Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya, also known by the name Ashanti was born on October 13, 1981 in Glen Cove New York United States. She's an actress and singer of in the United States. Ashanti became famous as an 18-year-old and was signing with Murder Inc. Records in 2002. The same year she also appeared in Fat Joe's What's Luv? She also appeared on Fat Joe's song What's Luv?! and Ja Rules' track Always on Time, both of which were huge hits. When she had Foolish and What's Luv as the top two songs, she became the first female artist to be featured in two tracks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart top Ten in the United States. The song What's Luv! Right here, you can assist her in celebrating this memorable day. Ashanti Shequoiya, more popularly known by her nickname Ashanti is a native of New Yorker who was born in Glen Cove on the 13th of October in 1980. Tina Douglas, her mother was a former dance teacher. Ken-Kaide Douglas is her father. She is Kenashia's youngest sibling. Douglas was given the name Ashanti to honour the Ashanti Empire in which women had control and power. Douglas hoped Ashanti would follow in the footsteps of this. James, her grandfather, was a prominent civil rights leader during the 1960s, who was alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Ashanti was discovered by her mother when she was able to hear Ashanti performing Mary J. Blige s song Reminisce. Ashanti appeared in the film of Spike Lee's Malcolm X (1992) as well as Ted Demme's Who's the Man? as an unidentified young actor. She also had a few appearances in music videos, including K.R.S.-Act One's MC's Like They Don't Know and 8-Off's Ghetto Girl. Ashanti was sought out and signed by several record labels, including Bad Boy. She also appeared in a couple of music videos. Despite this her persistence, she continued to perform in New York. Then, she was at Murder Inc. Studios hoping to make it big. Ashanti was originally a backup vocalist on Big Pun's song, How We Roll. Other appearances she has made include The Fat Joe's song"What's Luv? Ja Rule's Always On Time as well as Fat Joe's There is Love. The sample used in the debut single Foolish is from DeBarge's Stay with Me, a 1983 track. Her self-titled album first released in 2002 through Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. record label. The Declaration the fourth studio album was launched on June 3, 2008. Hey Baby After the Club came out on October 16 to digital and radio outlets. She was in the film Christmas in the City and as Latasha Montclair on Army Wives. Aitch has sampled Rock wit U in his Baby on the 10th of March 2022.