Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born on 13 October 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She's a performer and an actress from in the United States. Ashanti was discovered as a teenager and eventually signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. In the that same year, she was included on The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's track, Always on Time and Fat Joe's What's Luv? The moment she dropped her single, the single, What's Luv, at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at number one featuring Foolish being her first single, she was the only female artist to accomplish this feat. second place. The second spot is ours. the day of her birth right here. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13, 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former dance instructor. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Tia Douglas is younger. Douglas chose the name Ashanti in honor of the Ashanti Empire in which women had power and influence. Douglas hoped Ashanti would be like the Ashanti Empire. James, her grandfather, was a leader in civil rights during the 1960s, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti's mother discovered her daughter's talents when she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti performed as an actor on Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992, and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti has also been featured in a couple of music videos. These include 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 hindered due to her lack of commercial success following her being approached by record labels such as Bad Boy and Jive. Despite not getting any major breaks however, she continued to play around New York. Ashanti sang as the backing vocalist to the Big Pun's How We Roll. She was also featured on Fat Joe's single What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's Where is Love. The track she used for her debut single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me, a 1983 track. Her self-titled album first released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration is the fourth Ashanti studio album. It was released on Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on October 16 to radio and digital stores. She has acted in the films Christmas in the City as and Army Wives. Aitch made use of her Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th of March in 2022.