: MediaTakeOut.com has learned that R&B singer Ashanti is the latest R&B singer to be DROPPED from her label. In a recent interview with MTV, Irv told interviewers that he’s DROPPING Ashanti.
Here’s an excerpt of what Irv had to say:
The relationship has run its course. The chemistry of what's needed — we're in two totally different places. You're talking to somebody that took her and shaped and molded her and put her out there for the world, and it blew up. We [hold the record] for the [fastest] selling debut by a female R&B artist — 503 [thousand]. We did it! My views and philosophies and her views and philosophies are not meeting up."Sad … but we have to agree with Irv…I personally believe for her to be successful, it took the energy ... when you seen her, it was 30 n---as around her, and she's the princess so nice and pretty walking through. The music was great, but it was the energy that was created. It wasn't just her standing there and singing a song….
I don't think she can win. She needs some guidance with that. But she's not thinking like that. Really, I couldn't tell you what she's thinking. So that relationship has run its course and honestly, I'm gonna just drop her.
F^CK IRV GOTTI! I can't stand that ***!gga and how he treats his family! F^cking LOSER! The state of the music industry ain't got ish to do with "Murder Inc" er "The Inc." er "Murder Inc." not selling it's the WHACK *** ARTISTS and the fact that 50cent EXPOSED your *** ass and your WEAK *** CREW! F^cking *** names himself after a *** racist mobster what a moron.
on a serious note... ashanti, unless you kill beyonce and rhianna and keyshia, there is no way, even if u go back to slurping irv's lil *** like a greasy spaghetti, that you'll ever be able to get over on america again.
i'm still mad at that nonsense u did back in whatever year that was. pure unforgivable ***!t!
just wrong!
SOME PEOPLE JUST HAVE TO BRANCH OUT AND DO THEIR OWN THING. SHE WANTS TO BE IN CONTROL OF HER OWN CAREER. LIKE MARY DID WITH PUFF SHE TOOK A BREAK TO DO HER OWN THING WITHOUT HIM AND SHE DID AN AMAZING JOB, AND DEN LINKED BACK UP WITH HIM FOR THAT "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT SONG" DAT WAS THE *** AND STILL IS. IM NOT COMPARING MARY AND ASHANTI BCUZ MARY GOT IT HANDS DOWN. JUST SAYING PEOPLE WANT AND NEED TIME TO GROW NO ONE EVER STAYS THE SAME PEOPLE CHANGE WITH TIME. WE NEVER KNOW ASHANTI MAY CHOOSE TO WORK WITH IRV AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
Yeah she wasn't listening and he wasn't listening either, to her *** sing!!! This *** really knew how to *** a song up!!! She was cool in the beginning, but when they OD'd on her, it just became noticeable, that this *** is awful! We can say that she has Nelly to rely on, but *** it is a recession, how much money does he have, and both of their last albums flopped!
@MILESPERHOUR IRV GOTTI IS STILL MAKING MONEY DAT DUDE ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN. HE WORKS WITH THAT POP STAR VANESSA CARLTON WHO ACTUALLY SELLS RECORDS DEN HE HAS LLOYD HIS LAST ALBUM WAS NUMBER 2 ON THE CHARTS, AND THE REALITY SHOW THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH PEOPLE SAY THEY DONT WATCH IT THEY REALLY DO BCUZ THEY WANNA SEE WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT. HE DROPPED ASHANTI BCUZ SHE WAS STILL UNDER A CONTRACT EVEN THOUGH HE WASNT PRODUCING HER ALBUMS HE HAD TO GIVE HER THE OKAY FOR THE ALBUM OR ANYTHING SHE WANTED TO DO MUSICALLY. IM SURE HE HAS OTHER STUFF GOING ON DAT WE DONT KNOW ABOUT.
WHAT IS HE COMPLAINING ABOUT??? SHE WAS A FRAUD ANYWAY!! SHE HAS NEVER DONE A CONCERT WHERE SHE HEADLINED IT....SHE HAS NEVER SUNG LIVE...AND YET YA'LL BOUGHT MILLIONS OF HER CDS...
HE'S RIGHT, SHE WILL NEVER SELL LIKE THAT AGAIN BECAUSE THE PONZI SCHEME IS UP! SHE SHOULD JUST STICK TO WRITING FOR OTHER FOLKS WHILE TRYING TO KEEP NELLY FROM IMPREGNATING STRIPPERS!
