Get ready to take a ‘Trip’ with Jhené Aiko. The songstress has teased her followers with a preview of the short film that will support her forthcoming album, Trip 17.
Taking to social media, Aiko released a short trailer for the visual, which she co-wrote with Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Barbershop: The Next Cut).
Jhené introduces us to her character Penny in the sneak peek. She is seen walking through a wooded area near water, as the sound of ocean waves are heard in the background under lush acoustic strings. A mysterious man is then seen pleading with her, as he asks: “Come on this trip with me.”
It is speculated that the singer-songwriter has been crafting the surprise film to accompany her much-anticipated sophomore studio album. Last month, in an interview with Playboy, Jhené revealed that the project is “inspired by every type of trip you could imagine.”
“I’m a bit of an escape artist. I like to take myself out of my element and create. I went to Hawaii by myself and hiked. When you connect with nature, you connect with yourself,” she said about crafting the album, which has been described as a map.
According to the front page of the script, the Trip film will also feature original poetry by Aiko. In June, she released the single “While We’re Young” along with its 50 First Dates-inspired video. Shortly after, she followed it up with her Chris Brown collaboration, “Hello Ego (Don’t Stop).”
Trip 17 will follow Aiko’s 2014 debut studio album, Souled Out.
Watch Jhené embark on her Trip in the trailer below.
Trip (Trailer) ??? #MAP #TRIP pic.twitter.com/Je9Mxp7lnb
— Penny (@JheneAiko) September 19, 2017
— Penny (@JheneAiko) September 18, 2017
