Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, also known in the media as Ashanti was born on October 13, the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is a songwriter, singer and actor of her native United States. Her talent was first noticed in her teens. She was signed to Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. The same year she also appeared on Fat Joe's What's Luv? The track "What's love?" by Fat Joe as well as Ja Rule, entitled Always on Time are both massive hits. The first female artist to have the first and second spots within the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and Luv? at number two. Luv? What's Luv? You can help her celebrate this special day. Ashanti Douglas, also known as Ashanti as she's popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is an instructor in dance and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas is her father. is a former vocalist. Kenashia Tia Douglas is younger. Douglas is named Ashanti Douglas in Ghana following the Ashanti Empire. Women had enormous power and Douglas wanted Ashantis emulated that. James her grandfather was a prominent civil rights activist who collaborated with Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Her mother discovered her talent by overhearing her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was in the film of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an extra in her youth. Ashanti also appeared in a couple of music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's like They don't know" and 8-Off Ghetto girl. Ashanti's career as a performer was limited because she was unable to find the heights she desired after being contacted by major labels like Bad Boy and Jive. In this midst, Ashanti played at New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she hung out hoping to score the breakthrough. Ashanti was originally a backup singer on the track of Big Pun"How We Roll. Her other appearances include the Fat Joe track What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time as well as Fat Joe's There is Love. Ashanti sampled the track of 1983 by DeBarge Stay with Me on her debut single Foolish. Her self-titled album first 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 both on radio and digital format) came out October 16 on the 16th of October, 2008. The actress also appeared in the films Christmas in the City, Army Wives and Latasha Monteclair. Aitch samples the Rock wit U song for Baby on March 10, 2022.