Jhené still occupies that space between anonymous and famous. And her major-label debut, Souled Out, continues to be a waiting game (it’s scheduled for an August release). There’s a possibility that she’ll create an accompanying film, inspired by the Walt Disney biopic, Saving Mr. Banks. “I want to incorporate elements from the story of Christ and Buddha and my story. You know, add some fantasy to it,” she says back at the restaurant. She’s wrapping up her unfinished meal, including her sister’s ginger-carrot concoction.
Yes, this vision board for her album sounds like Pixar meets Intro To Philosophy. It’s a weird yet whimsical life view that proves she’s at ease with not knowing all the answers, and being a little quirky in the process. “I will never rush anything just to say I’m 28 with seven albums. One or a few of those albums will be crap,” she says, likening her project to a sequel of sailing soul(s), with happier songs, fewer rap collabos and more spiritual healing. “This album, from top to bottom, sounds like you’re on a journey. Once you get to the last songs with my daughter, the songs where I’m talking about what life means,” she says, “it’s just enlightenment.”
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She looks so damn good! I better have Souled Out by August, Jhene!
yes! Jhene and Ari in August, Adele and Taylor in October.
