Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, better known for her stage name Ashanti was born October 13 the 13th of October, 1980 at Glen Cove New York United States. She is a songwriter, singer and actress born in her native United States. Ashanti was discovered while a teenager and eventually joined Murder Inc. Records in 2002. The singer was in The Fat Joe's What's Luv? song that the same year. She was also featured on the Fat Joe's hit song What's the Luv? She became the first female artist who held the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and What's Luv? What's Luv? In this post, we'll celebrate by sharing her birthday celebration with you. Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, popularly referred to by the name Ashanti was born in Glen Cove New York on October 13 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is the oldest and Sheshia is the older sister. Douglas chose the name Ashanti Shia Douglas following the Ashanti Empire from Ghana where women had power and influence. Douglas hoped Ashanti would take inspiration from this example. James her father was a prominent civil rights activist who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Her mother was aware of her daughter's talent after she overheard her singing Mary J. Blige's Reminisce. Ashanti was a child actor in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Ted Demme's Who's the Man? She also appeared in a variety of music videos, like K.R.S. Act One's MCs Don't They Know and Eight-Off Ghetto Girls. After being approached by several label owners, such as Bad Boy and Jive Ashanti tried to get noticed as a vocalist. Ashanti continued to sing on stage in New York, and spent her time in Murder Inc. studios hoping for a big break. Ashanti first appeared in the song of Big Pun's How We Roll as a backing singer. Ashanti was also a vocalist on Fat Joe's track"What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's Never On Time. The track she used for the debut single Foolish was taken from DeBarge's with Me song from 1983. Ashanti's self-titled first album was released in 2002 on Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration is Ashanti's forth studio album. It was made available by Murder Inc. on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on the 16th of October to radio and digital stores. She also starred in the films Christmas in the City, Army Wives and Latasha Monteclair. Aitch has sampled Rock wit U in his Baby on the 10th of March 2022 song.