The past met the present as Bad Boy reunited to celebrate twenty years at the 2015 BET Awards for an all-star performance led by Sean "Puffy" Combs that included Mase, 112, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, French Montana and more. Watch the show-stopping moment beneath:

Artists take the independent route when there to avoid the dreaded 360 deals, to simply take more control of their career or when there is no longer interest from major labels. I'll let you speculate on which applies to Faith Evans, but one thing is clear, her career has suffered from lackluster promotion and an increasingly tight budget.

The video for her latest single, "Dumb", which is lifted from her 'R&B Divas' compilation album, is resounding proof of just how much her career has faded. Watch it beneath:

R&B veteran Faith Evans hasn't done much promotion for her new compilation album 'R&B Divas', which quietly entered stores this week. In an effort to increase sales, the songstress has issued a video for "Tears of Joy", the album's first single.

The new album, which is currently the No. 2 R&B album on iTunes, features appearances from Fantasia, Kelly Price, Syleena Johnson, KeKe Wyatt, Monifah and Nicci Gilbert. Watch the black-and-white music video for the heartfelt single beneath:

Veteran singer Faith Evans has issued the cover for her upcoming compilation set 'R&B Divas', which will is scheduled to be released on October 2nd and will benefit the Whitney E. Houston Academy of Creative and Performing Arts.

View the official track list and preview the forthcoming studio album after the cut:

R&B veteran Faith Evans lets go and sheds "Tears of Joy" on the lead single from her forthcoming project 'R&B Divas', which also serves as a companion to the hit TV One reality series of the same title. The album is due on October 2nd.

Listen to the single,  produced by Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, beneath: