Ashanti Proves Why She's The Lady Of Soul With A Medley Of Her Greatest Hits | Soul Train Awards '21

@Shawn Nemo you

Love that song

Ashanti is the secret daughter of Janet Jackson and James DeBarge. It all makes sense. Her strong resemblance to Janet Jackson and Christina DeBarge, her singing ability and style, her song Unfoolish with the DeBarge’s “Stay With Me” as background music, and her uncle El also performing that night (“Rhythm of the Night”). The woman who raised her adopted her. Mystery solved! 😆😂

One of the most lit ST performances I’ve ever seen.

I think i have a good taste. 👍👍🤟🏻 Ashanti

Nope it’s because she sold her soul!! Get real

@Raymari Chadwick OK 👌👍

TELLLL ITTTT 💐💐💐

Yeah, ok 😂

She sold her soul

I agree about her voice maturing. She sounds pretty good.

You summed that up perfectly because though I've always loved her hits, I didn't quite believe her live vocals were all that great. Now however they have definitely matured!

@woke1 It's a little deeper but it's mostly the same

@The grinch Cardi who stole Christmas Please shut up, what does that even mean

She’s queen of the dammed. Sold her soul

Yes! Exactly! I see that in her too 😌🙏🌹

She is def a product of taking good care of yourself and good genetics. Her mother always looked so youthful and beautiful.

Yeeesssss

So true ♥️

@Kayla Jennings me too!

@Raheem Williams Ashanti held her own for several years. She was mainstream between 2000 - 2005 (she had some popular collabs floating around before her debut album) Don't know why you're bringing up other artists. We can celebrate Ashanti without pitting her against other women. She's a quintessential RnB act of the 2000s decade and defines the landscape of that genre before crunk & electropop took over.

What ERA was this 2002 was her only year every year after that she was out done by Beyoncé , Alicia Keys especially or one of the others

Everyone knew all the words. She is absolutely iconic without a doubt 👏🏽

I want her to drop some new stuff!!! 🥰🥰🥰

Yes. She look real nice. We got to give credit when credit is due. 💜🌻💛

Yesssss girl!!!!💝🤣🤣

Bruuuh

😂honestly

Was the background there for deco or were they live?

Omg right?! She killlllled that! Loved it so much!

What you described...Its called being feminine

@Niggle W same with Rihanna I’m Queen of America with Storm powers, lightning rain. I am god the all knowing.

@The grinch Cardi who stole Christmas ...you're weird.

She sings rain on me like the devil cuz in future she will live in misery

Right! 😌🙏🌹

When she said "JULY JULY JULY" I knew it was real 😂

It was wonderful seeing them together again!

Ja really fw her loved there energy together 🤞🏽

GAVE ME CHILLS TOO

they looked like they had so much fun! I love it!!!!

It’s been essentially TWO decades!

@Ramone DeCurta not you leaving out Aaliyahl

@Concamon yup

@Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter Your name is cracking me up 🥴 You forgot that one of her middle names is "Grammy" And yes, the Beyonce slander was unnecessary, but when you're the standard that happens 🤭

@Ramone DeCurta not the beyoncé slander… so immature

Janet Mariah Mary J. Bilge Erykah Badu Ashante Coco (SWV) Tamia Deborah Cox Faith Evans Toni Braxton Monica Brandy Those were the badass chicks in the 1990’s! Beyoncé? Overrated, glorified skrippa. Ciara came along in the 2000’s. Amerie? Came along in the 2000’s. Mya? Too late (1998, too few hit songs) Whitney? R.I.P. (can’t categorize) The restadem chicks? They don’t matter!

@Free dom she was credited as far as I know I used to have JLo remixes album and her name was mentioned just like Christina Millian's.

I think her voice has gotten better over the years. She might not be a powerhouse singer but she is great at what she does.

