Jhené Aiko Talks Debut Album, "Drunk Texting" With Chris Brown

Jhené Aiko might be new to the festival circuit but she's certainly making a name for herself. "This is my first time here at ACL, and just the energy was amazing," the up-and-comer told Fuse. "To see so many people in the crowd just there, despite the heat, there to listen to the music and to vibe—I think that’s really cool."

This year the R&B crooner released her debut full-length Souled Out, which sparked the recent interest in Aiko. "I was just super excited for people to get a legit album from me. I did the mixtape, I did the EP. For me, Souled Out is the album. I’m just excited to get that ball rolling now. It’s album time. I’m ready to put out more, honestly. Up until this point I’ve been using my music to just sort of like get through things," she explained. "For me I made sure that Souled Out was just me really expressing myself and what I was going through, and really getting through the things that I was going through, you know? I kind of feel like the EP was a little more fun, not really digging deep to who I was. I wanted to make sure that the first album, the debut album, was a real, true representation of who I am."