Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known as Ashanti was born on October 13, the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She's a performer and an actress who hails from in the United States. Ashanti became famous as a teenager. The year 2002 was when she signed with Murder Inc. Records. In the same year, she made an appearance on Fat Joe's What's Luv? song and Ja Rule's Always on Time track, both of which became massive hits. With Foolish and What's Luv as the top two songs, she became the first female artist to be featured in two tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart top Ten in the United States. The track What's Luv! We will be celebrating with you her special birthday. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, better called Ashanti, was born on October 13 the 13th of October, 1980 on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas her mother is a former dance teacher and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, her father is a former vocalist. She is Kenashia's younger sister. She is the oldest. Douglas named Ashanti to honor the Ashanti Empire in which women had control and power. Douglas hoped Ashanti would emulate the Ashanti Empire. James was her great-grandfather. He worked as a civil-rights leader alongside Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Ashanti was found by her mother after she was able to hear Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in Spike Lee's Malcolm X (released in 1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? In addition, she appeared in a few music videos, including 8-Off Ghettogirl and K.R.S. Act One MC's They Don't Even Know. After being courted by various record labels including Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti was unable to make it in her career as a performer. Despite not receiving any big breaks, Ashanti continued playing in New York. Ashanti sang as the vocalist backing the Big Pun's How We Roll. Her other appearances include Fat Joe's"What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's Always On Time. On her first song, Foolish the song by DeBarge's Me from 1983 is sampled. Ashanti made her debut album, which was titled "Ashanti" in 2002 under Irv Getti's Murder Inc. Record Label. The Declaration is her fourth studio album came out in June 2008. Hey Baby was released for radio and on digital platforms on October 16, 2009. She appeared as a character in The Christmas in the City film as Latasha in Army Wives. Aitch samples the Rock wit U song for Baby, March 10, 2022.