Ari Lennox apparently owes a good chunk of change to Uncle Sam, joking with fans that she’s about to do some wild things to make good on her debts.
Talking to fans on Instagram Live on Tuesday (August 27), the Dreamville singer revealed that she’s in the hole for an undisclosed amount – but at least she has a plan.
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“I’m just gonna tell y’all my business,” she said. “I need to pay this IRS. The strange things I’m finna do for change, just so I can just break even. I’m gonna go crazy and then we start anew. And then we start paying stuff off, and then we start saving and then we retire! That is the muthafucking goal!”
When a fan joked back that she should make an IRS “diss album,” Ari explained that they’ve been patient with her and have not garnished her wages, so she has no plans of making an enemy out of them.
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“Absolutely not,” Lennox replied. “They have been gentle with me and didn’t take anything of mine. So, I will not be starting a beef with them, we do not have no beef, I am paying them back. Okay? I am paying them and I’m finna be caught up.”
In other news, Ari Lennox recently called out Rod Wave for not coming to her defense after she experienced “evil” and “racist” treatment while opening for him on tour.
The Dreamville singer was reacting to a video of Flo Milli flipping out after being hit with a shoe from the crowd while performing on Gunna’s Bittersweet Tour in Columbus, Ohio in May.
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“Flo Milli I’m sorry this happened to you,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories, lending support to the 24-year-old rapper. “You are a beautiful and incredibly talented woman. Some of these people can be so damn cruel.”
Lennox then revisited her own traumatic time on Rod Wave’s 2023 Nostalgia Tour, which culminated in her being pelted with a bottle from the audience during a show, and called out the SoulFly star for failing to speak up for her.
“Maybe I could’ve gotten over some of Rod Wave’s evil, racist and demonic fans, but what made it even worse is Rod saying nothing in my defense. Privately or publicly,” she said. “The only reason we met was because we ran into each in a hotel lobby after constant efforts of me trying to share my gratefulness for the opportunity.
“I never had issues with fans being violent or evil towards me while opening up for legendary singers and legendary Hip Hop acts. Those were some of the best tours of my life and really taught me how to sing better. I’m use[d] to men rarely defending me publicly, but it was a triggering experiencing nonetheless.”
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After acknowledging that her “abandonment issues” means she “take[s] rejection a lot harder than the usual person,” the R&B star continued: “I was so blessed to be protected and spoiled by Dreamville on those tours. I didn’t know how easy I had it. And I’m also aware that half of the mess I end up in I’m solely responsible for. Doesn’t make the disrespect feel good or valid.
“To protect my peace I will never open up for a soul again. STOP disrespecting openers. STOP creating excuses as to why these openers get violated on stage — ‘Maybe she shouldn’t have been on that tour’? This makes the disrespect and violence to Black women valid? Headliners, protect your openers.”
