Ashanti Shequoiya Doug, often called Ashanti, was born on the 13th of October, 1980 in Glen Cove New York United States. She is a singer songwriter and actress from in the United States. Ashanti is a teen singer-songwriter and actress American, was signed by Murder Inc. Records to release a single in 2002. The that same year, she was in Fat Joe's What's Luv? the song "What's Love?" by Fat Joe as well as Ja Rule's song "Always on Time are both massive hits. It was the first time for a female artist to hold the first and second spots in the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States with Foolish at first place and What's Luv? at number two. Here, we will celebrate with you her special birthday. Ashanti Douglas, or Ashanti as she's more popularly known, was born in Glen Cove New York in 1980. Tina Douglas her mother is a former dance teacher and Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas is her father. is a former vocalist. The Kenashia Shia family is their eldest