R&B Artist Jhene Aiko and the N-Word Harold Fisher December 11, 2020 at 8:35 pm in PODCASTS, The Daily Drum Insight Segment Tweet 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. http://whur.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/THE-DAILY-DRUM-121120-Jhene-Aiko-and-the-Nword.mp3 Resources: BOOMscat Instagram Patience Sings Dr. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English, Founding Director, Project Humanities, Arizona State University “Patience” of the R&B Duo BOOMscat Tags: "Patience" of the R&B Duo BOOMscat, American University Racism, Arizona State University, Dr. Neal Lester, Foundation Professor of English, Founding Director, Jhené Aiko, Music, N-Word, Project Humanities, R&B, Race