Thompson started his career playing congas with the legendary go-go pioneer Chuck Brown and his band The Soul Searchers, per an interview he did last month with The Recording Academy.
It is said to feature producers Chucky Thompson and Jazze Pha.Chucky Thompson poses for photographers during a screening of “Takers” at the AMC Georgetown on Augin Washington, DC. The album went gold and was driven by the strength of the single 'Again' which broke the top 10 on the R&B charts.Įvans is rumoured to be working on a new album that is heavily influenced by gospel. Yet Evans rebounded in 2005 and released The First Lady. In early 2004, Evans and her husband Todd Russaw were arrested due to drug possession and driving under the influence and were sentenced to three years' probation. The album went gold with the singles 'I Love You' and 'You Gets No Love' both breaking the top ten on the R&B charts. Evans lost fifty pounds gearing up to promote the album and emerged with a sexier new look. Going strong, Evans third album, Faithfully, was released in 2001.
Driven by such strong singles, the album went platinum. The album packed several hits with 'Love Like This' reaching #7 on the Hot 100, 'All Night Long' produced by Puffy reaching #9 on the Hot 100 and the Babyface track 'Never Gonna Let You Go' topping the R&B charts. The single reached #1 on the Hot 100 and stayed there for eleven weeks.Įvans remarried and had a third child before releasing her sophomore effort, Keep The Faith in 1998. Working alongside Puff Daddy and group 112, the artists released 'I'll Be Missing You,' a tribute song to Biggie. In March of 1997, Biggie was killed by unidentified assassins, causing Evans to enter a deep depression. The escalating conflict and rumors that Biggie was cheating with female rappers Lil' Kim and Charli Baltimore caused the couple's marriage to collapse, even as their child, Christopher Jordan, was being born. The rivalry escalated when Shakur was murdered in September 1996. Both of the singles went gold, helping to drive the album into platinum status.ĭuring this time, Evans was pregnant with Biggie's child and a fierce rap war between Biggie and Tupac Shakur developed. The album sold well with the singles 'You Used To Love Me' and 'Soon As I Get Home' both breaking the top 5 on the R&B charts. In 1995, Faith Evans released her debut album, Faith. Another member of the label, rapper The Notorious B.I.G., met Evans at a Bad Boy photoshoot and the two married ten days later in August 1994. During this time, Evans met producer Sean 'Puffy' Combs who thought she had talent and signed her to his label, Bad Boy Records.Įvans helped write songs and did backup for Usher's debut album and Mary J. Griffin helped Evans get established in the industry as she worked as a session singer with Al B. When Evans was 19 years old, she had a child, Chyna, with producer Kiyamma Griffin.
However, music was Evans love and so she dropped out of college after one year to pursue music.
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She was a smart child, making the honor roll in high school and winning a full scholarship to Fordham University. Immersed in music, Evans sang at church since she was two and sang in school musicals. Her mother was eighteen when she gave birth to Evans. Her father left the family when she was very young and so Evans was raised by her mother and aunt in Newark, New Jersey. Faith Renee Evans was born in 1973 in Lakeland, Florida.
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