Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (born March 16, 1988), better known as Jhené Aiko or simply Jhené, is a American singer-songwriter and recording artist from Los Angeles, California. Formerly signed to The Ultimate Group and Epic Records, she left both labels in order to continue her education. In 2007, Aiko made a return to music, in an interview she spoke on the choice saying “Shortly before I conceived my daughter, I stepped back into the field and took a meeting with a label head. In this meeting, I was innocently told, to ‘sell’ myself when walking into these meetings. “That’s when I decided I would ‘sail’ myself rather than sell myself.”
She released a mixtape on March 16, 2011 entitled Sailing Soul(s) via her official website, JheneAiko.com. All the songs on the mixtape were written by Aiko, except “July” which was written by Micah Powell and most of the songs were produced by Fisticuffs, except “July” and “You vs Them” which were produced by Bei Maejor, “Real Now” which was produced by Roosevelt, “Do Better” which was produced by J. Lbs and “Growing Apart” which was produced by Tae Beast. The album's artwork was shot by photographer Jay 3. The mixtape also features collaborations from Miguel, Drake and Kanye West as well as others.
In 2012, Aiko met with No I.D., record producer and vice president of A&R at Def Jam, who ended up signing Aiko to his Artium Records imprint through Def Jam. Jhené Aiko released her debut EP Sail Out on November 12, 2013.[/sub]
1. The Beginning
2. Stranger
3. Hoe (ft. Miguel & Gucci Mane)
4. July (ft. Drake)
5. My Mine
6. Popular
7. Real Now (ft. Lite, HOPE, Roosevelt)
8. Sailing NOT Selling (ft. Kanye West)
9. Do Better Blues (ft. HOPE)
10. Higher
11. You Vs. Them
12. Space Jam
13. Growing Apart Too (ft. Kendrick Lamar & HOPE)
- My Name Is Jhené (Interlude)
- No L.O.V.E.
- Gonna Love You Anyway
- Boy
- Wanna Be
- Promise Ring
- Rowdy
- You Don't Know Me
- Cherry Pie [The Master of Disguise Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Stuck Like This [The Remixes - Volume 2 Album - B2K]
- He Couldn't Kiss
- You Got Nerve
- Right Here [The Proud Family Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Deja Vu [Kids Choice Awards 2003 - Volume 4 - Various Artists]
- Santa Baby [Santa Hooked Me Up Album - B2K]
- Make Believe (Unreleased)
TRACKS RELEASED PRE-'SAILING SOULS'
- Dancefloor
- July (Summer Time)
- Got My Own
- You Know (The One For You)
- I'd Rather Be
- Wait No More
- Feel Like A Man
- Guitar Hero
- Let You Go
- Drowning
- Expiration Date
- Invented Sex
- Hide Your Love
- Fire Boy
- Wanna Know
- How It's Done [Byou - Various Artists]
- Taking Over
- Fella
- Real Thing
- Pain
- Won't Play The Game
- Don't Walk Away
- Breathe You
- Angel
- Honestly/Obviously
- Myself
TRACKS RELEASED 'SAILING SOULS' - 'SAIL OUT'
- Snapped
- In Love We Trust (ft. Casey Veggies)
- 2 Seconds
- Do Better Blues, Part. II
- For My Brother
- Mirrors
- Everything Must Go
- Wrap Me Up (ft. James Fauntleroy)
- Comfort Inn Ending, Pt. I
TRACKS RELEASED 'SAIL OUT' - 'SOULED OUT'
- My Afternoon Dream
- Drinking and Driving [Saint Heron Compilation Album - Various Artists]
TRACKS RELEASED POST 'SOULED OUT'
- Living Room Flow
- In A World of My Own/Very Good Advice [We Love Disney - Various Artists]
- Still (To Be Released)
- B's & H's
- New Balance
- Maniac
FEATURES
- Sneaky (Lil' Fizz) [Barbershop Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Sensitive (Needa S., Da Brat) [What? Album - Needa S.]
- Happy (B2K) [You Got Served Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Down For You (Part. 2) (Lil' Fizz)
- Dog (Lil' FIzz) [Pandemonium! Album - B2K]
- Growing Apart (To Get Closer) (Kendrick Lamar) [Overly Dedicated Mixtape - Kendrick Lamar]
- Fantasy (Schoolboy Q) [Setbacks Album - Schoolboy Q]
- Do Better Blues (H.O.P.E. Wright) [Believe in H.O.P.E. Wright Mixtape - H.O.P.E. Wright]
- Body On Me (H.O.P.E. Wright)
- Nothing New (Ab-Soul)
- Against The Odds (Promise)
- Sex Drive (Schoolboy Q)
- Life Rhymes (Casey Veggies)
- Soulo Ho3 (Ab-Soul)
- Terrorist Threats (Ab-Soul, Danny Brown)
- LA Song (Micahfonecheck)
- I'm Gonna Be (Big Sean)
- Cool Off (Wale)
- Fly Ass Pisces (Cocaine 80s, Common)
- Ex Again (Eric Bellinger)
- Break It Down (Logic)
- Beware (Big Sean)
- Sparks Will Fly (J. Cole)
- From Time (Drake)
- Wu-Tang Forever (Drake)
- Pink Toes (Childish Gambino)
- Oh You Scared (Vince Staples)
- Blak Majik (Common)
- French Riviera (Joke)
- Drunk Texting (Chris Brown)
- Post To Be (Omarion, Chris Brown)
- I Know (Big Sean)
- Win Some, Lose Some (Big Sean)
- Chains (Remix) (Nick Jonas)
- Resistance (Hudson Mohawke)
- Sorry To Interrupt (Jessie J, Rixton)
- Lemme Know (Vince Staples, DJ Dahi)
- Let's Make Some Noise (R. Kelly)
- Contradiction (Mali Music) [CHI-RAQ Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Waiting for My Moment (Childish Gambino, Vince Staples, Ludwig Goransson) [CREED Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Lord Knows / Fighting Stronger (Meek Mill, Ludwig Goransson) [CREED Soundtrack - Various Artists]
- Worthy (Jeremih)
- Skipping Stones (Gallant)
- Used To Love You (Yuna)
- Wishing (Remix) (DJ Drama, Fabolous, Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Tory Lanez)
- Please Don't Go (Cashmere Cat)
