Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known in the media as Ashanti was born on 13 October the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is a musician, singer and actor who hails from in the United States. Ashanti was famous when she was a teenager. The year 2002 was when she was signed to Murder Inc. Records. Ashanti appeared the same day on Fat Joe's What's Luv? track and Ja Rule's Always on Time track. Both of them became massive hits. She became the first female artist to have the highest two positions within the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and the track What's Luv? What's Luv? You can support her on this important day. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also known as Ashanti, was born on 13 October the 13th of October, 1980 on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti, and Ken Kaide Douglas serves as the the father. The younger Kenashia is Tia Douglas. Douglas chose the name Ashanti in honor of Ghana's Ashanti Empire, where women were in charge and held power and influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to adopt this same model. James Her grandfather was a prominent civil rights leader in the 1960s and worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti's mum discovered Ashanti's talent as she heard her singing Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce.. Ashanti was an part-time actress in Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti was also featured in a couple of music videos. These include K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's are like they don't understand" as well as 8-Off Ghetto girl. After years of being wooed by various record companies including Bad Boy, Jive and other companies, Ashanti struggled to be an artist. Ashanti continued to sing in New York, and she started to visit the Murder Inc. studios hoping for a big break. Ashanti sang as the vocalist backing the Big Pun's How We Roll. She was also featured on Fat Joe's"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's What's Luv! Her debut single Foolish features a sample of DeBarge's 1983 song Stay With Me. Ashanti made her debut album, entitled "Ashanti" in 2002 on Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration was Ashanti's fourth studio album that was released on 3 June 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released on radio and digital) was released on October 16 in 2008. She was in the film Christmas in the City and played Latasha Montclair in Army Wives. Aitch, one of the British musician, sampled her track Rock wit U for Baby on March 10, 2022.