That year she was awarded 8 Billboard awards. She is the first female to accomplish this feat, previously only attained by the Beatles. She made Billboard history by having her first three chart entries land in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. With her hit song, “Foolish,” Ashanti also secured the #1 top spot on SIX Billboard charts simultaneously, including Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Airplay, The Billboard 200, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, Hot 100 Airplay, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Hot 100! “Foolish” stayed on the Billboard charts for 11 consecutive weeks. Her first week showing set a SoundScan record as the most albums sold by any debut female artist in the chart’s history, granting her a spot on Guinness World Records. Ashanti burst onto the music scene with her 2002 smash hit, self-titled debut album “Ashanti.” It landed the #1 spot on both the Billboard Top 200 and R&B album charts, selling a whopping 504,593 units in its first week. 1? Talk about it below.Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti is a native of Glen Cove, Long Island. What are your favorite Ashanti albums? Furious that I didn’t rank her debut No. Obviously it lacked the hits and high profile of her more famous works but it’s easily her best LP and proof that hard work finally paid off.įorgotten favorites: “Things You Make Me Do,” “Struggle,” “Good Good” Thanks to the help of veterans like Babyface and Jermaine Dupri, along with frequent collaborators like 7 Aurelius, Ashanti finally gets it right – songs that fit her range (no more strained oversinging), much more consistent songwriting and very little filler. That honor goes to…įorgotten favorites: “Movies,” “Rescue,” “Scared”Įdd said: Six years into her career, Ashanti quietly made the best album of her career. It’s Ashanti’s biggest and most beloved release by far but not her best. It’s home to her biggest hits, no doubt, but she’s also plagued by some of the issues that would haunt many of her later albums – shaky vocals and juvenile songwriting. Here’s the thing about Ashanti’s celebrated debut – the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia have skewed the reputation of this one a bit. Soul In Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5Įdd said: OK, now y’all are finally giving me something to work with. The second half of the album had a lot of potential though, giving it an advantage over its predecessor, the dreaded Chapter II.įorgotten favorites: “Don’t Leave Me Alone,” “Freedom,” “Wonderful Remix” 2. And those flat vocals don’t do any favors either. Like its processor, the album drags on much too long with way too much filler. The darker sound was a great idea in theory, giving us production that is much more daring than her earlier efforts.
Not much to this one.įorgotten favorites: “Scars,” “Nowhere,” “Runaway”Įdd said: Concrete Rose is pretty interesting – after two albums that flirted with more mainstream pop sounds, Ashanti did a 180 and went all moody on us. Instead, it’s just the same ol’ Ashanti we’ve had for years – same hot beats, same questionable vocals and hollow lyrics. It should have been her chance to bring something new to patiently-awaiting fans. Playa, this one was rough.įorgotten favorites: “Breakup 2 Makeup,” “I Found Lovin’,” “Carry On”Įdd said: Y’all remember Ashanti’s 2014 comeback album? Well, I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t. Paper thin vocals, a ridiculously long runtime and momentum-halting skits really put the brakes on this one. 1 on the charts, sold over a million copies and yielded two top 10 Billboard singles. It’s safe to call Ashanti’s sophomore effort a commercial success – it hit No. Soul In Stereo rating: 2.5 stars out of 5Įdd said: Sweet lord in heaven. Trust me, you don’t want me to rank that Christmas album.Īshanti has had her share of hits and misses but those hits have lasted a lifetime. So let’s look back at Ashanti’s discography with fresh ears to see how those hits hold up today as we rank her LPs from bottom to top. As usual, album quality, consistency, and impact on the genre helped determined placements and I’m skipping her compilations and Christmas album.
That’s part of being an unbiased reviewer. But hey, I can like an artist and still be truthful with my critiques. However, today I can admit that there have always been, um, flaws in her game.Īnd I guess that’s where the WHY YOU HATE ASHANTI?! stuff comes from. It was hard not to be – in the early 00s, the Princess of R&B was everywhere, dropping hit singles all over there place and fueling Murder Inc’s impressive run on top. Despite what you’ve heard, I was a big Ashanti fan during her original run.
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