United Kingdom, March 9 -- Ashanti has to be "a lot more cognisant of time" now that she is a mom.

The 44-year-old singer - who is married to 'Hot in Herre' singer Nelly - gave birth to son KK last August but is heading back out on tour later this year and admitted that she will be putting a lot more "preparation" into logistics now that she has the little one to think about.

She told People: "It's going to be my first time going [on tour] as a mom.

"Obviously, we need extra hands. There's definitely going to be extra bags, because I already travel with too much luggage. But [we are going to be] a lot more cognisant of time and [spend more time] preparing, because you just never know what's going to happen."

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