Word: ashantis
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...it’s not just her hair. An overwhelming amount of the R&B singer’s past videos show her singing submissive, vocally unimpressive choruses for subpar rappers. The archetypal image that comes to mind is Ja Rule rapping into the camera while Ashanti stares adoringly at him and provides some background noise. In “The Way That I Love You,” though, Ashanti is the video’s unquestionable star. The video starts disconcertingly, with a 911 emergency call in which a breathy voice asks the operator, “Please...
...particularly weak. “Do You Wanna Dance?” is one of the very few Pastor Troy tracks that suffers from an inability to tastefully handle any song that isn’t about thuggin’, a condition known as Ja-Rule-featuring-Ashanti Syndrome, or JRFAS for short. Perhaps he’s trying to recapture the success of his only true breakout track, 2002’s “Are We Cuttin’.” Problem is, that song wasn’t really all that good to begin with...
...neighborhoods, so they can't build the trust essential to preventing crime. Tensions between the city's African-American community and police are particularly high--40% of the population is black and 47% is white, but there are three times as many white cops on the force. As Alderman Ashanti Hamilton explains, "If the only time people in black neighborhoods see a police officer there it is to arrest somebody, then, of course, they're going to be nervous." Chief Hegerty says repairing this relationship is critical. "We have to count on law-abiding residents to tell us what...
...rehearsals are more than empty ritual. Carrington worked for Arthur Andersen for a few years, and his firm has done business with such big companies as Boeing and Raytheon. The thought is that Carrington would be able to leverage some of his contacts into investment in Ghana's Ashanti region...
...moments, says Carrington, when the two cultures don't exactly mesh. When functioning in an official capacity, Carrington has a tribal "linguist" on hand who acts as his mouthpiece. One day, while entertaining a group of Ghanaian friends at his home, Carrington decided to demonstrate his grasp of Ashanti traditions. "I told [the linguist] to tell my wife to get me a glass of water," says Carrington, laughing. She was sitting next to him. Her answer did not require the assistance of linguists. "I learned that you have to know when to be Ghanaian and when to be American...