*R&B songstress, recording artist, and performer Jhene Aiko has recorded three studio albums under her name, which include “Souled Out” in 2014, “Trip” in 2017, and “Chilombo” in 2020.  She has also recorded collaboration albums, including Twenty88 in 2016 with rapper Big Sean.

While the Los Angeles native has experienced much success in music, she says that she no longer uses the n-word in her music.  In a response to a social media inquiry about her ethnicity and using the n-word in her songs, Aiko responded …

 

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“Whispers, cat hair, Slauson asphalt and sand from Venice Beach,” she jokingly said.  “I am less black than someone half black, but also less white than someone half white, and Asian is the least thing I am.  So at this point, it’s whatever they want me to be.”

Source: Black/Asian R&B Singer Jhene Aiko is DONE Using the N-Word in Her Songs

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