Well, Irv needs to sit down. First of all, he stopped promoting Ashanti's music way back when he was on trial. After that, he claimed she had to prove herself like Lloyd proved hisself. Really, Ashanti sold way more records than Lloyd so I never understood that nonsense. Ashanti will be fine. She tried to change up her style with the last album. I think she is willing to change she just needs a better manager and a new label and she will be just fine. Irv is a joke. He just mad that he cannot control Ashanti. I doubt Ashanti ever slept with that dude. He fronting, like small men do.
After he exposed her I wouldn't have any chemistry around him either.
I hope his stupid azz wife would finally drop his azz. Because she has to be the most dumb woman ever. Staying at home with his kids because he says so and than allowing hime to come and go whenever. I can't seem to understand why she keeps trying to save a marriage that is not there. He clearly stated that he will always cheat on her that is why he's not living there full-time. She acts like she need him to survive. I hope one day she wises up and start working toward a degree for her sake. Watch the show Gotti's way
HIS WIFE NEEDS TO DROP HIS AZZ. HAVE YALL SEEN THE SHOW? IT'S SAD HOW HE TREATS HER AND IT'S EVEN SADDER THAT SHE ALLOWS HIM TO. JUST WAITING ON HIS BIG CHUBBY KID ON THE PLAYGROUND LOOOKIN' AZZ WHILE HE GOING OUT HAVING HIS CAKE AND ***' EATIN' IT TO. BUT WANNA COME OVER AND SLEEP AND COME ALL UP IN HER *** WHEN HE FEELS LIKE IT CUZ HE PAY THA BILLS. HE GOT HER WHERE HE WANTS HER. DEPENDENT ON HIS AZZ SO SHE CAN'T MOVE ON. SHE IS PROBABLY THINKIN' SHE CAN'T FIND HER A MONEY MAN LIKE HIM. STILL MARRIED BUT BEEN APART FOR 7 YRS. GIRL BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU BEEN DONE WOKE UP HAIR GRAY AND
*** AND YOUR KIDS ARE ADULTS AND MOVING OUT. WAKE UP AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE! U ONLY GOT ONE! I THINK IN THE END IT WILL BE A BLESSING TO ASHANTI TO BE DROPPED CUZ GOTTI HAS "DROPPED" OFF THE MAP AND ANYONE'S ATTENTION. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS TO DO WITH WHERE HE'S FROM BUT HE A ***, ARROGANT, LOUD MOUTH AZZHOLE. NOT A GOOD LOOK ON A MAN. LIKE HE KNOWS EVERY GOT *** THANG!
Look you could take my right kidney, left foot, middle finger on my right hand and both ear lobes if I had Nelly in bed err *** Irv could take all that and then some. Nelly too *** sexy for his own good especialy when he rockin' something yellow. Ashanti baby please don't worry your pretty little head just keep giving it Nelly you'll be straight. Cus I for *** sho' would. LOVE ME SOME NELLY WITH HIS SEXXXY ***!!!!
Yeah I agree with Gotti. Hasn't she realized that since her distance from them her career has flopped. She's not loyal anyway, when they were going through their legal troubles she felt it was best to distance herself from them so it wouldn't hurt her image....ummm HELLO they made you, let's not forget where we came from.
Well even though they hold that record for the fastest sellin album by a female r&b artist...I heard that Def Jam bought the first 200,000 cd's off their credit card! And didn't Irv and *** used to mess around??? I thought she been left Murder Inc...Anywho, since baby girl's got a mind of her own and ain't givin' up the coochie she gots to go?? That's cold, especially when she stood by Irv during that whole trail and everything...
goodtimes09 Flag post Well, Irv needs to sit down. First of all, he stopped promoting Ashanti's music way back when he was on trial. After that, he claimed she had to prove herself like Lloyd proved hisself. Really, Ashanti sold way more records than Lloyd so I never understood that nonsense. Ashanti will be fine. She tried to change up her style with the last album. I think she is willing to change she just needs a better manager and a new label and she will be just fine. Irv is a joke. He just mad that he cannot control Ashanti. I doubt Ashanti ever slept with that dude. He fronting, like small men do.
Very well said. I love Ashanti and she accomplished a lot at a young age....she was the label , I respect her music and writing and I really don't believe Ashanti slept with Irv, I think he only did that to stir up controversy for his show...you people believe anything!
Ashanti and ja rule was the label anyway....I miss the good ole days....it's sad that 50 cent wack *** talked about them and the songs they had but he came out and put out the same songs he put them on blast for.....loser! It wasn't 50 cent that ended the incs career, it was they're fake *** fans...some timing people that will only ride with you when your on top, and as soon as someone else comes into play they follow them.
