Blige at an audition attended by The Notorious B.I.G.Īshanti has recorded several hits with Ja Rule, and her list of collaborators also includes R. ![]() He signed her to a development deal with Bad Boy Records after she sang songs by Mary J. The album has sold over six million copies worldwide.Īfter beginning her career as a child actress in Spike Lee's film Malcolm X, Ashanti broke into the music business when she was discovered by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs. ![]() Her 2002 self-titled debut solo album sold 503,000 copies in its first week, a record for a new female artist. ![]() Born October 13, 1980, in Glen Cove, New York, Ashanti has won eight Billboard Music Awards, four Soul Train Music Awards including the Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year Award in 2002, two American Music Awards, and one Grammy Award.
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