Ashanti is a mega-famous vocalist, who even counted Michael Jackson as a fan.
“I was super excited to perform at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. He flew me and my crew in on a jet,” the “Only U” singer, 42, exclusively recalls in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “I didn’t meet him that day, but I did speak to him on the phone later. That was pretty iconic.”
Jackson — who died in 2009 at the age of 50 — had invited Ashanti to his California residence in 2003, where she performed a cover of his song “Rock With You.” Ashanti later sampled Jackson’s “The Girl Is Mine” on her 2008 single, “Good Good.”
Ashanti’s run-in with the King of Pop isn’t the only thing that fans might not know about her. Keep reading for more fun facts:
1. I’m dying to go to Ghana — because it’s so amazing and that’s where my name originates from — Greece and the Maldives.
2. My secret talents are that I can sing opera and push water through my teeth while smiling.
3. My first car was a 1990 Nissan Sentra. It was my grandmother’s.
4. The short period of time that I was in college, I wanted to major in business and minor in forensic science.
5. I was in English Honors classes. I always liked to write.
6. My favorite wardrobe item is a belt for that extra waste cinch.
7. Some of my favorite books are A Raisin in the Sun and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
8. On Saturday nights, nine times out of 10, I’m on a stage somewhere.
9. On Sunday afternoons, I’m mostly likely on a flight leaving from a concert or on the way to another one.
10. My favorite room is my bedroom because I hardly see it anymore, That’s where me and my Franchise kick it the most.
11. My celebrity crushes growing up were Big Daddy Kane and Ginuwine.
12. I was super excited to perform at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. He flew me and my crew in on a jet. I didn’t meet him that day, but I did speak to him on the phone later. That was…
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