As Ari Lennox followers proceed to get acquainted together with her sophomore album, the September 9-released ‘Age/Intercourse/Location,‘ the set’s predecessor – 2019’s ‘Shea Butter Child’ – has discovered itself a brand new location on the roster of the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA).
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Taking to press Tuesday (October 4), the RIAA revealed Lennox’s critically acclaimed debut album, ‘Shea,’ had been licensed GOLD for reported gross sales of 500,000 items in the USA.
Whereas its title monitor sits because the singer’s first and solely Platinum single (so far) for gross sales of 1 million items in the identical territory, the LP additionally homes two different GOLD-certified hits: ‘BMO‘ and ‘Whipped Cream.’
Produced by J. Cole, Elite, Omen, Ron Gilmore, and Christo, the ‘Shea’ album peaked at #7 on R&B charts on the peak of its reputation and was named one of many prime 35 albums of 2019 by Related Press, PEOPLE, NPR, VIBE, and Billboard.
