Jhené Aiko ramps up the sexiness in "Wading"

Wrapping up 2014, Jhené Aiko pleases fans' palates with the sexiest new video yet for her sultry ballad, "Wading," one of the more emotional songs from the Californian singer''s recently released debut album "Souled Out," and she wasted no time channeling that energy into the visual. Ever since her EP "Sail Out" released in 2013, the 26-year-old songbird has risen into the higher tier of modern day music artists. It's safe to say that Aiko has the winning formula figured out.

The Dot da Genius-produced ballad that finds Aiko "turn[ing] blue" thanks to her unreciprocated feelings for a certain man. First for those who don't know what the term wading means, slowly walking through water or a liquid substance. Aiko's voice croons through this track flawlessly. She takes a Tupac verse and turns it into a what if metaphor for losing her love. It's very ambient as her voice echo and fades out. To accompany the record, a melancholy, director Jay Ahn creates a moody, atmospheric clip set in a starkly-lit strip club.
Along with a dope story of infidelity, most of the visuals are dark and colored with a red tint. The R&B singer sports a skimpy black leotard with knee high boots and puts on her best "come hither" face as her plays an exotic private dancer in a seedy underground nightclub and everyone is enjoying themselves until a man tries to put something in her drink. From there, another gentlemen comes to her defense, which starts an epic Kung Fu battle before the SWAT team raids the venue as a terrified Aiko looks on the scene.