Aside from Puffy, Poke & Tone were the most villified producers of the ’90s, synonymous with rap’s jiggy era after co-producing “Gettin’ Jiggy With It.” But their discography reveals more hip-hop and R&B classics than crossover cheese, beginning with singles from Chubb Rock, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane in the early ’90s. Red Hot Lover Tone) released two solo albums, while Poke linked up with Puff Daddy to co-produce a ton of early Bad Boy/Uptown classics, from Mary J.’s “Be Happy” to Biggie’s “Juicy.” But the Trackmasters name really became infamous to most rap fans in 1995 and ’96 when they produced the majority of both LL Cool J’s Mr.
Smith and Nas’ It Was Written. Golden boys in the golden era of New York rap’s glossy makeover, their reputation as hitmakers was unparalleled by the end of the decade. They started to move away from samples in the early ’00s, and things were never quite the same.
Their attempt to bring Jay-Z and R. Kelly together on The Best of Both Worlds turned out to be a debacle, and in 2003 they were perhaps unfairly branded “the guys who missed out on 50 Cent.” Remember the good times with my mixtape of 30 Poke & Tone classics THE TRACKMASTERS COLLECTION: 1. Nas f/ AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown “Affirmative Action” (1996) 2. Soul For Real “Candy Rain” (1994) 3. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo “Ill Street Blues” (1992) 4.
LL Cool J “Hollis To Hollywood” (1995) 5. Foxy Brown f/ Jay-Z “I’ll Be” (1997) 6.
Little Bastards “Bitch Get A Job” (1992) 7. Crew “I Ain’t the One” (1993) 8. Allure f/ Nas “Head Over Heels” (1996) 9. Shante “Straight Razor” (1992) 10.
Chubb Rock “Just the Two of Us (Trackmasterz Remix)” (1991) 11. Nature “Nature’s Shine” (1999) 12. R.Kelly & Jay-Z “Take You Home With Me A.K.A. Body” (2002) 13.
Little Shawn “Dom Perignon” (1995) 14. Will Smith “Miami” (1997) 15.
The Firm f/ Noreaga & Nature “I’m Leaving” (1997) 16. LL Cool J “I Shot Ya (Remix)” (1995) 17. Mary J Blige “Round & Round” (1997) 18.
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo “On The Run (Al Capone Version)” (1992) 19. Mariah Carey “The Roof” (1997) 20.
LL Cool J “Hey Lover” (1995) 21. Total f/ Da Brat “No One Else” (1995) 22. Faith Evans “No Other Love” (1995) 23. Big Daddy Kane “How U Get A Record Deal” (1993) 24. Rihanna “If It’s Lovin’ That You Want” (2005) 25.
Red Hot Lover Lover Tone “Give It Up” (1992) 26. Blige “Be Happy” (1994) 27. Mya f/ Jay-Z “Best Of Me Part 2” (2000) 28. 50 Cent “Ghetto Qu’ran (Forgive Me)” (2000) 29. Bravehearts f/ Nas “I Wanna Live” (1998) 30.
Nas “The Message” (1996) DOWNLOAD: / / ALL SONGS WERE PRODUCED, WRITTEN, REMIXED OR PERFORMED BY POKE AND/OR TONE.
Find more information about: OCLC Number: 41576481 Notes: Compact disc. Credits: Executive producer: Sean 'Puffy' Combs for Bad Boy Entertainment. Performer(s): Faith Evans, vocalist; various assisting musicians. Description: 1 audio disc: digital, stereo; 4 3/4 in.
+ 1 booklet Contents: Faith interlude (:41) - No other love (4:24) - Fallin' in love (4:33) - Ain't nobody (5:13) - You are my joy interlude (1:06) - Love don't live here anymore (4:15) - Come over (5:35) - Soon as I get home (5:24) - All this love (6:02) - Thank you Lord interlude (:55) - You used to love me (4:28) - Give it to me (4:35) - You don't understand (5:01) - Don't be afraid (4:55) - Reasons (5:01).
Evans performing in April 2005. Studio albums 7 Compilation albums 1 Singles 34 Soundtrack albums 18 This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by, an, and singer. As of January 2009, she has released four regular, one, and thirty-four singles on and. Newly contracted to in 1995, Evans was consulted by executive producer to contribute backing vocals and writing skills to 's (1994) and (1994) prior to starting work on her debut record album.
