Apr 3, 202220 years ago, Ashanti released her self-titled debut album. Selling 503,000 copies in its first week, it was the biggest first week sales for any female debut album. Today it still holds the record as highest first week sales for a female R&B debut.
At one point during that same year she was also the first artist since The Beatles to have 3 songs in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100.
Apr 3, 2022·4 repliesKtt too young to realize how big of a deal Ashanti was
Apr 3, 2022An icon of the 2000s. Beautiful voice, beautiful woman, and undeniably important for the culture and basically gave J Lo her vocals on some of her biggest hits
Apr 3, 2022Baby baby baby baby babyyy
Apr 3, 2022See my days are cold without you, but I’m hurtin while I’m with you
And though my heart can’t take no more I keep on running back to you running back to you…
- OPApr 3, 2022MrIndigo96
Ktt too young to realize how big of a deal Ashanti was
I wasn’t born when it came out either, but as a kid and even today in the summer time foolish and happy get constant play on my local R&B station
Apr 3, 2022Queen
Apr 3, 2022happy was my s***.
Apr 3, 2022Her songwriting is amazing
GOAT
- Apr 3, 2022
I’d hit those again tbh
Apr 3, 2022·1 replyMrIndigo96Ktt too young to realize how big of a deal Ashanti was
Apr 3, 2022The Dubai Queen
- Apr 3, 2022Kdogone
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/arts/music-the-solo-beyonce-she-s-no-ashanti.html
Yeah I remember this article lol
. I mean if only they knew how wrong they were but Beyoncé was coming from a group while Ashanti was a successful solo act 
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022Damn. Ironically listened to Foolish earlier while I was getting ready. Been a minute since I heard it too . Incredible album
Apr 3, 2022It’s the new princess of rnb and hip hop Ms. ashanti
- Apr 3, 2022·1 replyMrIndigo96
Ktt too young to realize how big of a deal Ashanti was
- OPApr 3, 2022knockknockwhoitis
https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/06/arts/music-the-solo-beyonce-she-s-no-ashanti.html
My dad told me Ashanti was the biggest R&B girl at the time. He said Bey was big but she was in the process of proving herself from DC. And then Alicia was in her own lane and sounded a little more traditional. Ashanti was the main R&B/hip hop girl, and her numbers proved it. I think her first 3 albums all debuted at #1
Apr 3, 2022MrIndigo96Ktt too young to realize how big of a deal Ashanti was
She done put food on a lot of niggas tables with those hooks.
Apr 3, 2022·1 replyy’all who haven’t been alive through all these eras should understand why we call a lot of the stuff you hype today mid
- OPApr 3, 2022Blanquito Mierda
y’all who haven’t been alive through all these eras should understand why we call a lot of the stuff you hype today mid
This is why I wish I was born a decade earlier
