She may have been one of their highest selling acts to date, but it would seem Ashanti‘s relationship with UMG’s Def Jam is now a far cry from what it was when she was signed to the label.
For, in a new interview with Hip Hop outlet ‘Vlad TV‘, the singer/actress revealed that the label recently blocked an attempt she made to have music from her Christmas album ‘Ashanti’s Christmas’ placed in a Christmas movie she starred in back in 2013.
Her story below…
Damn this is a shame. Ashanti has taken hit after hit since the fall of the INC. Hopefully things can get back on track for Ashanti in the new year.
Honey its not like she was gone sell any cd anyway soooo….
Ok, DEATH!
How many Christmas Albums do she have?
Girl collecting toys is not doing charity work, #bye
Kii
you Bishhhh kiii
No Shade, but it was gonna flop anyways… Ashanti was the temporary replacement for Aayliyah… Then, Beyonce took over & her placement was no longer needed. She looks beautiful tho.
Ashanti to me was nothing like Aaliyah.
@Molly Thank you I thought I was the only 1 who thought that. Lol
wrong ashanti and Aaliyah was totally opposite of each other
Sam, it wasn’t blocked it was rejected as she stated in the video. There is a huge difference.
Explain..? I don’t see a difference. Either way Def Jam said no we will not allow the music for this film.
The album was rejected in 04′, DefJam’s it girl then was Christina Milian, did you think they’d release the competition’s music Ashanti? The music business is shady.
Wtf? Christina Milian was never an it girl! She had one hit ppl know of and that sold “dip it low.”
The album was released in 2003 so I don’t know what u mean about Def Jam rejecting her Xmas album from then too
Ashanti made much more money for DJ than other artists
Poor Ashanti she slayed so hard back in the day. I wish her the best tho.
I love her
Honey whats he point of this fuckn post??!!! It wasnt gonna sell anyDAMNway…hell!!! *twist off post*
Poor Ashanti. Maybe she should stick to writing.
ANYWAY… I didn’t know Teedra Moses had a new EP?!!! YASSSSS TEEDRA I’M HERE FOR YOU!!! Soooo underrated
Ashanti & Rihanna >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Beyonce any day so kiss me 🙂
She hasn’t aged one bit. You could almost convince this is a FBF interview.
Sigh def jam is trash……
Clearly they have no idea how to sell their back catalog. Lost opportunity for them
She released that album in 2003. I need her to get her years together, lol.
But yeah, that’s shady. ASHANTI was the only thing worth something on Def Jam for a long time. They should still be kissing her ass.
She was only off by a year so not too bad on her part. Dumb of Def Jam I mean the songs would sell and make DJ more money
I love Ashanti ,and they can not compared she was not replaced she was signed with murder inc and def jam.i love aaliyah to she was a great dancer, performer and entertainer but she never hit a high note before