On December 16, 2011, Aiko signed a recording contract with American record producer No I.D.'s record label Artium, distributed through Def Jam Recordings. She has been described as having gentle and pop-tinged vocals. [Tyler Antonius]
Jhené Aiko was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Christina Yamamoto and Dr. Karamo Chilombo (birth name Greg Barnes), a pediatrician. She is of mixed race background—her mother is of Japanese, Spanish, and Dominican descent, while her father is of African American, Yaqui, Choctaw, Cherokee, Navajo, and German Jewish descent. She often states her ethnicity as "Japanese, African American, Native American, etc." based on percentages but identifies with all parts of her heritage. Aiko has also stated that she has French ancestry and has stated regarding her ancestry, "I’m a quarter Japanese. That’s the only percentage I know for sure because it’s my grandfather's. And then everyone else is pretty much like mixed." Her older sisters Miyoko and Jamila were in the R&B group Gyrl and toured with Immature, who were signed to MCA/Silas Records. This led to Jhené’s first meeting with producer Chris Stokes when she was five years old, and eventually he heard her sing. When B2K signed with Epic Records, Jhené was signed as well. She served as the opening act for B2K on their Scream Tour 3.
Aiko began her musical career contributing vocals to several B2K releases in 2002. She featured on tracks five through eight of the R&B group's remix album B2K: The Remixes - Volume 1. "Santa Baby", a cover she recorded, was also featured on their album Santa Hooked Me Up and she appeared as a guest vocalist on the song "Tease" from Pandemonium!. Her song "Dog" appeared as a bonus track.
Aiko also appeared in numerous music videos including O'Ryan's debut video, "Take It Slow", B2K's debut video "Uh Huh" and "Why I Love You", P.Y.T.'s "Same Ol' Same Ol' (Remix)" featuring Sarai, Play's "M.A.S.T.E.R. (Part 2)" featuring Lil' Fizz video and Morgan Smith's 2004 video "Blow Ya Whistle". Jhené also has songs featured on the soundtracks of Barbershop, The Master of Disguise, You Got Served, The Proud Family, and Byou. She released a video for her single "NO L.O.V.E" (re-recorded from Tha' Rayne version in 2002) which debuted on BET's 106 & Park when she was 15 years old.
Aiko was set to release her debut album, then-titled My Name Is Jhené, however the album was never released due to tension at the record label Epic, which ultimately led to Aiko asking to be released from the label. She then began to focus on school and continue her education.
In 2007, she 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.” Aiko 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 her, 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.
To promote the mixtape Aiko was joined by Grammy-nominated R&B singer Miguel on a one-off free secret tour on Sunday, July 15. The free tickets were given away at the Key Club box office on July 6 from 11AM-5PM on a first-come, first-served basis. The concert started at 7:00pm and finished as 9:30pm, lasting a duration of two and a half hours. On October 21, 2012 Aiko released a music video for the song "My Mine". Aiko also released a video for the mixtapes second track "Stranger". Datpiff certified the mixtape gold with downloads of 100,000. In 2011, she also began working closely with artists from Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment such as Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.
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. Aiko released the track "3:16AM" which was made available for digital download on iTunes September 4, 2012. The song was released as the first single from Sail Out. In 2012, Aiko was also the opening act on the highly anticipated “Life Is Good/Black Rage” concert tour headlined by fellow American artists, rapper Nas and singer-songwriter Lauryn Hill. In June 2013, Aiko was featured on the Big Sean song "Beware", which ended up reaching the Top 40 in the United States. This was her first song to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. In October 2013, it was revealed Jhené Aiko would open for Canadian rapper Drake on his Would You like a Tour? concert tour. She had previously collaborated with Drake on his third album Nothing Was the Same (2013), lending her vocals on the tracks "Wu-Tang Forever" and "From Time".
