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Subject: Ashanti

Written By: bbigd04 on 07/16/06 at 2:18 am

Ashanti Shequoyia Douglas (born October 13, 1980), professionally known as Ashanti, is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, and author who rose to fame during the early 2000s.

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Biography

Early life

Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York to Ken-Kaide Douglas (Half African American & Half Chinese American) and Tina Douglas (African American of Dominican descent).

Upon graduation from high school, Ashanti was accepted into Hampton University and Princeton University but turned down a track and field scholarship to pursue a singing career. During her search for fame, she trained as a dancer at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center, learning a number of dance styles. She danced most notably in Disney's Polly, which starred Phylicia Rashad, and also appeared in several music videos and in Spike Lee's film, Malcolm X.

Early career

Ashanti was first featured as a background vocalist on Big Pun's "How We Roll". She also appeared on the 2001 The Fast and the Furious soundtrack as a featured artist on Vita's 2001 hip-hop remake of Madonna's "Justify My Love" and on the solo track "When a Man Does Wrong". She appeared as a background vocalist on the "I'm Real (Murder Remix)", a collaboration by labelmate Ja Rule and Jennifer L

Subject: Re: Ashanti

Written By: whistledog on 07/16/06 at 2:23 am

Ashanti is gorgeous http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1luvu.gif

I loved that song "Foolish".  Terrence Howard was in the music video .. this was long before he got an Oscar nomination

She was great in the movie "Coach Carter".  I heard that she is going to be in the 3rd Resident Evil film.  I can't wait http://spiffy-entertainment.com/forums2/images/smiles/bouncy.gif

Subject: Re: Ashanti

Written By: bbigd04 on 07/16/06 at 2:23 am


Ashanti is gorgeous http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/01/1luvu.gif

I loved that song "Foolish".  Terrence Howard was in the music video .. this was long before he got an Oscar nomination

She was great in the movie "Coach Carter".  I heard that she is going to be in the 3rd Resident Evil film.  I can't wait http://spiffy-entertainment.com/forums2/images/smiles/bouncy.gif




Yeah I loved Foolish so much and the video is great.  ;)

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