTunes on July 18, 2014. The Pressure debuted on the US Hot R&B Songs chart at number five, and it peaked at number twenty five the next week, at number twenty-three. On December 12, 2014, "Wading" was released as the album's third single, as well as a accompanying video, and Spotless Mind's debut on many critics' year end lists and was dubbed by Gail Mitchell of Billboard as one of the few R&B artists to break through and "make some noise" in the R&B market. Following the release of the song "Post to Be," a collaboration with Omarion, Rob Markman, editor of MTV News, "I might let your baby chauffeur me, but he gotta eat the booty like groceries."

Aiko was nominated for three Grammy Awards in February 2015, including Best R&B Song for "The Worst" and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Sail Out. Aiko would join rapper J. Cole on his tour called Forest Hills Drive Tour in the same month. Aiko's free song "Life Room Flow" was released on March 19, 2015. The article "In a World of My Own / Very Good Advice" from Alice in Wonderland by Aiko was included on the "We Love Disney" compilation album, which was released in October 2015.

Aiko unveiled a collaboration album with rapper Big Sean under the name Twenty88, their self-titled debut album, was released exclusively on TIDAL for four days, and it was also available for download on April 1. "TWENTY88 tells the tale of a couple's love, pain, mistrust, mistrust, mistrust, mistrust, sex, and other key Wane, Detail, and Tommy Brown's production. Aiko released many non-album singles from late 2016, including "Maniac," "First Fuck," with 6lack, and "Hello Ego" starring Chris Brown from late 2016 to mid-2017. "While We're Young" was the lead single on her second studio album, and she was released in June 2016. Trip, Aiko's second album, was announced without a prior notice on September 22, 2017. On June 9, 2017, the lead single, "While We're Young," was released for streaming and digital download. After the album was released the day before Trip on September 21, 2017, Aiko co-directed the film. Lana Del Rey, an American singer, revealed on September 27, 2017 that Aiko will be opening for her on select dates of her concert tour called the LA to the Moon Tour in January 2018. From January 5 to 13, Aiko toured with Del Rey from January 5 to 13.

Aiko released "Triggered (Freestyle)" on May 8, 2019, which debuted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three on the US R&B Songs chart, debuting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and landed at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three. It's the first official single from her forthcoming 2019 album. The freestyle addressed a variety of topics, including her past relationships. Big Sean, Aiko's ex-boyfriend, was believed to have been the subject of the song. Aiko denied rumors that "Triggered (freestyle)" was a diss track, but Aiko took to Twitter to deny these claims.

Chilombo, Aiko's third studio album, was released in March 2020. She appeared in America the Beautiful on February 13, 2022, the first time she played America the Beautiful before Super Bowl LVI was conceived.

In July 2022, Aiko began Allel Sound in collaboration with Def Jam records. She signed rapper August 08 and appeared on the latter's single "Water Sign" by the artist.

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