Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, also known as Ashanti, was born on the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is an actor and a performer of in the United States. Ashanti, a teenage singer-songwriter and actress from the United States had her name signed by Murder Inc. Records to record in 2002. The same year, she was featured on The Fat Joe's What's Luv? Two Fat Joe's What's luv? The songs of Ja Rule include Foolish (number 1) as well as the track What's Luv! It was the first female artist holding both of the highest two positions on the American Billboard Hot 100 including Foolish at number one and what's love at number 2. In this post, we'll celebrate with you her special birthday. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas popularly known as Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13 1980. Tina Douglas' mother was an instructor in dance and Ken-Kaide Douglas, the father of Ashanti Douglas, is also a singer. Kenashia Schia Douglas is her younger sister is older. Douglas has named Ashanti Shia Douglas following the Ashanti Empire of Ghana in which women were powerful and influential. Douglas hoped Ashanti would follow the same model. James her grandfather was a prominent leader of civil rights who was a close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Her mother was able to discover Ashanti's talents when she heard her sing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was an actor in the child stage for Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? She also had a few cameos in music videos including K.R.S.-Act One's MC's don't know and the 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. After receiving offers from record companies like Bad Boy and Jive, Ashanti was unable to establish herself as a singer who was successful. The singer continued to tour in New York, and spent her time in Murder Inc. studios hoping for a breakthrough. Ashanti was initially a backup singer for Big Pun's track"How We Roll. Also, she appeared in Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" She was also on the Fat Joe's What's Luv? The debut single Foolish includes a track sample from the 1983 hit song by DeBarge called Stay With Me. Ashanti released her self-titled debut album in 2002, through Irv Goti's Murder Inc. label. The Declaration her fourth studio album, was launched on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby (After The Club) was released on radios as well as digital platforms on the 16th of October. The actress starred in the movie Christmas in the City and as Latasha Montclair on Army Wives. Aitch an British musician, sampled her track Rock wit U for Baby in 2022, on the 10th of March.