“Can’t Stop” features material that Ashanti (born Ashanti Douglas) recorded in 1997. The tapes resurfaced in Sept. 2004 and was re-mixed and mastered by Genard Parker and Ernie Lake using Pro Tools equipment. Big Records Australia, Farm Records, Unique Corp., Simply Vinyl, Team Entertainment, ZYX Music and others are named as defendants in the lawsuit. The album has a street date of Feb. 21, 2005.

The lawsuit is the latest in an ongoing battle over rights to the material Ashanti recorded when she was 16-years-old. She claims she recorded the material for demo-shopping purposes and never intended the recordings to be released to the public. Parker won a $630,000 judgment last year, after a judge ruled that Ashanti breached a production agreement she signed while a teenager. Ashanti is seeking an injunction to block the release and damages in excess of $1 million.