Faith Evans Biography!!, She Hotter Than You Think!!!! Options

[lnzo64]

Faith Renee Evans (born June 10, 1973 in Lakeland, Florida and raised in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy award winning R&B singer/songwriter who rose to fame even while under her late husband's rather large shadow, hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G.. Evans' father is Italian American; her mother is African-American. Evans has gone to sell nearly 8 million albums and singles worldwide.


After several years perfoming jazz standards at clubs and dropping out of college after her freshman year, the daughter of a white rocker and R&B backup singer decided to begin her music career, first with a young musician named Kiyamma Griffin, and later with rising hip-hop/R&B record producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, who was forming his own label, Bad Boy Records at the time.

The breadwinner of that label was a young rapper from Brooklyn, New York named Christopher Wallace. Evans, already a single mom to a young daughter, took a liking to the young rapper because of his charm, and a love affair ensued in what later became a quickie marriage ten days after meeting each other. Before the marriage, though, Evans was signed to Bad Boy and became the first female artist of the label -- and the most successful artist, second to her new husband.

Everyone first got a look at Evans when she was featured on the remix to Biggie's 1995 hit, "One More Chance". Beforehand, Evans had become to branch out as a talented songwriter penning hits for Mary J. Blige and Intro. She finally released her long-awaited debut in the fall of 1995. The self-titled "Faith" CD became a hit based on the songs "Soon as I Get Home", "You Used to Love Me" and "Ain't Nobody".

The album reached platinum status by the time a rap war had become intensified between Biggie and prolific rapper Tupac Shakur, which turned personal for both after Shakur alleged that he had slept with Evans. Evans, who was pregnant with Biggie's child, was outraged because she said she had only met Shakur for a recording.

The rivalry turned ugly after Shakur's tragic death in September, 1996 in Las Vegas. Some had speculated Biggie may have taken part in his murder, as well as the 1994 shooting of Shakur in New York. By the time of the birth of their son, C.J., in late 1996, the couple's marriage had fallen apart due to the hip-hop rivalry and rumors of Biggie's philandering, most notably with female rappers Lil' Kim and Charli Baltimore.

Evans was present at a Soul Train music awards party Biggie attended on the night of March 8th in Los Angeles, California. Unfortunately, it would be the last time Evans would hear from her husband. A few hours after she left the club,in the early hours of March 9, 1997, news had spread that Biggie was gunned down in a hail of gunshots by an unidentified assailant. Evans was devastated when she heard the news of his death and went through a deep depression.

Puff Daddy helped get Evans out of her gloom to record a tribute song titled "I'll Be Missing You". The song, which featured Puffy, Evans, and Bad Boy Records group 112, reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1997 and stayed there for eleven weeks. The song won Puffy and Evans a Grammy Award for Best Rap Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

After re-marrying and having a third child, Evans released her long-awaited follow-up, Keep the Faith. Unlike the solemn approach to her first album, this album spoke of optimism, good times and love. Among its biggest hits include the Chic-sampled tracks "Love Like This" and "All Night Long". Babyface lent her a hit song with "Never Gonna Let You Go". Outside of her own albums, Evans found another big hit with Whitney Houston and Kelly Price on the song "Heartbreak Hotel", around the same time.


The First Lady (2005)Evans released her third album, 2001's Faithfully, which included "You Gets No Love" and "I Love You". For the album's promotion, Evans went through a transformation in her physical appearance. Always a heavy-set woman, Evans shed over fifty pounds and presented a sexier image that was present for the videos to "I Love You" and "Burnin' Up". Fatman Scoop also sampled her vocals on the song "Be Faithful" in 2003, which reached number one in the UK. Afterwards, Evans kept a low profile until late-2004 when she and husband Todd Russaw were arrested for drug possession and driving under the influence. She and Russaw were sentenced to three years' probation and paid a fine (BBC News article).

