MediaTakeOut.com just got the official word that Ashanti's album The Declaration sold approximately 90,000 units in its first week. By all accounts, this is a stunning and disastrous failure for Ashanti.

But the news gets worse. MediaTakeOut.com told you last week that Ashanti had developed a parity website where you can fictionally kill a person whom has done you wrong (See the site here). Well, a number of African American activist groups are set to protest outside of Universal Music headquarters in Los Angles. The groups claim that Ashanti's website promotes violence.

Here's the official statement of Najee Ali - founder of Project Islamic Hope - one of the protesting agencies:

Ashanti should be ashamed of herself. Her participation in the glorification of violence in her music video sends a horrible message to thousands of impressionable youths worldwide who are accessing the unedited video that is being promoted by Universal Music/Motown on their website.

Here's what Paul Porter, co-founder of Industry Ears, another group protesting Ashanti today - had to say:

Universal Music and Motown continue to promote black violence and stereotypes without corporate responsibility. Ashanti's senseless promotion is evidence that commercial hip hop is dieing fast.

Instead of producing and promoting a quality project, Ashanti and Universal have decided to deliver another typical ho hum project that the corporate blue suits have signed off on.

Weak sales projections of less then 75k for first week sales have prompted this mess. Even BET had to edit some of Ashanti's video content.

Hopefully Doug Morris at Universal will explain why his company is insensitive to urban violence."

Ouch - they're really going hard at our girl. Times are tough out there though