@Tomun King Neither is Taylor Swift but ppl love her. Ashanti voice isn't a blowout J Hud/Mariah Carey voice so she gets overlooked, BUT her voice is still rich in tone....that's why she was better than Keyshia Cole in that lil VERZUZ. Her singing still sounds like Ashanti 20 years ago....that's a good thing... She sings like she actually writes songs lol

@Elise St. George I'm aware of her contributions to the culture and urban music and I'd never minimize that but we're talking vocal ability. We might like Ashanti's music but it doesn't mean she's a good vocalist

@DANIELLE THOMPSON Right....like Melissa Etheridge wasn't looking at Taylor crazy when they performed live together lol. Ashanti has a Dolly Parton type of voice...it doesn't have Jennifer Hudson/Aretha power, but she can sing and sounds good everytime. I learned in this lil Chaka Khan/Stephanie Mills VERZUZ that a powerful voice can only get you so far if you don't have tone...and when you miss the notes...it's a big miss...

Yes!!! I literally had goosebumps watching this. So much good memories from this era.

@ttyeap333 that is ja

@ttyeap333 That is Ja. He's 45 years old now.

ASHANTI was/is a moment! The crowd is lit!

Omg it's Ja

That's not Ja..

She is only 41! Lol yay and black don’t cracked unless you do it! Lol

@Carlton Bost I like that!

Yeah, Beige Don’t Age!!!

Yes. It was nice. It would have been really good to be there in person. But I enjoyed this as well.

Her crew really channelled her essence into this presentation.

Just gorgeousness!

She looks absolutely beautiful!!! Serve them Ashanti!!! Just beautiful! 🥰😍

Yeap she was great

@Natalie Walters Ashanti was always crowned the Princess of Hip Hop & R&B. I believe Aaliyah was crowned either the Princess or Queen of Urban R&B.

Actually Aaliyah was. Ashanti is close though .

I thought Aaliyah was the princess of r&b lol

Sick, i have always love side burns even in women, i find them sexy.

Wow lackluster performance

They all sell their souls! Every single one!

Facts💯

I was gonna say this!!! I think she actually got better with time!!! ❤️

@kanserfun gaming ashanti herself has other women sing as harmonizers noteceably throughout her own first three albums, you gonna cancel her too?

Yo stop with hate @truth hurts God she a good dance and singer period END OF STORY no one can tell me otherwise so F your comment 🙄😎💅👑

@truth hurts yes she can…you’re under every comment with bs

Vanni I love that you’re everywhere 💕

@truth hurts she's just a dancer period .

@tanja kun Yes. That reminds me of how Mary won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards a few years back and men in the audience were singing along to all her songs. Ashanti has that same Hip-Hop Appeal.

Yes still AMAZING VOICE and still Beautiful just grew up to get her figure. HEALTHY ASHANTI "SHANTI KEEP UP YHE EXCELLENT WORK & JA RULE " "RULE BABY" & "JOEY CRACK " THANK YOU'LL FOR ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOUR SISTER "SHANTI BABY" YOU'LL ALL LOOK GREAT WHEN YOU PERFORM TOGETHER. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL AND YOUR FAMILY'S. EVERYONE STAY SAFE & HEALTHY. 😘🌹🍾🔥💯

@Eurkol true that

@tanja kun true that

Not just lady’s tho

that is amerie

@Maame no one ever had her in their to ten

Agreed!

@Eddy6159 Beyoncé is just a word. Don’t all words live in our minds rent free?🙄

Well thank YOU grown folks recognize i come from the era of Stephanie mills Chaka Khan 60s baby u know 😆 real singer's

She can't sing

@Claudina Stewart Agree🙄 even Ciara has more talent on her pinky than Beyondce😴😐

@Kenisha Thompson yes

I know say that. Everything is so chaotic now. It’s very heart breaking😞

And classy!

I think there’s another level of confidence that comes with age and more inner work. Great gal.

Um she was definitely confident back in the day do your research booboo

@Eliana Yisra’el You think so low of yourself that you have to live through a mediocre vocalist like Ashanti, get your own life she has hers. You celebrity worshipers are so pathetic.

