Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, model and actress. She is married to rapper Ice Cube and has a daughter, Shaggy, with whom she has a son, Ice Cube, and a daughter-in-law, Shavonte Zellweger. Her mother named her after the Ashanti Empire in Ghana.
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Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, model and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. In 2002, she released her eponymous debut album, which sold over 505,000 copies throughout the U.S. In 2003, Ashanti released her second album, Chapter II, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. In 2004, she release her third studio album, Concrete Rose, the title of which took on Tupac Shakur’s pseudonym. In 2005, she made her feature film debut in Coach Carter alongside Samuel L. Jackson, as well as starring as Dorothy Gale in the made-for-television film The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz. She has since appeared in the films John Tucker Must Die and Resident Evil: Extinction. Throughout her career, she has sold over 27 million records worldwide. Her 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 James Douglas, was a civil rights activist who was associated with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. Ashanti’s mother discovered her full singing potential when she overheard Ashanti singing Mary J. Blige’s “Reminisce” at age 12. As a teenager, she performed in a local talent show and got her taste of acting as a child extra in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Ted Ted’s Who’s the Man? She also had a couple of minor appearances in music videos, such as KRS-One’s “One-MC’s Act Like They Don’t Know” and 8-Off’s “Ghetto Girl” She is married to rapper Ice Cube and has a daughter, Shaggy, with whom she has a son, Ice Cube, and a daughter-in-law, Shavonte Zellweger.
She is a member of the hip-hop group The N-Waves, which she co-founded with her brother, N.E.R.T. (formerly known as N.W.A). She is also the subject of the reality TV series “Ashanti’s World” on TLC, which airs on weeknights at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sundays and on weekdays at 10:30 p.M. ET. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and two children, Shabazz Palma and Travon James. She also has a boyfriend, Travion James, who is also a former NFL player and NFL safety officer. Her music has been featured in several films, including “The Godfather: Part II” and “The Pursuit of Happiness” She has been nominated for several awards, including a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album and a Billboard Music Award for Best Female R&b Vocal Performance. Her first single, “Foolish,” reached number one in 2002. Her third album, “Concrete Rose,” was released in 2004.
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