{"id":25740,"date":"2017-07-02T15:53:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T15:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/?p=25740"},"modified":"2017-07-02T15:53:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T15:53:39","slug":"the-life-of-faith-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/the-life-of-faith-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Evans: Her Most Iconic Sunglasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mention the name of Faith Evans, and many might recall she was the wife of late New York rapper Notorious B.I.G. And whilst this is\u00a0true, she&#8217;s also a singer and songwriter in her own way too.<\/p>\n<p>Faith Evans\u00a0was a backup vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams before she forged her solo singing career.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Career<\/h2>\n<p>Being a vocalist, Faith&#8217;s career took off after being signed under Puff Daddy&#8217;s label: Bad Boy Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Under the label&#8217;s wing, the company helped her collaborate with artists such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1995 and 2001, she had platinum certified studio albums titled <em>Faith<\/em> (1995), <em>Keep the Faith<\/em> (1998) and <em>Faithfully<\/em> (2001).<\/p>\n<p>Releasing an album in 2005,\u00a0<em>The First Lady<\/em> became the highest charting album of its time.<\/p>\n<p>Faith&#8217;s vocal abilities have been described as \u2018urban-edged honeyed soprano.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And because she could hit a low note of C#3 to high soprano C#6.<\/p>\n<p>Writer Craig Seymour from Washington Post called her voice &#8220;angelic yet hearty classical.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On her album <em>Keep The Faith<\/em>, critics said that she gave\u00a0a raw soloist performance on every single track.<\/p>\n<p>Critics also\u00a0went on to say she could easily be in the league of Tina Turner or Whitney Houston.<\/p>\n<p>The long and awaited compilation album titled <em>The King &amp; I\u00a0<\/em>featured old songs and a few unpublished tunes by Biggie himself.<\/p>\n<p>The album is similar to Natalie &amp; Nat King Cole&#8217;s <em>Unforgettable<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTKK4bTjLoF\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BTKK4bTjLoF\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Once a diva, always a diva. Bring out the diva in you with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/marc-jacobs\/marc-119-s\/ss2572.34.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Jacobs MARC 119\/S<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d9qzjwuieyamt.cloudfront.net\/public\/en\/res\/images\/items\/fullsized\/2572_34_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Jacobs MARC 119\/S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/marc-jacobs\/marc-119-s\/ss2572.34.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Actress<\/h2>\n<p>Using previous stage play experience from her teenage years, Faith was offered a supporting role in a musical drama called \u2018<em>Turn It Up<\/em>\u2019 which received\u00a0negative reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Evans played the role of a single mother, who worked as\u00a0a nightclub singer in a romantic comedy called\u00a0<em>Fighting Temptation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The film reached the\u00a0top three mark in the US Box office.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a year later, Faith had a guest role in a TV comedy called <em>Half &amp; Half<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMPULcoDKDa\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BMPULcoDKDa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">You mustn&#8217;t wait until Halloween to show your playful side, start having fun now with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/michael-kors\/0mk2024-adrianna-ii\/ss2810.65.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MICHAEL KORS 0MK2024 ADRIANNA II<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d9qzjwuieyamt.cloudfront.net\/public\/en\/res\/images\/items\/fullsized\/2810_65_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MICHAEL KORS 0MK2024 ADRIANNA II<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/michael-kors\/0mk2024-adrianna-ii\/ss2810.65.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Author<\/h2>\n<p>Faith released an autobiography called <em>Keep the Faith: A Memoir<\/em> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, she bared all on\u00a0her journey from childhood to meeting Biggie, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Evans acknowledged that Biggie was a big part of her life.<\/p>\n<p>She also made it clear that her life didn&#8217;t end there.<\/p>\n<p>By telling her story, Faith hoped that people would get to know her true self,\u00a0and find inspiration on their journey too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BL05ln9jivZ\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BL05ln9jivZ\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">On dress down days, nothing beats donning a pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/kate-spade\/judyann-p-s\/ss2582.51.