She featured on tracks five through eight of the R&B group’s remix album B2K: The Remixes – Volume 1. It was used as a marketing tool, suggested by her labels Sony, The Ultimate Group and Epic Records, to promote Aiko through B2K and attract an audience nonetheless, Aiko affirms that she and Lil’ Fizz grew up together and were close like family. During this time she was known as the cousin of B2K’s rapper, Lil’ Fizz, though she is not actually related to him. Jhené Aiko embarked on her musical career contributing vocals to several B2K releases, as well as a song on The Master of Disguise soundtrack in 2002, while signed to The Ultimate Group and managed by Chris Stokes. At age 20, she gave birth to a baby girl she named Namiko Love Browner. She took vocal lessons in Culver City, California, but quit when she unexpectedly became pregnant.
Aiko was baptized when she was 16 at the evangelical Pentecostal Foursquare Church.
Her mother is of Spanish, Dominican, and Japanese descent, and her father is of Native American, African-American, and German-Jewish descent. She calls her home neighbourhood “Slauson Hills”.Īiko is the daughter of Christina Yamamoto and Karamo Chilombo, a paediatrician. Her family lived in South Los Angeles, but their home burned down when she was seven so they moved near Slauson Avenue around View Park–Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills, and Ladera Heights where she was homeschooled until high school. Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo was born on Ma(age 33 years) in Los Angeles, United States. On March 6, 2020, she released her third studio album, Chilombo, which earned Aiko three Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year. On September 22, 2017, she released her second studio album Trip. The EP was supported by the singles “3:16 AM”, “Bed Peace” and “The Worst”, the latter of which went on to become certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Īiko released her major-label debut album, Souled Out, on September 9, 2014. In November 2013, she released her first project for Artium and Def Jam, an extended play (EP), titled Sail Out. In 2013, Aiko appeared on Big Sean’s single “Beware”, also featuring Lil Wayne, which became her first top 40 single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. On December 16, 2011, Aiko signed a recording contract with American record producer No I.D.’s record label ARTium, under the aegis of Def Jam Recordings. The film makes us question how we grapple with losing a loved one, and even confronts emotions most rarely speak of.In March 2011, Aiko made her return to music with the release of her first full-length project, a mixtape titled Sailing Soul(s).
Throughout the film you can hear original poetry and music by Aiko that captures the essence of heartache and sorrow. She finds closure with this encounter and takes steps to heal.Īiko wrote and co-directed the film alongside Tracy Oliver who wrote Girls Trip. While high, Penny reunites with her brother who encourages her to let him go in order for her to move on. On the journey Penny falls for Dante, but their fate it is tested when Penny pushes him away and turns to drugs. One day she meets an invasive stranger named Dante who persuades her to take a trip with him in hopes that it will help her find peace and distract her from her pain. In the film (spoiler alert), Aiko plays Penny, a poet who spends her days in isolation, writing by a beach. The emotional film highlights Aiko’s raw and genuine experience with coming to terms with the death of her brother, Miyagi, who passed away in 2012 after a battle with cancer. Yesterday singer Jhené Aiko appeased fans with the release of her highly anticipated short film, Trip. The 23-minute autobiography will accompany Aiko’s upcoming album titled Trip 2017.
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