She also appeared on the 2001 The Fast and the Furious soundtrack as a featured artist on rapper Vita's 2001 hip hop remake of Madonna's " Justify My Love" and on the solo track "When a Man Does Wrong". In the same year, Ashanti was featured on fellow labelmate Cadillac Tah's singles "Pov City Anthem" and "Just Like a Thug". Ashanti was first featured as a background vocalist on rapper Big Pun's song "How We Roll". Ashanti provided the melodic response to their call. He asked her to pen hooks for his rap artists and to perform with them in duets. 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. Īshanti was first noticed by Irv Gotti because of her vocal skills. recording studio, hoping for another big break. She continued to perform at local New York clubs and began hanging out at the Murder Inc. However, the label's management changes quickly made Ashanti a low priority. She put college pursuits aside when Epic Records approached her with a contract in 1998. She was also in the Drama club and performed in a few plays. She was an honor student in English and belonged to the English club where she began writing poetry. Ashanti subsequently involved herself in schoolwork, cheerleading, and running on her school's track team. This relationship soured when Jive tried to make Ashanti into a pop singer. This ultimately led to a record deal with Jive Records in 1994. After being impressed by her singing ability, Diddy later signed her to a development deal, but, due to a bad contract, Ashanti did not sign with Diddy. Initially, she went to Bad Boy Records and sang one of Mary J. When Ashanti was 14, she was discovered by P. Furthermore, Ashanti later opened for the North American leg for Mariah Carey's worldwide concert tour Charmbracelet World Tour.
She also performed on several television shows and award ceremonies. Two subsequent singles additionally became top ten charting hits: " Happy", " Baby".
" Foolish" was released as the lead single from the project and peaked atop the record charts of 15 nations, including the US Billboard Hot 100. The album has sold six million copies worldwide. Billboard magazine ranked Ashanti at number 100 on its Top 200 Albums of the Decade. It earned Ashanti three Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary R&B Album, winning in the latter category. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of three million copies on December 17, 2002. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius, Chink Santana, Jared Thomas and Reggie Wright.Īshanti debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with first-week sales of 503,000 units, the biggest first-week sales for a debut female artist up to then. The album features guest vocals from Gotti, Ja Rule, and the late The Notorious B.I.G. Its music has the sound of R&B and hip hop soul. and Island Def Jam, the album was recorded in New York City and Los Angeles between 20, during the period of time where Ashanti was writing for other artists. Released on April 2, 2002, via Murder Inc. Ashanti is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Ashanti.
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