Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known as Ashanti was born on October 13, 1981 in Glen Cove New York United States. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter and actress. The talent of Ashanti was discovered as a teen. The singer signed with Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. That same year, she was featured on Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's track, Always on Time as well as Fat Joe's What's Luv? She became the first female artist to hold the top two spots in the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and What's Luv? in second position. The Ashanti family can commemorate her special day by visiting her website. Ashanti Douglas or Ashanti as she is more commonly known was born at Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is an instructor in dance and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas her father is a singer from the past. The younger Kenashia is Tia Douglas. Douglas is named Ashanti Douglas in Ghana after she was a part of the Ashanti Empire. The women had immense power in the Ashanti Empire and Douglas was hoping that Ashantis would follow in the footsteps of those. James who was Ashanti's father, worked in civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. back in 1960s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she was able to hear Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti made an appearance as an extra for a child for Spike Lee's Malcolm X (released in 1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? She also appeared in a variety of music videos, like K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They're Not a Good Idea or the 8-Off Ghetto Girls. Even after she was approached by a number of record labels like Bad Boy or Jive, Ashanti had trouble finding success as an artist. Despite this, she kept playing in New York. Then, she was at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to get a breakthrough. Ashanti began as a back-up vocalist for Big Pun's track, How We Roll. She also appeared in the Fat Joe song "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's Always On Time as well as Fat Joe's There is Love. The debut single Foolish features a sample of the song by DeBarge from 1983, Stay With Me. The album that Ashanti self-titled was released by Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration was her fourth studio-album, was released in June of 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on October 16 to digital and radio outlets. She has acted in the film Christmas in the City as in Army Wives. Aitch uses the Rock wit U song for Baby 10 March 2022.