Ashanti First Album
Ashanti's first album sold 503,000 copies the first week. She then became the first 'new female artist' to sell that many records in one week. She outsold artists including.
Ashanti provided the melodic response to their call. Ashanti was first featured as a background vocalist on rapper 's song 'How We Roll'. In the same year, Ashanti was featured on fellow labelmate Cadillac Tah's singles 'Pov City Anthem' and 'Just Like a Thug'. She also appeared on the 2001 soundtrack as a featured artist on rapper Vita's 2001 remake of 's ' and on the solo track 'When a Man Does Wrong'. She appeared as a background vocalist on ' (Murder Remix)', a collaboration by labelmate and (she also appeared in the music video for ' (Murder Remix)', the second duet between Lopez and Rule, for which she wrote and also sang background vocals on), and was featured on 's ' and Ja Rule's '.
The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with sales of 86,000 copies, Ashanti's lowest first-week sales for a studio album. As of September 2008, The Declaration had sold 230,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. Two singles released during 2007 in advance of the album's release— featuring, and featuring —did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Reached number eighty-seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and the third single, the L. Hutton-produced, reached number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
She put college pursuits aside when approached her with a contract in 1998. However, the label's management changes quickly made Ashanti a low priority. She continued to perform at local New York clubs and began hanging out at the recording studio, hoping for another big break. Ashanti was first noticed by because of her vocal skills. Ashanti initially asked him to produce a few demo songs for her to record so she could say she had some strong tracks by the big time producer but Gotti had a different idea. He asked her to pen hooks for his rap artists and to perform with them in duets.
Her first album, Ashanti, hit the scene in early April 2002, cementing her role as one of R&B's brightest new stars. Since then, Ashanti has continued to churn out the hits. 2003's Chapter II begat the sweet serenade 'Rock Wit U (Awww Baby);' 2004's Concrete Rose spawned the thunderous 'Only U.' Her first greatest hits album Collectables by Ashanti (2005) reached number 59 on the Billboard 200 chart. It was a top ten hit on the Hot R&B Albums chart. It was a top ten hit on the Hot R&B Albums. Stream Ashanti by Ashanti and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with Amazon Music Unlimited. Exclusive discount for Prime members. Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample).
Mastermind Irv Gotti that Ashanti began to blossom. Gotti noted her dancing and acting abilities in addition to her vocal skills. In 2001, Ashanti was first featured as a background vocalist on rapper 's song. In the same year, Ashanti was featured on fellow labelmate 's singles.
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It debuted at number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, selling over 503,000 copies in its first week (the most successful first week sales for a debut R&B female artist up through that point–record later broken by 's ). The album has been certified 3x platinum in the U.S and platinum (300,000 copies) in the UK.
Later that year, her duet with on ' reached number two on the Hot 100. Her next album, (2003) debuted at number one on the chart. It sold 326,000 copies the first week. The album was given three Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, and Best R&B Song. Chapter II was platinum by the. This means that 1 million copies of the album were shipped in the United States. The two singles ' and ' reached the top ten in the US.
She danced most notably in 's Polly, which starred Phylicia Rashad, and also appeared in a number of big-name music videos, in addition to other dance work. As an actress, she made a name for herself with roles in Spike Lee's Malcolm X and Who's da Man before that.
('Unfoolish') -- contrasting the tough-guy male perspective with her own. It didn't take the young vocalist long to make a name for herself though: her debut album topped the Billboard album chart just as her debut solo single, 'Foolish,' was topping the Hot 100 chart. Her presence was inescapable. Ashanti's overnight jump to superstardom followed that of Ja Rule, a similar urban music sensation helmed by Gotti. The New York producer took notice of Ashanti initially because of her beauty, dancing, and acting. She trained as a dancer at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center, learning a number of dance styles.
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The final single, the Jermaine Dupri-produced, became a minor urban hit, peaking at number thirty on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Also featured on is the collaboration, which is the third single from his 2008 album. In May 2009, Irv Gotti announced that he was officially releasing Ashanti from The Inc.
