Ashanti Bounces Back Onto The Charts+CD Cover
Ashanti returns to the Urban Top 10 for the first time in more than three years, as “The Way That I Love You” (Universal Motown) vaults 14-8. The 27-year-old last ranked in the top 10 with the No. 10-peaking “Only U” in January 2005. “Way” becomes Ashanti’s 14th top 10, extending her mark for most top 10 songs by a female this decade. Beyonce, Ciara and Mary J. Blige share second place with 10 apiece. Among all artists, Ludacris leads with 20 in that span. Ashanti is also scheduled to perform at “Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series” on June 6th. The performances run from 8:30 - 9:00 a.m, featuring a set of three-four songs. The event will be held in New York’s Bryant Park this year. Ashanti’s fourth studio album, “The Declaration,” is due June 3.
Check out the cover of Ashanti’s new CD above. What do you guys think of it?
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lady said,
I always was a fan of ashanti. You go girl i be coping the cd when it comes out. Love the new song and video.
Jewel said,
You go girl…for every setback there is always a comeback!! I’m a big fan of hers and was really tired of the extra regular chicks…..
rnblover said,
Yay for her..
Can’t wait..I’ve been hearing some really positive things about some of the tracks on the new cd..
Team Ashanti all the way.
Ni-nI said,
I like the song and the video, Not to much of a fan, I always thought she was over rated when she first came out.. she doesnt have a strong voice and its only so many sounds she can play with, other than that she writes really good hooks and her songs are catchy, even if she’s saying “baby baby” 50 times on a song! lol… she also looked really good on her video.. its a good time for her to come out while Beyonce is on ice, if any of these R&B female singers know better they all need to bring something out while B is enjoying being Mrs. Cater cause we all know whats going to happen when she comes out! BEYONCE OVER LOAD! LOL
Q-tip said,
Get Ashanti and take away the damn spotlight from Beyonce. It’s like that’s all you hear about is that girl. I love Ashanti and I wish her the best for 2008 and I will be purchasing the cd.
Just me talking.... said,
Coincidence maybe? Now that Beyonce is “temporarily” off the set, other female artists albums are now #1. Whatever. I swear, the media (people) are so hypocritical. If I was a female singer / entertainer competing against Beyonce, I would talk about all the things she don’t talk about…and still look fly. Beyonce is stale and I hate to even have to talk about her on an Ashanti post, but it is what it is. I never been much of Ashanti’s fan, but these days I’m tuning my ears/eyeballs to a lot of underrated artist because I feel they deserve just as much of our attention and MONEY.
Just saying said,
Couldn’t even have made it 10 comments without bringing Beyonce into it…damn.
Congrats to Ashanti.
SDot said,
I love love love this song!
britany said,
AsHANTI IS NO beyonce please respect the girls and her fans there isnt an other beyonce no one wants an other beyonce people dont need her to shine really !!!!leave people alone
GO ASHANTI I’ LL GET THE ALBUM the way that i love you sold me off
Crazy-Stans said,
Those Beyonce stans stay on their grind. Beyonce can’t stop anyone from having a #1 album. She can only come out once and then their are 51 more weeks available for any male or female or to have a #1 album as well. Beyonce hasn’t stopped or stalled anyone’s career. If radio is going to play you they are going to play you and no other artists can affect you. Beyonce has never owned the charts. She has always been on the charts with dozens of other females who have also held their own. Beyonce had one big album and Bday was a so-so effort that sold 3 million less than her first solo cd. Ashanti has earned her place like anyone else and still has the biggest first week debut from a solo female ever. Not an Ashanti fan but wish her the best and respects her work ethic. Bey stans worried with Mariah and Alicia back and selling twice what Beyonce has sold, they are seeing how truly small she is up against power houses like Mariah and Alicia.
