Murder, Inc. Dropping Ashanti
Filed under: Music Minute > Ashanti
Irv Gotti of Murder, Inc. said he is splitting ways with hasbeen singer Ashanti because "the relationship has run its course" and that the "chemistry" just isn't there.
In other words, Ashanti's last album did not perform as well as her previous ones! June 2008's The Declaration was the only one of her studio albums to not go platinum.
Oops!
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Posted: May 10, 2009 at 2:15 pm
FLOPshanti
lol that sucks
if gotti actually did promo for her last cd then im sure it would have gone platinum, it was a pretty good album. this is probably the best thing that can happen to Ashanti anyways, Murder inc is a flop label over the past couple years, and Ashani was probably the best they had - so now she can go somewhere else & revamp her career and be the R&B star she was suppose to be.
Here today gone tommorow.
lol..sucks for her. It's not like she's anything special, anyways…
But then again, neither is anyone else on his label special…lol
Re: xoxo_anonymous – You said it all
yeah, what is anyone at this label doing anymore? this might be the best thing that could have happened for her. at times if you don't continue to put out, you gotta get out.
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Murder Inc. (ahem, *The Inc.*, sorry) is a retarded ass label that hasn't made anything worthwhile in about oh about 10 years or so. I'm not a fan of Ashanti, but this is probably a good thing; she's about the only talent that label has so now she'll find a place where people will appreciate her.
Heard this on the radio three days ago. Can't say I'm surprised. I was never a fan of hers…Snoozefest!!
Is she still dating rapper Nelly? Maybe he'll sign her to his label..lol
no talent wh*re…
Ashanti who.
SHE IS A TERRIBLE SINGER
SHE DANCES WITH A STICK UP HER ASS BUT
SHE BETTER LEAR QUICK CAUSE DANCING WITH THE STARS COULD BE HER LAST DITCH ATTEMPT.
BUT THERES ALWAYS CELEBRITY REHAB
who knows maybe flavor flave would need a new boo
hmmm i thought she has disappeared for like years now! i didnt know all of her albums went platinum except one! thats crazy. and thats kinda terrible, dropping an artist cuz of only one album under performing?
what happened to ja rule did he shoot himself
She's coming back bigger and better!
Whats an Ashanti?
Shame on them! Ashanti gave them the best years of her life and every song became a hit and now this douches are letting her go just because? Lol music industry is going down, no one wants to buy the entire cd when you can buy the song you want on itunes, don't blame Ashanti, blame the whole freaking industry!
Ashanti has nothing to prove, she still sells concert tickets and rolls with the best in the industry, soon she will find a new record label!
well, fuck me, Murder inc still in business?
Re: lakerfan100 – LMAO
Murder, Inc. hasn't been anything since 2002 anyway. Ashanti still has a career left; they have no idea how to promote anymore.
mmmmm MUDER INC GO 2 BED
Good for her Murder Inc is a joke now!
Flopshitty's career ended when Beyonce released Crazy In Love. Ashitty got shut down for good.
She looks like Vanessa Hudgens in this picture!
It's ABOUT TIME! The only reason Ashanti even sounded the way she did on her songs is because they made her sound good. She was never an original artist, she needs to go home and make room in the industry for real singers and performers.
her over the top hair weaves/wigs always grossed me out.
irv gotti is a nobody, ashanti you are way talented i am 40 yrs old and i think u have a great voice and are adorable. may be he wasnt providing good beats for u. go to universal motown they will pick u up! good luck!
HEY PEREZ! The scoop on Black gossip sites is that irv is mad that Ashanti no longer sleeps with him and is in love with rapper Nelly. So for the last couple of years, she has gotten very little promotion and now she is dropped. Ashanti is happy about it because she can sign with someone else! Irv would not let her out of the contract before when their relationship originally ended.
THANK GOD! I can not stand the sound of her voice. She thinks she can sing like Sacha fierce but - um not so much! Besides after her awful attitude during "PUNKED" - like she is better than everyone else - disgraceful! I am glad she got the ax - maybe it will bring her back to reality.
Serves her right! All black artists need to be dropped like they are hot- and they deserve any beatings a man wants to throw they're way. That will teach the OBamaNazis to hate gays! Go Perez!! We all love you unconditionally!
lol. Did anyone else even KNOW she HAD a 2008 album?! I sure didn't!
Who is Ashanti?
I realize this site is more Hollywood centered, but Ashanti is doing the concert version of the musical The Wiz at NY's City Center this summer. Most concert musicals there transfer to Broadway the following season - so she may well be moving to the next phase of her career.
that label apparently doesnt have the brightest ones working their. Who cares about bla shanti anway she cant sing, she sucks, i never cared for her career i knew she wouldnt last.
Even if Ashanti is being "dropped" she is the only person on the Inc SELLING ANYTHING. Lloyd? Ja Rule? I think not. Ashanti a hasbeen? not at all. Even if she were she has sold 23 mil records ww in 6 years and has more awards than these flops you promote on this site, including a grammy and EIGHT nominations. The Declaration was her lowest selling album, yes, but like you said it was the only one not to go PLATINUM, meaning the other THREE did. She's allowed one flop, and that cd wasn't about sales, it was about stepping away from the inc and doing her own thing. The Way That I Love You was nominated and won awards, rightfully so. The only reason that cd didn't do well is because Irv Gotti didn't support her bc he wasn't on it. He couldn't put his pride aside to promote the only artist that could save that sorry label of his.
IRV gotti isn't DROPPING Ashanti. The INC is getting DROPPED by Universal. Don't let Irv Gotti's talk confuse u. You can watch his show Gotti's Way on VH1 to see he is a mess. Ashanti hasn't spoken with or acknowledged Irv Gotti since like 2006, the relationship is sour, she wants out, he is finally going to let her out of her contract (when he originally said she couldn't leave unless she paid to get out).
s'about time !!! she aint do shit in like 8 years, what the hell's the point in having her around ??!!!!!