Her voice and lyrics are often mournful, painful, raw tales of passionate, troubled love. 32-year-old R & B singer Jhene Aiko continues to set the music world on fire. But this week her comments about race and a decision not to use the N-word in her music anymore, created a social media buzz. We go inside the issue with two points of view.
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Dr. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English, Founding Director, Project Humanities, Arizona State University
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“Patience” of the R&B Duo BOOMscat