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site truly contains only high quality scans, so you can stop
searching for Ashanti pictures from now on! For those new
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Ashanti Douglas was born in 1980 in Glen Cove,
Long Island, New York into a musical family. Her father used
to sing and her mother is a dance instructor. Ashanti began
to sing in a gospel choir at the age of 6. As she grew, her
musical talent developed and with it, appearances followed.
She danced in a show at Carnegie Hall and
in the Disney television musical Polly. It was in high school
that she honed her songwriting skills and harnessed her talent
for creating a story that people could relate to, song after
song.
Ashanti first announced her presence with
the Big Pun hit "How We Roll" in 2001. Her sound
was infectious and caught the attention of record producers.
Irv Gotti, the polished producer with Murder Inc. Records,
was credited with her discovery and what was supposed to be
an initial collaboration, turned into a record contract. The
demure and feminine Ashanti was hesitant at first to sign
with a label named Murder Inc., but she filled a void in the
company stable of talent. What was a pure rap label became
stronger with the arrival of the R&B singer.
The marketing team at Murder Inc. went to
work to promote Ashanti in time for her debut release. She
was featured on the Ja Rule smash "Always On Time,"
receiving major airwave and video exposure. In addition, her
voice was loaned out to reigning Don of the Terror Squad,
Fat Joe, for his big hit "What's Luv?". Ashanti
stole both songs away from the thug rappers and created such
a buzz that her self-titled debut album was released early,
on April 9, 2002.
The first single "Foolish" ripped
apart the charts and the video was on heavy rotation as well.
As a result, Ashanti sold over half a million units the first
week and debuted in the top spot, a major achievement for
a relative unknown with almost no expectations on her shoulders.
In the future, you can expect to hear and see much more of
this young talent. Ashanti has served notice that she is moving
on up.
Thanks to AskMen.com
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