Dionne Farris is a female R&B/soul musician, formerly an unofficial member of hip hop group Arrested Development. In 1995, she had a hit solo single called "I Know," which hit number four on the Hot 100, and in 1997, she had another called "Hopeless" (written by Van Hunt) from the Love Jones soundtrack. Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Arrested Development is an American progressive hip hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Van Hunt (born March 8, 1977) is an African-American R&B/neo soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... Love Jones is a 1997 romance-drama film written and directed by Theodore Witcher. ...
She is working on her long awaited second album, due out in 2006. It will be her first album in 12 years. [citation needed] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...