Ashanti

Ashanti Douglas, popularly called Ashanti and born in Glen Cove New York United States on October 13th 1980. She is a performer and a singer of in the United States. Ashanti was a star when she was a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. The singer was in The Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that in the same year. And Fat Joe's What's Lulv? It was the first time for a female artist to be in the top two spots on Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and What's Luv? She became the first female artist to have both of the highest two positions on the American Billboard Hot 100 including Foolish at number one and the other being What's Loving? This is the place to celebrate the birthday of her favorite actress. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is a dance instructor from the past. Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, her father is a former vocalist. Kenashia Shia is her older sibling. Douglas has named her Ashanti following Ghana's Ashanti Empire in which women were the rulers and had influence. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this paradigm. James was her great-grandfather. He worked as an activist for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti's mom discovered Ashanti's talent after hearing her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti performed as an as an extra in Spike's Malcolm X in 1992 and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? As well, she appeared in various music videos such as K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They Know and Eight-Off Ghetto Girls. After being wooed by a variety of record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti struggled to find success in her career as a performer. Despite this her persistence, she continued to perform in New York. Then she started hanging out at in the Murder Inc. Studio hoping to get an opportunity. Ashanti started out as a backup singer on Big Pun's hit song"How We Roll. Ashanti also sang on the Fat Joe's song"What's Luv?" Also, she appeared in Fat Joe's What's Lov? The track she used for her first single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me which was released in 1983. Ashanti dropped her self-titled debut album in 2002. The album was through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. It was released by Murder Inc. on June 3rd 2008. Hey Baby After the Club was released on October 16, 2008 to both radio and digital platforms. The singer played Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives and starred in the movie Christmas in the City. Her song Rock wit U was sampled by British musician Aitch for his track Baby in March 10, 2022.