Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26 1991) better known by her professional title Ari Lennox is an American artist and songwriter hailing who hails from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist signed to J. Cole's label Dreamville Records. She released her first EP for the label on Oct. 21st, 2016, titled Pho. This is when she was able to begin gaining attention. Shea Butter Baby, her debut studio album was released May 7, 2019. Ari Lennox began uploading her music to the Internet in 2012, after which she debuted her debut mixtape Five Finger Discount, and her debut EP Ariography in 2013. In 2014, she released additional music on the internet including Bound. She was featured in Omen's Elephant Eyes which was released in Sweat It Out on 21 July 2015. Her music circulated around the Dreamville team because J. Cole wanted her to collaborate with him for some possible references for Rihanna. She was officially signed by Dreamville Records on 8 December. Backseat was a t...