saying "A mutual friend began working with No I.D. Īiko spoke on how the meeting came to happen with No I.D. 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. In 2011, she released her debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s), which was received well by critics and was certified gold by mixtape-sharing website Datpiff, for downloads of 100,000. įollowing the birth of her daughter, Aiko began to make her return to music in 2008 and began meeting with labels. She then began to focus on school and continue her education.
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. In 2003, Aiko released a video for her debut single "NO L.O.V.E", when she was 15 years old. On January 14, 2014, " The Worst" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States as the album's third single, and peaked at number 43 in April, 2014 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single's artwork and music video was inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-Ins for Peace protest against the Vietnam War. " Bed Peace" featuring Childish Gambino was released as the album's lead single on September 17, 2013.
The song was released as the first single from Sail Out. The album features guest appearances from several rappers, such as Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino and Vince Staples.Īiko released the track " 3:16AM", for digital download on the iTunes Store on September 4, 2012. and Fisticuffs, the latter of whom is responsible for producing the majority of Aiko's debut mixtape Sailing Soul(s) (2011). Most of the album was written by Aiko herself and features production from No I.D. The writing, recording and producing of the EP began shortly after Aiko was signed to Def Jam in 2012. In 2012, Aiko met with American record producer and vice president of A&R at Def Jam No I.D., who ended up signing Aiko to his Artium Records imprint, through Def Jam. After leaving Sony Records, Aiko released her first mixtape Sailing Soul(s) (2011), independently the mixtape featured appearances from well-known artists and was met with generally positive reviews and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. It was Aiko's first release under the label after leaving her contract with Sony Records in 2003. Sail Out is the debut extended play (EP) by American recording artist Jhené Aiko, released on June 19, 2013, through Def Jam Recordings.
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