Fat Joe Sends Prayers To Ashanti After She Tests Positive For COVID-19

BYCole BlakeUpdated on September 26, 20222.3K Views

Fat Joe, Ashanti, Verzuz

Fat Joe sent prayers to Ashanti after the singer tested positive for COVID-19.

Fat Joe is sending prayers up for Ashanti after the R&B legend announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 prior to her Verzuz battle with Keyshia Cole.

Scott Gries / Getty Images

“Prayers for my sis @ashanti sorry @keyshiacole we’ll get to it JAN 9th," he wrote on Instagram, Saturday night.

Fat Joe and Ashanti collaborated for one of 2001's biggest hit singles "What's Luv?" which also featured Ja Rule.

"Hey all, I can't believe I'm saying this but I tested positive for COVID-19," Ashanti wrote on Instagram, just hours before her scheduled Verzuz appearance. "I'm OK and not in any pain. I'm actually down to do the Verzuz from my house ... We're trying to figure it out."

“I don’t really think that people should be down talking about real health pandemic. And it’s a scare that’s going on,” Cole responded. “We’re just gonna bring it right back. We’re gonna do it for the ladies, [just] how to fellas just did it last week, we are going to do it for the ladies and we’re gonna make it a good time. We’re gonna make it a moment.”

The Ashanti-Keyshia Cole Verzuz battle will now air on January 9th, the series announced.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIuAg5bH2pX

[Via]

About The Author

Cole Blake

Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.