

My new album I’m working on now is like that. Of the therapeutic project, the artist shared with Revolt, "It just flows out and I try not to overthink it until I want to ad-libs in or background. “None Of Your Concern” will be featured on Jhené Aiko’s upcoming third album, Chilombo. Big Sean doesn't show up until the video is almost over, doing his own bit of self-care at a church and a beach in a different exotic locale. There, she’s going through the motions of moving on, meditating, reflecting and just being one with nature. In the clip, Jhené is taking some time out for herself at a secluded villa in the middle of a forest. "I only want the best for you moving forward / But you back trackin' with n***as that ain't shit for you,” he spits his concern.Īlong with the new track, Aiko has also shared a video. And, just when you think things are over, Big Sean comes through with a guest verse to offer his two cents. “I can feel you fading, love / We’re not gonna make it, oh / Guess you cannot take it,” she sings over Fisticuff’s production of keys, bass and light drums, similar to their work on “Triggered.” Her pain is underscored by background vocals from everyone’s favorite musical accessory, Ty Dolla $ign. On “None Of Your Concern” Jhené and Sean reflect on their failed relationship and moving on.


Now the duo has reunited to let us know they are never, ever, ever getting back together on "None Of Your Concern." After that, Sean dropped his own upbeat ode to breakups with no make-ups, “Single Again,” which featured Aiko. That was followed by a remix of sorts, “Trigger Protection Mantra” where she was trying to calm down. We saw the pain of breaking up on Jhené’s “Triggered (freestyle),” which allegedly wasn’t about Sean. Of course, just because you’ve choosing to take the high road, that doesn’t mean everything is sunshine and rainbows. But what makes "Twenty88" such a compelling listen is the startling honesty and rawness it captures - even if it's just fantasy.While most public breakups are filled with drama, drama and more drama, Jhené Aiko and Big Sean have instead chosen to make theirs focused on healing. Sean and Aiko make for a convincing couple. "I need you to tell me every emotion like now or never," he responds, "Only two times I ever needed you was now and forever." "I don't mean to sound hysterical, but baby if you left it would be a historical disaster," she sings. "What's the difference between real love and fake love … You can feel the difference / And even though it changes over time / It stays consistent, I ain't gonna lie though, It takes persistence," Sean tenderly raps before Aiko offers a jab: "Don't act like just a couple weeks ago you wasn't … out here, disrespecting me."īy the time the pair get to the overly sweet "London Bridge," you're hoping for a reconciliation - even if it's short-lived. The tumult of their union comes to a head on "Talk Show," a smartly written back and forth that sees the lovers opening up about their relationship on a late night show. The bickering always leads to makeup sex, as detailed on the steamy, explicitly intimate "Push It." This is a self-destructive couple that fights and drinks too much but can't seem to keep their hands off each other. "Can't believe I stayed faithful to someone so ungrateful, don't you know there's a line for my love," Aiko quips on "Selfish" after her lover berates her for not being available for those late night texts - "No pics, no calls, no sexting, how could you be so selfish," they shout at each other throughout the chorus. It's exhausting, but it paints such a vividly accurate portrayal of tempestuous love it's hard not to fall for both characters. Their union is mostly one of conflict, with the two consistently challenging one another before falling into warm reconciliations and exploding again. "I know you been working way too hard and hardly get to play, fell off in the sheets it felt like we ain't even skip a day," Sean raps of reuniting with his former flame on the woozy opener, "Deja Vu," before picking apart her past. The image is likely surprising to those who got their introduction to the 27-year-old Detroit native only through "IDFWU," a corrosive kiss-off anthem with an unprintable title. Hours before Big Sean performed for a sold-out crowd at Staples Center, he was alone on his tour bus in deep meditation.