Worldwide, the album's sales stand at over six million copies. In Canada, the album peaked at number 15 on the chart and was certified two times platinum for shipments of 200,000 copies. Track listing [ ] No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. • Asif Ali – engineer • Robert Bacon – acoustic guitar, guitar, bass guitar • Kenneth Crouch – piano • Chris DeLaPena – assistant • – photography • Brian 'Big Bass' Gardener – mastering • Chris G.O.T.T.I. – A&R • – producer, mixing • Deidre Graham – marketing • Charles 'Chee' Heath – assistant • – performer • Darcell Lawrence – A&R • Trevor Lawrence – drums • Rosie Michel – stylist • Milwaukee Buck – engineer • Erica Novich – A&R • – drums, multiple instruments, producer • – engineer • Brian Springer – engineer, mixing • David Tan – marketing • Jared Thomas – producer • Tony Vanias – recording coordinator • Glen Williams – A&R • Reggie Wright – producer Charts [ ]. Nielsen Business Media.
Commercial performance [ ] On April 20, 2002, Ashanti debuted at number one on the US and Billboards chart at number one with first-week sales of 503,000 copies in the United States. On December 17, 2002, the album was certified by the (RIAA) and remained on Billboard 200 chart for 55 weeks. Ashanti has sold 3.6 million copies in the United States alone, according to.
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Born: October 13, 1980, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York. Ashanti Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model, and fashion designer who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song 'Foolish', and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. She was also the first female to occupy the top 2 positions on the Billboard 100 as a featured female artist.
While on BET's 106 & Park, Ashanti said the concept of the Christmas Album came from a guest spot she did on Steve Harvey's radio show. While playing a game with Stevie Wonder, he began playing Christmas medleys on the piano and Ashanti began singing them, giving her label head the idea to push for a Christmas Album. Ashanti went into the studio to record the album during the summer of 2003. According to soundscan, the album sold just around 100,000 units in the U.S. Before was released, did some major promotion for her single, when she premiered it at the 2004 Vibe Music Awards. In 2004, Ashanti was invited back to perform at VH1's Divas 2004.
Ashanti's follow-up singles, and, were not as successful as her debut single but did peak in the top ten and top twenty in the U.S. During the summer of 2002, Ashanti appeared on 's with labelmates, female rappers. The song appeared on a Murder Inc. Compilation titled Irv Gotti Presents The Inc. Ashanti's debut album earned her many awards including eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, a Lady of Soul Award for 'Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year,' and a Grammy Award. In July 2003, Ashanti released her second album,, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 326,000 copies in the U.S. The album went Platinum, selling 1.5 million copies in U.S.
About Ashanti An R&B singer down with Murder Inc., Ashanti's big break came singing the hook to Ja Rule's 2002 mega-hit 'Always on Time,' which dominated the airwaves for months. That was soon followed by the success of 'What's Luv' with Fat Joe and her debut solo single 'Foolish,' which recycles the classic beat from Biggie's 'One More Chance/Stay With Me.' Her first album, Ashanti, hit the scene in early April 2002, cementing her role as one of R&B's brightest new stars. Since then, Ashanti has continued to churn out the hits. 2003's Chapter II begat the sweet serenade 'Rock Wit U (Awww Baby);' 2004's Concrete Rose spawned the thunderous 'Only U.' Her label, The Inc.
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Born in Glen Cove, New York to mother and former dance teacher Tina Douglas and father and former singer Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas, Ashanti has a creative upbringing. She attended the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Centre at a young age where she studied dance including tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop, and later in her teens began singing regularly at various New York shows. The singer’s big break came in 2002 when discovered by hit maker Irv Gotti, who teamed Ashanti up with Fat Joe and his single “What’s Luv?” and Ja Rule’s “Always on Time”. The two singles were released simultaneously and led to Ashanti being the first female artist to occupy the top two positions in the chart. Before long she released her debut solo single entitled “Foolish”, which became instantly popular, the single was her biggest to date, spending ten weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
The album has sold over 6.5 million copies worldwide. Ashanti penned all 12 songs on the album, most written on-the-spot in the studio.
