- Birth name: Ashanti Sequoiya Douglas
- Birthday: October 13, 1980
- Birthplace: Glen Cove, New York
- Albums: Ashanti, Chapter II, Concrete Rose, The Declaration, BraveHeart
- Singles: Foolish, Happy, Baby, Rock Wit U, Rain On Me, Break Up 2 Makeup, Only U, Don’t Let Them, Still On It, The Way That I Love You, Good Good, The Woman You Love, Never Should Have, I Got It.
- Albums Sold: 27 Million worldwide.
- Ashanti Net Worth 2019: $30 Million
- Guinness World Record: Ashanti, the fastest selling debut album by a female in history.
- Associated Acts: Chink Santana, Irv Gotti, Ja Rule
Since his debut of a Single Ashanti’s career skyrocketed upwards. Overnight sensation that ruled the graph with countless number 1 single, broke the record with an interesting hook and rap feature. Ashanti has sold more than 27 million records around the world and almost 12 years later continues to hold its place in the Guinness Book of Records. Ashanti has reached the fetus of most artists today can’t even dream. His mother named it after a kingdom in Ghana and Ashanti finally created one of his own. The net wealth was reported at $ 30 million from album sales, songs that wrote royalties and the best-selling tour. In 2014 he returned to the music scene that stated to the world “I understand”.
Ashanti Douglas was born and raised in Glen Cove, a county located in Long Island New York. It was Tina’s mother who watched the ability to sing as a child. With his mother’s support, Douglas recorded his first demonstration with a local producer named Irv Gotti. Gotti is the founder of Murder Inc. Records and used ashanti for reservoirs for a number of production include Big’s “We roll”. The rule of Ja Murder Inc. was the first artist on the label to release his album. After his career released all the labels began to collect public attention.
The biggest single Ja rules featuring Ashanti beginner vocalists on the hook. The song writes credit and features allows its debut album to collect many hype and anticipation. In April 2002 Ashanti dropped her first album by selling more than 500,000 copies in the first week. To this day he holds the Guinea World Record for the fastest sales debut by a female artist. Douglas music continues to shine with Chapter II and Rose’s concrete both go platinum.
In 2003, rumors began to emerge that Inc’s murder record was being investigated. The label was accused of having a narcotics connection with Kenneth McGriff. McGriff was once the leader of the highest team, a gang that controlled the cocaine distribution in the late 1980s in Baisley Park Housing Project in South Jamaica, Queens. The Supreme team is responsible for drug transactions of more than $ 200,000 a day. In 2005 Irv Gotti surrendered to the police authority who faced charges of washing more than $ 1 million medicine money from the cracked operation and multistate heroin. It is the end of Inc. and all artists related to labels, including Ashanti.
Douglas released his last album at the Murder Label Inc. “Declaration” in 2008. According to a recent interview Ashanti hated being at the murder of Inc. at the peak of the FBI investigation and criminal charges. He only lives labeled because of the contractual agreement. He and former boss Irv Gotti also began to speed. It is a stressful experience in Ashanti’s career.
The 2014 inn rebounded with a new “Braveheart” album on the independent label “written” in conjunction with EONE. This album debuted at Billboard 200 in number ten, became the top album Top Ashanti.