9 Essential Rap Collaborations With Jhené Aiko

It has been reported today that R&B singer and frequent TDE collaborator, Jhené Aiko, was hospitalized after a bad car accident last night. Although, it will cause her to miss a concert at LSU this evening, it has been reported that she is currently ok and was soon released from the hospital suffering from a broken wrist, a cracked tooth and needing several stitches.

While Jhené recovers, XXL thought it would be a good time to take an overlook at some of her more memorable features on rap songs over the years. Her career got her first jump-start in 2002 after she appeared on a B2K album but in recent years, she has been putting in a lot of work appearing on a variety of hip-hop artists songs, mixtapes and albums.

Kendrick Lamar - "Growing Apart (To Get Closer)"  - Overly Dedicated (2010)

The spark of Jhené's career can be truly traced to her collaboration with Kendrick Lamar on is 2010 mixtape, Overly Dedicated. On the song "Growing Apart (To Get Closer)," we find Jhene singing about love that is slowly drifting apart.

Ab-Soul - "Nothing New" - Longterm Mentality (2011)
Ab-Soul - "Soulo Ho3" - Control System (2012)
Ab-Soul & Danny Brown - "Terrorist Threats" - Control System (2012)

One of Jhené's most prolific collaborators is TDE's Ab-Soul. Jhene has appeared three times on Ab-Soul's last two mixtapes making her one of Soulo's biggest contributors to his music career. Perhaps, the best song of the bunch is Ab-Soul and Danny Brown's "Terrorist Threats" from 2012's Control System where we find the trio recording a song about the perceived dangers of life in the ghetto compared to the supposedly easy life of the suburbs.

SchoolBoy Q - "Sex Drive" - Habits & Contradictions (2012)

Finishing out her contributions with the TDE gang, Jhené duets with Ab-Soul on "Sex Drive," sex ballad dealing with the metaphorical intersection of sex and driving.

Casey Veggies - "Life Rhymes" - Customized Greatly, Vol. 3 (2012)

Appearing on Los Angeles rapper, Casey Veggie's Customized Greatly, Vol. 3, Jhené singing with Veggies about the trials that life brings.

Big Sean - "I'm Gonna Be" - Detroit (2012)

Big Sean & Lil Wayne - "Beware" - Hall Of Game (2013)

Big Sean has collaborated with Jhene Aiko twice in the last two years. First on his critically acclaimed mixtape, Detroit, on the song "I'm Gonna Be" about having big dreams and bigger aspirations. She recently collaborated with Sean and Lil Wayne on "Beware" from Sean's new album, Hall Of Game, that is out today.

Wale - "Cool Off" - Folarin (2012)

Wale brings Jhené around on his song "Cool Off" from 2012 mixtape, Folarin, to sing about relationships and the need for understanding.

Cocaine 80s & Common - "Fly Ass Pisces" - Flower Of Life (2013)

On this dreamy song from Cocaine 80's Flower Of Life EP, Jhené and Common dedicate a song to women of the titular astrological sign.

Logic - "Break it Down" - Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever (2013)

2013 XXL Freshman Logic brings Jhené onto the track from Logic's Young Sinatra tape to sing about overcoming growing up poor in America.

J. Cole - "Sparks Will Fly" - Born Sinner (2013)

Off his summer smash album, Born Sinner, J. Cole and Jhené deliver a song about the fire burning about in a relationship and the need to re-kindle the spark.