Ashanti‘s self-titled debut album Ashanti was released collaboratively on April 2, 2002 via Murder Inc. and Island Def Jam Records.
Ashanti, which featured notable names in hip-hop and rap including The Notorious B.I.G., Ja Rule, and Irv Gotti, debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts while also earning three Grammy nominations.
When asked by Girls United editor D’Shonda Brown why she made the decision to re-record her RIAA-certified triple-platinum debut album, she responded by letting her entrepreneurial mindset take the reigns.“The business side of me,” the “Foolish” singer laughed. “I mean, it makes the most sense after being in the game for 20 years and having the rights to be able to go back and.
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