Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also referred to as Ashanti was born on October 13, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Ashanti became famous as a teenager and eventually signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. Ashanti was featured as The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's single, Always On Time as well as Fat Joe's What's luv? The first female artist to hold the first and second spots within the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and Luv? at number two. Luv? What's Luv? You can celebrate Ashanti's special day by visiting her website. Ashanti Douglas or Ashanti as she is more popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti, and Ken Kaide Douglas is the father. Kenashia Tia Douglas is younger. Douglas has named her in honour of her mother, the Ashanti Empire which was located in Ghana where women held power and influence and Douglas wanted Ashanti to model that same pattern. James' grandfather was associated with Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil right activist during the 1960s. Ashanti's mother discovered her daughter's talents as she listened to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage on Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Some of her appearances appeared in music video clip, such as K.R.S. Act One's MC's"Like They're Not Known" and 8 Off's Ghetto Woman. The career of Ashanti as a musician was hindered due to her lack of commercial success following her being approached by record labels such as Bad Boy and Jive. Even though she was not receiving any big breaks, Ashanti continued playing in New York. Ashanti was first seen as a background vocalist on the track Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Other appearances she has made include the Fat Joe track"What's Luv? Also, she appeared on Fat Joe's What's Luv? The track she used for her debut single Foolish comes from DeBarge's Stay with Me song from 1983. Ashanti made her debut album, titled "Ashanti" in 2002, under Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration her fourth studio album, was released on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released via radio and digital formats) came out October 16, 2008. She was on The Christmas in the City film as Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives. Aitch sampled Rock wit U in his Baby 10th March 2022 song.