Ashanti

Ashanti Douglas, popularly called Ashanti and was born in Glen Cove New York United States on October 13th 1980. She is an American songwriter, singer and actor. Ashanti began her professional career as a teenager, and was then signed by Murder Inc. Records by 2002. She was featured on the Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that same year. The singer also appeared in Fat Joe's track What's the Luv? The first female artist who held the first and second spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and the track What's Luv? as number two. There is a chance to commemorate Ashanti's special day on this page. Ashanti Douglas also known as Ashanti as she is more well-known, was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is a dance instructor from the past. Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, her father is a singer from the past. Kenashia Shia is her younger sister. Douglas gave her the name Ashanti following Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women ruled and had power and influence. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this paradigm. James her grandfather was a civil rights leader that worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Ashanti's mom discovered Ashanti's talent when she heard her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage as Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti appeared in several music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's such as they don't" and the 8-Off Ghetto girl. After getting approached by record labels including Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti was unable to make it as a professional singer. The singer continued to tour on stage in New York, and spent time at Murder Inc. studios hoping for a breakthrough. Ashanti was originally featured on Big Pun's song How We Roll as a backing singer. Ashanti sang on the track of Fat Joe,"What's Luv?" as well as Ja Rule's Always On Time. The sample used in the single that she released as her debut Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me, a 1983 track. Her self-titled album first released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration, Ashanti's fourth studio album, came out on the 3rd of June, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on October 16 to digital and radio outlets. She was in the film Christmas in the City and appeared as Latasha Montclair in Army Wives. Aitch an British artist, used her music in his song Rock wit U for Baby 10 March 2022.