Perhaps not as well known as her late husband, the Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans has actually been in the music business for a longer period of time as a singer and songwriter. Evans began singing at age two in her Newark, NJ, church, going on to perform in high school musicals, study both jazz and classical music, and even win the title of New Jersey Miss Fashion Teen. She attended Fordham University for a year, but left to pursue a career in the music industry.
She wrote songs and sang background vocals for artists such as Pebbles, Color Me Badd, and Mary J. Blige before meeting rap sensation Biggie Smalls at a photo shoot. The two were married nine days later, and Evans guested on B.I.G.’s “One More Chance.” Her self-titled debut album was released in 1995 and featured the hit single “You Used to Love Me.” Separated from Smalls prior to his 1997 murder, Evans was nevertheless prominently featured on Puff Daddy’s tribute to the late rapper, the monster hit “I’ll Be Missing You"; her own Keep the Faith album followed in 1998, scoring with the single “Never Gonna Let You Go.”
Albums
1995 Faith–Bad Boy
1998 Keep the Faith– Bad Boy
2001 Faithfully– Bad Boy
2002 Faithfully–[Japan Bonus Track] Japanese Singles
1995 You Used to Love Me [Cassette Single] Bad Boy s
1995 You Used to Love Me Bad Boy s
1995 Soon as I Get Home [Cassette Single #1]
Jon B. Pleasures U Like (2001) Vocals (bckgr)
Otis Battles & High Point… Victory (1999) Vocals
Eric Benet Day in the Life (1999) Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
Mary J. Blige My Life (1994) Vocals (bckgr)
Mary J. Blige Ballads (2001) Vocals (bckgr)
Horace Brown Horace Brown (1996) Vocals
Celebration Choir Why Not Pray (1998) Vocals
Karen Clark-Sheard Finally Karen (1997) Critic
Color Me Badd Now & Forever (1996) Arranger, Vocals
DMX Great Depression (2001) Voices
Alvin Darling &… Medley of Praise (1992
Rufus Blaq Credentials
Mary J. Blige Ballads / My Life / Tour
Tevin Campbell Tevin Campbell
Case Case
Color Me Badd Now & Forever
The Countdown Singers Goodbye England’s Rose: Candle in the W / Hot Hits [1998]
Countdown Dance Masters Non-Stop Dance Party
The Countdown Singers Sizzling Hot Hits
DJ Red Alert Kool DJ Red Alert Presents
Funkmaster Flex Mix Tape, Vol. 4: 60 Minutes of Funk - / Mix Tape, Vol. 4 [Clean]
Aaron Hall Inside of You
You Used to Love Me from Bad Boy’s Greatest Hits
Soon as I Get Home from Faith
I’ll Be Missing You from Tribute to the Notorious B.I.G.
All Night Long from Keep the Faith
You Gets No Love from Faithfully
Love Like This from Keep the Faith
Stressed Out from Stressed Out
Life Will Pass You By from Keep the Faith
Heartbreak Hotel from My Love Is Your Love