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作者：Anonymous 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Ashanti, The Uprising Hip Hop/R&B Princess!
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Ja Rule. J. Lo. Big Pun. Fat Joe. She has worked with some of the industry抯 best梬riting lyrics and singing hooks that help their records reach the top of the music charts. Now it抯 time for 21-year-old Ashanti Douglas to take center stage and shine on her very own self-titled debut, the much-anticipated Ashanti. In April, Ashanti hits the scene as the first R&B vocalist on Murder Inc. Although this is a departure for the hip hop powerhouse label that has a roster including rappers Ja Rule, Vita and Charli Baltimore, all indications show that the transition has been more than smooth and successful. Ashanti抯 lead single, 揊oolish,?has already made waves at radio梘etting heavy rotation on urban stations and galvanizing fans to demand an earlier-than-planned release of her album, a tantalizing blend of edgy hip hop grooves and subtle R&B styling. With Ashanti抯 clever lyrics and slick production by Murder Inc.抯 president Irv Gotti, 揊oolish?immediately reminds music lovers of the Notorious B.I.G.抯 popular 揙ne More Chance?remix. (True old school heads will remember the familiar melody from DeBarge抯 1983 hit 揝tay with Me.? Either way, you抮e sure to be hooked. And that抯 what Irv抯 depending on.
揂shanti's album is full of 憃ne-listens?like 慒oolish??says an exuberant Gotti, whose passion for this project is palpable. 揥hen you hear this song, and other songs on the album like 揟K,?which is based on one of Scarface抯 old cuts, you remember it, you抮e bopping your head to it and you immediately get it.?
Making sure people 揼et it?and truly feel where she抯 coming from is also of the utmost importance to Ashanti, who penned all 12 songs on the album, most written on-the-spot in the studio. 揑 want to create something so real and reflective that people just sit back and listen like, 慸amn, was she in my window last night, because this really happened to me,??says the eldest daughter of a dancer and singer. 揈veryone has gone through something that抯 on this album, and I want to be able to articulate their feelings.?
With cuts like 揌appy,?揃aby?and 揜escue,?which detail the ins and outs of relationships, the precocious Long Island native is sure to make her mark with streetwise sophistication similar to the reigning queen of hip hop soul, who first blended hardcore beats and heartfelt lyrics in the early nineties. 揗ary paved the way,?says Ashanti, who began pursuing her singing career at age 12 and also cites Ella Fitzgerald and Blue Magic as influences. 揑 didn't want to sing only slow songs and I didn抰 want to be spittin?rhymes. But Mary put those concepts together. She cleared the way, and now I抦 following my own path.?Says Irv, who executive produced the project, 揑 want Ashanti's album to pick up where Mary抯 My Life left off. By no means are we trying to take Mary抯 slot because she抯 undoubtedly the queen. But Ashanti is Murder Inc.抯 princess梬ith a gansta feel to her.
I really want men to champion this album,?Irv continues. 揢sually, with an R&B record, women pioneer it or champion it before anyone else. I want men, thugs, ganstas桰 want them to hear the record and be like, 憏o, this shit is hot.?That抣l make women like it even more. Ashanti flips the hardcore songs and makes 慹m sweet, so she appeals to both sexes.?
Ashanti抯 already well established track record has placed her on the sweet road to success. (Ja Rule抯 揂lways On Time?has broken history as Def Jam's top selling single. Her contribution to J. Lo's 揑'm Real?helped give the former fly girl-turned-actress-turned-singer urban credibility.) With her own album, Ashanti continues the saga that is sure to gain her the hip hop/R&B princess crown. And the impact she hopes to make during her reign is simple: 揑f you抮e a person who has trouble expressing yourself, all you have to do is pop in this album and it抣l speak for you,?she says with all sincerity. 揥hen you listen to this album with your man or your girl, everybody will be on the same page.?Says a much more boastful Gotti, 揂shanti delivers at the highest level. And she has this personality that makes people love her. She抯 got too many people feeling her, too many hit records and too much heat for her to stop,?he praises. 揝he can抰 lose.?
Courtesy Of AshantiMusic.net
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