Ashanti [PA] - Ashanti

ASHANTI ♪♫♩♬♪♫♩ Ashanti has just the right blend of style, sexiness and street attitude. She's pretty and ultra cool. She has a sweetness and class about her, yet she kicks it with the Murderers. She's everything the new princess of hip hop and RnB should be. It was "a bottle of mixed emotions" for Ashanti to nervously see her debut album hit the stores, but she needn't of worried as it became a massive ...
...Ashanti felt crazy; "just in the air"! She not only is a great singer but her song writing abilities shine too, she writes most of her own songs on here. Not only did she help pen the hit "Ain't It Funny (Remix)" for J-Lo and label mate Ja Rule but many others (including Enrique Inglesias) are jumping on the bandwagon and trying to get Ashanti to write their hits for them; "A couple of people have been kicking some things in my ear about the lyrics, ...

missixty 08.06.2005 (28.06.2005) · Read full review
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Ashanti is probably still most famous for her collaboration with Ja Rule on his massive hit “Always On Time”. Ja Rule even signed Ashanti to his record label Murda Inc. and she was the first signing to the record label. Ashanti also collaborated with Fat Joe on his hit “What’s Luv?”. She was responsible for singing the very catchy chorus. Because of Ashanti’s popular collaborations it seems she has gained instant ...
...been much better. Ashanti wrote the song Ain’t it funny (remix) for Jennifer Lopez and supposedly she even sang back up on I’m Real (remix) to beef up jLo’s thin voice, now I believe that. Ashanti is going to be huge, and her debut album is worth a listen if you like R’n’B and pop. Her sound is great and I love her voice, it’s unique and you can tell it’s powerful unlike a certain Miss jLo. Don’t get ...

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1 - Intro An effective mash of about seven songs featuring Ashanti, including "Always on Time" and "What's Luv?", which then introduces the next track, "Foolish. 8/10 2 - Foolish Her first hit single, "Foolish" samples the late Notorious B.I.G.'s hit "One More Chance (Remix)", which sampled some track by Debarge. Great track, but not as good as B.I.G.'s original. - 9/10 3 - Happy The second single, and in my opinion, the best track of the ...
...few on the album. Ja Rule gives names her "the princess of Hip-Hop + RnB" at the beginning of this track - whether she deserves the title is questionable. -10/10 4 - Leaving (Always on Time Part II) Ft. Ja Rule For a track named "Always on Time Part II", you'd expect it to live up to the original, but this track lacks energy, and falls into the same trap some other songs on the album do. - 7.5/10 5 - Narrative Call (Skit) 6 - Call Not a bad ...

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Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer who has also dabbled in song writing, record producing, acting, dancing and modelling. She is a very pretty and sexy girl and looks very at home in the US R&B scene. However, she also appears very cute and friendly and always has a sweet smile on her face which makes her stand out from and be more likeable than other female R&B artists, such as Miss Dynamite and Mary J. Blige, who appear more arrogant ...
...tracks she had featured in, Ashanti released this self-titled debut album in April 2002. For the first time, Ashanti sings solo with the majority of the songs being written by herself. The album received five Grammy nominations including Best New Artist, Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best R&B Female Vocal Performance and she managed to receive a massive 22 awards for it. It contains many huge singles from the star including ...

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People first started hearing about Ashanti when a couple of years ago she started appearing in other peoples music videos and collaborating with other, more established artists including Ja Rule in his song titled “Always On Time” and Fat Joe's single calleds 'Whats luv?'. After all these appearances people started to notice her and become more interested and sure enough, she released her first solo single, 'Foolish'. Shortly before ...
...remix of 'Aint it funny', Ashanti wrote that song, and she sang the chorus on 'I'm Real', a fact that J.Lo was a little annoyed about when everyone found out... So it is obvious that Ashanti is not only a great singer but also a great songwriter, and worte / co-wrote the whole album. So, starting with track number 1... --INTRO-- Ok, fairly unexciting stuff here, just a load of 'cut n paste' style bits of various collaborations with other artists. ...

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Ashanti Douglas may have been most famous for her duets with Ja Rule and Fat Joe ("Always on Time" and "What's Love?" respectively) but when she brought out the song "Foolish" she proved she could cut it as a solo artist as well. And her album backed up this idea perfectly. Ashanti's speciality appears to be a more laid-back, soul-based r & b than many of her contemporaries. This contrast is showed to an even greater extent when you consider she ...
...Ja Rule and similar acts to him. Her style of music is fairly rare in that area, although the fact that it is the likes of Ja Rule and Irv Gotti that produce much of her music that makes it slightly more streetwise when it could have ended up slightly bland (although them producing it in her second album didn't work out quite as well!) "Foolish" - most people know this one, as it's her biggest solo hit. It's fairly sad in content, about a girl who ...

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Ashanti is a new talented young singer from America. She had a no1 in america followed by her successful album. This album has a lot of great music with Ashanti's smooth voices in the songs. JaRule did a song called Always On Time with her which got hjer well known and left her to carry on the success herself so this is what she has done. 1. Intro 2. Foolish 3. Happy 4. Leaving (Always On Time Part 2) 5. Narrative Call (skit) 6. Call 7. Scared (Feat ...
...5.NARRATIVE CALL-This is just Ashanti talking, basically like a phone call. This is just a skit leading on to the next song so it isn't anything great. 6.CALL-The music in this song is strange it sounds like guitar strings being plucked. The beat of the song is good and so is the pace. Ashanti's singing in this song isn't that great, it's very deep and not much of a tune to it mostly like she is talking. This song is very repetitive but it isn't ...

