Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, better called Ashanti, is a popular American singer and actress. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter as well as an actress. Ashanti began her career in the teen years, then was eventually signed to Murder Inc. Records by 2002. Ashanti appeared the same day as The 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. First female artist to be atop the second and third positions in the United States, with Foolish first and What's Luv? We'll help you commemorate the day of her life right here. This is the place to celebrate with you the day of her birthday. Ashanti Shequoiya, more popularly known by her nickname Ashanti, is a New Yorker born in Glen Cove, New York on the 13th of 13 October, 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother, is a retired dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is the oldest and the Kenashia Shia Douglas who is older sister. Douglas named Ashanti Douglas to Ghana in honor of she was a part of the Ashanti Empire. The women had immense power in the Ashanti Empire and Douglas was hoping that Ashantis would follow in the footsteps of those. James's grandfather was a part of Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights activist in the 1960s. The mother of Ashanti's discovered her daughter's talents as she listened to her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was an extra in Spike Lee's Malcolm X in 1992 as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Also, Ashanti appeared in music videos such as 8-Off Ghettogirl, and K.R.S. Act One MC's You Don't Know. After being approached by several record labels like Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti struggled to find success as a vocalist. Despite this she continued to play in and around New York and began hanging in Murder Inc. Murder Inc. recording studio in hopes of a big break. Ashanti appeared originally on Big Pun's track"How We Roll, as a back vocalist. She also appeared on Fat Joe's single What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's There is Love. The track was a sample of DeBarge's 1983 single Stay with Me on her debut single Foolish. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002. It was released through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration her fourth studio album, was released on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby was released for the radio and online on 16 October 2009. The singer was as a character in The Christmas in the City film and also played Latasha as Latasha in Army Wives. Her track Rock wit U was sampled by British singer Aitch to accompany his track Baby on March 10 2022.