Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, also called Ashanti, was born on 13 October of 1980, from Glen Cove New York United States. She is a musician, singer and actress of her native United States. Ashanti started her career as an teen, and was later signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. The same year, she was featured with The Fat Joe's What's Luv? song as well as Ja Rule's Always on Time track. Both turned into huge smashes. Through Foolish and the track What's Luv being at number one it was her first woman to have two songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top ten of the United States. She was the first female artist who held both the Top two spots on the US Billboard Hot 100, with Foolish at number one and the other being What's Loving? It is possible to celebrate Ashanti's birthday day on this page. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, commonly known as Ashanti was born on 13 October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas, her mother is a retired teacher of dance. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Kenashia Schia Douglas is her younger sister is older. Douglas has named her Ashanti to honor Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women held power and had the power to influence. Douglas wanted Ashantis to follow this paradigm. James, her grandfather, was a leader in civil rights in the 1960s who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Her mother was aware of her daughter's talent when she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti performed as an part-time actress in Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Additionally, she was featured in several music videos such as K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They Know and 8-Off Ghetto Girls. After being approached by record label such as Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti struggled to establish herself as a singer who was successful. Her performances continued on stage in New York, and spent some time at Murder Inc. studios hoping for a breakthrough. Ashanti first appeared on the Big Pun song How We Roll as a backing vocalist. Ashanti sang as well in Fat Joe's hit song What's Luv? The show also featured her in Fat Joe's What's Lov? Her sample for her debut single Foolish originates from the album of DeBarge, Stay with Me, a 1983 track. Ashanti's self-titled debut album released on the album of Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration, Ashanti's fourth studio album, was released on the 3rd of June, 2008. Hey Baby (After The Club) hit radios and digital platforms on October 16. She portrayed Latasha In Army Wives and starred in the movie Christmas in the City. Aitch sampled Rock wit U in his Baby song on March 10, 2022.