Jhene Aiko

No one can forget the legendary Jhene Aiko when talking about music. She is a famous songwriter and American R&B singer. She started to become overwhelmingly popular with the release of her mix tape titled ‘Sailing Soul’ in 2011. Her music career was initiated in her teenage when she worked as a vocalist for the respected R&B group. She was promoted as a cousin of Lil’ Fizz, the prestigious B2K rapper. However, this was nothing more than a false promotion to attract a large number of audience. The conspiracy was later unveiled upon investigation.

She has so many musical hits including, ‘The Worst’, ‘Why I Love You’, ‘Sail Out’, and Uh, Huh’. Her debut was as a playback singer for a soundtrack of the movie ‘The Master of Disguise’ in 2002. She also contributed vocals to ‘cherry Pie’ song. Jhene also made an appearance in her boyfriend’s debut video titled as ‘Take It Slow’. She has showed her singing talent in different ways. In most of the cases, her music covers Hip-Hop, R&B, and Rap genres.

Although she has dozens of hit numbers in her musical career, yet her single with the title ‘3:16 AM’ completely revolutionized her career. This was released through the innovative music house A&R. After seeing the overwhelming response from the audience, the song was made available for download from iTunes.

She drew attention of the international world through exceptional vocal skills when she joined hands with the Canadian rapper to excel his music album known as ‘Nothing Was the Same’. She made her song ‘The Worst’ reach the top position in the US Billboard in May, 2014. In 2015, Jhene got nominated for the all-time beloved ‘The Grammy Awards’ in three different categories.

About

Jhene was born in LA, California on March 16, 1988. She grew up in a middle class family, having fun with four siblings. Her father’s name was Dr. Karamo Chilombo, who belonged to German and Afro-American ancestry. He was a pediatrician by professional and a very down-to-earth person. Christina Yamamoto was her mother, who belonged to Spanish and Japanese descent. Her parents worked hard to develop careers of their kids. Unluckily, her parents departed their ways when she was young. Therefore, she spent most of her time with mother and siblings. She had two brothers Jahi Chilombo and Miyagi Hasani Chilombo (deceased). Names of her sisters were Miyoko Chilombo and Akiko Mila Chilombo.

Her Childhood memories regarding the tragic 1992 Los Angeles riots which started in favor of Rodney King (the police cruelty victim) are still alive in her mind. It was one of the most horrific times LA has ever seen in its life history. More than 2000 people got injured and 50 were dead as a result of deadly violence.

When she was just eight years of age, Jhene Aiko was accused of telling her classmates about the meaning of Lil Kim’s vulgar album titled ‘Hardcore’. She was misbehaved at school due to her mixed ethnicity. She preferred homeschooling due to teasing environment at school.

Her sisters Miyoko and Jamila were established singers in ‘Gyrl’, which was an R&B musical group. That’s why she was already growing up in a music family, where she had a lot to learn from her sisters. She showcased her signing skills to Chris Stockes when she was just five years old. At the age of seven, Jhene began to write rap songs. Aside from interest in music, Jhene was passionate about writing from her school days.

Music Career

Jhene love creating songs wherever she go. She was successful in signing a contract with Epic Music at the age of twelve. This was the time when she became a part of B2K band as well. In 2002, she released her song ‘Uh, Huh’ for the debut album B2K. This became so hit that it earned the BET Award of Viewer’s Choice.

She preferred continuing her studies and returned to the music industry in 2011. Her debut mixtape with the title ‘Sailing Soul’ was released the same year, and it featured Kanye West, Miguel, and Drake. She released the new single ‘Maniac’ from the upcoming album which later got released in 2017.