Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, often called Ashanti was born on 13 October of 1980, at Glen Cove New York United States. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter and actor. Ashanti's talent was first discovered as a teen. She was signed to Murder Inc. Records, in 2002. Ashanti made an appearance in The Fat Joe's What's Luv? track and Ja Rule's Always on Time track both of which turned into huge smashes. When she released the single, What's Luv, at number two at the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at the top spot featuring Foolish as her debut single, she became the only female artist to accomplish this feat. What's Luv? Here, you are able to help her celebrate this special day. Ashanti Shequoiya, better known by her nickname Ashanti is a New Yorker born in Glen Cove, New York on the 13th of 13 October, 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was an instructor in dance as was Ken-Kaide Douglas. The father of Ashanti Douglas had been a vocalist. She is the eldest and the Kenashia Shia Douglas who is older sister. Douglas named Ashanti Douglas to Ghana following she was a part of the Ashanti Empire. Women had great power there and Douglas wanted Ashantis emulated that. James was her great-grandfather. He worked as an activist for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she heard Ashanti sing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti was in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as a young extra. Ashanti was also featured in a couple of music videos. These include K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's are like they don't understand" along with the 8-Off Ghetto girl. The career of Ashanti as a performer was limited by her inability to achieve success after being approached by record labels such as Bad Boy and Jive. Despite receiving no major breakthroughs the singer continued her tour throughout New York. Ashanti sang as the back vocalist for the Big Pun's How We Roll. Ashanti was also on Fat Joe's single"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's What's Luv! It's her debut single Foolish features a sample taken from DeBarge's song Stay With Me. The first album of her own, released on the album of Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration is Ashanti's forth studio album. The album was released by Murder Inc. on the 3rd of June, 2008. On October 16 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. Aitch sampled Rock wit U in his Baby 10th March 2022 song.