Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter, also called Ari Lennox, a Washington, D.C.-based American singer/songwriter, was signed as Dreamville Records' first female artist with Dreamville Records by J. Cole. On October 21, 2016 she dropped Pho, her first EP under the Dreamville Records label. This was when she first gained the attention of her peers. Shea Butter Baby is her debut album. It was released on May 19, 2019. Ari Lennox started posting her music to the internet in 2012 as she dropped her first mixtape, Five Finger Discount and debut EP Ariography, in 2013. Ari Lennox continued to upload her tracks online through 2014, which included the self-released single Bound. In the year 2015, she performed on Omen's Elephant Eyes album on Sweat it out on July 21st. J. Cole, who was part of the Dreamville team at the time, wanted to have her perform on Rihanna reference. On the 8th of December, it was announced that she was officially signed by Dreamville Records. Backseat was her contribution