Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas well-known as Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed on the 13th of October, 1980 on the shores of Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her talent was first noticed in her teens. She signed with Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. The same year, she was featured as a guest on Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's single, Always on Time and Fat Joe's What's luv? When she released What's Luv, at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at number one featuring Foolish being her first single, she was the only female to achieve this feat. She became the first female artist to have the Top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in America With Foolish as number one and What's Love? At number two, we will assist you in celebrating the day of her birth by sharing it with you. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also known as Ashanti, was born on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas was her mother as well as Ken Kaide Thomas Douglas before been vocalists. She is Kenashia's sibling. She is the oldest. Douglas chose her name in honor of her father, who was a member of the Ashanti Empire in Ghana where women held power and influence and Douglas was hoping for Ashanti to emulate that paradigm. James was her great-grandfather. He was an activist for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Her mother was impressed by Ashanti's talents after hearing her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti performed as an part-time actress on Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Also, Ashanti appeared in a few music videos, including 8-Off Ghettogirl, and K.R.S. Act One MC's The People You've Never Even Met. After being courted for years by several record labels including Bad Boy, Jive and others Ashanti still struggled as a vocalist. She continued to perform in New York, and she began to hang around with the Murder Inc. studios hoping for a big break. Ashanti was initially a backup singer on the track of Big Pun"How We Roll. Ashanti was also on Fat Joe's track What's Luv? Ja Rule's always on time as well as Fat Jojo's What's Luv also featured her. Ashanti sampled the track of 1983 by DeBarge Stay with Me in her debut track Foolish. Ashanti's self-titled first album was released in 2002 through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration, Ashanti's fourth studio album, debuted on the 3rd of June, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released both on radio as well as digital) came out October 16 in 2008. She was a part of the movies Christmas in the City as well as Army Wives. Aitch used in her Rock wit U sample in Baby on the 10th day of March 2022.