R&B singer, Ashanti was one of the top-selling female artists when she was signed to Murder Inc. but that quickly changed after her music label came under fire and indicted on several charges including tax evasion. The labeled dissolved, and soon after Murder Inc’s top artist ‘Ja Rule’ was convicted and jailed for two and half years for not paying his taxes. Ashanti soon realized that she had to distance herself from the label and starting over again.
Ashanti met with Access Hollywood Live where she dished on her three year hiatus and why she has decided to get back in the music industry?
On Why She Has decided To Come Back To Music:
“I had to approach things differently businesswise. I have my own record label now called Written Entertainment which I’m super-excited about and just being with the majors it taught me that I need a way bigger percentage than what they were giving me.”
On Whether She Feels Like The Music Industry Has Changed:
“It felt like the industry was changing dramatically in those past three years. Three years is a long time,” said Ashanti, who decided to take a step back after her former label Murder Inc. ran into a little trouble.
On Murder Inc. And How She Came Back From It All:
“The label I was with` fell under an indictment, and that actually put a hold on everything. It was like a black cloud I had to come out of. We had to do a lot of damage control. I felt like I wanted to kinda distance myself from that. I did Broadway. I did some movies… I had to just kinda regroup.”
Watch the full interview here: