Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, better known in the media as Ashanti was born October 13 1981 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a popular singer, songwriter and actress born in her native United States. Ashanti was a teenager singer-songwriter and actress from America had her name signed by Murder Inc. Records to record in 2002. At the time Ashanti was featured on The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Two Fat Joe's What's luv? In the case of Foolish and The What's Luv being at number one it was her first woman to record two songs that were in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top 10 of the United States. She was the first female artist to have the top two spots in the The Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States, with Foolish at number one and the other being What's Loving? Here, we will celebrate with you her special birthday. Ashanti Douglas, or Ashanti as she's more popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in the year 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was a dance instructor and Ken-Kaide Douglas, who is the dad of the Ashanti Douglas, is also a vocalist. Kenashia Schia Douglas is her younger sister, is older. Douglas was named after the Ashanti Empire in Ghana where women held power and influence. Douglas would like Ashanti to model that same pattern. James, her grandfather, was a prominent leader of civil rights during the 1960s, who was alongside Martin Luther King Jr. The Ashanti's mom was able to spot her daughter's talents when she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti appeared as a child actor in Spike Lee's Malcolm X from 1992 and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti appeared in several music videos. These include K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's like They don't know" along with 8-Off Ghetto girl. After being approached by record labels such as Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti was unable to become a successful singer. In spite of this her persistence, she continued to perform with her band in New York. Then she was spotted at with the Murder Inc. Studio hoping to get an opportunity. Ashanti started out as a backup singer on Big Pun's hit song"How We Roll. Also, she was on the Fat Joe's song What's Luv? as well as Ja Rule's Never On Time. The track she used for her debut single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me the track from 1983. Ashanti made her debut album, self-titled album in 2002, with Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration her fourth studio album, was out on June 3rd, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on the 16th of October to radio and digital stores. The singer played Latasha on Army Wives and starred in the film Christmas in the City. Aitch sampled Rock wit U in his Baby on March 10, 2022.