Ni-nI said,
first let me say this, I could really care less about any of them, cause non of these so called atrist are putting any money in my pocket! and please believe I could care less about who comes out when! my point is this whenever Beyonce has something coming out, you see her on every make up, hair, soda, perfume, clothing, direct tv commerical, and anything else she can put her name on, and its hard for other female artist new or old to have their time to shine! that’s my point! so for all of you taking things the wrong way, getting defensive over these singers/rappers who wouldnt know your name if you stalked their myspace page and joined the fan web site logging on leaving messages a million times a day! need to relax and understand its not that DAMN DEEP!
FYI! I wasnt bringing Beyonce up as a topic because i think that topic was enough a couple of days ago, i was making my point! AGAIN… i could care less about Ashanti, Beyonce and any other singer thats doing their thing. But if she wants her shine now is the best time for her to come out since!! MRS CARTER, AKA BIGGA, AKA B AND WHAT EVER ELSE YALL CALL HER, IS ONE ICE!!
THE END!
Ni-nI said,
I’m off these grown *** women and men getting so up tight over these people as if they’re that improtant! who dont give a ish about you nor do they know you, only so all of these stalking fans can buy their album! I wish I would go out and buy anyones album and make them richer so they can go on MTV CRIBS and see where all of their supporters money is going, while these stalking fans sit home in there little house, with your lil 19″ tv and watch them! lmao!! now that’s some funny ish!
WPC said,
Im a huge Beyonce fan, BUT THIS IS NOT ABOUT HER. IM NOT A FAN OF ASHANTI BUT GIVE HER SOME RESPECT!!!! I HOPE SHE DOES WELL WITH THIS CD. GOOD LUCK ASHANTI
dani said,
This is about Ashanti not Beyonce lol what are we going to do when Beyonce actually takes a vacation lol. Anyways congratulations to Ashanti! I was hoping she can come back strong though. She has improved alot and I was never a fan of hers but I’m always going to give props.
MRS. JONES3 said,
I HONESTLY DON’T SEE HOW PEOPLE THOUGHT ASHANTI WAS OVER RATED. I MEAN, HONESTLY SHE WAS EVERY DAMN WHERE WHEN SHE CAME OUT. I MEAN THE GIRL SOLD OVER 502,00O COPIES OF HER DEBUT ALBUM IN THE FIRST WEEK, AND OVER 300,000 ON HER SECOND ALBUM IN THE FIRST WEEK. HOW IS THAT CONSIDERED UNDERRATED?? HONESTLY I REALLY STARTED GETTING TIRED OF LOOKIN AT THE CHICK, CUZ SHE WAS RELEASING ALBUMS EVERY YEAR (LIKE RIHANNA) AND IT WAS LIKE THEY STARTED GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, THEN SHE FINALLY WENT UNDER THE RADAR AND GOT A FEW LITTLE MOVIE ROLES TO PASS THE TIME. IF SHE HAD KEPT UP HER LITTLE PATTERN PEOPLE WOULD BE SAYING THEY ARE TIRED OF HER TO.
BUT I AIN’T HATIN’ THOUGH, GET YA MONEY HOW U CAN ASHANTI. THE SONG IS OKAY, BUT I THINK SHE WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO RELEASE ANOTHER SINGLE TO CREATE MORE OF A BUZZ IF SHE WANTS TO DEBUT AT #1 THIS TIME
Elite said,
I really like the song. People have their choices, the same way Sade was out back in the day. I use to love her soft mellow voice. Ashanti kinda gives me the same feel. Her voice is comforting, rather than being all over the place and all extra. It takes a mature person to truly respect each artist for what they can bring, because obviously everyone is different. I respect that she’s been able to come back after 3 years. That is truly a hard task to do.
Anonymous said,
Why do people think Beyonce Knowles is a threat to every black female singer or artist out there. She is not. She just has a father who used to be an agressive salesmen and a marketing team that know how to pull every string to keep her name out there and her music in heavy rotation.
If I remember correctly, before the “Crazy In Love” days, everyone was riding Ashanti’s coat tail.
It really doesn’t matter, unlike Mariah and Whitney, it’s not like 50 years from now we will be singing any of Ashanti or Beyonce’s songs at our grandchildren’s wedding. Beyonce’s music sucks and the lyrics have absolutely no meaning or substance.
