About the Authors
Ashanti Douglas first sang in a
gospel choir at age six. Her music career began to take off in 1994,
when her performance at a local talent show caught the eyes of industry
insiders. Ashanti’s self-titled debut album was released in April 2002
and became the fastest-selling album by a female artist of all time,
with 750,000 records sold in the first two weeks. Since her debut, Ashanti has been nominated for
five MTV Video Music Awards, five Lady of Soul Awards, and has
received both the Teen Choice Breakout Artist of the Year Award and Soul
Train’s Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year Award for 2002.