Ari Lennox has actually not been a follower of T.I.‘s wife Tiny Harris since the Xscape singer seemingly shaded her in an old interview.
Talking to fans in an Instagram live on Wednesday (January 17), Ari recalled a 2022 comment from Tiny about her vocal range.
“You can’ t drag me and afterwards, ‘Oh yeah!’ I imply, much like Tiny: you can not together state, ‘Oh yeah she’ s remarkable,’ yet additionally state I do not have array,” Ari claimed. “These are back-handed compliments so I will forever look at you like a shady pest. Yeah that’s what she said. That really hurt my feelings. Like girl, I be listening to you. Xscape is one of my favorite groups. I loved her little fucking verse on [sings ‘My Little Secret’].”
She proceeded: “And for her to come at me like I couldn’t fit in with y’all! I don’t wanna fit in with y’all! But you know what? I love Kandi. She had my back. I love you Kandi, I forever will love you. Tiny hurt my feelings, but you know what, it is what it is. It’s nice to see who fuck with you and who’s cool and who’s not and I’m just in a space where its just like alright, thank you for revealing yourselves to me.”
When a follower raised the truth it was an old remark, Ari included:
“‘Ari that was years ago.’ Kiss my ass, okay? If someone shaded you years ago, you would feel a way, okay? Listen, there’s a lot of people who shaded me. I still listen to their music. I still listen to Xscape. I just know I can only hang out with Kandi. That’s what I know.”
Ari Lennox recalls T.I.’s wife Tiny “shading” her: “That really hurt my feelings”
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The Tiny remark concerned originated from a 2022 meeting with Los Angeles radio terminal KDAY, where Xscape was asked which modern R&B vocalist they might see in their team. When Kandi selected Ari Lennox, Tiny shrugged and claimed, “I mean I haven’t heard her range. I’ve heard her sing and she sounds amazing.”
Numerous followers took this as color, and also began a #WhoDontHaveRange trending subject at the time with clips of the Dreamville musician vocal singing.
Tiny Harris had not been the just one Ari came for throughout her IG Live, nonetheless– as she additionally tore right into Joe Budden for being “obsessed” with her.
Budden had actually formerly slammed the R&B vocalist over her remarks regarding her trip with Pole Wave, throughout which she was assailed with a container.
While Budden applauded Lennox as gifted, he disagreed with her grumbling regarding the field trip and claimed she ought to have been thankful for the chance.
Lennox did not take the comments well, calling the previous Abattoir rap artist a “failure.”
“I don’t know what Joe Budden’s obsession is with me, but what I will say is that somebody needs to tell him to stop touching them dogs,” she started. “He’s weird and he’s gross. He has smoke mouth. He’s disgusting! And he’s a failure like Drake said.
Lennox then threatened to spend $20,000 to sue Budden over his comments and claimed he “loves to oppose everybody, especially women.”
Budden has yet to react to her remarks.