Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, who was born Douglas, is popularly known Ashanti. Ashanti was birthed on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. Ashanti is a United States singer, songwriter as well as an actress. Ashanti gained fame as an teen. The year 2002 was when she signed with Murder Inc. Records. The same year she also was featured in Fat Joe's What's Luv? Both Fat Joe's What's Luv? The songs of Ja Rule include Foolish (number one) as well as What's Luv! at number two. Let's celebrate this momentous occasion together. Ashanti Shequoiya has been referred to as Ashanti and she was born October 13th 1980, at 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 the eldest and the Kenashia Shia Douglas who is younger sister. Douglas named Ashanti to honor the Ashanti Empire in which women had the power and influence. Douglas hoped Ashanti would be like the Ashanti Empire. James, her grandfather, was a civil right leader during the 1960s, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti was caught by her mom when she saw Ashanti sing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti made her screen debut as a child in Spike Lee's Malcolm X which aired in 1992. Ashanti also had a role in the Ted Demme film Who's the Man? A few of her cameos were in music video clips including K.R.S. Act One's MC's Like They Do Not Know and 8 Off's Ghetto Woman. After having been courted for a long time by various record companies including Bad Boy, Jive and others Ashanti still struggled as an artist. Despite receiving no major breakthroughs however, she continued to play around New York. Ashanti performed as the backing vocalist to Big Pun's We Roll. Additionally, she was featured in the song by Fat Joe "What's Luv?" Ja Rule's always on time as well as Fat Jojo's What's Luv also featured her. The first single from Ashanti, Foolish the song by DeBarge's Me from 1983 is sampled. The album that Ashanti self-titled that was released on The album by Irv's Murder Inc. in 2002 was Ashanti. The Declaration is her fourth studio album, came out in June 2008. Hey Baby was released for the radio and online on 16 October 2009. She was in the film Christmas in the City and as Latasha the character Montclair from Army Wives. Aitch was a sampler of Rock wit U in his Baby 10th March 2022.