Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas famously known as Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed on the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She's a performer and an actress who hails from her native United States. Ashanti started her career in the teen years, she was signed by Murder Inc. Records by 2002. That same year, she appeared in Fat Joe's What's Luv? The song "What's Love?" by Fat Joe and Ja Rule's song "Always on Time was a huge hit for both of them. When she released"What's Luv, at number two at the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at the top spot and Foolish being her first single, she became the only female artist to accomplish this feat. The song is called What's Luv! Here, we will celebrate the birthday of her favorite actress. Ashanti Shequoiya is better known by her nickname Ashanti is a native of New Yorker, born in Glen Cove on 13 October, 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother is a former teacher of dance. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is more youthful than Kenashia T. Douglas. Douglas chose her name in honor of her mother, the Ashanti Empire in Ghana where women held power and influence and Douglas would like Ashanti to follow the same model. James, Ashanti's grandfather, worked in civil rights along with Martin Luther King Jr. back in 1960s. Ashanti was caught by her mom when she saw Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti appeared on screen as a child in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Malcolm X in 1992. In addition, she played a role in Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti has also been featured in a few music videos, such as K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's as if they don't" as well as the 8-Off Ghetto girl. After being courted by various record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti was unable to make it as a vocalist. Despite this her persistence, she continued to perform at New York. Then, she was at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to get a breakthrough. Ashanti made an appearance on the original the track by Big Pun called How We Roll, as a back singer. Other appearances she has made include the Fat Joe track"What's Luv? and Ja Rule's Always On Time. The track she used for her debut single Foolish comes from DeBarge's Stay with Me which was released in 1983. Ashanti released her first album, which was titled "Ashanti", in 2002, under Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration is Ashanti's fourth studio album. The release was made on Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby was released for radio and on digital platforms on 16 October 2009. She has acted in the film Christmas in the City as in Army Wives. Aitch performs in her Rock wit U song for Baby 10 March 2022.