Question 1

Does Ashanti write her own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, on nearly all of them. She is credited on 74 of the 90 tracks across six albums, and the sixteen without her name are skits or Christmas standards. Every song on the four non-holiday albums except the skits carries her credit.

Question 2

Who writes with Ashanti?

Accepted Answer

Irv Gotti, on 46 tracks, more than half the catalogue. Chink Santana has 24 and Seven Aurelius 22, and all three worked at Murder Inc. through the first four albums.

Question 3

Who wrote "Foolish"?

Accepted Answer

Ashanti with Irv Gotti and Mark DeBarge, whose "Stay With Me" the track samples. It reached number 1 on the Hot 100 and stayed there ten weeks.

Question 4

How many albums has Ashanti released?

Accepted Answer

Six studio albums, from Ashanti in 2002 to Braveheart in 2014, including the 2003 Christmas record.

Question 5

What is Ashanti's real name?

Accepted Answer

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, born October 13, 1980 in Glen Cove, New York.

Question 6

How many records has Ashanti sold?

Accepted Answer

Ashanti has sold nearly 30 million records worldwide. The debut alone has been certified triple platinum in the United States and sold six million copies worldwide.

Question 7

Has Ashanti won a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

Yes, one. Her debut album earned her many awards, including eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Contemporary R&B Album.

Question 8

What changed after Murder Inc.?

Accepted Answer

Irv Gotti disappears from the credits. The Declaration in 2008 brings in L.T. Hutton and Rodney Jerkins, and Braveheart in 2014 has L.T. Hutton and Mansur Zafr, with Ashanti still writing on twelve of thirteen tracks each time.

Question 9

Who is Chink Santana?

Accepted Answer

The Murder Inc. producer credited on 24 Ashanti tracks, including all twenty on Chapter II.

Question 10

Which Ashanti album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

The 2002 debut. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 503,000 units and was certified triple platinum for shipments of three million copies.