I will be a stan for life Ashanti Keep It Moving F.U.C.*** the losers!
I didnt even know she was still wit Irv..I thought they been parted ways! All Irv got is Lloyd and Ashanti and they not even on top right now....He is real cruddy to his wife...He treats her like sh!t...eventho i can kinda respect him for being real saying he can't be faithful..but why the *** did u get married?? In the end his chubby *** will recognize that all he got is his wife and kids...She is a good woman and he dogging her out because she lets him come in and out of that house when he want, *** her when he want and she aint letting that nicca know she can get somebody else..
I think it’s funny how Lloyd is pretty much trying to up and leave The Inc. and Gotti has no problem with him doing that, but when Ashanti wants to try something different he gets a but hurt. Um, what the *** happened to his last CD, ugh yeah it flopped worst than Ashanti's if you want to get technical.
Did you know that Lloyd has been working his way out of The INC. as well, cause his first album was his only project solely on Murder Inc. He signed a joint venture deal with Jazze Pha's Sho Nuff record label, and I believe I remember having heard plans that once his contract was done with The Inc, he planned to be signed just with Jazze Pha.
So regardless if you want to try and prove Lloyd as their biggest current artist, which facts prove he's not, he is trying to ditch Irv Gotti's ***!
NOW FOR ME TO GET TO THE REAL POINT AT HAND, Ashanti has been the only thing keeping Murder Inc's name inside peoples head since late 2004. She has single-handedly kept Murder Inc. semi relevant. Ja Rule hasn't even been able to do so, even though he has released a few singles that never caught on! So do not say that Ashanti is doing less for that label than Lloyd is.
I think its really ***-like of Irv to release a statement like this, right before the second season of his show (which to no surprise he didn't allow Ashanti on) starts. He was made it seem like he was 100% behind Ashanti's work on her last album 'The Declaration.' He released a statement saying it was like her Janet Jackson, 'Control' era, where she wanted to call the *** and take more creative control. I am not going to sit here and make it seem like Ashanti's album 'The Declaration' was a huge success, but you know *** well if the album picked up, and sold like crazy there would be no way what so ever that Irv would do such a thing. He is just a money hungry, jealous *** acting man, who is sad because he doesn't know the way the properly bring back his label that was once Def Jam's leading entity.
As a personal note, I will say Ashanti's album 'The Declaration' was a great album. It really showed versatility and strengths by her being able to create enjoyable music with other producers. It really is sad that the album wasn't properly promoted and she didn't get to go on tour for it, because the album was a masterpiece. I seriously could listen to ever song off the album. I think also if people gave it a listen regardless if they didn't like the entire thing, if you are a fan of R&B, there is a song from that album that you would have loved, probably more.
When it comes down to it, I think Irv really let jealousy take over, because he was upset Ashanti didn't give him one song/single off of her latest album. Which I agree she should have had at least 1 Irv produced track. But regardless, you could tell he was not lobbying for her this go round, like he used to in the past. The way he released the interview/message, was totally disrespectful to all of what Ashanti has done for him! Murder Inc. would never have gotten on such an R&B tip without her success. And success is a two way street, he did not only provide it for her, everything they did together and with others was a collective effort.
But I must say, it was ASHANTI who made history, by selling over 500,000 of her debut album in its first week-by a new female artist. She gets that title not Irv, yes he may have helm-ed to project, but it is going to cite her name, not his, because she is the female artist whose product they public bought, they didn't buy it because of him!
The way this situation was handled really has me heated, poor business methods Irv. I look forward to hearing ppl bash what I what as well, but there are many who would know and say its true.
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This is the best move for her,he NEVER got her out there like she should have been...He heard something in her voice and ran with it. he didn't have voice coaches come in to strength train (which is something she really needed!)...I think she stayed with him for loyalty reasonings. He is a CAD!...The way he disrespects his wife is reprehensible(in EVERY sense of the word!)...But if you don't stand up for something you'll fall for a man like HIM!...She acts as if when he does decide to come back to her...that will erase the fact that he's slept with countless women....wake up Sistahs...please!
number1k9 Flag post I think it’s funny how Lloyd is pretty much trying to up and leave The Inc. and Gotti has no problem with him doing that, but when Ashanti wants to try something different he gets a but hurt. Um, what the [EXPLETIVE] happened to his last CD, ugh yeah it flopped worst than Ashanti's if you want to get technical.
