sail out EP - Jhené Aiko

Genre: R&B

Year Released: 2013

Label: Def Jam

Turn your bass up because you are in for a production experience.

Jhené Aiko has subtly been building her name by appearing on major albums by J. Cole, Drake, Childish Gambino, the list goes on and on. By releasing her debut EP, she came on the map with singles like “Bed Peace”, “The Worst” and “3:16AM” that took R&B buffs on a ride.

Listening to the album, you can’t help but admire the credible musicians appearing on the EP along with the ridiculously powerful beats and synths. With the first four songs featuring Vince Staples, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul, she transitions other audiences into her project and sells them during her last three songs that poses you with the question: Where have you been hiding, Jhené?

My personal favourites, “Bed Peace ft. Childish Gambino”, “WTH ft. Ab-Soul”, and “Comfort Inn Ending (Freestyle)”, let you groove then hits you with powerful beats that contradict her soft voice but work together for a flawless project. I would go as far to say she revives Aaliyah in refreshing, modern sound for the new millennium.

If you haven’t heard of this unaccredited artist then you have deprived yourself for long enough! Jhené is ruthlessly making her way to the big stage and when she does, we’ll all question how we lived without listening to her. Check. Her. Out.

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