Now, Ashanti's father Ken-Kaide Thomas Douglas has revealed that Nelly asked him for his daughter's hand in marriage before popping the question. "We had a discussion about him wanting to marry her.

Nelly revealed he married Ashanti quickly to avoid the "baby mama" label, wanting to solidify their family before life got ...

and dad Ken-Kaide Douglas, Ashanti discovered her voice at age 12 by singing Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce" for her parents, who started taking her to local singing competitions — which she often won.

Nelly and Ashanti are husband and wife and have been for some time now, according to a legal documents database. The "Lil Bit" rapper and "Only U" singer quietly tied the knot late last year ...

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Luckily, Ashanti says her "momager" — what she calls her mother Tina Douglas — will be there to provide help. "Momager is not playing no games. She calls herself Tima. Not grandma, Tima.

Thankfully, she has backup — her mom, Tina Douglas, or as she prefers to be called, "Tima." Ashanti laughed, "Momager is not playing no games. Not grandma, Tima." As for life postpartum ...