Faith Evans

• Genre: Contemporary R&B
• Hometown: Newark
• Faith Evans Website

About

Faith Evans was an up-and-coming R&B songwriter and behind-the-scenes player before she got her shot at solo stardom. The fact that she's Notorious B.I.G.'s widow has somewhat obscured her own mainstream R&B music, but she was her own musical navigator before her marriage, and she remains one of the shining lights of hip-hop-infused R&B.

- Nick Dedina