Faith Evans wrote her first album as a “love letter” to The Notorious B.I.G.
During an interview with ABC News Evans spoke the romance that sparked her debut project.
“My first album was absolutely a testament, a love letter, to B.I.G.,” admitted Evans about the project, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. “It was the story of our relationship at the time.”
Released in 1995, Faith featured several her hit songs including “Soon as I Get Home” and “You Used To Love Me.”
In an nterview in 2011, the late Chucky Thompson, who produced much of Faith, shared how the track “You Don’t Understand” was inspired by Biggie.
“Her and BIG, I guess figured out what they were doing with their relationship and she was going through a rough patch,” Thompsonad said. “It was a situation where she wasn’t really liking him at first. They got married, he went on tour, now she is in love, then she is hurt. She is now going through all these feelings, and that’s where the other song came, ‘You Don’t Understand.’”
Elsewhere in the interview, Evans spoke about how her son Ryder Russaw,18, is on the autism spectrum.
“I met a parent just before we even had a diagnosis, and she was like ‘Well, have you had an IEP [Individualized Education Program for a child with a disability] yet?’,” Evans recalled. “And I hadn’t.”
“You feel like you’re alone in a lot of those moments. Because there’s some moments I’ve had where it’s like, ‘Oh my God.’ But then I gotta just keep it moving,”
To raise awarness, Evans founded Ryder’s Room Inc. The Non-Profit seeks to help other families access tools and resources to support loved ones with autism. Their inaugural Ryder’s Room Gala was held on Saturday, September 27 at The Newark Museum of Art.
Guest at the gala included MC Lyte, Mike Epps, Christoper Williams, Redman, Avery Wilson,Freeway and Lil’ Cease.