Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, also referred to as Ashanti was born on October 13 on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a musician, singer and actress of in the United States. Ashanti began her professional career as a teenager, and was eventually signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. Ashanti was featured in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that the same year. track and Ja Rule's Always On Time track. Both of them were huge hits. She became the first female artist to hold highest two positions on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and Luv? at number two. Luv? What's Luv? Right here, you can assist her in celebrating this memorable day. Ashanti Shequoiya is also known as Ashanti and she was born the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti and Ken Kaide Douglas is her father. She is more youthful than Kenashia T. Douglas. Douglas was given the name Ashanti to honour the Ashanti Empire in which women had power and influence. Douglas hoped Ashanti would emulate this. James, her grandfather, was a civil right leader in the 1960s who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti's mum discovered Ashanti's talent when she heard her sing Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor for Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992, and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti was also featured in a couple of music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's are like they don't understand" along with Eight-Off Ghetto girl. Ashanti was courted and signed by various record labels, among them Bad Boy. She also had a few cameos in music videos. But she did play throughout New York and began hanging around The Murder Inc. recording studio in hopes of a big break. Ashanti sang as the backing vocalist to the Big Pun's How We Roll. Other appearances she has made include The Fat Joe's song"What's Luv? Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's What's Luv! The song sample she uses in her first single Foolish comes from DeBarge's Stay with Me, a 1983 track. Ashanti released her first album, entitled "Ashanti", in 2002 on Irv Getti'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 both on radio and digital) dropped on the 16th of October on the 16th of October, 2008. The singer played Latasha on Army Wives and starred in the film Christmas in the City. Aitch sampled Rock wit U in his Baby on March 10, 2022 song.