Did you know that Lloyd has been working his way out of The INC. as well, cause his first album was his only project solely on Murder Inc. He signed a joint venture deal with Jazze Pha's Sho Nuff record label, and I believe I remember having heard plans that once his contract was done with The Inc, he planned to be signed just with Jazze Pha.
So regardless if you want to try and prove Lloyd as their biggest current artist, which facts prove he's not, he is trying to ditch Irv Gotti's ***!
NOW FOR ME TO GET TO THE REAL POINT AT HAND, Ashanti has been the only thing keeping Murder Inc's name inside peoples head since late 2004. She has single-handedly kept Murder Inc. semi relevant. Ja Rule hasn't even been able to do so, even though he has released a few singles that never caught on! So do not say that Ashanti is doing less for that label than Lloyd is.
I think its really ***-like of Irv to release a statement like this, right before the second season of his show (which to no surprise he didn't allow Ashanti on) starts. He was made it seem like he was 100% behind Ashanti's work on her last album 'The Declaration.' He released a statement saying it was like her Janet Jackson, 'Control' era, where she wanted to call the *** and take more creative control. I am not going to sit here and make it seem like Ashanti's album 'The Declaration' was a huge success, but you know *** well if the album picked up, and sold like crazy there would be no way what so ever that Irv would do such a thing. He is just a money hungry, jealous *** acting man, who is sad because he doesn't know the way the properly bring back his label that was once Def Jam's leading entity.
As a personal note, I will say Ashanti's album 'The Declaration' was a great album. It really showed versatility and strengths by her being able to create enjoyable music with other producers. It really is sad that the album wasn't properly promoted and she didn't get to go on tour for it, because the album was a masterpiece. I seriously could listen to ever song off the album. I think also if people gave it a listen regardless if they didn't like the entire thing, if you are a fan of R&B, there is a song from that album that you would have loved, probably more.
When it comes down to it, I think Irv really let jealousy take over, because he was upset Ashanti didn't give him one song/single off of her latest album. Which I agree she should have had at least 1 Irv produced track. But regardless, you could tell he was not lobbying for her this go round, like he used to in the past. The way he released the interview/message, was totally disrespectful to all of what Ashanti has done for him! Murder Inc. would never have gotten on such an R&B tip without her success. And success is a two way street, he did not only provide it for her, everything they did together and with others was a collective effort.
But I must say, it was ASHANTI who made history, by selling over 500,000 of her debut album in its first week-by a new female artist. She gets that title not Irv, yes he may have helm-ed to project, but it is going to cite her name, not his, because she is the female artist whose product they public bought, they didn't buy it because of him!
The way this situation was handled really has me heated, poor business methods Irv. I look forward to hearing ppl bash what I what as well, but there are many who would know and say its true .
I agree 110% so true and very well said......
Ashanti is a strong individual and very intelligent, she will be alright, I respect her, she will continue to move on and not look back...and she can sing, I love her voice....it's unique and pretty, sounds better than Keri hilsen, ciara and rihanna......I guess people want her to scream ,shake her *** and gyrate on stage like she's in heat like beyonce. Every person is not ghetto like that.....Ashanti is classy and meek!
Love her Ashanti biggest Fan!!
on another note...i dont know why this reminds me of the pap knowles and kelly rowland things.
its a good thing shes leaving anyways....she needs promotion and better pr team, good writers for her songs and catchy beats. and if irv wasnt doing that for her then eff him!!!
YOU made him!! not the other way around! those records couldnt have sold with out you....youre still young so move on and get with someone who cares about what YOU want and what direction you want to go as an artist! dont let this fool run you....and that state ment was SOOOOO disrespectful.....be glad its over ***.
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She's getting her guidance from her man NELLY! And since Gotti is not boning her anymore,company restructuring,money and legal troubles with the label and just all their DIRTY LAUNDRY being brought to the light I guess she knew when to jump ship. No record company ever let's you out of your contract! That's not even a good business move on his part, but I guess because she was doing all that writing over there and he was making business decisions with his D.I.C.*** then I guess it was in the best interest of the company. Looking for a unique gift? visit 4u2.com
Patti,Aretha,Jennifer...strong Natalie Cole...strong..(soft voice...still strong).Even Beyonce!.Talent has Nothing to do with pretty!...BIRDS... have PRETTY sounds becoz they Whistle....PEOPLE can have melodic voices(pretty for the lack of knowing), but when singing in front of a crowd they still need projection!....That means STRENGTH,it has nothing to do with being ghetto.
jlew911 Good f**king riddance!!!
