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40 Shades Of Choke by Ari Lennox

Artist Biography For Ari Lennox

Courtney Shanade Salter Born March 26 1991 Better Known By Her Professional Name Ari Lennox Is An American Singer And Songwriter From Washington D.C. She Is The First Female Artist To Be Signed To J. Cole's Record Label Dreamville Records. She Released Her First EP On The Label On October 21 2016 Titled Pho Where She Began Gaining Recognition. Her Debut Studio Album Shea Butter Baby Was Released On May 7 2019. Ari Lennox Began Uploading Her Music On The Internet In 2012 As She Released Her Debut Mixtape Five Finger Discount And Debut EP Ariography In 2013. In 2014 She Continued To Release Her Music On The Internet Including Her Independently Released Single "Bound". On July 21 2015 She Was Featured On Omen's Album Elephant Eyes On The Track "Sweat It Out". Later That Year Her Music Was Circulating Around The Dreamville Team As J. Cole Wanted Her To Work With Him On Some References For Rihanna. On December 8 It Was Announced That She Was Signed To Dreamville Records. She Made An Appearance On The Collaborative Album Revenge Of The Dreamers II On The Track "Backseat" With Cozz. On October 21 2016 She Released Her Debut EP Titled Pho. Ari Lennox Later Appeared On J. Cole's Song "Change" And Performed As An Opening Act On The 4 Your Eyez Only Tour In 2017. In 2018 She Went On To Guest Feature On Two Songs With Her Label-Mates EarthGang On "Nothing But The Best" And Bas On "Icarus". On July 16 2018 Ari Lennox Released The First Single "Whipped Cream" From Her Debut Album Shea Butter Baby With An Accompanied Music Video On September 5. On November 9 She Released Two More Singles Called "40 Shades Of Choke" And "Grampa". On November 13 She Then Released Two More Singles Called "No One" And "Pedigree". She Then Appeared On The Creed II Soundtrack With Cole On A Track Entitled "Shea Butter Baby" On November 16 And Released As A Single On February 26 2019 For Her Debut Album Of The Same Name. The Track Was Accompanied By A Music Video On February 20 2019 And Surpassed 3 Million Views Via YouTube Within The First Week. In December 2018 She Was A Supporting Act On The From East Atlanta With Love Tour With 6LACK. On March 27 2019 She Announced Her First Headlining Tour With The First Leg Beginning On May 12 And Ending On June 14 In Her Hometown Washington D.C. Her Debut Album Shea Butter Baby Was Released On May 7 2019. Several Times On This Tour She Was Opened By Baby Rose And Mikhala Jené. She Also Went On The Road With Lizzo On The Cuz I Love You Too Tour From July To October. The Second Leg Of Her Headlining Tour Was In Europe In December 2019. In February 2020 Ari Lennox Was Placed On BET's "Future 40" List Which Is A List Of "40 Of The Most Inspiring And Innovative Vanguards Who Are Redefining What It Means To Be Unapologetically Young Gifted & Black". She Released Multiple Singles In 2020 Including "Bussit" "Chocolate Pomegranate" And A Cover Of "If You Want Me To Stay" As Well As Guest Appearances And Collaborations With Kiana Ledé Skip Marley 6LACK And Spillage Village Among Others. Charting Single On The Billboard Hot 100 Her First Radio No. 1 Single And Reached Number 3 On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. On March 31 2022 She Appeared On The Dreamville Compilation D-Day A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape On The Songs "Coming Down" And "Blackberry Sap". On August 12 Ari Lennox Released Her Second Single "Hoodie" And Announced The Title And Release Date For Her Second Studio Album Age/Sex/Location. On August 31 She Released The Surprise EP Away Message Including The Single "Queen Space" Featuring Summer Walker. Ari Lennox Describes Her Own Voice As "vulnerable But Soulful Imperfect But Pretty". Her Voice Has Been Compared To Erykah Badu. Referencing Her Artistry She Explains "Sometimes Women Are Put In This Box Where We're Only Supposed To Talk About Certain Things I Want To Be Braver And Riskier. I Think People Want To Hear That Kind Of Honesty And Frankness." Ari Lennox Said In Multiple Interviews That She Is Inspired By 90s And 2000s R&B Singers Such As Mariah Carey Erykah Badu D'Angelo Bilal Whitney Houston Aaliyah Lauryn Hill Amerie Ciara SWV Mary J Blige Among Many Others And Soul Singer Minnie Riperton. In An Interview With The Fader She Also Mentioned Her Admiration Of Kanye West And How She Found Multiple Other Artists Through Him. The Gateway Described Ari Lennox's Sound As "successfully Blends Individual Slices Of Classic Motown Modern R&B And New-Age Soul Into One Seamless Product."

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