Il singolo è entrato nella top20 della Billboard Hot 100, ma non ha avuto successo al di fuori degli Stati Uniti. Il brano è stato pubblicato nel novembre del 2002 come terzo singolo tratto da Ashanti, l'album di debutto della cantante. Baby è un brano musicale R&B della cantante statunitense Ashanti, prodotto da 7 Aurelius e scritto da Irv Gotti,, Andre Parker, Brad Jordan e Mike Dean.A remix of the song also features Scarface. 'Baby' contains an interpolation of Scarface's 'Mary Jane' which was also ghost-produced by 7 Aurelius.

Written by Ashanti, Irving Lorenzo, Andre Parker, Brad Jordan, Mike Dean, and producer 7 Aurelius, the song was released as the album's third and final single on September 9, 2002. seems to be treating their anointed “Hip-Hop/R&B princess” more like a street urchin.'Baby' is the third single from American R&B singer Ashanti's self-titled debut album (2002). Ashanti’s Christmas isn’t what you’d expect from multi-platinum-selling royalty. But the album as a whole, which provides a little holiday mercy by clocking in at less than half an hour, is a rather innocuous affair, and it’s not just Ashanti’s pitch that falls flat. “Christmas Time Again” and “Sharing Christmas” are dependable, decorate-by-numbers yuletide compositions: there’s mistletoe, turkey basting, a partridge in a pear tree (you get the point). With the exception of “Hey Santa,” a not-so-urban urban update of “Santa Baby,” Ashanti’s original numbers provide the most Christmas cheer.

Occasionally (and I stress occasionally), Ashanti’s voice actually outshines the low-budget, Casio keyboard production and Karaoke machine synth strings (“This Christmas” is a surprisingly inspired performance, especially for a singer who’s less Mary than Aaliyah). The production values on Ashanti’s Christmas are so bargain-basement that they actually match the poor girl’s singing abilities. But this time I’m actually embarrassed for her.

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