This *** has been OVER for years now!
Sorry but Ashanti can't f**k with Bey, Rihanna or Keri right now!
Well if your talking about being an image, and having the management company market you well, and doing whatever your team tells you to do regardless of what you have to say of course beyonce, rhi got her....but if your talking about do everything yourself, coming up on your own, doing your own a / r, writing your own music, having your own guidelines and getting out there yourself and promoting yourself then no, neither one has her there...That's exactly why I respect that woman because she does everything herself, she has control of her destiny not her lable.You people are always comparing, I thought that everyone was an individual and everyone is different...so why compare? Anyway Ashanti I'm still waiting on your next album.....I love your music and writing, and I respect your decisions.....f.u.c.*** the rest do you.
FYI her voice is pretty to me, I like it better than Keri, ri and beyonce....that's my taste
I'm not a fan of screaming...sorry or hood dances.....not what I'm into!
@killuminati2014 Well I heard they bought the 1st 200,000 copies of Ashanti's 1st cd with a Def Jam credit card..It doesn't really matter..The Inc. ain't been on ish since they let 50 punk them..Made them change up the formula..Fans are fickle at best..I didn't give a *** what 50 was talkin' 'bout..All I know is that JaRule changed it up and tried to go hard instead of staying Pop..Ashanti, I feel kinda bad for 'cause she was spoiled by Irv..But at the same time, she knew he was married too and it didn't stop her from gettin' freaky with him..She can still write though, so I'd stick to that
Coffeecolor Flag post Patti,Aretha,Jennifer...strong Natalie Cole...strong..(soft voice...still strong).Even Beyonce!.Talent has Nothing to do with pretty!...BIRDS... have PRETTY sounds becoz they Whistle....PEOPLE can have melodic voices(pretty for the lack of knowing), but when singing in front of a crowd they still need projection!....That means STRENGTH,it has nothing to do with being ghetto.
I HATE BEYONCE VOICE, IT IRKS ME, BUT WE HAVE DIFFERENT TASTE..SHE CAN'T SING TO ME........ASHANTI HAS A UNIQUE STRONG LIGHT MEDITATIONAL VOICE WHICH I LIKE, I DON'T LIKE SCREAMING AND GYRATING ON STAGE TO PROVE A POINT...........WHEN PATTI SINGS LIGHT I LOVE IT BUT WHEN SHE STARTS SCREAMING I HATE IT, IT'S OVER THE TOP SAME WITH ARETHA.
ANYWAY ASHANTI WILL BE ALRIGHT SHE'S JESUS REINCARNATED........
@ TaylorKennedy:
What about Ashanti is so unique and what is HER brand? Where is her creativity????
Her singing is mediocre at best and she can't dance so what is there to market?? She should've "crossed over" by now or at least still selling albums and that hasn't happened!
She should try acting because the singing is tired and through and you know it! Not hatin but it's the truth!
beauty574 Flag post @killuminati2014 Well I heard they bought the 1st 200,000 copies of Ashanti's 1st cd with a Def Jam credit card..It doesn't really matter..The Inc. ain't been on ish since they let 50 punk them..Made them change up the formula..Fans are fickle at best..I didn't give a *** what 50 was talkin' 'bout..All I know is that JaRule changed it up and tried to go hard instead of staying Pop..Ashanti, I feel kinda bad for 'cause she was spoiled by Irv..But at the same time, she knew he was married too and it didn't stop her from gettin' freaky with him..She can still write though, so I'd stick to that.
You heard? Lol...........Well for me I don't believe everything I hear. Anyway I don't believe she slept with him, he actually never really said it, I think he wanted people to believe it to boost his ratings for his show that's it. Ashanti was murder inc and people will know them only because of her and ja rule.......If Ashanti would have signed that deal with Jive when she was 14 she would be just like Britney, but she didn't want to be an image, she stated she wanted to do r/b music, she wanted to stay true, but people these days don't care about truth, they only care about who has the most money and how ever you make it's ok. The root to all evil...CREAM!
The media is full of dirty tricks, believe half of what you see and none of what you hear. I don't care about the music industry anymore, it's watered down image promoters that come up with the same ole ideas and the people at the bottom continue to buy into this none sense. The only artist I support is Ashanti, Erika Badu, Tupac, Bob Marley, Marvin ***, Lupe fiasco, talib kwali and Pink....if you’re an image I don't fool around! Be Real with it! Don't support the fake !
