Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter (born March 26th, 1991) is better known under her stage name Ari Lennox is an American artist and singer hailing from Washington, D.C. She is the first female artist associated with J. Cole's record label Dreamville Records. Her first single was released on the label on October 21st, 2016, titled Pho. This is when she gained fame. Her debut studio album Shea Butter Baby was released on May 7, 2019. Ari Lennox has been uploading her music since 2012 with her debut mixtape "Five Finger Discount" and her EP Ariography. The year 2014 saw her continue to upload her music via the internet including her independently released single Bound. In 2015, she was featured in Omen's Elephant Eyes Album on Sweat released on the 21st of July. J. Cole had her send her songs to the Dreamville Team later that year, as he wanted Rihanna to work with her on some references. The official signing ceremony was held to Dreamville Records on 8 December. She was feature