Singer Jhené Aiko Reveals Why She No Longer Uses The N-Word In Her Music

When asked by a fan what she was “mixed with,” singer Jhené Aiko initially gave a humorous answer before acknowledging “her racial ambiguity.” Her view on her ethnic background eventually made its way to The Shade Room’s Instagram page, which promoted Aiko to give further details into her racial heritage, and ultimately explaining how it led to her decision to stop using the N-word in her music.

When a fan of the “Triggered” singer inquired about her race, via Twitter, Aiko initially tweeted: “Whispers, cat hair, slauson asphalt and sand from venice beach.”

The 32-year-old singer then went on to clarify that she was “less black than someone half black, but also less white [than] someone half white… and asian is the least thing i am.”

“At this point, it’s whatever they want me to be,” she continued.

Although the mother of one later deleted the tweet, it still managed to make its way on the IG page of a well-known blog site.

Underneath the post, Aiko took the opportunity to clarify her now-deleted tweet and provided a more detailed breakdown of her ethnicity.

“I have a japanese grandfather and a creole/dominican grandmother on my mothers side… and both of my fathers parents are black and white. my dna results came in 25% asian, 33% african and 34% european,” she said.

“So that is what i was referencing in the tweet. also, those dna sites update and change from time to time so who actually knows.”

After commenting on her race, Aiko stated that she was done explaining the matter, before taking the opportunity to reveal that the conversation into her heritage stemmed from her previous use of the N-word in her songs.

Ok now im done explaining, promise i am human and i see you all as family regardless of how u view me,” she initially commented.

“Actually wait! lol.”

“I would like to say one more thing that hopefully simplifies this statement,” she continued.

“The discussion stemmed from the use of the n word in my music, in the past… and i let it be known i haven’t in a while and chose not to use it anymore moving forward out of respect and consideration to my ancestors and the individuals who feel uncomfortable when i say it.”