The Dreamville camp quietly became one of the strongest labels in hip-hop and R&B this year. Each member of the label's roster has dropped off fire this year. Cole released K.O.D, EarthGang released the Royalty EP, Cozz just dropped a joint effort with DJ Megan Ryte which followed the release of his debut album Effected and J.I.D is getting ready to drop DiCaprio 2. However, we haven't heard much from Ari Lennox this year. After dropping "Whipped Cream" earlier this year, she returned with two new singles including "Grampa."
Ari Lennox makes her return with her single, "Grampa" which was released alongside another new single titled, "40 Shades Of Choke." "Grampa," produced by Elite, is a soulful single with live instrumentation that drives the emotion in her voice home.
Quotable Lyrics
Why you gotta be a grampa?
Let a girl come and see you
Gotta be a mothafuckin' reason
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