Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born on October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer and actress who hails from in the United States. Ashanti was famous when she was an teen. The year 2002 was when she signed with Murder Inc. Records. In the same year, she appeared as a guest on the Fat Joe's What's Luv? She also appeared on the Fat Joe's hit song What's Luv?! and Ja Rules track Always on Time and Ja Rules track Always On Time, both of which have been hugely successful. The first female artist to hold top two spots within the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and Luv? at number two. Luv? The song What's Luv! You can celebrate Ashanti's special day by visiting her website. Ashanti Shequoiya, more popularly called Ashanti, is a New Yorker who was born in Glen Cove, New York on the 13th of the 13th of October in 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is an instructor in dance and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, her father was a vocalist in the past. Kenashia Schia Douglas is her younger sister is older. Douglas is named Ashanti Douglas from Ghana after the Ashanti Empire. The women had immense power in the Ashanti Empire and Douglas wanted Ashantis emulated that. James her grandfather was a prominent civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Her mother was aware of her daughter's talent as she listened to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was a child actor for Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti also appeared in several music videos. These include K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's like They don't know" as well as Eight-Off Ghetto girl. Ashanti was courted and signed by a variety of record labels, including Bad Boy. She also had a few cameos in music videos. But she did play throughout New York and began hanging around at Murder Inc. Murder Inc. recording studio looking for a huge break. Ashanti made an appearance on the original the track of Big Pun,"How We Roll, as a back singer. She also appeared on Fat Joe's single"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's There is Love. The debut single Foolish features a sample taken from the track of DeBarge titled Stay with Me. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002, via Irv Goti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration the fourth studio album was launched on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby was released for radio and on digital platforms on October 16, 2009. She was on The Christmas in the City film and also played Latasha in Army Wives. Aitch, an British artist, took a sample of her song Rock wit U for Baby on March 10, 2022.