@Jake Miles you’re so invested with your long books…I mean comments. Get over yourself. 😂

@Eliana Yisra’el So stating facts is putting someone down? Again it's idiotic to tell someone they need a record in order to know that a singer is off key. Musical critics don't have record deals and many of them can't sing. See celebrity worshipers like you are the problem with society. You have no life of your own and you feel inadequate so you worship celebrities and live vicariously through them. This is quite pathetic, in your quest to see these celebrities as infallible you have to live in a constant state of denial. My advice is for you to get a life and stop living through people who don't care about you. So pathetic. Ashanti's track records speaks for itself, horrible performance after horrible performance. That's her fault not mine. We really do live in an anti-fact society these days.

@Jake Miles you among many others aren’t happy unless you’re putting someone else down. Again, when you can hold a note long enough to get a record deal, let everyone know. 🤡

@Eliana Yisra’el Such an unintelligent response. So one needs a record and and an album to know if someone has a good/bad performance? So do i need to be a certified mechanic to know when a car is out of gas? Smh It's not my fault that Ashanti has a reputation of sounding horrible live.

😳 2002? How old was she? 8?

Still is

She still can get it lol

@AFCompany Southside w/Lloyd

Dont 4get she played in good movies

And she still had so many more hits she didn’t sing. Rock with U Only U Mesmerized Don’t leave me alone Still on it The women you love Breakup 2 Makeup Good Good

@kkpuffs16 that and she got ownership of her masters

Plenty of talented folks singing currently. Who are these auto tune singers you’re referring to? I can share some real singers with U

@kkpuffs16 yep her voice matured.

@Sirquincy Washi gton she got some vocal training over her years that’s why she wants to re record she knows she can do better now

Unlike today's lipsync worriors and autotuners 🤗

@Jhéani yesssss hunty🥰

Made me so happy!! 🥰

💯💯🥰

Amen!!

GIVE ALL THE FLOWERS 💐 YESSSSS

@SpoiledCurlyGurl I agree. Her stage presence has improved as well.

Thinking the same thing. People used to say she couldn't sing. She has improved a LOT.

I agree, I was like “WHAT!?!? Her voice is more polished and refined! She DID THAT!

I saw her last month at the millenial tour and she was absolutely stunning. Her voice sounds better now than ever and she is still a beauty and hasn't aged a day.

I agree

@jodei Redd excuse Ashanti is the prince of r&b in her own right

@jodei Redd they said "a" not "the" it can multiple princesses just like it's multiple queens of rnb

@Antisocial Boobe exactly because that title belongs to Aaliyah no disrespect to Ashanti

🤦🏾‍♂️ y’all don’t know what R%B is if you think she the princess of R&B

She understood the assignment!

It took her YEARS and YEARS but she have ARRIVED!!! She can TRULY say she in her PRIME rn!!

@eigow ou Yes Ashanti has plenty of HITS. ASHANTI And JaRule could pull a concert with just the 2 of them.....

She left her mark. I’d be very happy if I were her.

@Wunderlustgirl what Guinness record did she make?

Ashanti made the Guinness Book of World Records. I remember that since she was on heavy radio play and her tracks were played at a lot of parties back in the day when I used to go out

@We Just Talkin. even Michael Jackson and madonna were not selling how they use to in their prime. People just get tired🤷‍♂️

@Iris 08 you right but artist like Michael Jackson, Madonna etc rode them shits for over 20 years . So yes you can continue to dominate but like somebody said Ashanti is a mediocre singer and sex sells her main hits are remakes not just a sample but total remakes of somebody else songs. But she deserves her credit for being a writer and doing hooks.

Her hits was all I heard in elementary 😂 what a legend 🐐

🖤

And she's got more hits there wasn't enough time for! Star!

Ahhhhh, how I miss the 90's 😥. My 20's were lit!!

@jjmusiclover3 😄😄 Foolish always hits the spot.

♥️

SIIIIMMMM. SUPER NOSTÁLGICO

She can't sing

Absolutely!

'Bout damn time!! Pure talent!!!!

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