Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26 1991) more popularly known as her professional surname Ari Lennox is an American musician and singer born in Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist to be contracted to J. Cole's label Dreamville Records. She dropped her debut EP with the label on October 21st of 2016 with the title Pho. It was then that she began gaining recognition. The album that she released as her debut studio album Shea Butter Baby was released on the 7th of May, 2019. Ari Lennox uploaded her first tracks online in 2012. She dropped five singles in 2013 and Five Finger Discount in 2013 and Ariography EP in 2013. She continued to upload her music via the internet including her independently released single Bound. In 2015, she appeared on Omen's Elephant Eyes Album, performing the track Sweat It Out on the 21st of July. J. Cole asked her to be a part of his collaboration on Rihanna's reference. Later in the season, the music was circulating throughout Dre...