The songs have about as much personality as Ashanti's voice, but that actually is a point in its favor, since it keeps everything on an even keel and makes Gotti and Santana's stylish production the star. She's not enough of a singer to really belt out the tunes and depart from the melodies with showy runs that are all about her, so she just sings the material straight, which is quite refreshing. <3 Ashanti New album is getting a bit of attention, what with the whole 'Pacs Life', 'You Cant Deny It (Ridah)' and an apparant duet with Vanessa Carlton Hope she makes a big comeback Especially in the UK cambodiangoatpatrol, 1. The key is that the production is seductive, whether it's on the actual ballads or the bright, sunny dance numbers, and that Ashanti's crooning fits right in without ever drawing attention to herself. This explains why Irv Gotti used her as the diva for his Murder Inc empire he's also savvy enough of a producer (along with his colleague Chink Santana) to keep Chapter II entertaining - more entertaining than her debut, actually - all the way through. That lack of personality, incidentally, makes her a good vocal foil for rappers, since she never overshadows them. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Big Sean)DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Big Sean 6 Nite and DayJanice C 7 Dirty (Remix) feat. Ty Dolla ign)Ashanti, Ty Dolla ign 4 Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)Ashanti 5 Jealous (feat. She sings well and sounds good on modern R&B tracks, fitting into the fabric of the production more than delivering the song. 1 Early in the MorningWillie X.O, Ashanti 2 Nasty GirlTony Sway 3 Say Less (feat.
She has a sweet, appealing voice that has no defining characteristics - she doesn't have the dizzying range of Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston, the sexiness of Janet Jackson, the riskiness of Aaliyah, the elegant smarts of Alicia Keys, the sheer ambition of Knowles, or, needless to say, the hell-bent skankiness of Christina Aguilera. On her first album, she was a streamlined, diva-esque spin on Alicia Keys on her second, she was styled like Beyoncé Knowles, the Destiny's Child leader who had released her solo debut a week before Chapter II. We must say after all these years Ashanti still looks good, no wonder Nelly was all emotional when they broke up.The pictures on Ashanti's album covers mean something - not just because she's gorgeous, but because they signal in which musical direction she's heading. Here's Ashanti's new music video featuring Rick Ross. We guess Irv Gotti doesn’t consider her as the Murder Inc Princes anymore. During this interview it also sounded as though Ashanti and Irv Gotti don’t get along as much as they use to.
The album titled “Brave Heart” was released this week with little to no noise at all. Oh yes, back to Ashanti’s album, the lady has decided to go all Indy on us and distribute the album independantly. What we find most interesting is that Ashanti actually admitted that after she and Nelly called it quits, many rappers she never considered actually began making a pass at her (Come on Ashanti who was it?) She obviously didn’t reveal who these men were but we speculate it was one of Nelly’s homies. Apparently the reason for their split was because Ashanti had cheated on Nelly first. Lunatics rapper had a bit of a tit-fit during their break-up. (U.S) Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum, singer/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti announces the Marelease. More than anything we’re not actually interested in the actual album really all we want to know is if she and Nelly are still knocking boots or are we just mislead to think so, so people can actually by the album? During an interview on Power 105.1 FM Ashanti had mentioned that she and the St. Exclusive: Ashanti Talks New Album and Reconnecting With Ja Rule - HipHollywood It’s hard to believe that Ashanti’s been in the game for about 15 years now. While as an artist she’s in love with most of, if not all of, her own. Oh, and if you're wondering where Lil Mo is, apperantly she's also planning on releasing and album and also his a new reality show coming out. She continued to express how she believes that listeners will have some great memories to go along with the newly cut album. The singer engaged in a special fan Q&A session via US Weekly’s Twitter account, providing information about her new album. Now its clear why Ja-Rule use to holler the words "It's Murdur!" on almost every record during his heydays. Ashanti Talks New Album With US Weekly The Lava Lizard After almost 3 years of being known as Nelly’s special friend, Ashanti is finally ready to release some new material. She was the rose amongst the thorns in the Hip Hop music stable known as Murdur Inc. For those who don’t know or still can’t remember who Ashanti is, please give us the honour of refreshing your memory.