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вЂњI just remember being a young girl from Long Island amongst all of these guys and gangstas in the studio, and they didnвЂ™t know if I could really write,вЂќ she said. In a male-dominated hip-hop scene, Ashanti was determined to prove herself both as a singer and a songwriter.

#ASHANTI NEW ALBUM CRACK#

вЂњWe were producing crack in hit records.вЂќ вЂњThe name wasnвЂ™t because of drugs,вЂќ she said. During recording, she would drive into Manhattan from her parentsвЂ™ home, where she had her own basement apartment, to the Crack House studio in Soho. labelmate, Ashanti struck out on her own to make her debut album. вЂњAnd Ashanti came in and alley-ooped!вЂќ While recording her debut LP at the Crack House studio in Soho, 20-year-old Ashanti silenced the doubters with her songwriting ability.ДЄfter having вЂњinstant chemistryвЂќ with her Murder Inc. вЂњTo be honest with you, I think that song was supposed to be for Brandy, and she ended up not doing it,вЂќ she said. Records founder Irv Gotti through his former babysitter, Ashanti had her big break when she was featured on Ja RuleвЂ™s 2001 single вЂњAlways on Time,вЂќ which went all the way to No. we couldnвЂ™t have planned that alignment.вЂќ And with the divine timing of it being my 20-year anniversary of my first album essentially in the same week. вЂњIвЂ™m so grateful and humbled and overwhelmed. вЂњI canвЂ™t believe IвЂ™m getting a star,вЂќ said Ashanti, 41. Above, the singer is wearing a Fendi tailored crop wool jacket, $3,590, and pants, $2,390 FabergГ© x James Ganh white gold carved rock crystal, emerald and diamond necklace, $32,760 FabergГ© x James Ganh white gold cushion-cut tanzanite, emerald and diamond pendant, $284,700 FabergГ© x James Ganh white gold cushion-cut emerald and diamond transformable ring and pendant head, $253,500 FabergГ© x James Ganh white gold cushion-cut emerald and diamond ring, $89,700 FabergГ© Emotion Katharina whitegold 39.7ct aquamarine ring with diamonds and blue gemstones, $75,000 Brian Zak/NY Post

Ashanti is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her self-titled debut album. And it firmly established a career that, bopping from music to acting, has led Ashanti to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday. Instantly crowning the Glen Cove, Long Island, native as the princess of hip-hop soul with its trendsetting sound, the LP - featuring the hits вЂњFoolish,вЂќ вЂњHappyвЂќ and вЂњBabyвЂќ - went triple-platinum and won her a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. Such is the immediate impact that Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas had when she went from famously singing the hooks on Ja RuleвЂ™s вЂњAlways on TimeвЂќ and Fat JoeвЂ™s вЂњWhatвЂ™s Luv?вЂќ to becoming a solo star with her self-titled debut album, which came out 20 years ago on April 2, 2002. You know whatвЂ™s so funny? I Googled the popularity of вЂAshantiвЂ™ before my album came out and then after it, and the difference is crazy!вЂќ вЂњAnd it really is a beautiful, beautiful feeling. вЂњIвЂ™ve met plenty of people that are like, вЂOh my gosh, I named my daughter after you,вЂ™ вЂќ the singer, who was named after the Ashanti tribe in Ghana, told The Post. ThatвЂ™s the kind of next-level legacy that Ashanti has left in two decades and counting of R&B divadom. You know youвЂ™ve made it when youвЂ™ve had a whole generation of baby girls named after you. Ja Rule and Ashanti took the stage at вЂHamiltonвЂ™ James HardenвЂ™s rumored new girlfriend is not a Kardashian Listen to the whole wild out interview after the jump.Captivating moments from 2021 Soul Train Music Awards The diva went on to talk about her new album, working with Busta Rhymes, and announced that she will be U streaming on Monday at 7 PM. She also opened up about вЂњFoolishвЂќ and how it helped women going through domestic violence.Д«etween laughter and singing the star shared that she recently spoke to rapper Ja Rule for over 4 hours and they have patched things up. She stated that the new single вЂњThe Woman You Love,вЂќ is hot, passionate, it is very emotional and ladies can relate to it. Riding on the media buzz created by the countless pictures she took with Warren Buffett, Swizz Beatz and Jay-Z (rumors claimed that she even flirted with the rapper) in that tight, silver dress, Ashanti has been making the rounds of radio stations to promote her upcoming independently-released studio album.ДЄshanti who is set to drop her fifth studio album allegedly called вЂњEarthly WomenвЂќ was a guest on вЂњThe Rickey Smiley Morning ShowвЂќ where she talked about her label Written Entertainment, her failed trip to Brazil and what her life would have looked like if she had accepted that scholarship to Princeton.

It has been a while we have not seen Ashanti, but she made a very spectacular return during Jay-Z grand reopening of his 40/40 club in New York.Д¬redit to Miss Douglas for attending the event for all eyes were on the soiree because rumors claimed that Beyonce was going to make her first public appearance since giving birth to baby Blue Ivy Carter.

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