Jhené Aiko - My Name Is Jhené [Unreleased, 2004]

Full collection of known songs taken from then-teen R&B star Jhené Aiko’s unreleased debut album “My Name Is Jhene” (2004). The project was led by the single “No L.O.V.E.”, which was originally recorded by fellow R&B peer Yummy Bingham’s old girl group Tha’ Rayne in 2002 for their own scrapped debut album entitled “Reign Supreme”.

Despite a dramatic breakup-themed music video and minor urban pop radio airplay supporting the cut, “No L.O.V.E.”’s album suffered multiple postponements and eventual shelving. A reasoning behind the cancelation included work complications brought on by Jhene’s budding romance with Omarion’s brother O’Ryan, alongside Aiko cringing to her label’s marketing tactics in manipulating a fake bio of her being a blood cousin to B2K member Lil’ Fizz.

Moreover, despite some deep album cuts making their way on various B2K studio releases and circulating on original motion picture soundtracks to films like “The Master of Disguise” (2002) and “Barbershop” (2002), Jhene’s debut was left on an indefinite hold.

Eventually, Jhene departed from her label to pursue further academic studies, all the while planning her pregnancy with her then-boyfriend. Aiko would return to music-making fully in 2011 with the mixtape offering “Sailing Soul(s)”.

Track-listing is as follows:

1.) My Name Is Jhené (Intro)

2.) Pain

3.) No L.O.V.E.

4.) Boy

5.) What I Need

6.) Down 4 U, Part 2 (feat. Lil’ Fizz of B2K)

7.) Won’t Play the Game

8.) Cherry Pie

9.) Angel

10.) Wanna Be

11.) Déjà Vu

12.) Don’t Walk Away

13.) You Got Nerve

14.) Dog

15.) Promise

16.) Rowdy

17.) You Don’t Know Me (feat. Needa-S)

18.) He Couldn’t Kiss

19.) Sneaky (feat. Lil’ Fizz of B2K)

20.) Happy

21.) Stuck Like This

22.) Gonna Love You Anyway

23.) Wait No More