Ashanti

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born: ),https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0038680/ better known online as Ashanti, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress.
==About==
Ashanti was born in Glen Cove, New York, United States on October 13, 1980.
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. 
She is the oldest of her parents' children, with a younger sister named Kenashia "Shia" Douglas. Ashanti's 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.
She began her music career in 2002 her first solo single, “Foolish,” from her self-titled debut album. Containing a prominent sample of DeBarge's “Stay With Me,” “Foolish” sat at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks, and sold more than 2 million copies.
At the age of 14, Ashanti landed her first recording contract, with Jive Records. This label also featured such top artists as the Backstreet Boys, 'N Sync, and Britney Spears. During that time, she divided her efforts between high school and recording sessions with the label.
On November 12, 2007, she created a YouTube channel. 
==Personal life==
On January 1, 2003, Ashanti met rapper Nelly at a press conference for the 2003 Grammy Awards,https://hellobeautiful.com/1705675/nelly-behind-the-music-ashanti-intro/ and the two later began dating. They split after a decade together,https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ashanti-talks-nelly-split-ive-been-betrayed-2015133/ rekindling their relationship in 2023.https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nelly-ashanti-back-together-10-151704778.html In December 2023, it was reported the couple were expecting their first child together.https://web.archive.org/web/20231204205132/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/ashanti-is-pregnant-expecting-1st-baby-with-boyfriend-nelly/
==Discography==
====Studio albums====
*Ashanti (2002)
*Chapter II (2003)
*Ashanti's Christmas (2003)
*Concrete Rose (2004)
*The Declaration (2008)
*Braveheart (2014)
==Filmography==
*Malcolm X (1992)
*Who's the Man? (1993)
*Bouge! (1997)
*Bride and Prejudice (2004)
*Coach Carter (2005)
*The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
*John Tucker Must Die (2006)
*Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
*Christmas in the City (2013)
*Mutant World (2014)
*Mothers and Daughters (2016)
*Stuck (2017)
*Winter Song (2019)
*Honey Girls (2021)
*A New Diva’s Christmas Carol (2022)
*The Plus One (2023)
==References==
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