Ari Lennox Teases Upcoming Sophomore Album Weeks After Publicly Asking Her Label To Drop Her

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Things are finally on the up and up for Ari Lennox, who says her sophomore album is coming later this year.

Ari Lennox has been busy focusing on what's most important – her music. As you may remember, earlier this year the "Pressure" singer was having a tough time after being harshly criticized on social media and then ambushed with questions about her sex life during an interview, which ultimately resulted in her ranting on Twitter about wanting to be dropped by her record label.

"I want to be dropped from the labels. I'm done and tired," she wrote at the time, prompting tons of support (and jokes from the likes of Rick Ross) to come out in her favour. Clearly, the kind words worked, as the 30-year-old announced on Twitter earlier this weekend that her sophomore project is nearly done.


"So proud of my future sophomore album," she told her followers on Friday, March 4th. "Still seeking three more songs and then issa wrap. It will be here this year."

As Rated R&B reports, the last update we received from Lennox regarding the long-awaited project was in January, when she said that we would be getting it "no timeee soon." Around the same time, she shared a teaser for a track called "Mean Mug," which could very likely be one of the titles that end up on her final tracklist.


Fans are overjoyed to hear that the Shea Butter Baby hitmaker is back in the studio making magic. "We want Lucky [Daye] on there for 'Access Denied' pt. 2 and maybe even Queen Naija for 'Set Him Up' parts 2-5," one Twitter user responded to the good news.


Which artists would you like to see featured on Ari Lennox's upcoming sophomore album? Drop a comment below and let us know.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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