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kate Spade JUDYANN\/P\/S<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d9qzjwuieyamt.cloudfront.net\/public\/en\/res\/images\/items\/fullsized\/2582_51_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"325\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kate Spade JUDYANN\/P\/S<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/kate-spade\/judyann-p-s\/ss2582.51.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Reality Show Star<\/h2>\n<p>Faith\u00a0appeared in the reality show <em>R&amp;B Divas: Atlanta<\/em> and <em>R&amp;B Divas: Los Angeles<\/em> between 2012 and 2013.<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0was a cast member slash executive producer,\u00a0and left the show at the end of the second season.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHAVhe5SQTQ\/<\/p>\n<p>Faith also\u00a0was a guest star on a few reality television series such as <em>Real Husbands of Hollywood<\/em> and <em>Marvel&#8217;s Luke Cage <\/em>a TV web series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Recent hair colour changes, calls for a new eyewear like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/michael-kors\/0mk2023-adrianna-iii\/ss2810.64.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MICHAEL KORS 0MK2023 ADRIANNA III<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d9qzjwuieyamt.cloudfront.net\/public\/en\/res\/images\/items\/fullsized\/2810_64_11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">MICHAEL KORS 0MK2023 ADRIANNA III<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a class=\"customButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/sunglasses\/michael-kors\/0mk2023-adrianna-iii\/ss2810.64.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buy Now \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Check out her predecessors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectspecs.com\/fashion-lifestyle\/1980s-hip-hop-eyewear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1980s hip-hop eyewear<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Tag #SelectSpecSelfie for a chance to be featured on our page!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mention the name of Faith Evans, and many might recall she was the wife of late New York rapper Notorious B.I.G. And whilst this is\u00a0true, she&#8217;s also a singer and songwriter in her own way too. Faith Evans\u00a0was a backup vocalist for Al B. Sure and Christopher Williams before she forged her solo singing career. Career Being a vocalist, Faith&#8217;s career took off after being signed under Puff Daddy&#8217;s label: Bad Boy Entertainment. Under the label&#8217;s wing, the company helped her collaborate with artists such as Mary J. Blige and Carl Thomas. Between 1995 and 2001, she had platinum certified studio albums titled Faith (1995), Keep the Faith (1998) and Faithfully (2001). Releasing an album in 2005,\u00a0The First Lady became the highest charting album of its time. Faith&#8217;s vocal abilities have been described as \u2018urban-edged honeyed soprano.&#8217; And because she could hit a low note of C#3 to high soprano C#6. Writer Craig Seymour from Washington Post called her voice &#8220;angelic yet hearty classical.&#8221; On her album Keep The Faith, critics said that she gave\u00a0a raw soloist performance on every single track. Critics also\u00a0went on to say she could easily be in the league of Tina Turner or Whitney Houston. The long and awaited compilation album titled The King &amp; I\u00a0featured old songs and a few unpublished tunes by Biggie himself. The album is similar to Natalie &amp; Nat King Cole&#8217;s Unforgettable. Once a diva, always a diva. Bring out the diva in you with Marc Jacobs MARC 119\/S: Buy Now \u00bb [separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;] Actress Using previous stage play experience from her teenage years, Faith was offered a supporting role in a musical drama called \u2018Turn It Up\u2019 which received\u00a0negative reviews. Ms. Evans played the role of a single mother, who worked as\u00a0a nightclub singer in a romantic comedy called\u00a0Fighting Temptation. The film reached the\u00a0top three mark in the US Box office. Almost a year later, Faith had a guest role in a TV comedy called Half &amp; Half. You mustn&#8217;t wait until Halloween to show your playful side, start having fun now with MICHAEL KORS 0MK2024 ADRIANNA II: Buy Now \u00bb [separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;] Author Faith released an autobiography called Keep the Faith: A Memoir in 2008. In the book, she bared all on\u00a0her journey from childhood to meeting Biggie, and beyond. Ms. Evans acknowledged that Biggie was a big part of her life. She also made it clear that her life didn&#8217;t end there. By telling her story, Faith hoped that people would get to know her true self,\u00a0and find inspiration on their journey too. On dress down days, nothing beats donning a pair of Kate Spade JUDYANN\/P\/S: Buy Now \u00bb [separator type=&#8221;space&#8221;] Reality Show Star Faith\u00a0appeared in the reality show R&amp;B Divas: Atlanta and R&amp;B Divas: Los Angeles between 2012 and 2013. She\u00a0was a cast member slash executive producer,\u00a0and left the show at the end of the second season. https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHAVhe5SQTQ\/ Faith also\u00a0was a guest star on a few reality television series such as Real Husbands of Hollywood and Marvel&#8217;s Luke Cage a TV web series. 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