Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed 13 October 1980, on the shores of Glen Cove New York United States. She is a musician, singer and actor of in the United States. Ashanti became famous as when she was a teen. The year 2002 was when she was signed to Murder Inc. Records. That that same year, she was featured on the Fat Joe's What's Luv? Also, she was featured on the Fat Joe's hit song"What's Luv!" and the Ja Rules' track Never on Time Both of them have been hugely successful. The first ever female to reach the Billboard Hot 100's top two positions in the United States, with Foolish at number one, and What's Luv? What's Luv? You can celebrate Ashanti's special day by visiting her website. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, popularly referred to in the media as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former teacher of dance. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Shai Douglas is her younger sister. She is the oldest of them all. Douglas has named her Ashanti to honor Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women ruled and had power and influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to follow this paradigm. James the Ashanti's great-grandfather was a civil rights activist along with Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Her mother discovered her talent by overhearing her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was in the film of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an unidentified young actor. Additionally, she was featured in various music videos like K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They Know or 8-Off Ghetto Girls. Even after she was approached by a number of record labels such as Bad Boy or Jive, Ashanti was not able to make it as an artist. Amid this struggle, Ashanti was a performer in New York. At the Murder Inc. Studio she was waiting to make the breakthrough. Ashanti originally appeared on Big Pun's song How We Roll as a backing singer. Also, she appeared in the song by Fat Joe "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's What's Luv! The debut single Foolish includes a sample of the song by DeBarge called Stay With Me. Her debut self-titled album was released by Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. on the label in 2002. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. The album was released by Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. The 16th of October Hey Baby (After the Club) was released on stations and digital platforms. She also starred in the films Christmas in the City, Army Wives and Latasha Monteclair. Her track Rock wit U was sampled by British artist Aitch to record his song Baby on March 10 2022.