

It was a blessing to be able to make a career out of my gift, which is something I’ve doing since childhood in church. What do you remember about coming up in the golden era of music as the First Lady of Bad Boy? This year marks your 21st year in the music industry. While gearing up for her three Essence festival performances, Faith gave NBCBLK contributor Alex Titus the scoop on her distinguished career. Faith is readying her latest effort, "The King & I," a collection of all newly arranged duets with her late ex-husband, the Notorious B.I.G.


The Grammy award winner will also be adding another classic album to her catalog this year. Later this summer Faith will embark on the BadBoy Family Reunion Tour alongside Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, 112, Carl Thomas, Mario Winans and Total. In the 90s and 00s, Faith released a string of hits that rocked the radio airwaves “You Used to Love Me,” “Soon As I Get Home,” “Love Like This,” and “I’ll Be Missing You.” She went on to star in “Coach Carter” and “The Fighting Temptations” and executive produced TV One’s successful reality series, "R&B Divas." In addition, the platinum selling artist published a New York Times Best Seller with her candid autobiography, "Keep The Faith: A Memoir." Singer Faith Evans performs onstage during the 2015 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Jin Los Angeles, California. Throughout the duration of her career, the 43-year-old resilient star has expanded her professional and personal repertoire from singer to several other titles such as songwriter, executive producer, actress, author, mother and wife.
