Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born on October 13, 1981 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer, songwriter from America and actor. Ashanti was first discovered when she was an 18-year-old and was became signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That same year, she was featured on Fat Joe's What's Luv? Both Fat Joe's What's Luv? The first female artist to have the first and second spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at number one and the track What's Luv? at number two. Let's celebrate this momentous occasion with us. Ashanti Douglas, also known as Ashanti as she is more often referred to was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother is a former dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Schia is Douglas's younger sister, is older. Douglas was named Ashanti Shia Douglas after the Ashanti Empire of Ghana in which women were influential and powerful. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this example. James's grandfather was a part of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights advocate in the 1960s. Ashanti's mum discovered Ashanti's talent when she heard her sing Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce.. Ashanti was in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as a young extra. A few of her cameos included music videos including K.R.S. Act One's MC's"Like They Don't Know" and 8 Off's Ghetto Woman. Ashanti's career as a performer was limited by her inability to achieve commercial success following her being approached by record companies like Bad Boy and Jive. Ashanti continued to sing in New York, and she began to hang around at the Murder Inc. studios hoping to get a break. Ashanti was initially a backup vocalist on Big Pun's song, How We Roll. She also appeared on the Fat Joe track What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time as well as Fat Joe's There is Love. In her debut song Foolish the song by DeBarge's Me that was recorded in 1983 is sung. The album that Ashanti self-titled, released on The album by Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration was the fourth Ashanti studio album, which was which was released on June 3, 2008. On the 16th of October Hey Baby (After the Club) was released on stations and digital platforms. The actress starred in the movie Christmas in the City and played Latasha Montclair in Army Wives. Aitch was one of the British musician, sampled her track Rock wit U for Baby on the 10th of March in 2022.