Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also referred to as Ashanti, was born on 13 October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is an American singer and songwriter. Ashanti began her career when she was a teenager then was eventually signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. Ashanti appeared the same day as the Fat Joe's What's Luv? track and Ja Rule's Always on Time track. Both of them turned into huge smashes. It was the first time for a female artist to hold 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? What's Luv? This is the place to celebrate with you the day of her birthday. Ashanti Douglas, also known as Ashanti as she's commonly known was born at Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother is a former teacher of dance. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. The oldest of the three is she has a Kenashia Shia who's her younger sister. Douglas was given the name Ashanti to honor the Ashanti Empire in which women had control and power. Douglas hoped Ashanti would emulate the Ashanti Empire. James her grandfather was a civil rights leader who collaborated with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Her mother was impressed by Ashanti's talents when she heard her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti appeared as a child extra in Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? In addition, she appeared in music videos such as 8-Off Ghettogirl as well as K.R.S. Act One MC's You Don't Know. After having been courted for a long time by various record companies including Bad Boy, Jive and others Ashanti still struggled as an artist. In spite of this, she kept playing with her band in New York. Then, she was at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to make it big. Ashanti first appeared as a background vocalist on the track Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Additionally, she was featured in Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's Always On Time and Fat Joe's There is Love. Ashanti's debut single Foolish includes a snippet of the 1983 hit song from DeBarge, With Me. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002 via Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. The album was released through Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby was released for radio and digital on 16 October 2009. She starred in the film Christmas in the City and was Latasha Montclair in Army Wives. Her track Rock wit U was sampled by British artist Aitch for his song Baby on March 10 2022.