New Song: Ari Lennox – ‘Hookah Baby’

Ari Lennox kicked off 2026 by delivering one of the year’s most critically acclaimed R&B efforts – her third album ‘Vacancy.’

And though the opus earned thumbs-up aplenty from industry tastemakers and fans alike, the sales didn’t exactly mirror that fanfare – a feat echoed by the project’s #172 peak on the Billboard 200 (her lowest to date).

As rumors swirl she’s set to give the LP a second swing at bat via a reported forthcoming deluxe edition, Lennox took to social media this week to at least confirm the arrival of new song ‘Hookah Baby.’

“My girls shakin’ a– and we all outside / All on ten / Tellin’ everyone that I leave in five / I’m lying, I lied / I might good night, I might just slide / Said pass the hookah, baby,” she wails on the vibey new track.

While we wait on confirmed news about the official home for ‘Hookah,’ look inside to get acquainted with the new song in full.