While it’s unlikely to ever reach levels touched its predecessors, Ashanti continues to push on with the promotion of new album ‘Braveheart’, taking the project to the ‘Queen Latifah Show‘ today!
Hoping to push its sales with a performance of ‘I Got It‘, the one-time ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actress rocked the stage armed with two backing dancers and a pre-recorded vocal that worked harder than she did.
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Though we commend Shan for rocking out on a dance front, one has to wonder why she spent more time playing dancer than singer in this performance.
Problematic, considering the execution of her choreography seemed ‘heavy’ at times, more rigid than it was fluid, and lacking the free flowing nature the cut’s production called for.
On a positive tip, there’s no doubt her continued support of the album will see it enjoy a lengthy run on iTunes R&B, but if ‘Scars’ continues to gather dust on the album’s track list, boasting an appeal far wider than the club-ready ‘Got It.’
When will the song impact charts tho?
Ashanti needs to perform some new songs from the album. If she were to do Scars, She Can’t or even a remix to No Where, people may just generate some interest in the album
This song is terrible lmao. She needs to move on to the next single ASAP!
Rotfl!
Who ever choreographed this performance is trying to sabotage the remainder that is left of Ashanti’s career. The movement does not work well with her curvaceous body. She’s too thick and it comes off as amateur, tacky, and unpolished.
Never cared for this song. But, Rain on me, baby, and foolish my s***.
Ashanti reminds me of a part of my young adulthood coming of age I will always hold dear and that’s where I choose to leave her and remember her fondly at. Good day.
@Yeah ok, you’re comment made me cackle! Lol, let’s just engrain Ashanti Murder Inc Era circa 2002 – 2003 in our minds
lmfao she’s a terrible performer. bless her heart for trying though
it’s good song it should chart on the hot 100
crying @ 0:50, what was she trying to give? how did she manage to even get worse as a performer. and y’all had the nerve to compare her to YouKnowWho back in the day. smh
When she smacked her b*** with the mic I was like -_-
Girl, NO! This is the Queen Latifah show not 106 & Park! Yeah, congrats on getting them moves but Ashanti, you’re not a dancer. This looked kinda embarassing. I love and wish her all the best but she should’ve sang something else like Scars or something. Ugh.
Garbage performer.
Too much emphasis on choreography..and she got caught lipping on too many occasions..However she looked great..and im still rooting for her success!
Atleast she’s out performing and promoting unlike Kelly
She’s TRASH tbh
Cute but she needs to work on her dancing. It looked very awkward at certain points. Anyways, she looks gorgeous as usual.
Come on Ashanti – NEW SINGLE BOO, this song is just not it, I HAVE TRIED HARD TO LIKE IT, BUT no, AND I LOVE U girl, I relaly want u 2 come on up..BUT this song-NO MAM!!! 🙁 U LOOK GOOD THO!!!!!
Where’s Ashton Kutcher? Am I being punkd? Ashitti is the worst!!!
Po’thang! She is so pretty but thats as far as it goes. Her dancing was terrible & those THIN WEAK vocals she be serving aint about nothin’… She had her time during the early 00’s but after Beyonce domination began (solo) her career slowly faded along with her friends careers (Ja Rule, Nelly & Murder Inc).
She made another album full of forgettable songs & weak vocals. Aint nobody gonna remember this era at all. She should just become an writer/producer for some of these “so called” artist. She will not survive in this Rihanna/Beyonce world. Her outfit was a bit tacky too. And her hair/make up was a mess. But thats just my opinion.
Ashanti should be a f****** shame of herself. For all the fans out there that supported her independent venture and go hard for her. That was the laziest, stiffest, b******* performance I have ever seen.
SHE TRIED IT. BABY GIRL NEEDS TO MOVE ON. NEXT SINGLE. NEXT ALBUM. NEXT LIFE!
SHE BEE LOOKING LIKE A LIL KIM PRE-SURGERIES.
COME ON BABY GIRL! YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT!
She stumbled…girl quit dancing!!
What is she supposed to do? Just stand there? Hell, not even Whitney did that!
Chile if you gonna focus more in dancing than singing at least dance girl! She tried it to the fullest . And then she smiles while she was doing it like she was slaying! Girrrrlrllllll no! Who choreographed this?
The choreography and performance were fine. But on the real, this single and Scars sound like good album cuts. Neither is a breakout single, and neither will be a hit.
A big label’s machine and money can only get one so far. Many major label artists flop with bigger promo budgets than Ashanti’s. She needs a breakout hit. I think First Real Love is that song.
I know Early in the Morning did better on iTunes, but I think First Real Love has more potential, b/c it has a younger and more radio-friendly sound. There’s a whole generation of record buyers who have aged into the market since Ashanti came out, and they are definitely NOT checking for a woman whose career peaked 10 years ago. First Real Love could get Ashanti some interest beyond her natural fan base.