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Shea Butter Baby
R&B / Soul · 2019 · 12 tracks · 44m

Shea Butter Baby

Ari Lennox

Honey-thick vocals over warm, bass-heavy grooves. A modern neo-soul record that feels like an intimate, late-night conversation in a candlelit apartment.

May 7, 2019

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A warm, self-assured celebration of intimacy and independence that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly honest.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m
01
Chicago Boy
4:49
02
BMO
2:27
03
Broke
4:02
04
Up Late
4:27
05
Shea Butter Baby
3:31
06
Speak to Me
3:45
07
New Apartment
3:57
08
Facetime
2:32
09
Pop
2:18
10
I Been
3:41
11
Whipped Cream
4:49
12
Static
4:12
Moments Worth Listening For
The G-funk bounce of BMO that feels like a summer block party in slow motion
The way the saxophone bleeds into the hazy production on Up Late
The vulnerable spoken-word outro on New Apartment that captures the bittersweet reality of independence
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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?

Vulnerable+1.2σ

Vulnerable saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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