Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya who is better known by the name Ashanti, is an incredibly popular American singer and actress. She is a US singer as well as songwriter. Ashanti gained fame as a teenager. In 2002, she was signed to Murder Inc. Records. Ashanti was featured in The Fat Joe's What's Luv? The song "What's Love?" by Fat Joe as well as Ja Rule's "It's Always" on Time was a huge hit for both of them. The moment she dropped her single, the single, What's Luv, at number two at the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at #1 with Foolish being her first single, she was the only female artist to accomplish this feat. We'll help you commemorate the day of her life right here. 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 October 13 1980. Tina Douglas was her mother and Ken Kaide Thomas Douglas had earlier had a voice. She is the eldest and the Kenashia Shia Douglas who is younger sister. Douglas chose her name in honor of the Ashanti Empire in Ghana where women held power as well as influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to follow the same model. James' grandfather was associated with Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil right activist in the 1960s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she was able to hear Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti was on Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an extra in her youth. There were a few appearances by her appeared in music video clip including K.R.S. Act One's MC's"Like They Don't Know" and 8 Off's Ghetto Woman. After being courted for years by several record labels including Bad Boy, Jive and other companies, Ashanti struggled to be an artist. In the midst of this, she performed in New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she hung out hoping to score an opportunity to break through. Ashanti originally appeared on the track of Big Pun's We Roll as a backing singer. She also appeared in the song by Fat Joe "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's There is Love. In her debut song Foolish, DeBarge's Stay With Me which was released in 1983 is played. Ashanti's self-titled first album was released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration The fourth studio album was released June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on October 16 to radio and digital stores. She was as a character in the Christmas in the City film and played Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives. Aitch was seen wearing the Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th day of March, 2022.