Ari Lennox
Courtney Shanade Salter, born 26 March 1991 also known professionally by the name Ari Lennox, hails from Washington, D.C. and is the first female to sign with J. Cole's Dreamville Records label. On the 21st October of 2016 Pho was released by her the debut EP on the label Dreamville Records. This was when she began to gain recognition. The album that she released as her debut studio album Shea Butter Baby was released on May 7 2019. Ari Lennox began uploading her music on the internet in 2012 when she dropped her first mixtape Five Finger Discount and debut EP Ariography in 2013. In 2014 she continued to make music available on the web including her self release single Bound. Her music was also featured on Omen's Elephant Eyes, on Sweat It Out on July 21, 2015. J. Cole, who was a part of the Dreamville crew at the time would like to see her perform on Rihanna in reference to Rihanna. On the 8th of December, it was announced that she was contracted to Dreamville Records. The A