Ashanti Biography (1980-)

Full name, Ashanti Douglas (some sources cite Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas or Ashantiveli Douglas); born October 13, 1980, in Glen Cove, NY; daughter of Kincaid (a manager, computer specialist, and singer; other sources cite name as Thomas or Ken-Kaid) and Tina (a manager, computer specialist, and dance teacher) Douglas. Addresses: Agent: TalentWorks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite1400, Burbank, CA 91505; (music) International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Contact: c/o The Inc., 825 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Singer, songwriter, recording artist, actress
Birth Details: October 13, 1980; Glen Cove, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Miniseries
Herself, I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003
Movies
Dorothy Gale, "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2005
Specials
Dancer, Polly, NBC, 1989
MTV's New Year's Eve 2002, MTV, 2001
MTV Spring Break, MTV, 2002
Party in the Park, Channel 5 (England), 2002
Summer Music Mania 2002, Fox, 2002
Herself, When I Was 17, MTV, 2003
America's Party: New Years Live from Las Vegas, Fox, 2003
(As Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) Ashanti: Chapter II, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC, 2003
Christmas in Washington, TNT, 2003
Fromage 2003, MuchMusic, 2003
MTV Presents Teen People Magazine's 25 Hottest Stars under 29, MTV, 2003
Real Access: Hot 24 in 2004, MTV, 2003
Road Trippin with Ashanti, MTV, 2003
The Sixth Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest, UPN, 2003
The 2003 Essence Music Festival, UPN, 2003
VH1 Divas Duet, VH1, 2003
Herself, Maxim Hot 100, VH1, 2003, 2004
Herself, Ladies of the VMAs, MTV, 2004
Herself, Prince: The Art of Musicology, MTV, 2004
Herself, VH1 and Self Magazine's Top 10 Rock Bodies, VH1, 2004
Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem, NBC, 2004
Ashanti: Custom Concert, Oxygen Channel, 2004
An Evening of Stars 25th Anniversary: Tribute to Lou Rawls, NBC, 2004
VH1 Divas 2004, VH1, 2004
(As Ashanti Douglas) All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special, Nickelodeon, 2005
MTV's Iced Out New Year's Eve 2005, MTV, 2005
Awards Presentations
MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (also known as VMAs 2002), MTV,2002
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02, Nickelodeon, 2002
The Second Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2002
The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 2002
The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2003
(In archive footage) MTV Europe Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
The Third Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2003
The 30th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003
The 31st Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003
2003 Much Music Video Music Awards, MuchMusic, 2003
Herself, VH1 Big in '04, VH1, 2004
The Second Annual Vibe Awards, UPN, 2004
The Third Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV, TV Land, 2005
Episodic
(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2001
Herself, "Ashanti: Princess of Her Domain," Diary, MTV, 2002
Herself, "Call Me Crazy," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), The WB, 2002
Dionne Warwick, "Silent Night," American Dreams (also known as Bandstand, Miss American Pie, and Our Generation), NBC, 2002
Guest, Top of the Pops (also known as All New Top of the Pops and TOTP), BBC, 2002
Guest, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2005
Herself, Intimate Portrait: Ashanti, Lifetime, 2003
Lissa, "First Date," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as Buffy and BtVS), UPN, 2003
Guest, Entertainment Tonight (also known as ET), syndicated, 2003

