Ari Lennox has officially parted ways with Dreamville Records months after blasting the label on social media.
According to TMZ, Lennox’s departure has been handled quietly and she will now be releasing music solely through Interscope Records.
Interscope are the sole label credited on Lennox’s latest single “Soft Girl Era”.
Lennox, J. Cole and Dreamville are yet to comment on her departure from her longtime label.
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Back in October, Lennox demanded her release from Dreamville and aired out various grievances she had with the label.
“I’m so tired. Where do I fucking start? My heart’s beating so fast,” she began her rant on social media. “I don’t know what else to do. I try to do things the right way and no one takes me seriously. And so we’re here on social media. Again. I’m trying to be respectful but I feel played right now.”
Lennox continued: “I told management I didn’t want the ‘Smoke’ video to come out because I’m tired of people treating me like I’m the face of mental health. I’m tired of people treating me like they’re so sorry for me. I’m a human being who has been very transparent about my life and it’s just weird how everyone gets really agitated.
“The whole point of the ‘Smoke’ video was to take back every fucking negative thing people have said about me and to try and own that shit and be like, ‘Fuck y’all.’ People are hellbent on portraying me as an insecure person who is just the face of mental health.”
Lennox also claimed that Interscope and Dreamville refusted to comply with her request to remove the music video for “Smoke.”
“I changed my mind about releasing this video and I told management and I told the label and they told me that they would take it down,” she added. “Apparently, the people in charge of the video were unresponsive but they’re like, ‘Everyone loves the video so we’re gonna keep it up.’
“No, you are not going to manipulate me. Y’all are gonna be accountable for that, Interscope. I told you I wasn’t comfortable with it. I wish I had a label that cared and wanted to protect me. I just wanna be released. It’s that simple.”
She also complained about a lack of promotion for “Smoke” and described the dispute as “the last straw.”