Released on August 29, 1995 in North America, the album was a collaboration with Bad Boy's main producers, including and Combs, but it also resulted in recordings with and Herb Middleton. Faith became a success based on the singles ' and '. The album was certified with 1.5 million copies sold, according to. After 's murder during March 1997, Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named ', on the of 1983 single '. The song, which featured Combs, Evans, and all-male group, became a worldwide number-one success and debuted on top of the during 1997, scoring that for eleven weeks.
The next year, Evans was featured on ', a collaboration with singers and, that scored number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Two years in the making, Evans' second solo effort, was released during October 1998. Almost entirely written and produced by her, Evans considered the album difficult to complete as she had initially felt discouraged about the progress at first. Upon its release, however, the album garnered generally positive reviews by music critics, with noting it 'without a doubt a highlight of 1990s soul-pop music'.
Also enjoying commercial success, it eventually went platinum and produced the top ten singles ' and ' prompting Evans to start an 18-city theater tour with and the following year. Evans' third album on the Bad Boy imprint, named (2001), involved her working with a wider range of producers, including, and others. Her first project with husband Todd Russaw as and creative partner, the album scored number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number two on the chart, eventually being certified platinum, but yielded moderately successful singles, with the -written ' becoming the only top twenty entry. Released amid Bad Boy Records' transition from distributor to, Evans felt Faithfully received minimum assistance by the company, and during 2004, she finally decided to end her business with Bad Boy as she was convinced Combs couldn't improve her career any more due to his other commitments. After ending with Bad Boy Evans contracted with company, becoming the first artist to do so, and started work on her fourth studio album, named after her nickname on her former label.
As opposed to having an in-house team of producers who supplied most of the previous material, she and Russaw were able to gain more creative control of the album and consulted producers such as, and to contribute to it. Upon its release in April 2005, The First Lady scored at number two on the Billboard 200 and #1 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Evans' best-charting album to date. It was eventually certified gold by the.
At the end of the year, Evans released, a of traditional and original tracks. The effort would become her last release on Capitol Records as the company was bought during 2007.
Following a longer hiatus, Evans signed a deal with in 2010. Her fifth studio album was released on October 5, 2010 in the United States. In the US, the album debuted and peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard 200, number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number one on the Independent Albums chart, failing however to chart outside the US - making it Evans' only album since her debut Faith to chart in the US only. Something About Faith has spawned the single and music video '; which spent over thirty-three weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it peaked at number twenty-two. A prominent feature, Evans has contributed guest vocals to more than sixty collaborations on other artists' albums. Her 1997 tribute single featuring Puff Daddy and, entitled ',' became her biggest-selling hit to date and won her a in 1998.
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Given ' somewhat spotty track record and /'s slippage since his name change, it might have made some sense to greet ' third album, with a bit of skepticism. As it turns out, such doubts were unwarranted, since this is her grittiest, funkiest, best record to date. There are so many collaborators on each track and so many producers - usually around five songwriters for each track (but if a song is sampled, as many as 14 writers are credited) - that it seems a minor miracle that it holds together at all, but gels better than any previous record, in large part because so much of it is devoted to hard-edged, funky dance numbers, whether it's hip-hop-influenced cuts like 'Alone in This World' or the wonderful neo-disco 'Back to Love.' This switch from her previous album, which emphasized ballads and mid-tempo grooves, gives the album more character, since the dance numbers mix well with the sultrier numbers and they both work equally well. If the album is hurt by anything, it's its length - like most modern hip-hop-related albums, it runs too long - but it is rich with vibrant songs, lively production, and ' best singing to date on what ultimately is not just her best album, but another excellent female urban R&B album in a year overflowing with them.
Contents. Biography 1973–1994: Early life and career beginnings Evans was born on June 10, 1973, in, to an mother, Helene Evans, a professional singer.
