Grown and Sexy ft. Ari Lennox

Pour Minds Podcast

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Comedy

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 111 minutes

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Summary

This week, Lex P. and Drea Nicole sit down with the beautiful, soulful, and unapologetically real Ari Lennox.

From getting bullied and switching schools to finding her voice through music, Ari opens up about her journey, her glow-up, and what really shifted for her when she turned 30.
The conversation gets into discipline, consistency, and what it actually takes to maintain confidence on and off stage.

Ari also breaks down her creative process, the inspiration behind her new album Vacancy, and why she’s no longer seeking validation from anyone but herself.

Lex and Drea get into their Pour Decisions, reflecting on drinking habits, accountability, and the realities of navigating life in their 30s.

Then things get real as they dive into relationships — leaving a “good man,” trusting your intuition, and standing firm in your choices as a woman who already has her own.

Grab a drink and tap in for honesty, growth, and a lot of real talk.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed human.
0:04.4	No gloss, no filter.
0:07.4	Just stories.
0:09.1	Spoken without fear.
0:10.9	Person who is not generous can not be an artist.
0:13.8	The world will be at peace only when it is ruled by poets and philosophers.
0:18.4	Listen to my weekly podcast, the Pooja Abhawad show
0:21.1	and the I Heart Radio app,
0:22.9	Apple Podcasts,
0:24.2	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:27.6	Come for the honesty.
0:29.2	Stay for the fire.
0:32.9	I love all kinds of music.
0:35.0	Nickelback.
0:35.9	Every time I see it makes me loud.
0:38.3	Oh, I ain't, I, every minute when I'm walking through the back door,
0:44.3	time to sing, time to sing it.
0:50.3	And I would leave each school every time I was about to get jumped.
0:53.3	Why are you to want to fight you?
0:55.0	Yeah, I always put everyone off my whole life. Are you serious? Oh yeah. That's not like me. Really? Yes, girl. I sold this shirt that said Freakleek in middle school, yes. Do you drink on the plane? Do I? I'm drinking in the Uber on the way to that. I do not like either when people don't know how to travel.
1:13.1	You taking too long and a lot, do I have to if you up my pockets? That's me. I'm nervous. You can- Nervous. Nervous. Not they need a nervous. I'm not dating a 5-5 man. Oh, I could totally date a 5-5. But you're not... Because I've seen some fine, beautiful men. Like, short men be able to angry. No, this one... Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Wash the c-p-with-this. I washed my... We can't smell it or nothing. I didn't smell your cuss if that's what you're asking. Really does. Thank you. Let me tell you, your
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