I had to drive to the city to see what was up and what was gonna happen. I was at Red Lobster with my then-boyfriend, my ex now, when they played the beat for me over the phone. They were like, “Yo, you’re gonna get a verse from B.I.G.” And I remember, I was in Queens. So many people were like, “How did she pull that off?” It was crazy. With it being the 20th anniversary of his death in a few days, talk about how special it was for you to have Biggie on your remix. Speaking of “Foolish,” you actually were able to grab The Notorious B.I.G. She’s going to hold this whole record on her own.” That’s what we did. I don’t wanna do typical R&B songs featuring a rapper. Then Irv called him back like 10 minutes later, like, “Yo. He was in the car and on the way to the studio to record it with me. I don’t know if this story ever made it out, but, initially, Irv had called Jay Z to come and rhyme on the bridge of “Foolish.” Jay was in motion. So when I wrote the bridge and Irv came back and he heard it, he was screaming, running around the fifth floor of the Crackhouse. They used to make me write at what used to be called Crackhouse Studios on Mercer and they used to make me write in front of them, because they were like, “There’s no way”. I was with Irv and those guys, and no one believed that I wrote my records. I would say one of the best memories would be when I wrote the bridge for “Foolish.” First of all, I was surrounded by rappers. What’s the best memory you have recording that album? It’s been almost 15 years since you released your debut album Ashanti. I think she was kind of shocked, because if you’re just an average person doing what you’re doing every day in the middle of the mall, and somebody that you admire comes walking up to you with cameras, you’re going to be like, “What the?” She was just initially very shocked at what was going on.Īshanti Gives Five Craziest Murder Inc Moments, Bosses Up with 'Braveheart' Album: Watch Here What was the fan’s initial reaction when she saw you for the first time? I’ve never heard that word before so, you know, was a cool little world we delved into. It kind of gives artists a chance to do something cool for their fans. This is so cool.” I wish they would have had this around awhile ago, but it’s a really cool series. We’ve known Bettie for a minute, and she reached out to my mom. When I heard about what it was, I was like, “Oh my God. You were just on Joel McHale’s new series Crashed. In a new interview with Billboard, Ashanti speaks about her recent appearance on Crashed, the 15-year anniversary of her debut album Ashanti, her favorite collaborations with Ja Rule, and how she landed a Notorious B.I.G. Ashanti 'Shocked' by Prospect of Stalker Retrial
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