Gina Thompson

Comparable to Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Faith Evans, and the late Aaliyah, Gina Thompson is among the hip-hop-drenched urban contemporary female vocalists who emerged in the '90s. Thompson grew up in Vineland, New Jersey, where she began singing as a child and continued throughout high school, where she was crowned the school's first Black homecoming queen. In 1995, Thompson signed with Mercury/PolyGram, which released her debut album, Nobody Does It Better, the following year. The album's producers included Stevie J. and Bad Boy Entertainment leader Sean "Puffy" Combs. One...