Quickly – think of an Ashanti song. You can't, can you? It's OK, neither can we and neither – we suspect – can anyone who isn't actually Ashanti herself. That doesn't mean that Ashanti isn't too famous to go to court for stuff, though.

Yesterday, Ashanti – oh, you know, Ashanti; she did that Happy song that got to number 13 four years ago – settled out of court with her old producer who had filed a lawsuit against her that claimed Ashanti owed him $2.3 million for the work he put into launching her career. That's right, it's his fault that Ashanti is so, erm, famous.

Foolish. Don't Let Them. Rock Wit U (Awww Baby). These are just three of the hits Ashanti has made that we can't remember. However, just because we wouldn't be able to pick Ashanti out of a line-up even if she was wearing a T-shirt with 'Hey! It's Me! Ashanti! I Did A Song Called Rain On Me That Went To Number 19 In November 2003!' on it, it doesn't mean that Ashanti isn't a big R&B star. As well as doing duets with Ja Rule – remember him? – Ashanti has also starred in several Hollywood blockbusters that nobody saw like Coach Carter and John Tucker Must Die.

And, as a big star, it's Ashanti's duty to get sued by everyone who knew her before she became a big small-to-moderate star. Most recently, former producer Genard Parker claimed that Ashanti owed him $2.3 million for helping her become famous slightly well-known. But yesterday Ashanti and Genard Parker settled out of court, as BBC News reports:

R&B singer Ashanti has settled a bitter contract dispute with her former producer Genard Parker. The pair's out-of-court settlement meant a court case, which began on Monday, was scrapped. No details of the agreement have been disclosed, but the 25-year-old said she was "very pleased" with the outcome. Mr Parker had been seeking $2.3m (£1.2m) for helping to launch Ashanti's career. Her lawyers, however, said he was owed just $50,000 (£26,500). The singer's lawyer said the decision by both sides to drop all litigation was "an excellent result".

Now that this bitter dispute between Ashanti and Genard Parker is finally at an end, both parties can return to concentrating on their day jobs, a fact verbalised by Ashanti thus:

"I'd rather be in the studio."

Yeah, because those teas won't make themselves, will they Ashanti?

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Ashanti settles court dispute - BBC

[story by Stuart Heritage]