OK let's just skip the Lights Fandango and call a Spade a Spade...I try to remember my tag when i post but....here goes...Ashanti does NOT have what the industry calls "Staying Power"...She was a "for the moment" a pretty girl, with a NICE voice but that's about it!...Ok? she DOES NOT have a voice that will stand the test of time..you'll have to "WIKI" her in the future...UNLESS like i said..she gets with a producer that will give her a Totally different direction.(musically!).Other than that?,she's basically finished!
She needed to have gotten rid of IRV like her 2nd year with him!....She was no#1 with a ***!(so to speak)...If she was with folx like..uhh that Timberland/Missy type producing...She would have been fire by now..instead she's trying to find a beat this late in the game..wow....It can still Happen,she just needs to get with the right people and cut all ties with him! Coz you know if she gets on top again,he might pull a *** move..."you wasn't nothin till i made you"..kinna ***.
Coffeecolor Flag post OK let's just skip the Lights Fandango and call a Spade a Spade...I try to remember my tag when i post but....here goes...Ashanti does NOT have what the industry calls "Staying Power"...She was a "for the moment" a pretty girl, with a NICE voice but that's about it!...Ok? she DOES NOT have a voice that will stand the test of time..you'll have to "WIKI" her in the future...UNLESS like i said..she gets with a producer that will give her a Totally different direction.(musically!).Other than that?,she's basically finished!
well if she was an image then things would have been different, fyi....it's not even about a persons voice it's about the image. I think she should just create an image and be fake, it's the only way to stay in the game.....everyone else is doing it! Ashanti voice is 100 times better than Rihanna's but yet she has great marketing and image. Beyonce voice is not staying power, but has marketing and image........no one in this generation has a staying power voice. It's all about image these days.........
jlew911 Flag post @ TaylorKennedy:
What about Ashanti is so unique and what is HER brand? Where is her creativity????
Her singing is mediocre at best and she can't dance so what is there to market?? She should've "crossed over" by now or at least still selling albums and that hasn't happened!
She should try acting because the singing is tired and through and you know it! Not hatin but it's the truth!
her singing is great, she can dance, but not your kind of dance...she's more classical, african, ballet. not ghetto booty shaking gyrating......if it was the truth then every single person in the world would say the same, so it's not the truth only your opinion. Ashanti will be alright she's a strong woman.......fyi her album went platinum!
She's a multiplatium artist.........
I never said she DIDN'T have the.."Image Packaging"...I SAID she was beautiful...Come on now...Everyone you mentioned are getting gigz left and right....what has Ashanti done lately that was a Big Event?...I'm not talkin "Summer Jamz" and what not...I'm talkin serious appearances...I am NOT a Beyonce fan by any stretch of the imagination, but you CAN NOT compare the 2 vocally!..As Far as Rhianna is concerned..she's being marketed the RIGHT way for HER voice...Her music is ALWAYS different,and her songs are catchy. Ashanti hasn't swithced her style yet!..that means she has not grown musically.
THE TRUTH is I keep it 100. The real truth is Ashanti messed up when she fu%@ed Irv Gotti. Rule #1 Don't fu%@ the boss, Don't mix business w/ pleasure, plus he is a married man. Yeah it helped her career in the *** term but look where she is at now. ASHANTI WHO???
I tried to support this chick by buying the "DECLARATION" album. soooooo disappointed.
NYSDIVA Flag post THE TRUTH is I keep it 100. The real truth is Ashanti messed up when she fu%@ed Irv Gotti. Rule #1 Don't fu%@ the boss, Don't mix business w/ pleasure, plus he is a married man. Yeah it helped her career in the *** term but look where she is at now. ASHANTI WHO???
I tried to support this chick by buying the "DECLARATION" album. sooooo disappointed.
the declaration was an amazing album,your probably a hood rat..........
Coffeecolor Flag post I never said she DIDN'T have the.."Image Packaging"...I SAID she was beautiful...Come on now...Everyone you mentioned are getting gigz left and right....what has Ashanti done lately that was a Big Event?...I'm not talkin "Summer Jamz" and what not...I'm talkin serious appearances...I am NOT a Beyonce fan by any stretch of the imagination, but you CAN NOT compare the 2 vocally!..As Far as Rhianna is concerned..she's being marketed the RIGHT way for HER voice...Her music is ALWAYS different,and her songs are catchy. Ashanti hasn't swithced her style yet!..that means she has not grown musically.
Image is not just about looks, it's what you want people to think you are..... Well what goes on behind closed doors in the music industry no one will never know........people get gigz because of different reasons, just because someone gets a gig doesn't mean there getting paid or was asked.
