"Say you loved me, whatever/So completely, whatever/I see you was wrong but guess what, baby
I got a smile on my face/Don't trip, didn't take long to get over you/I'm good, ain't got no attitude/Found another on the quick finer than you./And that's the truth, fool, I'm happy for you"
I didn't even know what love was during this time, but this track was my go-to breakup song. "Happy" was featured on the You Got Served soundtrack, released on December 23, 2003.
During that time Jhene Aiko was signed to Epic Records, and while pursuing her solo career, was featured on labelmate--B2K's album B2K-The Remixes Volume1.
During this time Jhene's A&R was fired, leaving the release of her self-titled debut album in limbo.
"They had brought a new A&R on board, and she didn’t really didn’t know a lot about my projects, so she kind of just put me on the back burner. And it was obvious that they were not going to do anything [with me]. My mom was my manager at the time, and I sat down with her and I was like I would just rather be released and be free to do whatever I want rather than wait. The same thing with TUG ‘cause they were pretty much doing the same thing. I wasn’t really working and I was doing everything on my own, so I decided I would just rather be a free agent."
The songstress who was then 16, decided to leave the industry completely and focus on her education. After experiencing life, including having a child with singer Omarion's younger brother O'Ryan, Jhene returned to industry and inked a deal with Def Jam in 2011.
Since then Aiko's career has become hotter than ever, but one listen to "Happy," and it's clear that Chris Stokes and Epic missed out big with this talent.
The 25 year-old just released her critically acclaimed EP Sail Out, the follow up of 2011's Sailing Soul(s).