Quotes from Ari Lennox

The world likes trap and EDM unless it's a fire melody.

I just feel Black women, we get slept on a lot and people don't recognize our greatness in our curls and in chocolate skin.

I use shea butter, olive oil, Shea Moisture - the coconut hibiscus bottle. A mix of that. If I want to do a slick bun, I'll use Eco Style Gel even though it has fragrance in it. Oooh, scary. I'll survive. I keep using it because it works.

I started gravitating towards Soundcloud. So, that was my hustle and then I met my manager Justin in 2012 and we were just grinding it out in New York.

But yeah, YouTube started for me straight out of high school, so 2009, because everyone was going to college except me.

I knew I wanted to sing and maybe I had a chance at it, so I just started recording myself maybe five or six times a week and putting them on YouTube as much as I could with hopes that someone would recognize me.

I always wanted to solo at the church and they didn't ever give it to me. But eventually they did and I froze. But then I killed it.

When it comes to creativity, or my artistry, when it comes to how I wear my hair and what I'm dressing like, some things I'm going to fight for; and it's really about picking the battles, but usually I'm not backing down.

I never had an apartment before, so just finally having my own place. And it was magical. It was gorgeous - beautiful tub. I never could use the tub because I was afraid of the roaches.

I don't know why God has been blessing me to make it look like I'm fit. I haven't worked out in months.

I came across this guy named DJ Grumble and I just really liked his beats because they were different. I felt like they spoke to me.

People will appreciate who you are when you're naturally being who you are.

And I always was getting fired and quitting jobs, so I was not going to ruin Public Storage, and I was excited about Public Storage because I knew eventually I could be one of those property manager people that had their own apartment on site. So I had these big dreams for Public Storage.

Old friends call me Sea Salt, because my last name is Salter. Or Cocoa, cause my real first name is Courtney.

I always imagined having so much energy on stage, versus me being somewhat chill, soulful R&B.

There are a lot of incredible producers out there. But that doesn't mean when you get in the studio that the vibe is right and that it's a fun experience, and you can trust people, and just have a good time.

My life would've been so different if my parents listened to Korn. That would've been fire!