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Jhené Aiko – Blue Dream
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This track was a Target exclusive.
From Jhene’s Video Description:
HAPPY 3:16 …. FOR MY 26TH BIRTHDAY I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU …. ”MY AFTERNOON DREAM”
WRITTEN BY: JHENÉ AIKO
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Childish Gambino) – Bed Peace
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This is the first collaboraton between Gambino and Aiko. Its cover art references John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
“Remember me” like John Lennon..
Featured as track #2 on Jhené’s
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Kehlani) – B.S. (Remix)
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[Intro: Jhené Aiko] / Yeah / Yeah / Uh / Back up on my b— / Done dealing with you / Yeah / [Chorus: Jhené Aiko] / Back up on my bullshit, back up on the scene / Done dealing with
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Jhené Aiko – Do Better Blues pt 2 (Marvin's Room)
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Three blunts rolled up / Hennessy in my cup / He always told me slow up / But I never really gave a fuck / We haven't spoke in three years / I wish that he could be here / I'm
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Namiko Love) – Promises
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http://youtu.be/gOyevDd2vFA
Fun Fact: Jhene stated this was her favorite track to write in her life.
https://twitter.com/JheneAiko/status/473280984159232000
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Jhené Aiko – Wading
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Jhené is basically willing to hold on to the hope that the man in a black suit would be the one. Also a play on the words “waiting” and “wading” which pretty much have a similar
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Jhené Aiko – Spotless Mind
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“Spotless Mind” was a never before heard song that Jhené performed live for the first time at Coachella 2014.
The CDQ version of the song leaked on August 18th, a day before it
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Common) – Pretty Bird (Freestyle)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz4O-EswY5I
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Jhené Aiko – W.A.Y.S
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[Verse 1] / At forty-four minutes to four / An angel walked up to my door / Opened the windows to my soul / Told me he thinks that I should know / There's no slowing down / As the
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Jhené Aiko – Eternal Sunshine
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Inspired by the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”, “Eternal Sunshine” is the tenth track on the album, produced by Key Wane.
This is the seminal part of her journey on
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Cocaine 80's (Ft. Common & Jhené Aiko) – Fly Ass Pisces
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A very dreamy song geared towards a female with the astrological sign of Pisces. Filled with metaphors and similes using the astrological sign in the physical sense of it being a
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soyrica – my intuition
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[Intro: Jhené Aiko] / I love you guys / So much / [Chorus] / My intuition is telling me you're the one I want / With you, I never be stressing, goddamn, you're such a big blessing
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Jhené Aiko – New Balance
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On Aug. 14 ‘16, Jhene Aiko tweeted out a Tumblr link to what initially seemed to be a romantic poem.
https://twitter.com/JheneAiko/status/764898489708875776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Stay Ready (What a Life)
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It’s sexy but at the same time, it’s very lyrical. It’s a smart and sexy song
Jhené Aiko
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Drake) – July
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This song is off of Jhene Aiko’s debut mixtape Sailing Souls. It is about the progression of a relationship, from getting to know each other to eventually breaking up. Through out
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Jhené Aiko – For My Brother
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Written by Jhene Aiko
R.I.P. Miyagi Hasani Ayo Chilombo
7/7/86 – 7/19/12
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Jhené Aiko – Limbo Limbo Limbo
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“Limbo Limbo Limbo, opens Souled Out with a heart-felt beginning. Woodro Skillson and Dot Da Genius produce a beat that opens with monotonous synths, only to evolve into a
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Swae Lee) – Sativa
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[Intro: Swae Lee & Jhené Aiko] / Yeah, oh, oh / Yeah / [Chorus: Swae Lee] / Why you make it so complicated? / Off the drink, we concentratin' / I know you won't leave me hangin
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TWENTY88 – Memories Faded
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[Chorus: Big Sean & Jhené Aiko, Jhené Aiko] / I got all these memories faded of you / With me being faded with you / I got all these memories faded of you / With me being faded
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Jhené Aiko – It's Cool
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http://instagram.com/p/sOb6yKD3-o/
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John Legend (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – U Move, I Move
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[Verse 1: John Legend] / I don't need words, you don't need to say it / Go with the feeling, and I'll do the same, woah / That's how this works, I put you first / You twist and you
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Jhené Aiko – Jukai
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In “Jukai”, Jhenè transitions to the “forest”, as we gain a much deeper insight into her mind.
The song is a meditation on mortality, indeed the “Jukai”, is a forest located on
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Jhené Aiko – Remember
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[Verse 1] / This is the saddest story I have ever heard / Call early in the morning when I got the word / She says that it's his son, he says not at all / Please miss me with the
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Jhené Aiko – The Pressure
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfZ7fb3ddR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00bumpN0Mhw
Note: The music video was directed by Donald Glover, who is a close personal friend of
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Jhené Aiko – Born Tired
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Jhené Aiko revealed the existence of this song while answering questions from fans on her Instagram Stories on May 12th, 2019.
