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Ashanti

New York native Ashanti exploded onto the R&B/hip-hop scene as a sultry supporting vocalist on several big singles but soon made a name for herself as a solo artist. Before the release of her debut album, she sang on Ja Rule's "Always on Time," Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" (both of which hit the No. 1 in 2002) and Big Pun's "How We Roll." Her self-titled debut album — produced by Irv Gotti for his label, The Inc. — debuted at No. 1 on the charts. The first single off the album, "Foolish," joined her duets at the top of the charts, giving her three Top 10 singles at once. Ashanti wasted no time releasing her second chart-topping album, Chapter II (2003), which yielded another mega-hit, "Rock Wit U (Aww Baby)."

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