Redman just lately mirrored on his teenage relationship with R&B singer Faith Evans and the way her later marriage to The Notorious B.I.G. affected him. The Newark rapper admitted he felt a bit jealousy when she started relationship the late rapper. “When she started her relationship with Biggie, I was jealous,” he mentioned with amusing throughout a dialog with Acton Entertainment.

The two first related by Redman’s sister, who was Faith’s greatest buddy. Their romance started in highschool, lengthy earlier than both of them had launched a music profession. Redman described her as all the time having a particular place in his coronary heart. “Yeah, we were all young. Me and Faith was dating at a very young age before we got on. Way before. She’s always been a sweetheart to me. She’s always been my heart,” he defined.

When Redman started performing with rap duo EPMD, he hoped to contain Faith in his music journey. “She was and is still one of the best queens of R&B to me,” he mentioned. “I wanted to put her on, but I was just getting on myself. I really couldn’t do too much […] At the time, we wasn’t doing R&B.”

As time handed, their paths diverged. Redman centered on touring, whereas Faith ultimately began a relationship with Biggie. Reflecting on her decisions, he expressed pleasure in her judgment and happiness for her. “When she dating Biggie, I was like, you know, Faith has always been a smart person, […] so of course she’s gonna move with good discernment. I was happy for ’em. I was really, really happy for ’em,” he mentioned.

Redman additionally praised her accomplishments as an artist and a mom. “Then they had a kid and I was just amazed at her outcome, like literally getting on, being successful, being part of one of the hottest rap crews at the time. I was, ‘Wow, she’s doing her thing.’ So only thing I can do was salute her, pray for her and wish her the best.”

Faith had beforehand confirmed they dated in highschool throughout her July 2018 Drink Champs look, giving followers context for Redman’s reflections.