After a rut of bad news, Evans rebounded with record that many of her fans have proclaimed as her strongest record to date, The First Lady (released on April 5, 2005). After finding success with her Twista collaboration, "Hope", Evans released her first song of new material in three years with "Again", a biographical account of her life struggles (its second verse mentioned the 2004 drug incident). The First Lady came out commemorating her tenth anniversary in the industry and her first record on Capitol Records after leaving Bad Boy in 2003. With the help of "Again" reaching the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and appearances on David Letterman, BET and MTV The First Lady entered the Billboard 200 at No.2 with 157,000 copies sold in its first week, marking the largest first-week total of her career. The First Lady was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies within weeks of release. The second single, "Mesmerized", saw Faith going with a 70's retro-funk soul vibe. "Mesmerized" failed to crack top 50 R&B despite numerous remixes; however a dance remix by the Freemasons went on to hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. At the end of the year she released her fifth studio album A Faithful Christmas, a Christmas collection of new material and covers of seasonal classics, that saw her making lots of appearances on holiday TV programming. In early 2006, Faith Evans' third single, "Tru Love" (produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox), gradually gained ground on urban/urban AC radio, becoming her 11th solo R&B hit.


Albums
Year Album US R&B UK RIAA cert.
1995 Faith - Platinum
1998 Keep the Faith - Platinum
2001 Faithfully - Gold
2005 The First Lady - Gold
2005 A Faithful Christmas-TBA

[Junior_22]

1995 Faith  - Platinum
1998 Keep the Faith  - Platinum
2001 Faithfully  - Gold
2005 The First Lady - Gold
2005 A Faithful Christmas-TBA

All Classics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lmptylmp]

She truly is one of the best. Can't wait for the new one..which will defintely go platinum.

[JerseyStyle]

She truly is one of the best. Can't wait for the new one..which will defintely go platinum.
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I agree! Golg and platinum is all Faith's albums will ever be. Nuthin' lower, ever! She never disappoints me .


Yes, I am the artist !

[deon]

DOUBLE PLATINUM!!!!

[JerseyStyle]

DOUBLE PLATINUM!!!!
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That too Deon! Ay yo, Faith got that fiyah, so double platinum gone get skipped2 quadruple platinum when she drop the nex'd album!


Yes, I am the artist !

[The First Gentle...]

Faith Renee Evans (born June 10, 1973 in Lakeland, Florida and raised in Newark, New Jersey) is a Grammy award winning R&B singer/songwriter who rose to fame even while under her late husband's rather large shadow, hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G.. Evans' father is Italian American; her mother is African-American. Evans has gone to sell nearly 8 million albums and singles worldwide.
After several years perfoming jazz standards at clubs and dropping out of college after her freshman year, the daughter of a white rocker and R&B backup singer decided to begin her music career, first with a young musician named Kiyamma Griffin, and later with rising hip-hop/R&B record producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, who was forming his own label, Bad Boy Records at the time.

The breadwinner of that label was a young rapper from Brooklyn, New York named Christopher Wallace. Evans, already a single mom to a young daughter, took a liking to the young rapper because of his charm, and a love affair ensued in what later became a quickie marriage ten days after meeting each other. Before the marriage, though, Evans was signed to Bad Boy and became the first female artist of the label -- and the most successful artist, second to her new husband.

Everyone first got a look at Evans when she was featured on the remix to Biggie's 1995 hit, "One More Chance". Beforehand, Evans had become to branch out as a talented songwriter penning hits for Mary J. Blige and Intro. She finally released her long-awaited debut in the fall of 1995. The self-titled "Faith" CD became a hit based on the songs "Soon as I Get Home", "You Used to Love Me" and "Ain't Nobody".

The album reached platinum status by the time a rap war had become intensified between Biggie and prolific rapper Tupac Shakur, which turned personal for both after Shakur alleged that he had slept with Evans. Evans, who was pregnant with Biggie's child, was outraged because she said she had only met Shakur for a recording.

The rivalry turned ugly after Shakur's tragic death in September, 1996 in Las Vegas. Some had speculated Biggie may have taken part in his murder, as well as the 1994 shooting of Shakur in New York. By the time of the birth of their son, C.J., in late 1996, the couple's marriage had fallen apart due to the hip-hop rivalry and rumors of Biggie's philandering, most notably with female rappers Lil' Kim and Charli Baltimore.

Evans was present at a Soul Train music awards party Biggie attended on the night of March 8th in Los Angeles, California. Unfortunately, it would be the last time Evans would hear from her husband. A few hours after she left the club,in the early hours of March 9, 1997, news had spread that Biggie was gunned down in a hail of gunshots by an unidentified assailant. Evans was devastated when she heard the news of his death and went through a deep depression.

