Ashanti

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ashanti
Occupation	R&B Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 13, 1980(1980-10-13)
Age	44
Birthplace	Glen Cove
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Libra

Ashanti Biography

Ashanti is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York State, United States. R&B singer best for her self-titled debut album, which yielded the hit song “Foolish” and set a record for opening week sales.

She sang background vocals for Jennifer Lopez on the song “I’m Real (Murder Remix).”

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, model, dancer, and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. in 2002. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” and Ja Rule’s “Always on Time”, both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002; Ashanti became the first female artist to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously when “Foolish” and “What’s Luv?” were at numbers one and two, respectively.

Following the success of her collaborations with Ja Rule and Fat Joe, Ashanti released her debut single, “Foolish”, which contains a sample of the 1983 song “Stay with Me” by DeBarge (also utilized by The Notorious B.I.G. in his 1995 single “One More Chance”, and by Big L in “MVP”). This is her biggest success to date, spending ten weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. She became the second artist (after The Beatles) to have their first three chart entries in the top ten of the Hot 100 simultaneously. Ashanti’s self-titled debut album, Ashanti, was released on Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc. record label in April 2002. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart. The album has been certified triple platinum in the United States and sold six million copies worldwide. Ashanti wrote the album’s twelve tracks, most of which were written on the spot in the studio. Ashanti’s follow-up singles, “Happy” and “Baby”, were not as successful as her debut single but peaked inside the top ten and top twenty in the U.S., respectively. Ashanti’s debut album earned her many awards, including eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Ashanti was the first artist to win Best Contemporary R&B Album before the category was last awarded in 2011. She was nominated as Best New Artist and “Foolish” was nominated in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. She also received a Comet Award and two Soul Train Music Awards that same year.

Her father was a singer and her mother was a dance teacher who sent out demo tapes to anyone who would listen. She was in a nine year relationship with rapper Nelly.

Ashanti Net Worth

Ashanti is one of the richest R &B Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ashanti 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She sang in the gospel choir when she was three and began writing songs in high school. She worked as an extra in two Spike Lee movies, including Malcolm X.

She had three top ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the same week: “Foolish,” “What’s Luv?,” and “Always on Time.” This was a feat that had not been accomplished since The Beatles.

Douglas was born on October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York. Her mother, Tina Douglas, is African American and a former dance teacher, her father, Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, is also African American and a former singer. Her mother named her after the Ashanti Empire in Ghana; in this nation, women had power and influence, and Tina wanted Ashanti to follow that model. Her grandfather, James, was a civil rights activist who was associated with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ashanti height 5 feet 3 inches Ashanti weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ashanti Dating?

According to our records, Ashanti is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ashanti’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2003, Ashanti partnered with LidRock and the San Francisco-based Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) to raise awareness about the issue of domestic violence during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and to distribute the “Rain On Me” mini-movie using LidRock’s unique platform. Proceeds from the $5 mini-disc went towards helping to stop domestic violence. Ashanti also recorded a public service announcement that appeared in more than 4,000 film screens and reached millions of people. Ashanti also gives back by raising money for sickle cell research and she is active in helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation stating, “I’ll go and do just about anything for them.” In 2005, Ashanti helped by recording public service announcement and raising money for the Southeast Asia tsunami disaster. Later that year she helped raise money for the Hurricane Katrina victims and storm evacuees. In 2008, Ashanti, along with others celebrities, taped a PSA to help stop violence and discrimination towards the LGBT community in response to the death of Lawrence King, an eighth-grader at E.O. Green Junior High School who was shot because of his sexual orientation and gender expression. That same year, she launched a special on-line campaign called “I Declare Me…” with Wal-Mart. The campaign’s core is a very personal focus on the self-definition and empowerment of women across the United States, with its home base at Ashanti’s official website. The campaign creates a safe and inclusive on-line space to for women to share testimonies on the site. Participants are able to openly declare their own breakthroughs, revelations, struggles and victories in every life area they choose: career, birth, death, relationships, and personal situations. “I Declare Me…” also invites women to a virtual discussion with Ashanti on such issues as voter registration, teen obesity, and other concerns facing women today.

Facts & Trivia

Ashanti Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ashanti celebrates birthday on October 13 of every year.

In July 2003, Ashanti released her second album, Chapter II, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 326,000 copies in the U.S. The album went platinum, selling over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. Chapter II’s first single, “Rock wit U (Awww Baby)”, became a hit, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Its video, which showed Ashanti in a bikini frolicking on a beach and riding an elephant, was nominated for two 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. A remix of the song contains interpolations of Michael Jackson’s “Rock with You”. The second single, “Rain on Me”, reached the number-seven spot on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot 100 R&B Songs chart. Chapter II was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and “Rock wit U (Awww Baby)” and “Rain on Me” were nominated in the categories of Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, respectively. In the “Rain on Me” mini-movie music video—directed by Hype Williams and co-starring Larenz Tate—Ashanti portrays a troubled young woman in an abusive relationship. She received a Lifetime Channel Achievement Award for her message speaking out against domestic violence. That same year, she began dating rapper Nelly.

How did Ashanti passed away?

Relatives at the Forensics Science Centre found out today that Ashanti died from ‘ sharp force injuries ‘ to the right side of her chest and lower abdomen. She also suffered blunt force trauma to the left side of her back.

What nationality is Ashanti?

American

Is Ashanti married to Nelly?

Ashanti and Nelly were considered one of hip-hop’s power couples during their relationship. Unfortunately, things between the couple fizzled out, and Ashanti and Nelly went their separate ways.

Does Ashanti have a kid?

Ashanti is one of the most successful women, but her personal life has been the subject of criticism. At the age of 42 years, she is yet to walk down the aisle, and she does not have any biological or adopted kids to call her own.

What is the Ashanti language?

The Asante people speak Asante Twi , which is the official language of the Ashanti Region and the main language spoken in Asante and by the Asante people.