Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, often referred to as Ashanti, was born on the 13th of October of 1980, in Glen Cove New York United States. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter and actor. Ashanti was first discovered when she was an teen and signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That same year, she was in the Fat Joe's What's Luv? The singer also featured on the Fat Joe's hit song"What's Luv!" as well as the Ja Rules track Always on Time and Ja Rules track Always On Time, both of which were huge hits. When she released the single, What's Luv which ranked at the second spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and Foolish at the top spot and Foolish as her first single, she was the only female to achieve this feat. What's Luv? The Ashanti family can commemorate her special day here. Ashanti Shequoiya has been referred to as Ashanti and was born on the 13th of October, 1980 located in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas is the mother of Ashanti. Ken Kaide Douglas is the father. Kenashia Schia Douglas, her younger sister is older. Douglas was given the name Ashanti to honor the Ashanti Empire where women enjoyed control and power. Douglas hoped Ashanti would follow in the footsteps of the Ashanti Empire. James, Ashanti's grandfather was a civil rights activist with Martin Luther King Jr. In the 60s. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she was able to hear Ashanti singing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti was in the film of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an unidentified young actor. There were also a couple of cameos in music videos including K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They don't even know as well as the 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being approached by several label owners such as Bad Boy or Jive, Ashanti struggled to find success in the field of music. But she did sing within and around New York and began hanging in the Murder Inc. recording studio looking for a huge break. Ashanti was featured on the first time on the track by Big Pun called"How We Roll, as a back singer. She also appeared on Fat Joe's"What's Luv?" Ja Rule's always punctual and Fat Jojo's What's Luv? also starred her. The track she used for her debut single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me song from 1983. Her self-titled album first released in 2002 through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration was Ashanti's fourth studio album, which was released on 3 June 2008. Hey Baby (After The Club) hit radios and digital platforms on October 16. The actress starred in the movie Christmas in the City and as Latasha the character Montclair from Army Wives. The song she sang Rock wit U was sampled by British singer Aitch to accompany his track Baby on the 10th of March 2022.