
Fresh into her new record label, she was giving the backing vocals and writing for a few artists, such as Mary J. During this year, she married rapper Notorious B.I.G. The couple met in a photoshoot that was being held in the Big Boy Entertainment.

They even had a child together named Christopher George Latore Wallace Jr. Debut AlbumĪ year later in 1995, she began working on her debut studio album, which was titled, Faith. After launching the album, Faith Evans became very popular and gained a lot of recognition for her singles Soon As I Get Home and You Used to Love Me. The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold more than 1.5 million units.įaith Evans spent nearly 2 years making her second album. She would finally launch the album in the year 1998. Most of the album was written and produced by Faith Evans herself.

She said that the album took a lot of time to complete as she faced a lot of discouragement to make the album. This did not stop Faith Evans from making and releasing the album. After Keep The Faith was released, it was a massive hit and received a lot of positive comments and eventually was certified platinum. Album With Bad Boys Entertainmentįaith Evans launched her third album under the Bad Boys Entertainment label. The album was titled Faithfully and was released in the year 2001. This was her first project with Todd Russaw who was her husband during that time. He was the executive producer and creative head of the project. Faithfully went on to be listed at number 14 in the Billboard 200 and later was also certified platinum. Later in the year 2004, Faith Evans and Todd Russaw were arrested. They were in possession of Cocaine and Marijuana and made a violation in traffic in Atlanta, Georgia. After this, Faith Evans would end her business, Bad Boys Entertainment. After coming out of Bad Boys Entertainment, she went on to sign a deal with Capitol Records.

Post signing with Capitol Records, Faith Evans began her work on her fourth studio album. The album would be released in the year 2005 and was titled The First Lady. The album featured at number 2 in the Billboard 200. The album was very successful and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