Ashanti Second Album Track List
(formerly Murder Inc.), ran into some legal troubles in 2004, but by 2005, everything had blown over (label boss Irv Gotti was acquitted of all charges). Ashanti emerged unscathed. She took creative control over her 2008 effort The Declaration, making a comeback with 'The Way That I Love You.' About Ashanti An R&B singer down with Murder Inc., Ashanti's big break came singing the hook to Ja Rule's 2002 mega-hit 'Always on Time,' which dominated the airwaves for months. That was soon followed by the success of 'What's Luv' with Fat Joe and her debut solo single 'Foolish,' which recycles the classic beat from Biggie's 'One More Chance/Stay With Me.'
(formerly Murder Inc.), ran into some legal troubles in 2004, but by 2005, everything had blown over (label boss Irv Gotti was acquitted of all charges). Ashanti emerged unscathed. She took creative control over her 2008 effort The Declaration, making a comeback with 'The Way That I Love You.' Bebop Digital. An R&B singer down with Murder Inc., Ashanti's big break came singing the hook to Ja Rule's 2002 mega-hit 'Always on Time,' which dominated the airwaves for months. That was soon followed by the success of 'What's Luv' with Fat Joe and her debut solo single 'Foolish,' which recycles the classic beat from Biggie's 'One More Chance/Stay With Me.' Her first album, Ashanti, hit the scene in early April 2002, cementing her role as one of R&B's brightest new stars.
6 in the albums chart led by singles “The Way That I Love You” and “Good Good”. After a time focusing on her acting and musical appearances including staring as Dorothy in a stage production of “The Wiz”, Ashanti released her fifth album “Braveheart” in March 2014, two years after its initial single was released. Two of the biggest R&B/pop crossovers of the early noughties came from Ashanti; her collaborations on ‘What’s Luv’? With Fat Joe and ‘Always on Time’ with Ja Rule would lead to the latter describing her as “the new princess of hip hop and R&B.” Signing to Murder Inc. Din 6930 2 m. Records after being spotted by label boss Irv Gotti, she was seen as crucial to their strategy for crosing over into the mainstream.
Concrete Rose appeared in December 2004 and debuted at number seven on the 200. Though she remained with for 2008's The Declaration, she sought out a number of songwriters and producers outside the label's in-house team, including,,.
She entertains for an energetic set pushing 90 minutes and finishes on an electric rendition of 'Always on Time' which receives screams and cheers from the audience.
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And were released simultaneously and became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002. Ashanti became the first female to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart when and were number-one and number-two respectively.
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She quickly became a sensation, gracing the covers of magazines and dominating urban radio. Ashanti built her reputation with duets, where she would complement an already popular rapper -- ('Always on Time'), ('What's Luv?' ('Unfoolish') -- contrasting the tough-guy male perspective with her own. It didn't take the young vocalist long to make a name for herself though: her debut album topped the album chart just as her debut solo single, 'Foolish,' was topping the Hot 100 chart. Her presence was inescapable.
The multi-talented vocalist was causing quite a stir, and did what he could to bring her into his fold. After showcasing her swooning voice on 's 'How We Roll' and the Fast and Furious soundtrack -- both in 2001 -- put Ashanti to work on her debut album, which he produced.
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A group from Berklee, Massachusetts 3. An singer from Jakarta, Indonesia and should refer to 1) Ashanti (born Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas on October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York, United States), is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model & fashion designer who has been performing since 2000. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album which featured the hit song. The album set a Soundscan record as the most albums sold by any first-time female artist in the chart's history, outselling debuts. Later that year, she was acclaimed as the 'Princess of Hip-Hop & R&B' by the media and capped off her successful debut by winning eight Billboard awards and two American Music Awards.
The song peaked at number 8 on US Billboard Hot 100, and number 6 on the charts. The single became Ashanti's second top ten hit as a solo artist. It was a moderate success internationally, reaching the top ten in the Netherlands, the top twenty in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and the top forty in Australia,, Switzerland. The album's third single, ' was released on August 17, 2002. The song peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
It only charted in Japan at number 259. Ashanti took a short break from recording music.
Which again hit the charts and represented Ashanti’s domination of the R&B world in 2002. Her follow-up “Chapter II” in 2003 saw the singer reach the top of the charts once again, largely due to the success of the lead single “Rock wit U (Awww Baby)”. However due to Irv Gotti’s Murder Inc.