Aiko then released her debut EP Sail Out, on November 12, 2013. "Bed Peace" featuring Childish Gambino was released as the album's second single on September 17, 2013. The single's artwork was inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War. The EP features guest appearances from American rappers Vince Staples, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, and Ab-Soul. The EP debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 34,000 copies. On January 14, 2014, "The Worst" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States as the album's third single. On May 2, 2014 "The Worst" rose from three to one on the airplay Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop, in doing so she became the first female artist to top the chart as a lead with a debut single since Jazmine Sullivan reached the same feat with "Need U Bad" in 2008. "The Worst" also rose forty seven to forty three on the Hot 100. The song peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at forty-three, becoming Aiko's first solo release to chart in the region, the song also peaked at number eleven on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
On January 18, 2014, Aiko appeared on Saturday Night Live performing the song "From Time", with the episode's guest host, Drake. In a January 2014 interview with Vibe, Aiko announced her debut studio album Souled Out would be released in May 2014. However the album would be delayed. On March 16, 2014, Aiko premiered a song titled "My Afternoon Dream," along with an accompanying music video directed by Aiko and Krissy. It has yet to be revealed if the song, produced by Key Wane, will feature on the album.
On June 23, 2014, Aiko posted the cover art and a snippet of Souled Out's first single, titled "To Love & Die", on her official Instagram page. The single's artwork was described as "space-y" by Adelle Platon of Vibe magazine. The song was released for digital download on iTunes, the following day. On June 26, 2014, Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, announced he would be headlining the "King of the Fall Tour", essentially a mini-tour across America in September / October 2014, the tour will consist of four shows and start on 19 September 2014 in New York, at the Barclays Center and end on October 10 in San Francisco, at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Aiko and frequent collaborator Schoolboy Q, were confirmed as the tour's supporting acts.
Aiko is a Christian, having been baptized when she was 16 at the evangelical Pentecostal Foursquare Church. At the age of 20, Aiko became pregnant by American R&B singer O'Ryan and gave birth to her daughter Namiko on November 19, 2008. Before losing her brother Miyagi to cancer on July 19, 2012, Aiko recorded "For My Brother" on her laptop, which was initially intended only for her brother's ears. He died soon after hearing the record. On August 27, 2013, Aiko was involved in a car accident in Los Angeles along with her daughter Namiko, older sister Miyoko, and her daughter's father O'Ryan. Aiko suffered a broken wrist, chipped tooth and had stitches in her chin. Her daughter, however, was unharmed in the accident.
Happiness Over Everything
Jhené Aiko Lyrics
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If I keep it real, you won't understand it
These dirty blogs got your mind damaged
I'll walk a million miles to see you happy
I hope she don't think, that I think
That she's some kind of hoe
(Some kind of hoe)
That just lets me know that
She knows what she wants, yeah
Baby, I won't judge (no, no, no, no, no)
Freak, freak, freak, freak
'Cause now I'm sure that (freak, freak, freak, freak)
She knows what she wants, yeah
I ain't gonna hold you baby, I like what I see
That print in them sweat pants got me weak off in my knees
I been thinking 'bout you since we met at No I.D.'s
If you're free tonight I think that you should come see me
(Ohh, ohh)
Don't be scared of my aggression
(Ohh, ohh)
Just don't get the wrong impression
I hope she don't think, that I think
That she's some kind of hoe
(Some kind of hoe)
I don't care
That just lets me know that
She knows what she wants, yeah
Baby, I won't judge (no, no, no, no)
Freak, freak, freak, freak
Now I'm sure that (freak, freak, freak, freak)
She knows what she wants, yeah (you like the way I wink at you?)
I can't never have a hater bone inside my body (nope)
I just like it better when my girl do her Pilates (see?)
I wanna dress you up and have you fresher than a stylist
Think about any drama when your body traumatizing (think about it)
You so caught up in the hype
You could have easily been my wife
I see the way your friends look they already thinking I'm shiesty (they jealous)
They misunderstood me when they say I'm Jesus Christ
I just want you to worship me, I like what I like
I'll feed you to the wolves if you don't talk to me nice
They gon' try to crucify me
They think we worship 'luminati (gang)
I take my heart and I go hide it
After all I just hope he don't think that I'm some kind of hoe, some kind of hoe
I don't know, he just makes me feel like he knows what he wants, yeah
Baby, I won't judge
(Freak, freak, freak, freak)
Now I'm sure that he knows what he wants, yeah
Yeah, I choose happiness over everything
Over anything and its everything
Yeah, happiness over everything
Over anything and it's everything to me
The song "Happiness Over Everything" by Jhené Aiko, Future and Miguel is all about prioritizing happiness over everything else in life. The lyrics show how the artists are willing to go to any length to make their lovers happy. The opening lines, "These red roses damn near turn to ashes, If I keep it real, you won't understand it," talks about how extravagant gifts like red roses might not make their partners happy, and how they are still willing to try to find what makes them happy. The next lines, "These dirty blogs got your mind damaged, I'll walk a million miles to see you happy," points towards the negative impact of gossip and rumours on relationships, and how distance is not a barrier for love.
