Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, better known as Ashanti was born on the 13th of October 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a popular singer, songwriter and actor of the United States. Ashanti became famous as an untrained teenager, and later joined Murder Inc. Records in 2002. The same year, she was featured with The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Both Fat Joe's What's Luv? Her tracks Foolish (number number one) and How's Luv! as number two. There is a chance to commemorate Ashanti's special day on this page. Ashanti Douglas also known as Ashanti as she's more well-known, was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother, is a retired dance instructor. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. Douglas is the elder of her siblings. she has a Kenashia Shia who's her younger sister. Douglas was named after the Ashanti Empire located in Ghana in which women ruled and influence and Douglas desired Ashanti to model that same pattern. James was her grandfather. James was the civil rights leader alongside Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti's mom discovered Ashanti's talent after listening to her sing Mary J. Blige Reminisce. Ashanti was a child actor for Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? The singer also made a few performances in music videos like K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Didn't and the 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After being approached by record label such as Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti struggled to be a popular singer. Despite this she continued to play in and around New York and began hanging at Murder Inc. Murder Inc. recording studio hoping to get a major break. Ashanti first appeared as a backing vocalist of Big Pun on the song "How We Roll". Ashanti sang as well in Fat Joe's hit song"What's Luv?" The show also featured her on Fat Joe's What's Lulv? The track she used for the single that she released as her debut Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me song from 1983. Ashanti made her debut album, self-titled album in 2002 through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration the fourth studio album was launched on June 3, 2008. On the 16th October Hey Baby (After the Club) was released on radio stations as well as digital channels. The actress starred in the movie Christmas in the City and appeared as Latasha Montclair on Army Wives. The track Rock wit U was sampled by British artist Aitch for his song Baby on March 10 2022.