Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also known as Ashanti was born on the 13th of October, 1980 from Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer songwriter and actor from The United States. Ashanti became famous as an teen and signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That same year she appeared on fat Joe's What's Luv? The Fat Joe's What's Luv and Foolish? The songs of Ja Rule include Foolish (number one) as well as"What's Luv! What's Luv? At number two, we will assist you in celebrating her special day right here. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known for her stage name Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on the 13th of October, 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former dance instructor. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Douglas is the elder of her siblings. Kenashia Shia Douglas is her younger sister. Douglas was named after the Ashanti Empire located in Ghana in which women ruled as well as influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to follow the same model. James was her grandpa. He served as an advocate for civil rights alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Her mother was impressed by Ashanti's talents after hearing her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? The singer also made a few appearances in music videos, including K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They Don't Know and 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being wooed by a variety of record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti struggled to find success as a vocalist. Despite this she continued to perform throughout New York and began hanging at the Murder Inc. recording studio hoping to get a major break. Ashanti first appeared on the track of Big Pun's We Roll as a backing singer. She also appeared on the Fat Joe's song What's Luv? Ja Rule's "Always on Time" and Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" were also featured. In her debut song Foolish, DeBarge's Stay With Me which was released in 1983 is sampled. Ashanti's self-titled debut album was released in 2002 through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. It was made available on Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. The 16th of October Hey Baby (After the Club) came out to radio stations as well as digital channels. She played Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives and starred in the movie Christmas in the City. The track Rock wit U was sampled by British artist Aitch to accompany his track Baby on March 10 2022.