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Ashanti was hot and Gotti and crew decided to take advantage of it, pushing up the release of her album. It was a smart move. Ashanti shot straight to number one and sold an unprecedented 504,000 units during the first week. Ashanti was stunned, "Never in a million years would I have thought it would go down like this," she told Newsweek.
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In July 2005, record producer Genard Parker claimed Ashanti owed him money for records that never were completed or distributed.[30] A New York court heard Parker's claims and ordered her to pay Parker $636,000. But as the court stated no time records were ever produced. Parker is claiming over $2.3 million, while Ashanti's lawyers, say Parker never delivered any records and no records were ever distributed.[31] In late 2005 a judge later rejected most of the award, ruling that there were not sufficient facts to determine the proper amount of damages. The case went to court on September 17, but was dropped in light of each party voluntarily dropping pending lawsuits against each other.
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Ashanti recently visited The Hot 102.7 Studio in Detroit. Ashanti continued promoting her new single "Hey Baby (After The Club)" and her upcoming album "The Declaration", click here to watch a low quality video on MySpace from the interview. Check out photos from the radio station below.
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Later that year Ashanti collaborated on the song "Southside," with male R&B newcomer and labelmate Lloyd, was released as his debut single and was a moderate hit. "Wonderful" with Ja Rule and R.Kelly peaked at number five in the U.S and at number one in the U.K. "Jimmy Choo" with rapper Shyne was another modest hit reaching number 55 on the billboard Hot R&B songs chart.
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Ashanti denies allegations by the New York Post that she refused to have her picture taken at the Ivy Hotel in San Diego because of her recent weight gain. When asked about whether she gained weight, Ashanti told People that,
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[I]n the centre of Kumasi is the Asantehene's Palace, residence of the Ashanti kings. The palace complex consists of the old and new palace, the king's court, the queen mother's palace, and an institute of Ashanti studies. Visits are possible throughout the week, but don't expect great luxury, because the kings have always lived in a modest way. Every 42 days the Adae festival takes place in the palace. This is the occasion when the king adorned with all his gold ornaments comes out to recieve hommage of his subchiefs and people.
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