Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, better called Ashanti, is a popular American singer and actress. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter, and actress. Ashanti was famous when she was when she was a teen. In 2002, she was signed to Murder Inc. Records. Ashanti was featured as Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's single, Always On Time and Fat Joe's What's Luv? She became the first female artist to hold the highest two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at number one and Luv? at number two. Luv? second place. Let's celebrate this momentous occasion together. Ashanti Douglas or Ashanti as she is more popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was a dance instructor as was Ken-Kaide Douglas. The mother of the Ashanti Douglas was a singer. Kenashia Shai Douglas is her younger sister. She is the oldest of them all. Douglas chose her name in honor of the Ashanti Empire located in Ghana where women held power and influence and Douglas would like Ashanti to model that same pattern. James' grandfather worked for Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil right activist in the 1960s. Ashanti's mom discovered Ashanti's talent after hearing her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti was a kid extra for Spike Lee's Malcolm X (released in 1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? She also had a few cameos in music videos including K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They don't even know as well as 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being courted by various record labels like Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti struggled to find success as a vocalist. However, she continued to sing throughout New York and began hanging around the Murder Inc. recording studio hoping to get a major break. Ashanti first appeared as the background singer in the music video of Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Other appearances she has made include Fat Joe's"What's Luv? Ja Rule's always punctual as well as Fat Jojo's What's Luv? also starred her. The track she used for the debut single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me, a 1983 track. Ashanti has released her debut album, titled "Ashanti", in 2002, under Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration was the fourth Ashanti studio release, made available on the 3rd of June in 2008. Hey Baby (After The Club) was released on radios as well as digital platforms on October 16. The singer played Latasha on Army Wives and starred in the movie Christmas in the City. Aitch was an British rapper sampled her song Rock wit U for Baby on March 10, 2022.