Puff Daddy helped get Evans out of her gloom to record a tribute song titled "I'll Be Missing You". The song, which featured Puffy, Evans, and Bad Boy Records group 112, reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1997 and stayed there for eleven weeks. The song won Puffy and Evans a Grammy Award for Best Rap Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

After re-marrying and having a third child, Evans released her long-awaited follow-up, Keep the Faith. Unlike the solemn approach to her first album, this album spoke of optimism, good times and love. Among its biggest hits include the Chic-sampled tracks "Love Like This" and "All Night Long". Babyface lent her a hit song with "Never Gonna Let You Go". Outside of her own albums, Evans found another big hit with Whitney Houston and Kelly Price on the song "Heartbreak Hotel", around the same time.


The First Lady (2005)Evans released her third album, 2001's Faithfully, which included "You Gets No Love" and "I Love You". For the album's promotion, Evans went through a transformation in her physical appearance. Always a heavy-set woman, Evans shed over fifty pounds and presented a sexier image that was present for the videos to "I Love You" and "Burnin' Up". Fatman Scoop also sampled her vocals on the song "Be Faithful" in 2003, which reached number one in the UK. Afterwards, Evans kept a low profile until late-2004 when she and husband Todd Russaw were arrested for drug possession and driving under the influence. She and Russaw were sentenced to three years' probation and paid a fine (BBC News article).

After a rut of bad news, Evans rebounded with record that many of her fans have proclaimed as her strongest record to date, The First Lady (released on April 5, 2005). After finding success with her Twista collaboration, "Hope", Evans released her first song of new material in three years with "Again", a biographical account of her life struggles (its second verse mentioned the 2004 drug incident). The First Lady came out commemorating her tenth anniversary in the industry and her first record on Capitol Records after leaving Bad Boy in 2003. With the help of "Again" reaching the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and appearances on David Letterman, BET and MTV The First Lady entered the Billboard 200 at No.2 with 157,000 copies sold in its first week, marking the largest first-week total of her career. The First Lady was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies within weeks of release. The second single, "Mesmerized", saw Faith going with a 70's retro-funk soul vibe. "Mesmerized" failed to crack top 50 R&B despite numerous remixes; however a dance remix by the Freemasons went on to hit #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. At the end of the year she released her fifth studio album A Faithful Christmas, a Christmas collection of new material and covers of seasonal classics, that saw her making lots of appearances on holiday TV programming. In early 2006, Faith Evans' third single, "Tru Love" (produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox), gradually gained ground on urban/urban AC radio, becoming her 11th solo R&B hit.
Albums
Year Album US R&B UK RIAA cert.
1995 Faith  - Platinum
1998 Keep the Faith  - Platinum
2001 Faithfully  - Gold
2005 The First Lady - Gold
2005 A Faithful Christmas-TBA
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thanx for the article......good to read.....and remind these crazy ppl on this board that just because ur not a Mariah carey or some otha big mega artist doesnt mean ur not successful......faith is the shyt and will always be the shyt and aint nobody doin NOTHING BOUT THAT SHYT....so eat that shyt up......!!!

and actually "Faith" went 2x plat.
and "keep the faith"- gold
and "faithfully"-Platinum......just to clear that up

[ilindah]

and actually "Faith" went 2x plat.
and "keep the faith"- gold
and "faithfully"-Platinum......just to clear that up
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GET OUTTA HERE, "KEEP THE FAITH" ONLY WENT GOLD!!!!!!!! WHATA SHAME CAUSE THATS A HOT ALBUM!!

[JerseyStyle]

GET OUTTA HERE, "KEEP THE FAITH" ONLY WENT GOLD!!!!!!!! WHATA SHAME CAUSE THATS A HOT ALBUM!!
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I mos def. agree. That CD was fiyah, and it still is `cause it's in my 5 disc playing stereo, in slot #1. Pleeze believe it!

Yes, I am the artist !

