Jhené Aiko’s Chilombo is the biggest R&B album of the year and the biggest debut for a female R&B artist since Beyoncé’s Lemonade, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
Today, Jhené released the visual for “One Way St.” [feat. Ab-Soul] from Chilombo. The video finds her and Ab-Soul wandering the empty streets of a city at night, using overlays and visual effects throughout for a dark and moody vibe as the two sing about feeling lost.
“Melancholy, mediocre mess
Maybe I should just give it a rest now
I just gotta get this off my chest
Lately, I have been so f*****n’ stressed out
Flippy-floppy, wishy-washy, never twice the same”
Watch the music video here.
ABOUT JHENE AIKO:
Grammy®-nominated singer/songwriter Jhené Aiko was already more than a decade deep in the music game when she arrived at Def Jam in 2011; having been featured on singles, albums and mix tapes by A-listers Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Big Sean, Logic, J. Cole, Drake, and many more. Jhené made history when Sail Out, her phenomenal #1 debut EP of 2013, became the biggest-selling EP in Def Jam history. The EP’s success was propelled by her sizzling BET Award-winning and Grammy®-nominated #1 platinum crossover hit “The Worst” (over 117 million combined YouTube views to date). The EP also included
“Bed Peace” featuring Childish Gambino (over 37 million combined YouTube views); “3:16am” (over 14 million combined YouTube views); plus collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples. The momentum kept up when Jhené joined Drake on his 39-city North American Would You Like A Tour? She appeared with him on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, which led to her own solo dates on Conan, The Late Show with David Letterman, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Jhené’s brilliant debut album of 2014, Souled Out, entered the Soundscan R&B chart at #1, containing “The Pressure,” described by Billboard as “an otherworldly neck-snapper” (over 14 million YouTube views to date). The release of Souled Out was celebrated on NBC’s The Today Show. In 2016, Jhené collaborated with fellow multi-platinum Def Jam superstar Big Sean on their debut duo project, TWENTY88. The duo made their TV debut on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Jhené’s critically hailed second album, Trip, was released September 2017, entering the Soundscan R&B chart at #1. Her third album, Chilombo (March 2020) acknowledged her full name, Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo, and contained the singles “Triggered” (RIAA platinum), “None Of
Your Concern,” “Pu$$y Fairy (OTW),” “Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)” (featuring Future, Miguel), and “B.S.” (featuring H.E.R.).
