Ashanti

Ashanti Douglas is also referred to as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York United States on October 13th 1980. She is a singer songwriter and actor from in the United States. Ashanti was a teenager performer, songwriter and actress in the US, has been signed to Murder Inc. Records to record in 2002. She appeared in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that same year. song as well as Ja Rule's Always on Time track both of which turned into huge smashes. She became the first female artist to hold the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at number one and the track What's Luv? It was the first female artist to hold the Top two spots on the The Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States and with the number one spot held by Foolish. one and What's Love? We can celebrate this special day by celebrating it together. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, better called Ashanti was born on the 13th of October on the 13th of October on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas was her mother as well as Ken Kaide Thomas Douglas previously been vocalists. Kenashia Tia Douglas is younger. Douglas chose the name Ashanti Shia Douglas in honor of the Ashanti Empire from Ghana, where women ruled the roost and were highly influential. Douglas wanted Ashantis to take this as a model. James was her grandpa. James was a leader in the civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. The mother of Ashanti's discovered the talent of her daughter when she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was a child actor on Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti was also featured in a few music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's like They don't know" as well as 8-Off Ghetto girl. After having been courted for a long time by various record companies including Bad Boy, Jive and others Ashanti still struggled as an artist. But she did play within and around New York and began hanging in The Murder Inc. recording studio in hopes of a big break. Ashanti first appeared in the song of Big Pun's How We Roll as a backing singer. Ashanti sang on Fat Joe's song What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's There is Love. The track she used for the debut single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me which was released in 1983. Ashanti's self-titled first album was released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration is the fourth Ashanti studio album. The release was made on Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby (After The Club) came out on radio stations and digital platforms on 16 October. She appeared as a character in the Christmas in the City film and played Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives. The song she sang Rock wit U was sampled by British rapper Aitch to accompany his track Baby on March 10 2022.