Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed 13 October 1980, in Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Ashanti was first discovered when she was an teen and signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. Ashanti appeared the same day on Fat Joe's What's Luv? song and Ja Rule's Always On Time track, both of which turned into huge smashes. In the case of Foolish and the track What's Luv being at number one and her first number one hit, she was the only woman to record two songs that were in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top Ten of the United States. It was the first female artist holding both the Top two spots on the American Billboard Hot 100 With Foolish as number one, and then What's Love? Let's celebrate the special occasion with us. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, also known in the media as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on the 13th of October, 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was teacher of dance, and Ken-Kaide Douglas, the mother of the Ashanti Douglas was a vocalist. She is Kenashia's sister. She is the oldest. Douglas named her after the Ashanti Empire which was located in Ghana where women held power and influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to model that same pattern. James the Ashanti's great-grandfather, worked in civil rights along with Martin Luther King Jr. In the 60s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she heard Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage for Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti has also been featured in several music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's like They don't know" along with 8-Off Ghetto girl. Her career as a musician was hampered by her inability to achieve commercial success following her being approached by major labels like Bad Boy and Jive. In spite of this, she kept playing at New York. Then, at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to get a breakthrough. Ashanti was the backing vocalist to Big Pun's How We Roll. Also, she was on the Fat Joe's song What's Luv? Also, she appeared on Fat Joe's What's Lulv? She sampled DeBarge's 1983 single Stay With Me in her debut track Foolish. The first album of her own, released on the album of Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration the fourth studio album was released 3 June 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released via radio as well as digital format) dropped on the 16th of October, 2008. She was in the film Christmas in the City and played Latasha Montclair on Army Wives. Aitch was seen wearing in her Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th of March in 2022.