Ashanti has grown musically...it was displayed on her latest album! We'll see in the future.........
You should never mix business with pleasure, no matter how hard or easy the temptation might be. That's most people's first down fall. I've heard rumors that he and her was messing around!! You can't do that, boss sleeping with his employee, it's bound to go down from there. Ashanti is a pretty girl and has some great writing skills, the singing isn't to bad, but in this industry now you don't need to know how to sing anymore really so I think she'd be okay. She seems like a smart young lady, just got her self caught up. I wish her the best
You should never mix business with pleasure, no matter how hard or easy the temptation might be. That's most people's first down fall. I've heard rumors that he and her was messing around!! You can't do that, boss sleeping with his employee, it's bound to go down from there. Ashanti is a pretty girl and has some great writing skills, the singing isn't to bad, but in this industry now you don't need to know how to sing anymore really so I think she'd be okay. She seems like a smart young lady, just got her self caught up. I wish her the best
And yeah she does need to kind re-create herself too, Image isn't everything but it helps ALOT, can't let people get tired of the same old... Look at Janet Jackson she used to always always every album have her hair diffrent, her style a bit diffrent. Rhianna, not the best voice, but she got the image thing DOWN to a craft.
@lalita623- HOE *** YO' TRAP! HOW DO U KNOW HOW MANY EPISODES SOMEBODY DONE WATCHED? U STOP TRYING TO BE OPRAH AND LOOK AT *** AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE. IT DON'T TAKE A ***' ROCKET SCIENCE U IDIOT TO KNOW HE TREATS HIS FAMILY AND HER LIKE ***. IF THA *** MADE UP DUMB AZZ WHY IS SHE GOING TO THERAPY? A BYTCH GETS MAD WHEN THEY CAN RELATE TO THE NON-SENSE. THAT'S IT NOW YOU BEEN EXPOSED! YO' NUCCA IS A GOTTI NUCCA AND WALKS OVER YO' AZZ! INSTEAD TRYING TO DISECT US YOU NEED TO BE TRYING TO DISECT YO' MAN'S ***-LIKE MANNERISMS. BYTCH GET A CLUE. NEXT!
FREE AT LAST !!
I know Ashanti is happy about this news beause this is what she wanted in the first *** place...to get off of that sinking ship, with that idiot at the helm. Gotti has been holding her back for 4 yrs now, then he threw her under the bus on Wendy Williams...and in other interviews. Dude is the worst kind of as$ hole.
Good luck to Ashanti....I hope her next project is a major success.
What you WANT people to think you are?...People are not crazy...they will decipher you no matter WHo you are!...You can perpetrate all you want to...CB had all the image packaging in the world...see where it got him when he REALLY needed it!?..Listen,Black Celebrities do non -paying gigz for charity ONLY!!! ..and THEN?..it has to be NCF or something along those lines...not get paid?...That's the only reason nowadays folx signin contracts...there WAS a time when artists would do impromtu stuff...not anymore!...It's all about dem dollaz now. oh and her last Cd was not recognized..yet again!
So let me get this str8....If you're in the music business you gotta be down for standing by them when they break the law too?...he sounds like an idiot.And then..I could see if he was crankin out artists like dat...but seems to me that he's mad about sommin a lil mo deeper than that!...I think he's jealous of her relationship with Nelly,he doesn't have that hold he used to have on her...(like he does his wife!)
Irv Gotti is a piece of washed up, ego-trippin', ***! WTF do we need to hear someone who thinks REAL love is to misuse and be emotionally assaulting to his wife and kids because he wants to keep spreading his small d_ck around! His game is on the bottom and when all is said and done, its over!One day he's gonna wish he could sniff Debs draws. Right now he keeps running into these chicken heads who are desperate and wants to be in the know so they sleep with him giving him mercy ***. He thinks he is Doin The *** Thing! Go take out the trash Gotti! You stink too!!!LEAVE HIS AZZ DEB!!!
I like Ashanti's voice. It's light like a feather and has a pure tone that's sheer as water. It's easy on the ears and she doesn't warble out unnessacary words or have any strain like other singers out there. She sings high and that really hard to do for other sopranos out there while maintaining quality as if she breezing through her words. I've learned a lot from the way she sings, and developed my own voice. However, some spectators say her voice is weak because she doesn't vocalize any depth. What makes a great singer is someone who has range. Ashanti doesn't have a wide very of that, but that doesn't stop her from being a good singer. When ever she performs live, her vocals doesn't resemble that of the track, but at times, she does sound good. (Like when she performed on Yahoo!'s Pepsi Smash 2008 promoting the Declaration and when she performed "God Bless America" last year during the baseball world series). She's has her downs vocally in the past, but who's to say that she hasn't improved just a bit?