[stank hoe]

GET OUTTA HERE, "KEEP THE FAITH" ONLY WENT GOLD!!!!!!!! WHATA SHAME CAUSE THATS A HOT ALBUM!!
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thats what i said

[lnzo64]

thanx for the article......good to read.....and remind these crazy ppl on this board that just because ur not a Mariah carey or some otha big mega artist doesnt mean ur not successful......faith is the shyt and will always be the shyt and aint nobody doin NOTHING BOUT THAT SHYT....so eat that shyt up......!!!

and actually "Faith" went 2x plat.
and "keep the faith"- gold
and "faithfully"-Platinum......just to clear that up
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia-

Albums
Year Album US R&B UK RIAA cert.
1995 Faith 22 2 - Platinum
1998 Keep the Faith 6 3 - Platinum
2001 Faithfully 14 2 - Gold
2005 The First Lady 2 1 22 Gold
2005 A Faithful Christmas 200 70 - -


The album has gone platinum since its release in 1998. Check the stats my ni@@a, Faith aint playing wit'em!!

Faith Evans Bio Page.

[ilindah]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia-

Albums
Year Album US R&B UK RIAA cert.
1995 Faith 22 2 - Platinum
1998 Keep the Faith 6 3 - Platinum
2001 Faithfully 14 2 - Gold
2005 The First Lady 2 1 22 Gold
2005 A Faithful Christmas 200 70 - -
The album has gone platinum since its release in 1998. Check the stats my ni@@a,  Faith aint playing wit'em!!

Faith Evans Bio Page.
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FAITHFULLYS ONLY GOLD TOO? THAT WAS HOT TOO [/COLOR][/SIZE]

[R&B_Royaly]

keep the faith is platinum all the way, faith is 2x platinum(1,920,000, ktf is gold, bout 900,000 deep and tfl 600,000 gold....ya'll should know this

[LadyC]

I know Keep the Faith went platty that was a hot album tha only album I really haven't heard form Faith is Faithfully

[ghettosexy11]

GET OUTTA HERE, "KEEP THE FAITH" ONLY WENT GOLD!!!!!!!! WHATA SHAME CAUSE THATS A HOT ALBUM!!
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NO KEEP THE FAITH WENT PLATIUM ITS WAY OVER PLATIUM NOW SINCE IT 1ST CAME OUT

[ghettosexy11]

KEEP THE FAITH IS 2 MILLION DEEP WT LOL

Artist Title Cert. Date Label Award Desc. Format Category Type
DIDDY, P. AND FAITH EVANS I'LL BE MISSING YOU 07/23/97 BAD BOY/ARISTA M (3) SINGLE DUO Std
DIDDY, P. AND FAITH EVANS I'LL BE MISSING YOU 07/23/97 BAD BOY/ARISTA P SINGLE DUO Std
DIDDY, P. AND FAITH EVANS I'LL BE MISSING YOU 07/23/97 BAD BOY/ARISTA G SINGLE DUO Std
EVANS, FAITH YOU USED TO LOVE ME 08/23/95 ARISTA G SINGLE SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH FAITH 10/31/95 BAD BOY/ARISTA G ALBUM SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH SOON AS I GET HOME 02/14/96 ARISTA G SINGLE SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH FAITH 03/19/96 BAD BOY/ARISTA P ALBUM SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH LOVE LIKE THIS 11/25/98 BAD BOY/ARISTA G SINGLE SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH KEEP THE FAITH 12/02/98 BAD BOY/ARISTA G ALBUM SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH KEEP THE FAITH 07/29/99 BAD BOY/ARISTA P ALBUM SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH FAITHFULLY 01/10/02 BAD BOY/ARISTA G ALBUM SOLO Std
EVANS, FAITH THE FIRST LADY 05/11/05 CAPITOL G ALBUM SOLO Std
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[THE_FIRST_LADY]

FAITHFULLYS ONLY GOLD TOO?   THAT WAS HOT TOO [/COLOR][/SIZE]
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[THE_FIRST_LADY]

keep the faith is platinum all the way, faith is 2x platinum(1,920,000, ktf is gold, bout 900,000 deep and tfl 600,000 gold....ya'll should know this
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YOUR DUMB ASS DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. FAITH (PLATINUM PLUS), KEEP THE FAITH (PLATINUM PLUS), FAITHFULLY (PLATINUM), THE FIRST LADY (GOLD PLUS)

[ghettosexy11]

  YOUR DUMB ASS DON'T EVEN KNOW IT. FAITH (PLATINUM PLUS), KEEP THE FAITH (PLATINUM PLUS), FAITHFULLY (PLATINUM), THE FIRST LADY (GOLD PLUS)


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thank you