Her father, Richard Swain, who was, was a musician who left before Evans was born (Evans has said 'I've heard people mumble something about him being Italian, but I don't know for sure'). A half-year later, 19-year-old Helene returned to and left Faith with her cousin Johnnie Mae and husband Orvelt Kennedy, the of more than 100 children they raised during the time that Faith lived with them. Faith had known Johnnie Mae and Orvelt Kennedy as her grandparents. It was not until a couple of years later that Helene's career floundered and she tried to take Evans back home. Faith, however, was afraid to leave what she had 'been used to,' and instead, Helene relocated next door. Raised in a Christian home, Evans began singing at church at age two.
At age four, she caught the attention of the congregation of the Emmanuel Baptist Church in when she sang 's song '. While attending in Newark, she sang with several and, encouraged by Helene, entered outside pageants, festivals and contests, where her voice would be noticed and praised. After graduating from high school in 1991, Evans attended in New York City to study marketing but left a year later to have daughter Chyna with music producer Kiyamma Griffin. In 1993, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she worked as a for singer, when she was noticed by musician. Impressed with her, Combs contracted her as the first female artist to his record label during 1994.
1994–2001: Faith, Keep The Faith, Biggie, motherhood and marriage Newly contracted to, Evans was consulted by executive producer Combs to contribute backing vocals and writing skills to 's (1994) and (1994) prior to starting work on her debut studio album. Released on August 29, 1995, in North America, the album was a main collaboration with Bad Boy's main producers, including and Combs, but it also resulted in recordings with and Herb Middleton. Faith became a success based on the singles ' and '. The album was eventually certified with 1.5 million copies sold, according to. A year before, on August 4, 1994, Evans married rapper and label mate, after having met him at a Bad Boy photo shoot. The couple had one child together,. Evans became involved in the which dominated the news at the time and ended with Wallace's murder in a yet-to-be-solved drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California in March 1997.
During early 1997, after her separation from Wallace, but before his death, Evans' friend introduced her to record company executive Todd Russaw. Faith began dating Russaw during her and Wallace's separation and after Wallace died, Evans became pregnant by Russaw. The couple had their first son Joshua on June 8, 1998. During the summer of 1998, Evans and Russaw were married, and on March 22, 2007, they had their second son Ryder Evan Russaw. After Biggie's murder on March 9, 1997, Combs helped Evans produce her tribute song named ', on the of 's 1983 single '.
The song, which featured Combs, Evans, and all-male group, became a worldwide number-one success and debuted at number one on the US chart during 1997, scoring that for eleven weeks. It eventually won Puffy and Evans the 1998. The next year, she received another two Grammy nominations for ', a collaboration with singers and, that scored number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Two years in the making, Evans' second studio album, was released in October 1998. Almost entirely written and produced by her, Evans considered the album difficult to complete as she had initially felt discouraged about the progress at first. Upon its release, however, the album earned generally positive reviews by music critics, with noting it 'without a doubt a highlight of 1990s soul-pop music'. Also enjoying commercial success, it eventually went platinum and produced the top ten singles ' and 'All Night Long' (released March 30, 1999) prompting Evans to start an 18-city theater tour with and the following year.
2001–2007: Faithfully, legal issues, Capitol Records and The First Lady. Evans police mug shot (2004) Evans' third album on the Bad Boy label, named (2001), involved her working with a wider range of producers, including, and others. Her first project with husband Todd Russaw as executive producer and creative partner, the album scored number 14 on the Billboard 200 album chart and number two on the chart, eventually being certified platinum, but yielded moderately successful singles, with the -written ' becoming the only top twenty entry. Released amid Bad Boy Records' transition from distributor to, Evans felt Faithfully received minimum assistance by the company, and during 2004, she finally decided to end her business with Bad Boy as she was convinced Combs couldn't improve her career any more due to his other commitments. In January 2004, Evans and Russaw were arrested and charged with possession of and and an improper tag violation during a traffic stop in, a suburb of.
After ending with Bad Boy Entertainment Evans contracted with company, becoming the first artist to do so, and started work on her fourth studio album, named after her nickname on her former label. As opposed to having an in-house team of producers who supplied most of the previous material, she and Russaw were able to gain more creative control of the album and consulted producers such as, and to contribute to it. Upon its release in April 2005, The First Lady scored at number two on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Evans' best-charting album to date. It was eventually certified gold by the.
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