Ashanti just wrapped up the video shoot yesterday October 6, for her new music video "Hey Baby (After The Club)" featuring Mario Winans. The video was shot in Los Angeles with famed director Hype Williams during October 5 & 6. This will be Ashanti's 1st Single to her new CD "The Declaration", due December 11th (Universal). Though details of the video are being hold under wraps for production, it was confirmed that both Mario Winans, Diddy and a couple of other celebrities will have cameos in the music video and that the video is very different & sexy. Sources says the video will be sure to put Ashanti back on the map. The single "Hey Baby (After The Club)" featuring Mario Winans goes for adds October 16th. The video is set to premiere at the end of the month.
Also, here's an explanation for why it pretty much samples 'Last Night"
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The reason for the Diddy last night sample? Well it turns out that Mario Winans, producer of both songs, originally recorded "Hey Baby (After The Club)" which samples Prince's "Erotic City". It was suppose to be the "Last Night" Part 2 recorded by Mario Winans (his vocals on his original track are added in as background vocals for the Ashanti single) but when Mario was hired by Universal staff to produce songs for Ashanti for her comeback CD "The Declaration", he thought Ashanti would be better singing his song than himself, so he offered the song to Ashanti she recorded it in 7 hours in a New York recording studio in early August and it was a wrap the song was quickly sent off to Universal Records and leaked the internet in September. "Hey Baby (After The Club)" was not intended to be the 1st single but after a collaboration with boyfriend Nelly "Switch" tanked, the label favored "Hey Baby (After The Club)" and thought that it would be Ashanti's perfect comeback single so they pushed for it and that the story behind Ashanti's new single "Hey Baby (After the Club)". Though Ashanti will release her new CD off Universal/Motown Records as well as be co-produced by boyfriend Nelly's production company Derrty Ent. The Inc., Ashanti's real label will still get royalites from whatever Ashanti makes off this CD, and her 5th studio album. So it turns out that it was actually a Mario Winans song that was given to Ashanti who re-recorded it and released it.
(lol, it debuted at #100 on R&B, not great, but at least it's already charting.)
I think this track just gets insanely more catchy with each listen. I love it.
still not good enough. it's been out for what, a month now? radio would be playing already even without adds (like "No One" "Gimme More" did). and then when added it's airplay increases more. (sighs) I'm sick of all my old favorite artists releasing flop **** this year. Looks like Alicia, Britney, and Mariah are my last hope.