On Monday, November 24th, Faith Evans dropped her eighth studio album (counting her holiday and R&B Divas compilation projects), Incomparable(Prolific Music Group), for an eager public who’d already spent the summer bumping new jams like “I Deserve It (featuring Missy Elliott & Sharaya J)” and “Good Time (featuring Problem).” Joining the former TV One R&B Divas star and Executive Producer on “Make Love,” the third single of Evans’ latest release, is R&B Divas: Atlanta comic relief and songstress extraordinaire, Keke Wyatt. The Indianapolis, Indiana belter has had her on run of good luck with her latest EP, Ke’ Ke’, and it’s fan favorite, “Lie Under You,” and together these two are utterly sublime in harmony with one another on this bottom heavy, mid-tempo hip hop soul thumper that recalling the days of “Love Like This” and “You Gets No Love” when Evans reigned as the First Lady of Bad Boy Records.
Boasting top-tier vocalists like B.Slade and Karen Clark-Sheard, in addition to the above-mentioned rap and soul stars, Incomparable looks to deliver the kind of fourth quarter banger that grown folks fans need just in time to stave off the winter blues. As if that weren’t enough, Evans is reportedly working on a duet album for 2015 featuring her late husband and hip hop icon, Biggie Smalls. #BatedBreath
By L. Michael Gipson