Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, also known as Ashanti, was born on October 13, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American songwriter, singer and actor. Ashanti is a teen singer-songwriter and actress from the United States was signed by Murder Inc. Records to make a record in 2002. She appeared in fat Joe's What's Luv? song that was released the following year. song and Ja Rule's Always on Time track. Both of them turned into huge smashes. She became the first female artist who held the highest two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at number one and What's Luv? What's Luv? You can celebrate Ashanti's special day right here. Ashanti Douglas, or Ashanti as she is more popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was the dance instructor, while Ken-Kaide Douglas, the parent of Ashanti Douglas is also a singer. Kenashia Schia Douglas is her younger sister is older. Douglas gave her the name Ashanti in honor of Ghana's Ashanti Empire in which women ruled and had influence. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this paradigm. James was her grandfather. He worked as the civil rights leader alongside Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. The mother of Ashanti's discovered the talent of her daughter when she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was an extra in Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Also, she had guest appearances in music videos such as K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They Didn't and 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being sought out by a number of record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti tried to get noticed as a singer. The singer continued to tour on stage in New York, and spent some time at Murder Inc. studios hoping for a big break. Ashanti began as a back-up singer on the track of Big Pun, How We Roll. She was also featured on Fat Joe's What's Luv? She also appeared in Fat Joe's What's Lov? The sample used in her first single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me song from 1983. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002. It was released through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration The fourth studio album, came out on 3 June 2008. On October 16 Hey Baby (After the Club) was released on radio stations as well as digital channels. She was in the film Christmas in the City and played Latasha Montclair on Army Wives. Aitch played Rock wit U in his Baby 10th March 2022 song.