Possessing a sweet, soulful voice and innocent good looks, singer-turned-actress Ashanti (born Ashanti... (Learn more)
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Ashanti’s Milestones
| Began singing in a gospel choir at the age of 6 | |
| Signed with Irv Gotti, of Murder Inc. Records, who was credited with her discovery; was the first R&B singer to join Murder Inc. | |
| 1989 | Danced at Carnegie Hall and in the NBC Disney musical "Polly," directed by Debbie Allen and starring Phylicia Rashad |
| 1992 | Appeared in the biopic "Malcolm X," directed by Spike Lee |
| 2001 | Appeared on the soundtrack for "The Fast and The Furious" with "When a Man Does Wrong" and "Justify My Love" (with Vita) a remake of Madonna’s "Justify My Love" |
| 2001 | First announced her presence with the Big Pun hit "How We Roll" |
| 2002 | Appeared on the NBC series "American Dream" performing as Dionne Warwick |
| 2002 | Featured on Fat Joe’s single "What's Luv" from his LP, "Jealous Ones Still Envy"; earned Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| 2002 | Featured on Ja Rule's single "Always on Time" and appeared with him on MTV’s "Making the Video"; earned Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration |
| 2002 | Released self-titled debut album "Ashanti"; wrote all 12 tracks; earned a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance for the single "Foolish" |
| 2003 | Appeared on the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on UPN |
| 2003 | Released second album "Chapter II"; nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal Performance "Rain On Me" and Best Contemporary R&B Album |
| 2004 | Release third album "Concrete Rose" |
| 2005 | Cast alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the sports drama, "Coach Carter" as the pregnant girlfriend of a college-bound basketball player |
| 2006 | Co-starred with Jesse Metcalfe in "John Tucker Must Die" as one of three girls seeking revenge on the high school hunk |
| 2007 | Co-starred in "Resident Evil: Extinction," the third installment in the series, starring Milla Jovovich |
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