Thanks to DaBaby’s Ashanti-featured song, “Nasty,” entering the Billboard Hot 100, the R&B singer ficially has an entry in the chart from each the last three decades.
DaBaby‘s song “Nasty,” was making waves before it was even released due to its sample Ashanti‘s 2002 hit, “Baby,” and now, its earned the R&B singer an entry in the Billboard Hot 100 in each the last three decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s). Ashanti is certainly not a newcomer to the music scene, having launched her career nearly two decades ago and going on to become one the most renowned female R&B artists the early aughts. Although she was arguably in her prime in the early-to-mid 2000s, she continues to make music up to this day, and her latest Billboard feat proves that she’s got major staying power.
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Ashanti shared the news herself on Instagram, taking a screenshot a tweet from the Twitter account, @chartdata. “@ashanti has now earned a Hot 100 entry in each the last three decades (2000s, 2010s, 2020s),” the tweet reads, which she shared with a series emojis in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Ashanti had plenty hits on the Hot 100 in the 2000s, with her single, “Foolish,” f her self-titled debut album and her collaboration with Ja Rule titled, “Always On Time,” both peaking at No. 1 in 2002. “What’s Luv?” with Fat Joe made it to No. 2 that same year, as did another Ja Rule joint called, “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby).” A myriad her other hits made the Hot 100 from 2002-2005, along with a few entries in 2008-2009. Her only entry in the 2010s was “Start This Sh*t Off Right” with Lil Wayne and Mack Maine, which peaked at No. 76in 2018. So far, “Nasty,” which also features frequent DaBaby collaborator, Megan Thee Stallion, is her only entry in the 2020s, but the decade is still young. Congrats to this talented artist on her impressive accomplishment!