BettyBoop said,
If Beyonce aint a threat, why is she get talked about more than Ashanti in an ASHANTI post?? Beyonce dont even have a single out and yet she is ALWAYS mentioned in another female singers blog. People need to get over it and just accept the fact that Mrs. Carter aint going nowhere until she decides its time. Beyonce’s promo team is too strong for her not to be a threat to anybody…Daddy Knowles don’t play around yall, yall should know that by now lol.
rnblover said,
Wow…what in the hell happened up in here…
mztasha said,
I hope Ashanti brings it because I will be copping the album. With her recent drama with Nelly, she’ll have something to sing about.
Kelis said,
You guys are a trip! It’s really sickening! Congrats Ashanti! I really love the song! Wish her the best!
Majesa said,
Good for her! I’ve been playing ‘The Way That I Love You’ heavy in my playlist. I was never a really big fan, but I certainly be supporting her if the rest of her album is just as good.
Welsh said,
Ashanti is back with a great song and great for her. She is proving herself a force to be reckoned with. All artists have a high and low point and she has gone through hers and is coming out of it stronger than ever. That is what stars do.
NiNi said,
AWWWW.. sdot! that baby is so cute!!
DinaD said,
I love Asahnti’s new song and still bump her first album. Rain On Me is a classic and the video with Larenz Tate don’t hurt none either. I’m loving her new song and hear it all the time on the radio here in New York. She has paid her dues and deserves respect.
The album cover is just ok though. The overly airbrush-ness of it makes it seem to fake. Shanti is hella sexy and they could have showcased that without airbrushing her thighs away.
Crimson said,
Beyonce fans live in a fairytale world where they think that Beyonce is this female who has super human abilities to affect the lives of other female artists. They are like crabs in a barrel… they hate to see anyone else do well. That is a true sign of how young they are. Grown women don’t feel the need to idolize strangers like that cause they have built an identity for themselves.
Ashanti has made major hits over her career and now she is back doing it again. Mariah Carey is back doing it again. Alicia Keys who took four years off is back doing it again. Mary J is back and doing it again. Rather than praise a sista holding it down, these apathetic negress women have the audacity to proclaim that these women only have hits cause Beyonce isn’t around. Talk about delusional and silly women.
Truth is they are afraid that their idol won’t be able to hold her own with so many other high profile women also on the charts. Beyonce is no Alicia or Mariah and were she out right now I think it would be safe to say she would be the third hottest female in the game.
Go head Ashanti and rise up sista. You have just as much right to live out your dreams as anyone else.
JBL said,
Black women are some silly chicks. No wonder you all can’t rise to the top, you are too busy beating each other down. Only Blacks feel compelled to tear one another down is such a vicious fashion. Why must everything go back to one woman? Since when has the charts only had room for one woman? Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston and Madonna co-existed just fine during the 80s. TLC, En Vogue, SWV, and Jade, all rode high on the charts during why 90s. Why does this generation of Black women act as if there is only room at the top for one Black woman? Why can’t some of us put our own insecurities aside and accept that someone besides those people whom we are addicted to have worked just as hard to be successful and deserve to be at the top as well? Ashanti is a beautiful and gifted sister who is enjoying the fruits of her labor and may God continue to bless her and all the Black women out there trying to make it in this business.
chrissy said,
I congratulate ASHANTI on doing her thang despite all the hate she receives. Ashanti still continues to grind it out and produce good music. I love her new song, however one of my favorite songs is Freedom because she lets all the haters no ” I’m gonna close my eyes and I’m gonna live my life, despite what you think, I gonna be free, cause I’m gonna be me” So whether you love or hate her, Ashanti will continue to do her thang. Besides, can any of these R &
B chicks out claim that they hold the record for selling 500K+ for their debut. Did any tie the Beatles records for having 3 top songs in the top ten at the same time. Ashanti is very talented, she writes all her lyrics and her lyrics are not meanless rubbish, but real life that you can relate. Again Congrats to Ashanti and look forward to the new CD.
iris said,
@JBL, actually almost all women do this to a certain degree. not just BLACK WOMEN. if you have the opportunity you should listen to how WHITE WOMEN speak about one another and any other women who dares date a white man. they are sick.
