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Shea Butter Baby
R&B / Soul · 2018

Shea Butter Baby

Ari Lennox

A three-track collection of warm, late-night R&B remixes. Silky vocal layers and guest verses from Doja Cat and Smino transform soulful originals into intimate dialogues.

November 16, 2018 · Dreamville

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This EP is a masterclass in mood-setting, taking the already lush foundations of Lennox's debut and adding layers of collaborative texture. It sounds like the soft glow of a salt lamp in a dark room: warm, inviting, and deeply personal. The production is rooted in the Dreamville aesthetic, featuring rich basslines, unhurried tempos, and a focus on the human voice as the primary instrument. It is a sonic sanctuary for the weary, providing a smooth backdrop for processing the complexities of modern connection.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment Doja Cat transitions from a raspy rap flow into a soaring high-register melody on the BMO remix
Smino's melodic, stutter-step delivery opening the I Been remix, adding a fresh masculine perspective to the track's vulnerability
The lush, layered vocal harmonies that swell during the chorus of the Facetime remix with Durand Bernarr
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Shea Butter Baby sound next to the rest of Ari Lennox's catalogue?

Bittersweet+2.3σ

Bittersweet saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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