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Ashanti and her mom Tina.
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"She looks innocent," says Tina. |
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"My music has a touch of reality that everyone can relate to, whether they're old or young, Black or White."-Ashanti |
Tina is not only the mother of Ashanti but is her manager. |
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Ashanti and her mom help each other a lot. Ashanti has made her first mark on the music scene early this year singing on hits by rappers Ja Rule "Always On Time" and Fat Joe "What's Luv?". Then in April, Ahanti,now 22, released her own self-titled debut album with its No. 1 single, "Foolish." |
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few months ago Ashanti published her own poetry book. Foolish/Unfoolish:
Reflections on Love. She wrote mostly about what was on her mind at how
she feels. Her mother, Tina, she says was an inspiration to most of her
work. Tina has had Ashanti's back and has helped her in anyways to get her
where she is now. |
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"She kept coming to the studio, and I started noticing that she was ill with the pen," says Gotti. "She always aces exactly what's in my brain." |
Ja rule and his feud with 50 cent
