Faith Evans recently revealed that she is planning a duets album featuring her late husband, The Notorious B.I.G., aka Christopher Wallace. The pair last hooked up on the 2005 posthumous The Final Chapter. Evans told HipHollywood that the project was inspired by Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole's 1991 effort Unforgettable. It is tentatively titled The King and I.
"It's something I've been thinking about doing for many, many years," the singer told HipHollywood. "So I finally got all my ducks in a row to try and make it happen."
As for what the album would contain, Evans offered this: "It is definitely unheard music. Unheard music in the presentation of it. That's what I will say."
The project is still in its infancy, so there is not much to go on, but Evans does not specifically say there will be previously unreleased verses by Biggie on the album. If it is going to be in the same vein as Unforgettable, then there will probably be edited remixes of Biggie tunes with Evans accompanying on vocals.
"I'm just getting into actually working on it," she added. "It's going to be really, really dope."
Fans can expect to hear some music from the project within the next year.
Evans is currently promoting her sixth studio album, Incomparable, out Nov. 24. The record features artists like Missy Elliot, Problem and Keke Wyatt. The lead single, "I Deserve It," came out in June.
Evans appeared on two tracks from The Final Chapter: "Living the Life" and "1970 Somethin." The previous posthumous album, 1999's Born Again, featured the likes of Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim and Snoop Dogg.
Biggie's seminal album, Ready to Die, came out 20 years ago in September.
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