SDot said,
Thank you Ni Ni that’s my daughter. My HEART Pride and joy!!
SunShyne said,
All female artist are overrated there is none that have the whole package………..Examples..Bee Xtra and annoying, but she really can sing……Ashanti……can’t sing, but writes good music…….Rihanna…….fly as hell…..very different, but can’t sing…..u have to hate it or love it…… look at Alicia Keys she can sing, she is pretty and she writes great music, but she dosen’t get much recognition…….she is hot though, unless u are Rihanna and Bee u don’t get noticed and it really sad, but it is what it is……….if u could make the money some way do it…………other airtist just don’t try to steal the light they do their thing and chill so they don’t have the chance to get overrated……….and some people like casey are just wack and need sit the hell down.
Kanyade said,
Ashanti’s album cover is FIERCE! Wow. LOVE IT! She looks like a Tigress!
I’ve never actually ‘purchased’ Ashanti’s music, but I’ve jammed to it on the radio and in the club. She’s just a part of the generation of youngstas that I didn’t really care to buy. Her and a few choice others mentioned in this post. I recognize her writing talents; she’s prolific. I always considered her kind of ‘pop’ ish, an R&B pop act and just never fully got into her. I do like this new single she has. She has her own style. It’s a shame this thread has turned into such a friggin’ debate on Ashanti vs. ‘the Other’. Why? Just let it be. Not every black female singer will sing like Aretha or Whitney. YT folks have a spectrum of singers with varying talents, why can’t we to? Why can’t we just respect our Rihannas, Ashantis, Tweets, Lauryns, Erykahs, Jills, Beyonces??? If everybody sung the same/sounded the same, it’d be such a bore, no? Peace and blessings.
Kanyade said,
@ JBL, I love the examples you provided: SWV, Jade, heck Brownstone, EnVogue, TLC. All different sing styles, ranges, stage presences, etc. yet they were all successful and I loved all of them!
I have NO IDEA why now it’s different; why the ‘tunnelvision’. And I agree with iris, it’s not just Black women…BUT it IS Black women because that’s who’s being discussed and who’s doing the discussing. Again, peace and blessings and have a great weekend! 
Nesh Nesh said,
That’s what’s up, Ashanti!!!
Chey said,
Ok, this thread is about Ashanti. Why does Beyonce’s name have to appear on every thread? It is getting ridiculous and absurd.
Anyway, good luck to Ashanti.
Blank said,
Kanyade
I agree, White ppl dont Cry about Why Justin get more radio play then John Mayer LOL!
But honestly of all the Females in the industry, Ya Aretha’s, Whintey’s, Mariah’s etc! I wouldnt pay to see them “perform” Beyonce, Tina, and Janet Are the best female “performers” I’ve ever seen.
Kanyade said,
@ Blank,
You wouldn’t pay to see Aretha perform? C’mon!!!!!!!!!!!!! What about during her pre-***-o-biggy phase?
I’m going straight to Hades for that one. The artists you mentioned are different kinds of performers most definitely. And I’m sure Justin gets the same amount of radio play as John Mayer, so not as good an example. LOL. John Mayer is the shiznik, though. He’s AWESOME. So is Justin, when he’s ‘not’ giving stank attitude. But I dig your pernt.
britany said,
I’m so happy for ashanti a great attitude and humbleness will take you far
this girl never talked out of her mouth,or trying to backstab anyone she has a huge fanbase
and they are behind her i will actually buy the album she writes her own music
and don’ t take crdit for anyone else at her age she makes a grown woman like me
feel what she is saying that is big!
wich will be my 5th this year after “growing pains”"the discipline” “as i am” and “e=mc2″
i’ m looking out for ms houston’ s album too….
