Every now and then an artist comes along and makes a big splash. Sometimes they’re new, other times they’re a bit seasoned and are showing a side listeners have never seen. This is the case with Cali songstress Jhené Aiko—who most recently was known as the girl with snippets and surprise songs on the defunct R&B group B2K’s albums.
Now re-launched into the spotlight — thanks to the success of her mixtape Sailing Soul(s) — Aiko’s future has never looked brighter. Pushing the less traveled ambient soul music genre with a distinguished voice and an unbreakable indie mindset, Aiko is headed in the right direction to uphold the hype.
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California as a musical region is essentially a hip-hop boys club.
With several male artists dominating the region: Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Tyler the Creator, Moe Green, there’s a clear lack of female representation. However, there’s one girl for sure making a name for herself, songstress Jhene Aiko.
Aiko entered the scene in 2004 with her debut single, “No Love” which was released via TUG/Epic Records. This was during the rise of urban boy-bands, notably label mates B2K. Aiko was set to release her debut album My Name is Jhene, however, she left the spotlight to pursue her education and eventually motherhood
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