Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter, born March 26, 1991, and professionally referred to as Ari Lennox, hails from Washington, D.C. and is the debut female to be signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records label. On the 21st of October, 2016, she released Pho, her debut EP for the label Dreamville Records. It was at this point that she began to gain the attention of her peers. Shea Butter Baby, her debut studio album was released May 7, 2019. Ari Lennox first uploaded music online in 2012. She released her debut album Ariography and debut mixtape in 2013 with Five Finger Discount. In 2014, she dropped new music through the internet including Bound. On July 21st, 2015, Omen included her in Elephant Eyes' track"Sweat it Out.. J. Cole was interested by her talent and was looking to work with Rihanna. On the 8th of December, it was announced that she was officially signed by Dreamville Records. In the release album Revenge of the Dreamers II which she was featured on, she sang the track Back