Ashanti has been a very influential figure since the early 2000s and has had many successful hits. What people tend to overlook are her other areas of income, including her brand deals, books, and ...

1 debut album and taking ownership of her future ... those efforts were rewarded as Ashanti successfully signed her first label deal with Jive Records at just 14 years old, before transitioning ...

Nelly and Ashanti's long-running romance first kindled in 2003 at a Grammy ... to 2002's "Baby," the third single from her debut album. A representative for the couple told PEOPLE that they ...

Following a whirlwind reunion, lovebirds Ashanti and Nelly are getting a visit from the stork. The R&B songstress is expecting her first child with the "Hot In Herre" rapper, Ashanti confirmed in ...

The following year, the pair released their first collaboration, "Switch." According to MTV, the track was meant to be part of Ashanti's fourth studio album, The Declaration, but was cut from the ...