Ashanti
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Ashanti is an American R&B singer, who rose to fame during the early 2000s as a featured singer on many hip hop songs before releasing her first albums.
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[edit] About
Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas was born on October 13 1980, in Glen Cove, NY. She gave up a track scholarship to Hampton University to pursue her singing career. Ashanti was discovered at a talent show in 1994, and started singing with musicians like Ja Rule, Big Pun and Fat Joe. Three of her singles, "Foolish," Ashanti was named favorite new artist in both the pop, rock and R&B categories at the 30th annual American Music Awards in January, 2003. [[Ashanti is now working on her follow up album, Chapter II. Ashanti is also busy acting, portraying Dionne Warwick in "Silent Night", a Christmas themed episode of NBC's period drama American Dreams, and starring in the remake of the 1976 film, Sparkle.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Soul Train: Lady of Soul Awards | Best R&B/Soul New Artist |
| 2002 | Teen Choice Awards | Aretha Franklin Entertainer Of The Year |
| 2002 | MOBO Awards | Choice Breakout Artist |
| Best R&B Act | ||
| Best Hip Hop Act Ashanti with Ja Rule | ||
| 2002 | Billboard Music Awards | Female Artist of the Year |
| 2002 | Top New Pop Artist of the Year | |
| Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year | ||
| R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | ||
| R&B/Hip-Hop Female Artist of the Year | ||
| New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | ||
| R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year "Foolish" | ||
| R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Artist of the Year | ||
| 2002 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Breakout Artist |
| 2003 | American Music Award | Favorite Hip-Hop/R&B New Artist |
| 2003 | American Music Award | Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist |
| 2003 | Grammy Award | Best Contemporary R&B Album for Ashanti |
| 2003 | Soul Train Music Award | Best R&B/Soul Single, Female for "Foolish" |
| 2003 | Soul Train Music Award | Best R&B/Soul Album, Female for "Ashanti" |
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award | Favorite Female Singer |
| 2003 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding New Artist |
| 2003 | Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards | Best New Artist |
| 2004 | Brick Awards | Brick Award "Rain on Me" |
Certifications
| Album | Certification |
|---|---|
| Ashanti | Certified 4x Platinum in U.S. |
| Chapter II | Certified 2x Platinum in U.S. |
| Concrete Rose | Certified Platinum in U.S. |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | U.S. R&B | Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foolish | 1 | 1 | Ashanti |
| 2002 | Happy | 6 | 8 | Ashanti |
| 2002 | Baby | 7 | 15 | Ashanti |
| 2003 | Rock Wit U | 4 | 2 | Chapter II |
| 2003 | Rain on Me | 2 | 7 | Chapter II |
| 2004 | Breakup 2 Makeup | 76 | Collectables by Ashanti | |
| 2004 | Only U | 10 | 13 | Concrete Rose |
| 2005 | Don't Let Them | Concrete Rose | ||
| 2005 | Still on It | Collectables by Ashanti |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tour for Ashanti.
[edit] Announcements
- Ashanti is releasing a book called Ashanti Style, which showcases her style, in fall 2007.
- She is going to star as Nurse Betty in 2007's Resident Evil: Extinction.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 April 2, 2002 |
 August 5, 2003 Murder Inc. |
 November 18, 2003 The Inc. |
 December 14, 2004 The Inc. |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Happy/Call | Universal | Ashanti |
| 2002 | Foolish | Universal | Ashanti |
| 2002 | Baby | Def Jam | Ashanti |
| 2003 | Rock Wit U | Def Jam | Chapter II |
| 2003 | Rain On Me | Def Jam | Chapter II |
| 2003 | Dreams | Def Jam | Ashanti |
| 2004 | Turn It Up | The Inc. | Chapter II |
| 2005 | Only You | Universal International | Concrete Rose |
| 2005 | Don't Leave Me Alone | Def Jam | Concrete Rose |
| 2006 | Can't Stop | Def Jam | Ashanti |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
| Year | Album | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 
| 7 Series Sampler: Ashanti | Murder Inc. |
| 2005 | 
| Can't Stop [Big] | Big |
| 2005 | 
| Collectables by Ashanti | Def Jam |
[edit] Other artists
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- She ranked #81 in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005.
- Ashanti released her own fragrance line "Precious Jewel" in 2005.
- She is a fan of reggae music.
- She appeared in Ain't It Funny video with Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule.
- She wrote all 12 of her tracks on her self titled debut album.
