Sneak peek at Ashanti's New Album

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Hey Young Hollywood, I'm Chudney and we're in the studio with Ashanti while she's recording her newest album, The Declaration.

Definitely something very different for me. A lot of time and effort definitely went into this one. I'm just working with new people and kind of handling everything on my own which uh holds a lot of weight to the title. The Declaration is kind of like just being independent and free and and, you know, kind of like empowering.

So this one's also a little bit different because you've gotten to work with some different producers. Babyface, L. T. Hutton who actually did the first single. Pharrell, Jermaine Dupri.

It's it's just been a an amazing experience.

So What about a dream person that you'd like to collaborate with? Is there anyone out there?

When two talented artists get into the studio, you never know what's going to happen. You know, from someone like Kanye who who's a producer to someone like Ludacris to, you know, whoever, another female, you know, maybe high. It it's all about the energy and the chemistry that you get in the studio.

Are there any rumors that you've heard recently that you want to clear up? Clear the air?

Oh, I'm not signed to G-Unit and I'm not signed to G-Unit. That was the last uh rumor, I think, that I heard.

Your relationship with your mom, your manager, your momager, we've heard you guys are very close.

She's my mom, but she's more of a friend as opposed to like an authoritative parent.

That relationship like a parent as a manager doesn't work for so many people. Is there a reason you think that yours works?

I think cuz um our love is genuine, you know, my mom isn't really after my uh my money. We were like this before uh the money and the fame and and and all of this other stuff came. You know, so it's it's it's all genuine. At the end of the day, you know, if if all of this leaves, I still got my mom and the rest of my family, so I'm good.

Hey, it's your girl Ashanti and you're watching Young Hollywood Hollar.