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FaceTime

Ari Lennox
Track 8 on Shea Butter Baby 

Producers

Craig Brockman & J. Cole
On the J. Cole produced “FaceTime,” Ari Lennox describes a relationship with a boy that primarily occurs online, as opposed to in reality. This also serves as the first… Read More 
May. 7, 20191 viewer25.3K views

FaceTime Lyrics

[Intro]
Yeah, mmm
Ooh, ooh
Ooh (Shea butter baby)
(Throw it back, shea butter baby)
(Throw it back, shea butter baby)
(Throw it back, shea butter baby)
(Throw it back)

[Chorus]
Ah, gon' back that shit up on me
Back up all that shit you talkin'
FaceTimin' my baby tonight, oh
Bet you wanna cop a feel
Bet you wonder if it's real
FaceTimin' my baby tonight

[Refrain]
And when you comin' home
I'm gon' give you all of my love
I'm gon' put it on you
I said, ooh, you hell of a drug
Been gone long
I'm gon' give you all of my love
I'm gon' put it on you, ooh
[Chorus]
Gon' back that shit up on me
Back up all that shit you talkin'
FaceTimin' my baby tonight, oh
Bet you wanna cop a feel
Bet you wonder if it's real
FaceTimin' my baby tonight

[Refrain]
And when you comin' home
I'm gon' give you all of my love
I'm gon' put it on you
I said, ooh, you hell of a drug
Been gone long
I'm gon' give you all of my love
I'm gon' put it on you, ooh

[Outro]
Ooh (Shea butter baby)
Yeah (Throw it back, shea butter baby)
(Throw it back, shea butter baby)
Oh (Throw it back, shea butter baby)
(Throw it back)
Yeah, yeah
Ooh, yeah
Mmm, oh

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Genius Annotation

On the J. Cole produced “FaceTime,” Ari Lennox describes a relationship with a boy that primarily occurs online, as opposed to in reality.

This also serves as the first song Ari created in her first studio session with J. Cole back in 2016.

Ari revealed Dreamville leader J. Cole’s initial reaction to the track:

At one point, he didn’t think it was good enough. He’s wilin’ because that’s one of my favorite records on the project.

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Shea Butter Baby (2019)
Ari Lennox
  1. 1.
    Chicago Boy
  2. 2.
    BMO
  3. 3.
    Broke
  4. 4.
    Up Late
  5. 5.
    Shea Butter Baby
  6. 6.
    Speak to Me
  7. 7.
    New Apartment
  8. 8.
    FaceTime
  9. 9.
    Pop
  10. 10.
    I Been
  11. 11.
    Whipped Cream
  12. 12.
    Static
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Release Date
May 7, 2019
FaceTime Remixes
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R&B
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