Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas well-known as Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed 13 October 1980, in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a songwriter, singer and actress of the United States. Ashanti gained fame as an teen. In 2002, she signed with Murder Inc. Records. Ashanti appeared the same day in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? And Fat Joe's What's Lulv? The first ever female to make it into the highest two spots within the United States, with Foolish first and What's Luv? in second position. Let's celebrate this momentous occasion with us. Ashanti Shequoiya is better called Ashanti, is a New Yorker, born in Glen Cove, New York on the 13th of October 13, 80. Tina Douglas, her mother is a former teacher of dance. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is the eldest and she has a Kenashia Shia who's her older sister. Douglas has named her Ashanti in honor of Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women ruled and had influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to follow this paradigm. James, her grandfather, was a leader in civil rights in the 1960s who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti's mother discovered her daughter's talents as she listened to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti appeared as a child part-time actress for Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992, and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Also, Ashanti appeared in music videos such as 8-Off Ghettogirl, and K.R.S. Act One MC's You Don't Know. Her career as a musician was hindered by her inability to achieve commercial success following her being approached by record labels such as Bad Boy and Jive. In the midst of this, she played in New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she stood around hoping for an opportunity to break through. Ashanti was originally a backup vocalist on Big Pun's song"How We Roll. Ashanti also sang on Fat Joe's song"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's always on time and Fat Jojo's What's Luv? also featured her. The song sample she uses in the debut single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me song from 1983. Ashanti's self-titled first album was released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration was Ashanti's fourth studio release, which was released on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released via the radio and on digital) came out October 16 on the 16th of October, 2008. The actress starred in the movie Christmas in the City and was Latasha Montclair in Army Wives. Aitch used her Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th day of March in 2022.