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** The music video for "Never Call Me" was shot in Slauson Hills and features several Rolling 60's Crip members.
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* CrazyInTheHeadCrazyInTheBed: The song "Maniac" is about this trope, with the singer being a freak nymphomaniac who was assigned to a asylum for being so "crazy in bed".
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* AlterEgo: She has a rap alter ego named J Henny.
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* BoastfullRap: Her verse on the remix of "My Type" by Saweetie has her rapping about her prefered type of men and her own sexual abilities.

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** At the beginning of "Ten Thousand Hours": "Yeah
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** At the beginning of "Ten Thousand Hours": "Yeah
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** Mila J's verse on "On The Way" has the line "Tell your friends [[WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]] fucked your brains out".
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* IntercourseWithYou: Has several songs about this. "Come On", "Pu$$y Ferry", "On The Way" and "Stay Ready" are just a few examples.

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* IntercourseWithYou: Has several songs about this. "Come On", "Pu$$y Ferry", "On The Way" and Way", "Bed Piece", "Stay Ready" are just a few examples.

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Since then she has been one of ContemporaryRAndB's most prominent artists, featuring in several singles and collaborations.

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Since then she has been one of ContemporaryRAndB's most prominent artists, featuring in having a large number of features for several singles artists and collaborations.
releasing multiple albums of her own.


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* AdvertisedExtra: Her appearance on "Drunk Texting" by Music/ChrisBrown is essentially backing vocals, although she gets a proper feature credit. Happens once again on "Win Some, Lose Some" by Music/BigSean.


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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: "The Worst" is about this, where she is in love with a man that people tell her isn't right for her.
* AutoTune: Usually avoided, although she did use it for her guest appearance on Omarion and Music/ChrisBrown's "Posed To Be".


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* SelfTitledAlbum: Not played completely straight, since ''Chilombo'' isn't her first name.

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* AdvertisingByAssociation: At the start of her career as a Music/{{B2K}} member, Sony and Epic Records advertized her as Lil' Fizz's cousin, despite her having no actual relation to him, with the whole thing simply being a marketing plot to promote her.

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* AdvertisingByAssociation: At the start of her career as a Music/{{B2K}} member, Sony and Epic Records advertized her as Lil' Fizz's cousin, despite her having no actual relation to him, with the whole thing simply being a marketing plot to promote her. Although it's worth noting that she has said that she does consider him and the other band members as close as family.
* AlterEgo: She has a rap alter ego named J Henny.
* BoastfullRap: Her verse on the remix of "My Type" by Saweetie has her rapping about her prefered type of men and her own sexual abilities.
* BreakupSong: Has several of these. "Triggered Freestyle", "Ten Thousand Hours", "None Of Your Concern" are just a few examples.
* TheCameo: Her family, including her older sister R&B singer Mila J, appear in the video for "H.O.E. (Happiness Over Everything)".



* IntercourseWithYou: Has several songs about this. "Come On", "Pu$$y Ferry", "On The Way" and "Stay Ready" are just a few examples.



* SingerSongwriter: Several of her songs are both written and sung by her.

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* SingerNamedrop: Her and Music/WizKhalifa do this on "Down Again". ("I'm Khalifa. Nice to meet you, I'm Jhene").
* SingerSongwriter: Several Most of her songs are both written and sung by her.her.
* StudioChatter: At the beginning of "Overstimulated". "Is this thing on? Reverse effect."
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* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Her first name Jhené is pronounced "Janay".
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* MixedAncestry: And how, given both her parents also have a MixedAncestry. Her mother is of Japanese, Spanish and Dominican descent while her father is of African American, Native American, German and Jewish descent.
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Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (born March 16, 1988) is an American RAndB singer and songwriter.

Born to a musical family, she received musical training since she was and started her career as an associate of Music/{{B2K}} in the 2000s, but temporarily quit the industry in order to focus on her education.

She made her return to music in 2011 with the release of her first full-length project written entirely by her, an R&B mixtape titled "Sailing Soul(s)", which featured appearances from Music/KanyeWest, Music/{{Miguel}}, and Music/{{Drake}}, Music/GucciMane and Music/KendrickLamar. In 2013, she featured on platinum hits by Music/BigSean ("Beware") and Music/{{Drake}} ("From Time") and she released her debut EP "Sail Out" and scored her first two platinum hits as a headliner with "Bed Peace" (also featuring Music/ChildishGambino) and "The Worst". In 2014 she released her debut album "Souled Out" to commercial and critical success and received 3 Grammy nominations in 2015.

Since then she has been one of ContemporaryRAndB's most prominent artists, featuring in several singles and collaborations.

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!!Discography:
* ''Sailing Soul(s)'' (Mixtape) (2011)
* ''Sail Out'' (EP) (2013)
* ''Souled Out'' (2014)
* ''Trip'' (2017)
* ''[=Twenty88=]'' (Album with Music/BigSean) (2018)
* ''Chilombo'' (2020)

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* AdvertisingByAssociation: At the start of her career as a Music/{{B2K}} member, Sony and Epic Records advertized her as Lil' Fizz's cousin, despite her having no actual relation to him, with the whole thing simply being a marketing plot to promote her.
* ColbertBump: Got one by Music/{{Drake}} by including her on "From Time".
* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Her first name Jhené is pronounced "Janay".
* TheMasochismTango: "The Worst" which has her singing about falling in love with a toxic partner, which she can't bring herself to leave despite knowing he's bad for her.
* MixedAncestry: And how, given both her parents also have a MixedAncestry. Her mother is of Japanese, Spanish and Dominican descent while her father is of African American, Native American, German and Jewish descent.
* ObligatoryBondageSong: "Maniac" is about an [[ExtremeLibido insatiable nymphomaniac]] that got stuck in an asylum due to her [[SexGoddess sexual prowess]]. The restraints used in the asylum all resemble bondage fetish gear.
* ShoutOut: "Bed Peace" is directly inspired by Music/JohnLennon & Music/YokoOno "Bed-Ins for Peace" protest against the Vietnam War. Many shots in the music video pay direct homage to it, with Jhené and Music/ChildishGambino also adopting similar poses the couple made during the protest.
* SingerSongwriter: Several of her songs are both written and sung by her.
* VideoFullOfFilmClips: The music video for the ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'' song "Lead the Way" features several clips of the film.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was set to release her debut album "My Name Is Jhené" in 2003, but the album never got released due to problems between her and the label, which led to her quitting the industry for a couple of years.

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