Jhene Aiko's clever "groceries" line in Omarion's breakthrough hit "Post To Be" has women demanding men to tickle their fancy in other areas than the norm. In an interview with Vibe, the sultry singer explains the story behind the line, how much she's grown in her career and when is the best time to expose the freak.
Since turning 27, the singer says she's learned a lot about herself and how to stay in touch with the people and places that matter the most. After reaching critical acclaim with her debut album, Souled Out, the singer says she's finally able to take control of her life and her future.
"I think that when you do a lot of press and a lot stuff all the time, you're unknowingly putting on a show, she said. "Without even knowing it, you're questioning yourself in so many ways. What if this person doesn't like me? Am I doing the right thing? You start to care a lot about what other people are thinking. After having my own daughter and watching her grow up, that taught me a lot too. Just having that experience of being young and caring too much, it's tough. I just got tired and finally started listening to myself. I decided I had to do what makes me happy, what makes me most comfortable. I am still that wanderlust girl, you know what I mean. That's the way I've always been, but it's more-so about not caring who likes it or doesn't like it."
Aiko also talked about her relationship with producer Dot Da Genius and why she won't use her resources to score a collabo with his friend, her dream collaborator Kid Cudi.
"You know that's always been my dream collaboration, Cudi and I," she said. "Cudi is very exclusive when it comes to his work, and I understand and respect that because music is something very special for him. I definitely can't wait for it to come out."
Finally, the singer touches on her lines from "Post To Be" which were inspired by a popular meme.
"It came from myself and Micah Powell who wrote "July" [that first song Drake and I did]," she said. "He actually wrote ["July"] around the time I was pregnant and wasn't really writing so ever since then, he's been someone that I work closely with. When it came to "Post To Be," Omarion wanted me on the song so we made it happen. They had already written the song except for my part and when we sat down to write it, I was like this reminds me of those Vine videos that were going around of that guy saying, "I eat the booty. I'm supposed to eat the booty." Then I heard "Post To Be" and I was like, oh, I should talk about eating the booty. Get it? It was like "post to" and "supposed to." So yeah, that's really how we came up with the line. I knew that it would be sort of shocking for people and cause a little stir, but I also have a crazy sense of humor and I like to be inappropriate a lot of the times."
Source: Vibe | Photo Credit: Splash News