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ZAYN – Bed Peace
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[Verse 1] / Wake up, wake up / Gotta get this paper, get this cake up / Gotta do her hair, gotta put on makeup / Gotta act like I care about that fake stuff / Straight up what a
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ScHoolboy Q (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – Fantasy
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This song was on Schoolboy Q’s 2011 album Setbacks. This song features Jhene Aiko, who is a frequent collaborator with Q and the rest of the Black Hippy crew (Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q
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Jhené Aiko – Lyin King
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In the clip below Jhene states that the guy this song was written about is the same one she talked about on the previous track:
http://instagram.com/p/sOcLL3D3_J/
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Kurupt) – Never Call Me
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“Never Call Me” addresses Jhene’s relationship with her former husband and producer Dot The Genius. The two were secretly married 11 months. They separated due to lack of
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Cocaine 80's) – To Love & Die
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[Verse 1] / Suited and booted, I've been hit by Cupid / I'm being recruited / I'm ready for more, I'm ready for war / Hold your position, load up ammunition / I won't fail this
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Jhené Aiko – Space Jam
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Written by Jhene Aiko
“ true story, except the outer space part…”
Jhene Aiko
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Dr. Chill) – Oblivion (Creation)
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To be in oblivion is to be in a state of being completely forgotten or unknown.
Jhené has had her fair share of bad memories, and it’s in these times of depression where she wishes
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Jhené Aiko – You Are Here
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Fragile and scarred, Jhené contemplates whether this relationship may be a double-edged sword, as the person that saved her from her earlier suicide attempt could be the same
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Namiko Love) – Sing To Me
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Jhené collabs with her daughter, Namiko Love, on a cute ballad in which mother and daughter profess their love to one another.
The last time Love appeared on a track with Aiko
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Jhené Aiko – Real World
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[Intro] / Fuego / [Verse 1] / It's like I made it through an earthquake / The way you made my world shake, so unexpectedly, yeah / One minute everything is going great / The next
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Chris Brown (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – Drunk Texting
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In “Drunk Texting,” Chris and Jhené play the role of two people in a relationship numbing their feelings with alcohol, only to drunk text their lover to come over.
“Drunk Texting
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Common (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – Blak Majik
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Common spoke on working with Jhene Aiko and the title with Rap-Up TV:
I wanted to team up with [Jhené] and do a song that was fresh. I called it ‘Blak Majik’ because I say we
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Rae Sremmurd) – Sativa (Remix)
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[Intro: Jhené Aiko & Swae Lee] / Yeah, oh, oh / Yeah / [Chorus: Swae Lee] / Why you make it so complicated? / Off the drink, we concentratin' / I know you won't leave me hangin
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AUGUST 08 & Jhené Aiko – Water Sign
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[Verse 1: AUGUST 08] / I'm so pressed of you / I get stuck in your eyes sometimes / In the moonlight, I feel so high / I feel so high / I'm so pressed of you / Arguing to pass the
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Jhené Aiko – Picture Perfect (Freestyle)
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This song may be directed to current boyfriend Big Sean, who Jhene is very publicly in love with, and is not afraid to show it. She views Sean to be perfect for her and uses this
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Jhené Aiko – Wanna Be
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[Intro] / I wanna be, (I wanna be) / I wanna be, oh-oh / I wanna be, oh, no, no / I, (I wanna be), I, I / [Verse 1] / I wanna be your everything / Not just a friend / Not someone
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Jhené Aiko – Higher
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Written by Jhene Aiko
This song was from Jhene Aiko’s Successful 2011 mixtape “Sailing Soul(s)”.
The whole song is a clever metaphor of marijuana being used as a way of making
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Jhené Aiko – Brave
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[Verse 1] / Broken hearts are made for two / One for me and one for you / Tell me have you heard the news / We are now in love / So I guess that I should mention / That I am in no
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Jhené Aiko (Ft. Brandy) – Ascension
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Jhené collaborates with R&B legend Brandy on “Ascension”.
Jhené provides an uplifting monologue in which she proclaims that she is now on the right path, and promises that she has
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Big Sean – Win Some, Lose Some
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The 7th song of Big Sean’s album Dark Sky Paradise. It features uncredited vocals by Jhene Aiko, who also appears later on in the album, that time with credit.
In this song, Sean
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Ludwig Göransson (Ft. Childish Gambino, Jhené Aiko & Vince Staples) – Waiting For My Moment
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Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), Jhené Aiko and Vince Staples birth a track with heavy and intense orchestral instrumental crafted by Ludwig Göranson, it creates a dramatic
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Phora (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – Stars in the Sky
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[Verse 1: Jhené Aiko] / Take me away in your rocket ship / Been a long day, get me out of here / Stay in a state of the greatest bliss / Whenever I'm in your atmosphere / I'm so
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Jhené Aiko – In a World of My Own / Very Good Advice (From "Alice In Wonderland")
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[Part 1: In a World of My Own] / [Alice] / If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And
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