It’s not New Music Friday but Ari Lennox‘s debut album Shea Butter Baby is available now.
The Elite-executive produced masterpiece contains 12 modern soul songs, including her milky single “Whipped Cream,” her J. Cole-assisted title track, and most recent release “Up Late” with saxophone knacks from Masego.
Lennox also shines with her Dreamville homie J.I.D. on “Broke.”
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“A lot of these songs I’ve been holding on to for a long time,” said Lennox to Billboard. “I just want the world to hear them. And then, finally, I can exhale.”
On May 12, Lennox is set to kick off her first-ever headlining tour, with special guests Baby Rose, Mikhala Jené, and Ron Gilmore. The first stop is in Phoenix.
Listen to Shea Butter Baby below.