Whatever you put out comes back to you 100 times better
the devil can fool you by putting you on top but beware of the nasty fall you’ ll take
as for beyonce i feel that she loves to compete with little singers like rihanna or ciara
or michelle kelly or even solange but when mariah,alicia or janet are out she is nowhere to be seen
she knows in wich categorie she belongs and that is the end of it
rather some silly tennagers get ofended or not!
dani said,
@ Sunshyne
What you talking about? Alicia Keys sold about 748,000 in first week of sales and went platinum in a month. I say she is very mush so recognized and has been certified triple platinum. Mama eating while putting out beatiful music for the kids and old folks lol
Sick Of It said,
That cover is fantabulously splendiferous, looks good!
Nef Chocolatepeach said,
I may have my dates messed up but I recall bumping Ashanti’s first album, “foolish” in particular when Beyonce wasn’t even on the radar. The comparisons are silly. Beyonce isn’t a threat to any artist in anyones mind except her over-the-top fans. And, I am starting to think that Beyonce fans are reflections of Beyonce–because they all have the same mentality. NOBODY else can get any positive attention without her fans bringing her name up…sort of like her own bandmates can’t even drop a new album without her needing to be all over the net and news with “leaked” singles and alleged weddings.
Stop believing that other artists are building their lives around Beyonce…only you strange stans build your lives around her. Nobody else. I liked her way more until I encountered you stans on the internet. Your behavior has made me re-examine her behavior and I see the selfish, narrow-minded, ridiculous mentality in her as well. “Me ME ME” -GHEESH IT IS GETTING OLD!
I never considered before that we tend to like artists who are most like us. I’m kind of on the freaky side so I like Janet. I’ve been through hell and back so I like Mary J.
People who can’t stand for anyone else to get any shine, who believe they have to be the center of attention, and are so insecure that hey believe they are constantly in competition–love Beyonce because they see themselves in her.
By the Way, Ashanti’s first single ALONE is more musical and soulful than anything I’ve heard from any former Destiny’s Child with the exception of Kelly’s first album.
Sassy said,
LOL @ Nef Chocolatepeach…
“By the Way, Ashanti’s first single ALONE is more musical and soulful than anything I’ve heard from any former Destiny’s Child with the exception of Kelly’s first album.”
LOL Please go and hide under a rock or something. You sound so dumb lol
q baby said,
I absolutely love it the album cover is just amazing I’ve always been a supporting fan of Ashanti’s not everyone is going to be fond of her that’s why we call it “opinions” and the way that i love you is that song right now i just bought e=mc2 now i need her cd to complete my collection lol j/k but kudos to her….her voice definitely improved i mean if u can sing live that just sums it up right? well i can’t wait
Peace
dani said,
LoL @ Nef Chocolatepeach
I do agree her fans do take the fun out of liking her because they get extremely sensitive lol. However I do like Beyonce I just accept her for who she is as a performer and her hustle. Keep in mind that there are people who can relate to Beyonce though
Anyways with Ashanti I was never a fan of hers but I do have to admit miss Shani had some good albums its just that the bandwagon hate on her was hard for people to accept her albums lol.
mztasha said,
Dani ,
People hate on her because she isn’t Bey. She’s not yelling on every single record she makes. She’s not gyrating all over the stage when she performs. She does not sound like Bey, so “she can’t sing”.
Nef, I agree with everything you said about some Bey’s fans. It’s a turnoff sometimes on how they think their idol is perfect.
I am not a stan, but I like Ashanti’s music.
Ladylee said,
I am pleasantly surprised with Ashanti’s latest effort. I remember her saying how people are always blasting her for her live performances, complaining that she can’t sing, blah, blah, blah. Seems like she really took it to heart and did some serious voice training while she was ‘away’ from the scene over the last few years. Not to mention she seemingly has more stage presence. I am REALLY proud of her! Never been a huge fan because of her lack of vocal ability, but I must say I LOVED this song the first time I heard it, and I ABSOLUTELTY love, love, love, the video. Way to go Asahnti! That’s what I call reinventing yourself. I will definitely be buying her album. For me, this makes up for my disappointment with Janet. But let’s not get me off topic. Go Ashanti!!!