Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas famously known as Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed on the 13th of October, 1980 on the shores of Glen Cove New York United States. She's an actress and singer from in the United States. Ashanti started her career in the teen years, then was eventually signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. The same year, she was featured on The Fat Joe's What's Luv? the song "What's love?" by Fat Joe as well as Ja Rule's song "Always on Time are both massive hits. In the case of Foolish and What's Luv being at number one, she became the first woman to record two songs that were in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top ten of the United States. What's Luv? Let's celebrate the special occasion by celebrating it together. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also known as Ashanti was born on 13 October the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti, and Ken Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Schia is Douglas's younger sister is older. Douglas is named Ashanti Douglas from Ghana after the Ashanti Empire. Women held immense power in the Ashanti Empire and Douglas would like Ashantis to emulate that. James the Ashanti's great-grandfather has been a prominent civil rights advocate with Martin Luther King Jr. back in 1960s. Her mother discovered her talent after listening to her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti appeared as a child part-time actress for Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Additionally, Ashanti was featured in a few music videos, including 8-Off Ghettogirl and K.R.S. Act One MC's The People You've Never Even Met. After having been courted for a long time by several record labels including Bad Boy, Jive and others Ashanti still struggled as a vocalist. Despite not receiving any big breaks however, she continued to play throughout New York. Ashanti made an appearance on the original the track by Big Pun called"How We Roll, as a back singer. She was also featured on Fat Joe's single What's Luv? Ja Rule's "Always on Time" as well as Fat Joe's What's Luv! The song sample she uses in the debut single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me song from 1983. Ashanti has released her debut album, which was titled "Ashanti", in 2002 on Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration the fourth studio album, was released on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released on radio as well as digital format) was released on October 16 on the 16th of October, 2008. She appeared as a character in The Christmas in the City film and played Latasha on Army Wives. Aitch was seen wearing in her Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th of March, 2022.