Aiko is influenced by John Mayer saying "He's probably one of my number one musical influences because of his writing ability and his voice. Big Sean teased his “Body Language” days before the release of Detroit 2 by sharing some photos and clips to Instagram.

[119] During the recording of the album Aiko opted to freestyle when writing the album, she would have a beat or would sit with producers and she would sing a melody until she had words, she described the process as not having a lot written down saying "there's not a lot of writing down—I'll only write it down to make sure it makes sense after I come up with it. [85], Aiko's third studio album, Chilombo, was released in March 2020. [86][87], Aiko was baptized when she was 16 at the evangelical Pentecostal Foursquare Church. That happens to be the duo comprised of Big Sean and Jhené. [91], On March 16, 2016, Aiko and Oladipo "Dot da Genius" Omishore revealed they were married. Jhené Aiko forced Big Sean to eat his least favorite food, seafood, which he did to impress her. “Detroit Legend had to throw the yay’s on,” Jhené wrote over the PDA moment. Dave Chapelle and Erykah Badu are listed as each telling a “Story.” What’s really interesting is the track “Time In” because it features TWENTY88.

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Jhené took to Instagram after the romantic video and Big Sean’s album dropped, writing, “#Detroit2 out now!…amazing job @bigsean !!! (Part 2)"[28] featuring Lil' Fizz video and Morgan Smith's 2004 video "Blow Ya Whistle".

He proceeded to share a series of videos, showing Jhené beg him to take a bite of some raw fish, to which he reluctantly agreed. On Monday the Aiko was set to release her debut album, then-titled My Name Is Jhené in 2003 through Sony, The Ultimate Group, Epic, however the album was never released due to tension at the record label Epic, which ultimately led to Aiko asking to be released from the label.

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The I Decided follow-up is set to drop on Friday, September 4th. On Monday the The freestyle discussed various topics, including her past relationships. [90], On August 27, 2013, Aiko was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles along with her daughter Namiko, older sister Miyoko, and her daughter's father O'Ryan. [45] In June 2013, Aiko was featured on the Big Sean song "Beware", which became her first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. ", "American Music Awards 2014: Jhene Aiko Keeps It Quirky On The Red Carpet", "BET Awards 2020: See who won at the BET Awards", "Soul Train Awards 2014: Chris Brown, Pharrell & Beyonce Lead Nominations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jhené_Aiko&oldid=982731744, American singers of Dominican Republic descent, Wikipedia pending changes protected pages, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The Worst", Jhene Aiko (Jhene Aiko Chilombo, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield), The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter's Award, This page was last edited on 10 October 2020, at 00:01. Prior to the album, they worked together on a number of tracks including “I’m Gonna Be,” “Beware,” and “I Know.”. On his latest, he opens up about a tragic loss he suffered from his girlfriend Jhene Aiko. Pittsburgh", "Lady Gaga Scores Second No. In the Tidal exclusive video, Big Sean and Jhené, 32, Jhené snuggles on Big Sean’s lap while they take their car through the wash. There’s a point where they kiss before they head to the shore. [38] To promote the mixtape Aiko was joined by R&B singer Miguel on a one off free secret performance on Sunday, July 15. In this meeting, I was innocently told, to 'sell' myself when walking into these meetings. Big Sean and Jhené Aiko aren’t done making music together. Find the latest news, new music, and videos right here daily. [17] At age 20 she gave birth to a baby girl she named Namiko Love Browner.

In March 2016, Aiko announced a collaboration album with rapper Big Sean, under the name Twenty88, their self-titled debut album was made available to stream exclusively on TIDAL for four days, and was made available for download on April 1. Have news, pics or video on a breaking news story? Big Sean will do anything to make his girlfriend smile.. [2][3] It was used as a marketing tool, suggested by Sony and Epic Records, to promote Aiko through B2K and attract an audience. They moved near Slauson Avenue around View Park–Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills and Ladera Heights where she was homeschooled until high school. Everyone from Post Malone to Travis Scott to Eminem appears on tracks. [37] The mixtape featured collaborations from Miguel, Drake and Kanye West as well as others. "[116] Bradley Stern of Time, compared the Aiko's musical style to the work of Sade, calling the album's genre "future R&B", Stern continued to compare her music to the work of The Weeknd, Tinashe and FKA twigs. [34] She released a video for her single "NO L.O.V.E" (re-recorded from Tha' Rayne version in 2002), which debuted on BET's 106 & Park when she was 15 years old.

No matter what he puts out, I'm one of those fans. "[121] Singer Nick Jonas cited Aiko as an influence during the recording of his debut album, noting her alternative R&B sound as his influence. "[106] Adam Fleischer of MTV described Aiko's lyrical content as being "catchy and emotive", continuing to note Aiko's lyrics as having no boundaries; which mix "moments of sensitivity and love, but also moments of confusion and aggression. Sean and Jhene Aiko have publicly expressed their love for each other over the years since their 2016 collaborative album, Twenty88. It looks like Jhené Aiko has Big Sean out here trying new things.

[46][47][48], Aiko then released her debut EP Sail Out, on November 12, 2013. [76] On March 19, 2015 Aiko released the free song “Living Room Flow.”[77] [9] On March 6, 2020, she released her third studio album, Chilombo. [74], In February, 2015, Aiko was nominated for three Grammy Awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best R&B Song for "The Worst" and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Sail Out.