Ashanti

Ashanti Douglas, also known as Ashanti and was born in Glen Cove New York United States 13 October 1980. She is a singer songwriter and actor of her native United States. Ashanti was discovered while a teenager and eventually became signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. At the time she made an appearance in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? The Fat Joe's What's Luv and Foolish? Through Foolish and"What's Luv as the top two songs, she became the first woman to have two songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top Ten in the United States. as number two. We will be celebrating the birthday of her favorite actress. Ashanti Shequoiya, better known as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is an ex-dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas is her father. was a former singer. Kenashia Shia is her younger sister. Douglas named her Ashanti to honor Ghana's Ashanti Empire, where women ruled and had an influence. Douglas wanted Ashantis to adopt this same model. James her father, who was also her grandfather, was a leader in civil rights in the 1960s who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The mother of Ashanti's discovered her talent through her listening to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was a child actor in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? In addition, she appeared in several music videos such as K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't You Know, or Eight-Off Ghetto Girls. After being approached by record label like Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti found it difficult to make it as a professional singer. The singer continued to tour on stage in New York, and spent in the Murder Inc. studios hoping for a breakthrough. Ashanti was originally a backup vocalist on Big Pun's song"How We Roll. She also appeared on the Fat Joe's song What's Luv? and Ja Rule's Never On Time. The debut single Foolish contains a sample from DeBarge's 1983 song Stay With Me. Ashanti has released her debut self-titled album in 2002, through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration is the fourth Ashanti studio album. It was made available via Murder Incorporated. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on the 16th of October to radio and digital stores. She played Latasha on Army Wives and starred in the film Christmas in the City. Aitch is a British rapper sampled her song Rock wit U for Baby on March 10, 2022.