Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas famously known as Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed October 13 1980, on the shores of Glen Cove New York United States. She's an actress and singer of her native United States. The talent of Ashanti was discovered in her teens. She was signed to Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. In the same year, she made an appearance on Fat Joe's What's Luv? Also, she was featured in Fat Joe's track"What's Luv!" and the Ja Rules' track Never In Time, both of which became huge hit songs. In the case of Foolish and the track What's Luv at Number One, she became the first female artist to be featured in two tracks that were in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top 10 in the United States. The track What's Luv! Right here, you can help her celebrate this special day. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on the 13th of October, 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother is a former dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is more youthful than Kenashia T. Douglas. Douglas named her after her mother, the Ashanti Empire located in Ghana where women held power as well as influence. Douglas was hoping for Ashanti to follow the same model. James her grandfather was a leader in civil rights who was a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she heard Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti made an appearance in the film of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as a young extra. In addition, she appeared in some music videos like 8-Off Ghettogirl as well as K.R.S. Act One MC's They Don't Even Know. Ashanti was courted and signed by various recording labels, including Bad Boy. She also appeared in a couple of music videos. However, she kept playing with her band in New York. Then, at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to get a breakthrough. Ashanti was featured on the first time on the track by Big Pun called How We Roll, as a back vocalist. Ashanti sang on the Fat Joe song"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's always on time and Fat Jojo's What's Luv also featured her. She sampled DeBarge's 1983 single Stay with Me for her first single Foolish. The debut album of Ashanti was released through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. on the label in 2002. The Declaration is her fourth studio-album, was released in June of 2008. Hey Baby was released for radio and digital on October 16, 2009. She was a part of the film Christmas in the City as well as Army Wives. Aitch uses the Rock wit U song for Baby 10 March 2022.