Ashanti Douglas was once set to become an Olympic athlete before she ultimately bolted towards stardom. A standout runner on her Glen Cove, N.Y., high school team, the then star-to-be was scouted ...

It may be difficult to imagine, but Ashanti Douglas' music career wasn't always on time. Back on the campus of her Long Island high school in Glen Cove, New York, Ashanti surprised students of a ...

Like more women from her generation, Ashanti Douglas has opted to venture into motherhood later than “normal” – she’s currently expecting her first child with Nelly, whom she secretly ...

In 2003, Ashanti and Nelly were already well into their early music careers. By then, Ashanti — whose legal name is Ashanti Douglas — had appeared in Spike Lee’s 1992 movie “Malcolm X ...

However, her mom was taken aback by the news because of her family’s background in the civil rights movement. "This is very ...

Ashanti superfan Devar Hurd, 37, is about to stand trial a third time on charges he stalked the R&B singer. Jury selection in Hurd’s 2013 case started Monday morning in Manhattan Supreme Court ...

Singer Ashanti Douglas is reportedly pregnant and expecting her first baby with her boyfriend Nelly after the pair recently shared a flirty onstage moment together hinting at the news.

It was surprising how things transpired for Ashanti Douglas and Cornell “Nelly” Haynes Jr. They had dated for about a decade, beginning in 2003, before breaking off and going their separate ways.

Nelly and Ashanti take very different approaches to parenting. The 50-year-old singer already had Shawn, Chanelle, Sydney and ...