Playlist
Ashanti Essentials
Apple Music R&B
Tracks: 2081:59
The best of the hip-hop hook queen and R&B’s self-proclaimed Concrete Rose.
Updated May 24, 2025
Tracks 20
- 1late summer drives3:52
- 2songs to dance to (at 3:33 am)3:39
- 3Best of Ja Rule4:05
- 4Street Dreams4:34
- 5Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E)4:27
- 6Hiturile verii4:22
- 7Drop Top Pop4:42
- 8Chapter II4:57
- 9Ashanti4:25
- 10Concrete Rose3:06
- 11Let's Get It Started3:19
- 12The Declaration4:27
- 13Best of Ja Rule4:30
- 14Falling For You - Single3:19
- 15Pretty Little Thing - Single2:52
- 16Concrete Rose4:23
- 17Chapter II3:41
- 18235 (2:35 I Want You) - Single3:51
- 19Ashanti4:09
- 20Songs for Mom5:10
About this playlist
That Ashanti started her career in part as a foil for rappers like Ja Rule makes sense: Something about her has always been preternaturally calming, a steady presence that can bring down the temperature of the hottest room. Though indebted to the hip-hop/R&B hybrids of ’90s artists like Mary J. Blige and TLC, her best tracks also call back to the spirit of ’80s quiet storm: music that expresses its strength through lightness, serenity and sophistication. Just because her voice sounds like a feather doesn’t mean the feelings don’t run deep.