Ari Lennox

Courtney Shanade Salter, born April 26, 1991 often referred to professionally by the name Ari Lennox, hails from Washington, D.C. and was the first female to sign to J. Cole's Dreamville Records label. On the 21st of October, 2016 she debuted Pho, her first EP for the Dreamville Records label. It was at this point that she first gained recognition. Shea Butter Baby is her debut album. It was released on May 19, 2019. Ari Lennox has uploaded her music on the internet since 2012 following the release of her first mixtape "Five Finger Discount" and her EP Ariography. In 2014, she released new music through the internet including Bound. On 21st of July the 21st of July in 2015 Omen included her in Elephant Eyes song Sweat It Out. J. Cole asked her to collaborate with him for Rihanna's remark. Then, later in the year, her music circulated around Dreamville. In December 2008, it was revealed that Rihanna had been contracted to Dreamville Records. Backseat was her contribution for The Revenge of the Dreamers II album. The 21st of October, 2016, she released her debut EP entitled Pho. Ari Lennox later appeared on J. Cole's track Change and also performed as the opener on the 4 Your Eyez Only Tour in 2017. In 2018 she guest-starred in two of her songs with labelmates EarthGang in the video for Nothing but the Best. and Bas in Icarus. The 16th of July, 2018, Ari Lennox released the first single Whipped Cream from her debut album Shea Butter Baby with an accompanying music video, which was released on the 5th of September. In November, she dropped two additional singles titled 40 Shades of Choke and Grampa. In November 13, she released two more singles called One and Pedigree. One or Pedigree. Shea Butter Baby. Shea Butter Baby then made an appearance in the Creed II album soundtrack alongside Cole. She dropped this track as a single to celebrate her debut album titled Creed II on 26 February 2019. A music video was released on February 20, 2019 in conjunction with the song. Within a time, it was viewed more than 3,000,000 views. The singer was a part of the 6LACK's From East Atlanta With Love Tour back in December of the year 2018.