J. Cole's Dreamville Artist Ari Lennox To Release 'PHO' EP In October

Recent Dreamville/Interscope signee, Ari Lennox, will release her highly anticipated EP, PHO, Friday, October 21.

The only female in her crew and the only vocalist, Lennox has much to prove and sets out to do just that with her whimsical new offering.

"Sometimes women are put in this box where we're only supposed to talk about certain things," said Lennox.

"I want to be braver and riskier. I think people want to hear that kind of honesty and frankness."

Inspired by some of the greatest female vocalists of all time: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Minnie Riperton and Whitney Houston, Lennox modestly describes her own voice as "vulnerable and soulful; imperfect but pretty."

Fans will recognize Lennox's lead single "Backseat" featuring labelmate, Cozz, where she playfully shifts the romantic gears in a relationship to get what she wants physically.

"While the music is soulful," said the singer. "I'm also talking about something suggestive and unusual for a female."

PHO will be released digitally everywhere next on October 21 on Dreamville/Interscope Records.