Throwback Thursday – ‘Foolish’ by Ashanti (2002)

"Foolish" was Ashanti's debut single in 2002. It is off of her debut album, Ashanti.

According to Wikipedia:

It was written by Ashanti, 7 Aurelius, Mark DeBarge and producer Irv Gotti. It uses a sample of DeBarge's "Stay with Me" and features elements from "One More Chance (remix)" by The Notorious B.I.G. and M.V.P by Big L.

I didn't realize the song had so many accolades. But check this out. According to Wikipedia:

It spent ten weeks at number one on the BillboardHot 100 and BillboardHot R&B Songs chart. The song became Ashanti's second number one and third top ten on both charts.

In 2009, it was named the 19th most successful song of the 2000s (decade), on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.^[1] As of June 2012, it is the second best selling physical single of the 21st century, having sold over 8.4 million copies to date.

The music video is directed by Irv Gotti, founder of Murder Inc. and co-writer of the song. The video also features Terrence Howard in the lead role with a shaved head and cameos from Charli Baltimore, Vita, Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, and reality star Althea.

Did you pick up on The Goodfellas vibe?