The album went platinum, selling over 1.5 million copies in U.S. In 2003, Ashanti released her second album, Chapter II, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 326,000 copies in the U.S. Ashanti wrote and sang for Jennifer Lopez's "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)", which also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. With "Foolish", she became the second artist (after The Beatles) to have their first three chart entries in the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. The lead single for the album, "Foolish", was a critical and commercial success it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The album has since been certified triple platinum in the United States and sold six million copies worldwide by the end of 2003. The album earned her many awards, including eight Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Contemporary R&B Album. In 2002, Ashanti released her eponymous debut album, which sold over 505,000 copies throughout the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously with "Foolish" and "What's Luv?" at numbers one and two, respectively. She became the first female artist to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's "Always on Time", both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer.
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