Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed 13 October 1980, in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer songwriter and actress of her native United States. Ashanti's talent was first discovered as a teen. The singer signed with Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. Ashanti was featured in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that was released the following year. Both Fat Joe's What's Luv? In the case of Foolish and What's Luv as the top two songs, she became the first woman to have two songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top ten in the United States. What's Luv? At number two, we will assist you in celebrating Ashanti's birthday right here. Ashanti Shequoiya is also known as Ashanti and was born on thirteenth October 1980 located in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti and Ken Kaide Douglas happens to be the father. The Kenashia Shai Douglas family is their younger sister. She is the oldest of them all. Douglas has named her Ashanti to honor Ghana's Ashanti Empire, where women were in charge and held influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to be a part of this model. James her grandfather was a prominent civil rights activist who was a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti's mother discovered her daughter's talents after hearing her sing 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? In addition, she appeared in a few music videos, including 8-Off Ghettogirl, and K.R.S. Act One MC's You Don't Know. Ashanti's career as a musician was hampered by her inability to achieve commercial success following her being approached by record companies like Bad Boy and Jive. In this midst, Ashanti played on stage in New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she was waiting to make the breakthrough. Ashanti was featured on the first time on the track of Big Pun, How We Roll, as a back vocalist. Additionally, she was featured in the Fat Joe song "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's always punctual and Fat Jojo's What is Luv? also starred her. It's her debut single Foolish contains a sample from DeBarge's song Stay With Me. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002 via Irv Goti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. The release was made through Murder Inc. on the 3rd of June, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released both on radio as well as digital) came out October 16, 2008. She was a part of the movies Christmas in the City as well as Army Wives. The song she sang Rock wit U was sampled by British rapper Aitch to accompany his track Baby on the 10th of March 2022.