Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, also known by the name Ashanti was born October 13 the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. Ashanti is an United States singer, songwriter as well as an actor. Ashanti became famous as a teenager and eventually signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. Ashanti appeared the same day as The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Ja Rule's song, Always on Time as well as Fat Joe's What's luv? She became the first female artist to hold first and second spots in the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at the top spot and What's Luv? at number two. You can assist her in celebrating this memorable day. Ashanti Shequoiya was popularly called Ashanti when she was born October 13th 1980, at Glen Cove New York. Tina Douglas was her mother as well as Ken Kaide Thomas Douglas had before been vocalists. The oldest of the three is she has a Kenashia Shia who's her older sister. Douglas named her Ashanti in honor of Ghana's Ashanti Empire which was a place where women ruled and had an influence. Douglas wanted Ashanti to adopt this same model. James was her grandpa. James was a leader in the civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. The Ashanti's mother was impressed by Ashanti's talents as she heard her singing Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce.. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? Ashanti also appeared in several music videos. These include K.R.S. - Act One's "MC's as if they don't" and the 8-Off Ghetto girl. Ashanti's career as a musician was hindered by her inability to achieve success after being approached by record companies like Bad Boy and Jive. However, she continued to play throughout New York and began hanging in The Murder Inc. recording studio looking for a huge break. Ashanti originally appeared on the track of Big Pun's We Roll as a backing singer. Ashanti sang on the Fat Joe song What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always on Time and Fat Joe's Where is Love. The debut single Foolish features a sample taken from DeBarge's song Stay With Me. Ashanti's debut self-titled record was released through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. on the label in 2002. The Declaration is Ashanti's forth studio album. The release was made through Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby, After the Club (released on the radio and on digital format) was released on October 16, 2008. The actress has appeared in the film Christmas in the City as and Army Wives. Aitch is an British rapper sampled her song Rock wit U for Baby on March 10, 2022.