Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born on October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer, songwriter from America and actor. Ashanti, a teenage singer-songwriter and actress from the United States was signed by Murder Inc. Records to release a single in 2002. Ashanti was featured in fat Joe's What's Luv? song that same year. And Fat Joe's What's Lulv? She became the first female artist to take the top two spots on Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and the track What's Luv? second place. In this post, we'll celebrate with you the day of her birthday. Ashanti Douglas, or Ashanti as she is more well-known, was born in Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former dance instructor. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Schia is Douglas's younger sister is older. Douglas named her after the Ashanti Empire which was located in Ghana where women were able to exercise power as well as influence. Douglas was hoping for Ashanti to follow the same model. James was her grandfather. He served as a civil-rights leader with Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Ashanti's mother discovered Ashanti's talent through her listening to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage for Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti appeared in several music videos. This includes K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's as if they don't" as well as 8-Off Ghetto girl. After being approached by record label including Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti was unable to be a popular singer. Despite this she continued to play within and around New York and began hanging around Murder Inc. Murder Inc. recording studio looking for a huge break. Ashanti was first seen in the role of background vocalist for Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Ashanti sang on Fat Joe's song What's Luv? She was also in Fat Joe's What's Lov? In her debut song Foolish, DeBarge's Stay With Me which was released in 1983 is sampled. Ashanti's first self-titled album, which was released on The album by Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration the fourth studio album, debuted on 3 June 2008. On October 16 Hey Baby (After the Club) was released to the radio and online outlets. She played Latasha in Army Wives and starred in the film Christmas in the City. Her song Rock wit U was sampled by British singer Aitch to accompany his track Baby on the 10th of March 2022.