Guest, Punk'd, MTV, 2003
Guest, Tinseltown TV, International Channel, 2003
Pepsi Smash, The WB, 2003
Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005
(As Ashanti Douglas) Herself, "Magic Carpet Fred," Las Vegas, NBC,2005
Guest, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (also known as Ellenand The Ellen DeGeneres Show), syndicated, 2005
Guest, GMTV, Independent Television, 2005
Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005
Guest, 106 & Park Top 10 Live (also known as 106 & Park), Black Entertainment Television, 2005
Appeared in an episode of Ride with Funkmaster Flex, Spike TV; andas a guest, The View, ABC. Appeared in archive footage in The Fabulous Life Presents: Celebrity Rags to Riches, VH1.
Television Producer
Specials
(As Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas) Ashanti: Chapter II, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Film Appearances
Rudy, Alice on Stage, 1997
Kyra, Coach Carter, Paramount, 2005
Performer, Bride & Prejudice (musical; also known as Brideand Prejudice: The Bollywood Musical), Miramax, 2005
Heather, John Tucker Must Die, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006
Performer of songs that have appeared in films, television productions, and videos.
RECORDINGS
Albums
Ashanti, Murder Inc., 2002
Ashanti's Christmas, The Inc., 2003
Chapter II, Def Jam, 2003
Maximum Ashanti, Chrome Dreams, 2003
7 Series Sampler: Ashanti, The Inc., 2003
Can't Stop, Black Claw, 2004
Concrete Rose, Def Jam, 2004
Albums with Others
The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack recording), 2001
Disneymania, Walt Disney, 2002
Irv Gotti Presents the Inc., Murder Inc./Universal, 2002
Irv Gotti Presents the Remixes, Murder Inc./Universal, 2002
Singles
(With Big Pun [also known as Big Punisher]) "How We Roll," c. 1998
(With Ja Rule) "Always on Time," 2002
"Baby," 2002
(With Ja Rule) "Down 4 U," Murder Inc., 2002
"Foolish," Murder Inc., 2002
"Happy," Murder Inc., 2002
(With Fat Joe) "What's Luv?," 2002
(With Notorious B.I.G.) "Unfoolish," c. 2002
(With P. Diddy) "We Invented the Remix," c. 2002
(With Ja Rule) "Mesmerize," The Inc., 2003
"Rain on Me," 2003
"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)," 2003
(With Shyne) "Jimmy Choo," 2004
"Only U," Def Jam, 2004
(With Lloyd Banks) "Southside," 2004
(With Ja Rule) "Wonderful," 2004
"Don't Let Them," 2005
Released other singles.
Videos
Hip Hop Uncensored Vol. 5: The Greatest Shows on Earth, Music Video Distributors, 2003
Wrestlemania XIX, 2003
Princes of Hip Hop (also known as Ashanti: Princes of Hip Hop Soul), Music Video Distributors, 2004
Princess of Hip Hop, Azure, 2004
Music Videos
(With Big Pun [also known as Big Punisher]) "How We Roll," c. 1998
(With Ja Rule) "Always on Time," 2002
"Baby," 2002
(With Ja Rule) "Down 4 U," Murder Inc., 2002
"Foolish," Murder Inc., 2002
"Happy," Murder Inc., 2002
(With Fat Joe) "What's Luv?," 2002
(With Notorious B.I.G.) "Unfoolish," c. 2002
(With P. Diddy) "We Invented the Remix," c. 2002
Fabolous, "Into You," 2003
(With Ja Rule) "Mesmerize," The Inc., 2003
"Rain on Me," 2003
"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)," 2003
(With Shyne) "Jimmy Choo," 2004
"Only U," Def Jam, 2004
(With Lloyd Banks) "Southside," 2004
(With Ja Rule) "Wonderful," 2004
"Don't Let Them," 2005
WRITINGS
Lyricist
Albums
Ashanti, Murder Inc., 2002
Ashanti's Christmas, The Inc., 2003
Chapter II, Def Jam, 2003
Maximum Ashanti, Chrome Dreams, 2003
7 Series Sampler: Ashanti, The Inc., 2003
Can't Stop, Black Claw, 2004
Concrete Rose, Def Jam, 2004
Writer of singles. Songs featured in films, television productions, and videos.
Poetry and Essays
Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love, Hyperion, 2002, audiobookreleased by Time Warner Audiobooks, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 37, Gale, 2003
Contemporary Musicians, Volume 45, Gale, 2004
Newsmakers, issue 1, Gale, 2004

Periodicals

Blender, June, 2003, pp. 66-69
Ebony, August, 2002, pp. 82-87; March, 2003, pp. 170-73; March, 2005, p. 154
Entertainment Weekly, July 12, 2002, pp. 40-41; December 20, 2002,p. 48
Interview, August, 2002, pp. 98-100
Jet, April 22, 2002, pp. 56-61; July 1, 2002, pp. 58-61; August 11, 2003, pp. 62-65; February 21, 2005, p. 16
Newsweek, April 22, 2002, p. 64
People Weekly, May 27, 2002, p. 174; January 10, 2005, p. 87
Rolling Stone, May 23, 2002
Sports Illustrated, January 17, 2005, p. 22
Washington Post, August 17, 2002, pp. C1, C4

Electronic

Ashanti Official Site, http://www.ashantithisisme.com, August 23,2005
VH1.com, http://www.vh1.com, June 16, 2003; December 9, 2004

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