Toni Braxton can sing her a.s.s.s off...although I never quite understood why she showed so much skin because her voice spoke for itself. She didnt need to take her clothes off. I need to add Mariah Carey. Although I am not a fan of Mariah, and I don't particularly like the pitch of her voice, she can actually sing. Nevertheless, the majority of singers can't sing, and that includes Beyonce. In fact she doesnt sing she grunts LOL. There is nothing special or beautiful about her voice. Beyonce must shake her a.s.s.s and dress half naked to hold a crowd, if not she would never have reached fame. It's not her voice that got her where she is today, it's her dancing and looks which include a few nip tucs. Real Talk!!
I think there's more to this story than Irv is letting on. Remember, Irv and Ashanti used to sleep together. Once you cross that line instead of keeping it strictly "professional", is changes things. Also, when she started kicking it with Nelly, he couldn't handle it. So, the chemistry between them may be gone, but it's more than just "professionally" that it's gone. The spark in their "relationship" has also run it's course.
Well her career was nice while it lasted...showbizness is basically 95% beauty and 5% ***. It all depends on if you have a commercial sellable look, catchy nice hooks and beats. Keri Hilson is the NEW ASHANTI!!! Besides Ashanti got a bigger magic stick to ride now Gotti was just a chore to get her career off the ground....*** he knows the rules!
ALL HE HAD TO SAY WAS SHE CAN'T SING AND HER LAST 2-3 RECORD SALES HAS PROVEN THAT SHE IS WACK WACK WACK! SHE WAS LUCKY WHEN SHE FIRST CAME OUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT MANY FEMALE ARTIST OUT RIGHT AT THAT TIME SO SHE CAME ON THE SEEN AT THE PERFECT TIME. NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALL KNOW IRV WAS FU CKING ASHANTI AND WHEN HE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FEDS SHE DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF MURDER INC. AND HE SAW THAT SO BASICALLY SHE NOT SELLING ANY RECORDS, SHE DIDN'T HOLD THE RECORD LABEL DOWN IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AND HE NOT TAPPING THAT AZZ ANYMORE SO HE DON'T NEED HER....
Prettylady4life Flag post ALL HE HAD TO SAY WAS SHE CAN'T SING AND HER LAST 2-3 RECORD SALES HAS PROVEN THAT SHE IS WACK WACK WACK! SHE WAS LUCKY WHEN SHE FIRST CAME OUT ONLY BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT MANY FEMALE ARTIST OUT RIGHT AT THAT TIME SO SHE CAME ON THE SEEN AT THE PERFECT TIME. NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALL KNOW IRV WAS FU CKING ASHANTI AND WHEN HE HAD ISSUES WITH THE FEDS SHE DIDN'T WANT ANY PART OF MURDER INC. AND HE SAW THAT SO BASICALLY SHE NOT SELLING ANY RECORDS, SHE DIDN'T HOLD THE RECORD LABEL DOWN IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AND HE NOT TAPPING THAT AZZ ANYMORE SO HE DON'T NEED HER.... ---------------
*** *** your old *** the hell up, Ashanti is the truth!
THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN YOU SLEEP WITH THE BOSS! ESPECIALLY A LOUDMOUTHED ON LIKE IRV GOTTI. I GOOGLE SEARCHED IT AND FOUND IRV ON MULTIPLE RADIO STATIONS BLASTING ASHANTI AND THEIR FORMER *** LIFE. IT'S SAD TO BE PUT ON BLAST LIKE THAT WITH NO REGARD TO YOUR FAMILY OR REPUTATION. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE HAS NELLY AND DOESNT SEEM AS IF SHE IS DOING TOO BAD WITHOUT IRV. AT LEAST FOR NOW.
OMG are we seriously reading comments from IRV GOTTI suggesting that someone else needs guidance? Really?
This is the same married man, who put his wife out there as a destined to be lonely woman while he pretended that his ***' any and everybody was acceptable and 'just a part of the business'...GTFOH.
Guidance.....Gotti wouldn't recognzie guidance if it were staring his tank head in the face.
Hey Gotti...here's some guidance...Grow the f^ck up and treat your wife with some respect...how bout that...Guide that!
