Ashanti Was Partying, Performing, & Grinding In Trinidad For Carnival

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The singer went all out.

The photos of Ashanti turning all the way up in Trinidad for the Carnival Festival will make you jealous...in many ways. The singer was in the Caribbean without a care in the world, rocking the stage with Machel Montano to perform their song "The Road," while making sure she soaked up all of the Carnival vibes while on the island. She uploaded pictures of her barely-there Carnival garb, and the songbird looked fabulous as she took to the streets.

This was Ashanti's first time participating in all of the festivities, but she held her own from sunup to sundown and looked flawless the entire time. "To all the beautiful women around the world... Happy International Women’s Day," she captioned one of her photos. In another, she showed off her iced out custom Nikes. "Ready for Di Road s/o to @trinitytdc for blinging out my @Nike ‘s Reggie Saunders let’s go!!!! S/o to @carnivaltribe @jamespaul366 ❤️🇹🇹," she wrote.

You know things had to have gotten wild, because in a few photos Ashanti was posing for the camera donning sunglasses, a feathered crown, and jean shorts. However, in the next Instagram post, a video clip, you can see that those shorts must have had a short shelf life because they mysteriously disappeared and Ashanti was bumping and grinding.

"When you write records that people can sing back to you all over the world it’s the most humbling feeling," she wrote about performing in front of the Trinidadian crowd. There were plenty of famous faces in the Caribbean for Carnival this year, but Ashanti definitely looked like she had the most fun. 


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.