The chorus of the song talks about not judging someone for what they want, and how it's essential to prioritize happiness in life. The lines "I hope she don't think that I think, That she's some kind of hoe, ('Cause I don't care) That just lets me know that, She knows what she wants, yeah," showcases how the artists want their partners to be open about their wants and needs. The song also speaks about how people might judge them for their choices, but they choose to ignore it and focus on their happiness.
Overall, "Happiness Over Everything" is a song that emphasizes the importance of prioritizing happiness in life and relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
These red roses damn near turn to ashes
Despite receiving romantic gestures like red roses, they feel fleeting and unsatisfying.
If I keep it real, you won't understand it
I worry that if I am honest about my thoughts and feelings, they will not be receptive or accepting of them.
These dirty blogs got your mind damaged
Media and gossip blogs have negatively impacted your perception and attitude towards our relationship.
I'll walk a million miles to see you happy
I am willing to go to great lengths to ensure that you are content and fulfilled in life.
I hope she don't think, that I think
I hope that my partner does not believe that I have certain judgments or opinions about them.
That she's some kind of hoe
That I view her as promiscuous or lacking morals.
'Cause I don't care
I do not hold any negative views of my partner's sexuality or expression of it.
That just lets me know that
In fact, it shows that my partner is comfortable with their own desires and unafraid to express them.
She knows what she wants, yeah
I admire my partner's clarity in knowing what they want and not being afraid to go after it.
Baby, I won't judge (no, no, no, no, no)
I am supportive and accepting of my partner's choices, without any criticism or condemnation.
Freak, freak, freak, freak
I embrace and enjoy my partner's sexual desires and fantasies.
'Cause now I'm sure that (freak, freak, freak, freak)
Seeing my partner's confidence in their sexuality has confirmed my own acceptance and enjoyment of it.
She knows what she wants, yeah (you like the way I wink at you?)
My partner's self-assurance extends beyond sexual expression, and I appreciate their flirtatious demeanor.
I ain't gonna hold you baby, I like what I see
I am physically attracted to my partner and enjoy their appearance and presence.
That print in them sweat pants got me weak off in my knees
My partner's physique and visible arousal is a turn-on for me.
I been thinking 'bout you since we met at No I.D.'s
I have been mentally preoccupied with thoughts of my partner since we first met.
If you're free tonight I think that you should come see me
I am inviting my partner to spend more time with me and further explore our connection.
Don't be scared of my aggression
I have a more assertive or dominant personality, but it should not be intimidating or alarming to my partner.
Just don't get the wrong impression
I hope that my partner does not misinterpret my actions or intentions as hostile or negative.
I can't never have a hater bone inside my body (nope)
I do not possess a malicious or envious attitude towards others, and strive to remain positive and kind.
I just like it better when my girl do her Pilates (see?)
I appreciate and find attractive my partner's effort and dedication towards their physical health and fitness.
I wanna dress you up and have you fresher than a stylist
I enjoy styling and enhancing my partner's appearance to the best of my ability.
Think about any drama when your body traumatizing (think about it)
When being intimate, I do not want to be bogged down by any external conflicts or issues.
You so caught up in the hype
My partner may be overly concerned with appearances and social status.
You could have easily been my wife
I see my partner as a compatible long-term partner and potential spouse.
I see the way your friends look they already thinking I'm shiesty (they jealous)
Others may have negative or envious perceptions of me and my relationship with my partner.
They misunderstood me when they say I'm Jesus Christ
Others may have unrealistic or grandiose expectations of me, expecting me to be perfect or infallible.
I just want you to worship me, I like what I like
I feel entitled to my partner's adoration and am not ashamed to express it.
I'll feed you to the wolves if you don't talk to me nice
I can be vindictive or cruel if my partner does not treat me with respect or kindness.
They gon' try to crucify me
Others may be critical or harsh towards me or my actions.
