We Help You Hire, Book and Produce an Ashanti Concert Performance
Hire Ashanti for Your Event
Celebrity Direct Inc. will help you select, book and hire Ashanti to perform at your corporate event, non-profit event or private performance.
We are always uniquely positioned as your advocate throughout the hiring process and we won’t let you overpay.
Contact us for availability, price and other production details at:
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Ashanti Songs
- “Foolish”
- “Rock Wit U”
- “Breakup 2 Makeup”
- “Hey Baby”
- “Good Good”
- “Still On It”
- “Don’t Let Them”
- “Baby”
- “Happy”
- “Only U”
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Ashanti Bio
Ashanti with hitmaker Irv Gotti at the helm, blasted into the urban music scene in 2002, topping the charts with multiple singles at once. She quickly became a sensation, gracing the covers of magazines and dominating urban radio. Ashanti built her reputation with duets, where she would complement an already popular rapper — Ja Rule (“Always on Time”), Fat Joe (“What’s Luv?”), the Notorious B.I.G. (“Unfoolish”) — contrasting the tough-guy male perspective with her own. It didn’t take the young vocalist long to make a name for herself though: her debut album topped the Billboard album chart just as her debut solo single, “Foolish,” was topping the Hot 100 chart. Her presence was inescapable.
Ashanti’s overnight jump to superstardom followed that of Ja Rule, a similar urban music sensation helmed by Gotti. The New York producer took notice of Ashanti initially because of her beauty, dancing, and acting. She trained as a dancer at the Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center, learning a number of dance styles. She danced most notably in Disney’s Polly, which starred Phylicia Rashad, and also appeared in a number of big-name music videos, in addition to other dance work. As an actress, she made a name for herself with roles in Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Who’s da Man before that. The multi-talented vocalist was causing quite a stir, and Gotti did what he could to bring her into his Murder Inc. fold. After showcasing her swooning voice on Big Pun’s “How We Roll” and the Fast and Furious soundtrack — both in 2001 — Gotti put Ashanti to work on her debut album, which he produced.
Success came quickly. A duet with Ja Rule, “Always on Time,” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in early 2002 just as a duet with Fat Joe, “What’s Luv?,” was creeping toward the same number one position. These two airplay-heavy singles, of course, set the stage perfectly for Ashanti’s self-titled debut release. The album’s lead single, “Foolish,” raced up the Hot 100 chart, entering the Top Ten in March alongside “Always on Time” and “What’s Luv?,” giving her three Top Ten songs in the same week, including the number one and two positions — a quite spectacular feat. And then Ashanti’s album debuted at number one on the album chart, selling an astounding 500,000-plus copies in its first week. With all this chart-topping, Ashanti set some sales records and her success continued. Gotti readied a remix of “Foolish,” titled “Unfoolish,” that featured the Notorious B.I.G. and again overtook urban radio, where no artist was more omnipresent throughout 2002 than Ashanti. She returned the following year with Chapter II, which likewise topped the Billboard album chart on the heels of its hot lead single, “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby).”
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Contact Ashanti Manager or Agent | You May Ask?
How can I hire Ashanti for a corporate event, non-profit or charity event or private performance? How much does Ashanti cost for a performance, a song, an appearance at an event, party or convention ending gala? What kind of budget would I need for an Ashanti performance at our event? How can I find out if Ashanti is available for our event date? How do I contact Ashanti’s manager? How do I contact Ashanti’s agent?
We can answer all your questions.
Contact our National Booking Office at 212 521-4115 or send us your questions via email to hire Ashanti.
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Why Celebrity Direct Inc.
Direct Source for Celebrity Performers We are the industry leader in celebrity talent buying and production for corporate events. We work on your behalf to hire the best possible celebrity for your budget and we are uniquely positioned as your advocate in the booking process so you never overpay.
Corporate & Non-Profit Events and Private Performances We are dedicated to private performances, not publicly ticketed events, and we are the experts in this highly specialized entertainment market.
Complete Turn-Key Production Nationwide Event planners work with us in several ways, either choosing from a menu of our services or asking us to produce a show delivered completely turn-key at your event nationwide.
