Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, who was born Douglas, is popularly known Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed October 13 1980, in Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Ashanti began her professional career in the teen years, and was eventually signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. Ashanti made an appearance on Fat Joe's What's Luv? song and Ja Rule's Always On Time track. Both of them turned into huge smashes. It was the first time for a female artist to have the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and the track What's Luv? It was the first female artist to have the Top two spots on the The Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States With Foolish as number one and What's Love? Let's celebrate this momentous occasion together. Ashanti Shequoiya is also known as Ashanti when she was born the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas' mother was teacher of dance, and Ken-Kaide Douglas, who was the mother of the Ashanti Douglas, was a vocalist. Kenashia Shia is her youngest brother. Douglas named Ashanti Shia Douglas to honor her mother, who was from the Ashanti Empire in Ghana in which women ruled the roost and were highly influential. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this example. James her father was a civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti's mother stumbled upon her talent by overhearing her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti appeared on screen as a child on Spike Lee's Malcolm X which aired in 1992. In addition, she played an important role on Ted Demme's Who's the Man? There were also a couple of performances in music videos like K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They Don't Know and the 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being courted by various record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti was unable to make it as a vocalist. Amid this struggle, Ashanti played on stage in New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she hung out hoping to score the breakthrough. Ashanti was first seen as the background singer for Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Also, she appeared in the Fat Joe song "What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's Always on Time. The song sample she uses in her first single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me, a 1983 track. Ashanti made her debut album, entitled "Ashanti" in 2002, under Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. The release was made on Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club was released on 16 October to radio and digital stores. She was a part of the movies Christmas in the City as well as Army Wives. Aitch performs her Rock wit U song for Baby 10 March 2022.