Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya who is better called Ashanti, is a famous American singer and actress. She's an actress and singer who hails from the United States. Ashanti was famous when she was when she was a teen. The year 2002 was when she was signed to Murder Inc. Records. Ashanti was featured in Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that same year. The Fat Joe's What's Luv and Foolish? The songs of Ja Rule include Foolish (number number one) as well as What's Luv! at number two. Let's celebrate this momentous occasion with us. Ashanti Douglas, or Ashanti as she's popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas was her mother and Ken Kaide Thomas Douglas earlier performed as a vocalist. The oldest of the three is the Kenashia Shia Douglas who is older sister. Douglas named her Ashanti to honor Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women held power and had power and influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to follow this paradigm. James, Ashanti's grandfather has been a prominent civil rights advocate along with Martin Luther King Jr. In the 60s. Her mother discovered her talent after listening to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti made an appearance on Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an extra in her youth. Additionally, she was featured in several music videos like K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They Know and 8-Off Ghetto Girls. Although she was offered by several record labels like Bad Boy or Jive, Ashanti was not able to make it as an artist. But she did perform within and around New York and began hanging around at The Murder Inc. recording studio in hopes of a big break. Ashanti initially appeared in the role of background vocalist on the track Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". She also appeared in the song by Fat Joe "What's Luv?" as well as Ja Rule's Always On Time. Her debut single Foolish includes a snippet of the 1983 hit song from DeBarge, with Me. The self-titled debut album of Ashanti was released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration, Ashanti's fourth studio album was released the 3rd of June, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released via radio as well as digital formats) was released on October 16, 2008. She appeared as a character in the Christmas in the City film as Latasha in Army Wives. The song she sang Rock wit U was sampled by British rapper Aitch for his song Baby in March 10, 2022.