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...packaging. CD cover consists of Ashanti stood on a beach in front of the ocean set against a blue sky. The jewel case insert folds out into a poster on one side, lyrics, credits and thankyous on the other. So is it any good?? Intro If you owned Ashanti’s debut album, ‘Ashanti’, you will familiar with the format of this intro. It is a medley of sound clips from Ashanti’s recent popular songs, that is from her previous album and recent collaborations ...
...song. However, it is just Ashanti making crooning noises in the background whilst Chick Santana is talking (he is the co-founder of Murder Inc Records along with Irv Gotti.) But Wait! Keep listening, the album now picks up… 03 – Rock Wit You (Aww Baby) You are likely to have heard this track on the radio, or seen the vid on MTV, as it is the first single to be released from the album. If not, the title is pretty self-explanatory, it is a chilled ...

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ashanti is an excelent singer, and this album is really good all the song lyrics have a real meaning to them and every song can relate to something. this album is unfurtunatly her only one and she should of brought out more she is very talented. i love listning to this album, you can really chill out to it and have a good sing along. it has good kareoke songs on it for the brave folk. all in all this album is great even to this day and ashanti has an excelent singing voice. ...

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...I have ever heard, as Ashanti describes how in love she is. Track 10: Voodoo; More up tempo track, nice sassy rhythm and good lyrics Some criticisms of this album is that the first half is better than the second (she goes on a bit of a tangent later) but the quality of the songs on the first half more than make up for that. Also it may not have enough up tempo songs for some people (its not a party album its a chill out album) Overall, its a ...

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Ashanti is still one of the biggest names in R&B today and 4 albums later has arguably been able to top her first. The eponymous debut combines sultry slowjams with the odd upbeat club track. Best remember for her collaborations with Ja'Rule in her early days, it was almost inevitable therefore that one of the standout tracks of her debut album would be a collaboration with, yes, that man - the gravel-voiced 'Ja'. Leaving (Always on Time Part 2) ...
...full single which is to it's advantage as it has stood the test of time and not fallen into the same trap as Foolish as being incredibly overplayed on the airwaves. I simply cannot write a review of this album without mentioning Foolish in more depth. A radio stations best friend, it's classy yet accessible and there's no doubt that it would be the critics choice for best track. The flagship tune, the record that sold the album for many. Lyrically ...

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Some good tracks on this album. Some are very relaxing and good background music for playing when gettin ready to go out etc. Some excellent girly tracks very good for listening when you're in an 'independent woman' kinda mood if you get what I mean, loadsa stuff about no good men and the usual. However, there are bits such as the 'dreams' song which is a bit OTT- little kids saying what they wanna be when they grow up. It;s like she;s trying to ...
...However, this album also has the good tunes-Foolish and the opposing track Unfoolish which I thought was pretty smart. Foolish is about the way a woman shouldnt act ie.take back a cheating man and unfoolish is what this woman SHOULD have done. Which is pretty clever in my opinion and original. ALso, Ashanti's voice of course is very good, perhaps not when singing particularly but at the beginnings of tracks when she introduces them. Very sensual ...

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...Both gorgeous, and talented, Ashanti rocked the stage from that point on, and her debut album, the self-titled "Ashanti", rocketed up through the charts. Songs such as her debut solo single, "Foolish", "Happy", and "Leaving (Always on Time Pt.2)", all add to the sensual and deep flava that this album has to offer. No-one can deny that this young songstress, though no Whitney, not only encapsulates true RnB of our generation, but also stands alone ...
...are one-a-penny these days, but Ashanti offers that little bit more, with her music not only ranging from heart-felt accounts of loves lost, but also ending in a soulful, a cappella "Thank You" to all her fans and the people who helped her make it. Now, that to me is not some little girl getting her 15 seconds of fame. Ashanti truly represents the ideal idol in this generation's society. A true star, in her own right! ...

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...Ashanti. Just 21 years old, Ashanti Douglas comes from Glen Cove,Long Island,Newyork,U.S.A. Her first single 'Foolish' reached no 1 in the US charts along with her self titled album'Ashanti'. Ashanti first appeared on our t.v screens in 2001 in always on time a RnB classic duet with herself and her record label mate, worldfamous rapper Ja Rule. Always on time was also a massive hit but people still didnt know Ashanti well, until her First single ...
...songs so watch out for Ashanti in their songs too ( Down 4 u and the pledge). Name: ASHANTI DOUGLAS Age:21 Sex:Female Home:Glencove, Long Island, NYC, U.S.A. Record Label:MURDER INC Who else is there in Murder Inc?:Ja Rule, Charlie Baltimore, VITA, Nas, Irv gotti, Black Child and many more. Website:WWW.MURDERINCRECORDS.COM No of Albums:1 Name of album:ASHANTI Music videos you can spot her in: FOOLISH,HAPPY,BABY,DOWN 4 U,THE PLEDGE,AINT ...

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Ashanti is probably well remembered from her appearance in Ja Rule's "Always on Time" Video back in April 2002. Ja Rule then signed Ashanti to his record label Murder Inc. Ashanti also had a duet with Fat Joe. She was responsible for the catachy lyrics for "Whats Luv" After these two massive hits Ashanti released her debut album called "Ashant". I personally thought that it was going to be as big an album as her duets with Jar Rule and Fat Joe and ...
...they are too nice. Ashanti is talented and at a very young age she has already renowned for singing and song writing. Now some people have been saying that Ashanti is the new Aaliyah. God rest her soul. All I am going to say is that no one can ever eve replace Aaliyah but Ashanti is good in her own right. The album is good but there is still space for some improvements for example: the same song which is "One More Chance" by Notorious BIG. (Foolish ...

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