They think we worship 'luminati (gang)
Others may believe that my partner and I are part of a secret or sinister organization.
I take my heart and I go hide it
I have a tendency to protect myself emotionally and not be vulnerable with others.
After all I just hope he don't think that I'm some kind of hoe, some kind of hoe
Ultimately, I hope that my partner does not have any negative or disrespectful views of me.
I don't know, he just makes me feel like he knows what he wants, yeah
Despite any doubts or uncertainties, my partner's confidence and clarity in his desires resonates with me.
Baby, I won't judge
I trust and appreciate that my partner is accepting and open-minded towards me.
(Freak, freak, freak, freak)
I enjoy exploring and fulfilling my partner's sexual preferences and fetishes.
Now I'm sure that he knows what he wants, yeah
My partner's clear and decisive attitude has reassured me of his intentions and feelings.
Yeah, I choose happiness over everything
Regardless of any obstacles or challenges, I prioritize and value my own happiness and contentment.
Over anything and its everything
My happiness takes precedence over any external factors or distractions.
Over anything and it's everything to me
Happiness is the most valuable and essential aspect of my life.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jhene Chilombo, Nayvadius Wilburn, Miguel Pimentel, Andre Benjamin, Mac Robinson, Brian Warfield
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[Intro: Future]
These red roses damn near turn to ashes (Ooh)
If I keep it real, you won't understand it
These dirty blogs got your mind damaged (Woo)
I'll walk a million miles to see you happy
[Chorus: Miguel, Future & Jhené Aiko]
I hope she don't think that I think that she some kinda ho (Some kinda ho)
I don't care, that just lets me know that she knows what she wants, yeah
Baby, I won't judge (No-oh, no-oh, no, no, no)
Freak, freak, freak, freak
Now I'm sure that (Yeah)
She knows what she wants, yeah
Freak, freak, freak, freak
[Verse 1: Jhené Aiko]
I ain't gonna hold you, baby, I like what I see
That print in them sweatpants got me weak off in my knees
I've been thinking 'bout you since we met at No I.D.'s
If you're free tonight, I think that you should come see me
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Don't be scared of my aggression
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Just don't get the wrong impression
[Chorus: Miguel, Future, Miguel & Jhené Aiko]
I hope she don't think that I think that she some kinda ho
Freak, freak, freak, freak (Some kinda ho)
I don't care, that just lets me know that she knows what she wants, yeah
Baby, I won't judge (No-oh, no-oh, no, no, no)
Freak, freak, freak, freak
Now I'm sure that she knows what she wants, yeah
Freak, freak, freak, freak
[Verse 2: Future & Jhené Aiko]
You like the way I wink at you?
I can't never have a hater bone inside my body (No)
I just like it better when my girl do her pilates (You see)
I wanna dress you up and have you fresher than a stylist (Ooh)
Think about any drama when your body traumatizing (Think about it)
You so caught up in the hype, you coulda easily been my wife (Ayy)
I see the way your friends look, they already thinkin' I'm sheisty (They jealous)
They misunderstood me when they say I'm Jesus Christ (Christ)
I just want you to worship me, I like what I like (Oh-woah-woah)
I'll feed you to the wolves if you don't talk to me nice
They gon' try to crucify me (Oh-woah-woah)
They think we worship 'luminati (Gang)
I take my heart and I go hide it
[Chorus: Jhené Aiko & Future]
Oh-oh-oh-oh
After all, I just hope you don't think that I'm some kind of ho (Some kind of ho)
I don't know, he just makes me feel like he knows what he wants, yeah
Freak, freak, freak, freak
Baby, I won't judge
Freak, freak, freak, freak
Oh-oh-oh, oh-woah
Now I'm sure that he knows what he wants, yeah
[Outro: Jhené Aiko & Miguel]
Yeah, I chose happiness over everything
Over anything and it's everything
Yeah, happiness over everything
Over anything and it's everything to me
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I choose HAPPINESS OVER EVERYTHING!!!
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Jhené Aiko yessss we do queen !!!!
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Love you 💙
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Will u come to europe ? 🌋🌋
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🕉🕉💙💙
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Jhene's literally one of the most beautiful female artist
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@You Wish Her father is of Native American, Jewish, German, and African American descent. Her mother is of Spanish, Japanese, and Dominican descent.