Two years later than it was supposed to, Ashanti‘s serially delayed ‘Braveheart’ album is apparently set to hit stores on July 30th.
And while the project’s trajectory has taught us to only believe its “release date” once it’s actually sitting on shelves, the singer herself seems to be convinced and has hit the promo trail (again) in support of the set.
The 32-year-old’s latest stop was HOT 97 radio, where she waxed honest on the project, her present-day relationship with former INC comrade Ja Rule, and her on-going role in Lifetime series ‘Army Wives’. One area Ms. Douglas wasn’t too keen to explore was her much-talked about relationship with Nelly. Hosts Ebro and K. Foxx would have none of the media-trained PC, though, and were persistent. Find out how Ashanti reacted after the jump….
Though the Nelly segment was all sorts of awkward, we feel Ebro and K. Foxx stumbled on a fairly potent fact: in her current predicament, Ashanti’s career would actually be helped by her opening up about topics the public clearly want to know about.
Like, we commend her for feeling that her material will suffice, yet when so few people are buying into it (literally), the only real solution is to give the people what they want — even if that means a sanitized version of what really went down. This approach hasn’t just worked for others in the past, it’s actually working presently for a number of fellow R&B females. Put simply, she should share…something, anything. Because, at this point, a giggle and saying “bananas” is not doing the trick.
In any case, because we actually recognise the strides Ashanti has made vocally and artistically (most of which ironically took place after her commercial decline), we still have a relative soft spot for her. As such, click here to buy her latest single ‘Never Should Have’. Perhaps if things pick up, she’ll actually have a sound foundation to right the wrongs of this project with the next. Because, as it is….sigh.
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Ashanti girl where have you been?
She looks good.
“The Woman You Love” was a banger!
We need that album already!
That b**** is plain out annoying as f*** , she literally laughs off every question and topic for 14min. A waste of time…
PS: Ashanti if u read this, stop acting like a diva cause you’re a flop, so get it together, and make interviews that are worthy of bringing back attention toward you.
So she performs nsh on hallmark tv abd you post the negative ish instead???? I see your agenda
Ugh if she came clean about the whole Nelly situation the interview would’ve been more interesting.
The reason why she’s not coming clean is because nelly publicly denied their relationship. Ashanti was smart for that one. Why claim someone who publicly denied you she didn’t want to look like a fool. I’m sure the interviewers knew what nelly said – They just wanted her to give in so they could say ” But didn’t nelly deny the relationship. I don’t blame ashasnti she knew what was up.
I f****** love her. I don’t think she should blast anyone if she doesn’t want to. Only subliminally through song. She’s always been a super classy woman. She should just keep pleasing the true fans she has. We love her always
Why you mad? Don’t like her, don’t watch her s***. Simple as that
Ashanti has got some.deep songs in.her discography. Too bad Ciara ended Ashanti’s career and she’s coming to do the same with Kelly Flopland.
Sis Ciara did not end Ashanti’s career. Ashanti ended her own career.
Lmmfao Ciara!!!???? Lmmfao Ciara couldnt even end “the cheetah girls” career… _/ _/ _/ _/ There yu go!!
Ci didn’t end her career. Beyonce did in 03. I remember! lol But Ashanti was THAT chick in 2002 tho.
Why should she confirm what everyone already basically knows?? It’s almost common sense. Even if she said “yes, we were together, and broke up because of infidelity” people would still question her about the same raggedy situation. That’s the problem with the business now, too much scandal and not enough good, meaningful music
I love her when she’s a actress. “John Tucker Must Die” she’s a great person and singer though
still trying to procrastinate the inevitable…gurl,unless your album ain’t worth releasing,you should’ve released it by now….Here we have artists like Jojo,imprisoned by their labels,desperately trying to get their music out there while others like Ashanti & Sherzinger keep dragging their feet like they don’t care,SMFH.
Oh gosh girl
Ch, she should of used this interview as a HUGE platform since it’s already hard to get radio spots as an independent artist.
I don’t see hunger in Ashanti, like… do you REALLY want people to buy your album? As soon as Ebro placed too much emphasis on her relationship with Nelly she should of steered the direction of the conversation back to her music.
I am a HUGE ashanti fan but……you’re right.
I’m going to buy this album regardless and I have heard some of the songs on there. In my opinion she needs to
#1 Release “She Can’t” Simultaneouly with “Woman to Woman song with Keisha Cole and do a banging video for each song. Then follow up with another video for her song with Meek Mill and French Montanta
OR
#2 Just drop the whole project as a mix-tape and start fresh on New Material and drop that album next year.
OR
#3 stop singling all together and just write for other folks (which I hope she doesn’t stop singing) but she can always make money off of writing. Her writing skills are undeniable.
I love this chick but honestly I know TGJ was gonna down play this like hell… Yall wanna jump on the face that she hasn’t talked about her relationship with nelly and that could have saved her career but yet you have people like Beyonce you gives the same boring rehearsed interviews and yall praise her but she never talks about her relationship or the fact that she sings about being constant women anthem but has had a man for 10 plus year… What makes her records so real and so relatable? Ashanti knows she doesn’t want to be known for the gossip or the fad music she is doing it cause she loves to write and sing music… Honestly her Kelly Rowland keyshia Cole and do many others are more connected to their music cause they let you in on their lives
Ashanti looks good as hell, but unfortunately people are no longer interested in her. She lost her spot and never cared to reclaim it.
She Lazily FORGOT to care to reclaim it*
if you don’t care about your albums , no body will.
good she still trying though.
her new record sounds good from all the songs she put out so far
Ashanti always bin a beautiful woman in my opinion and she still do,s.
Blogs always say this album had crazy release dates but she has never said a release date until now (July 30th) y’all made the fake ones up.. Smh