Don't hold your breath for any new material from Faith Evans. Basically, she's been doing everything but recording music, and that's the way things will remain for a little longer, she tells SoulTracks. She's no longer signed to Capitol Records, on which she released The First Lady and A Faithful Christmas in 2005, and there's no love lost. "I actually don't even want to be on a label, I love owning myself and being able to do what I want to do: if I want to record with someone, I don't have to get it approved by anybody, nobody else has to be paid a part of it, you know what I mean? It was actually God's divine order, because I wanted to be released, and I didn't have to battle to make it happen." Faith has been keeping herself busy raising four kids, consulting on the Notorious film and newly becoming an "authoress." But selfish fans like myself want some new material; the game needs more grown woman music -- desperately. File this one under "A Not-So Soulful Noise." [ST]
