American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for her guest appearance on Kanye West's 2004 single "All Falls Down," which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. She signed with Jive Records to release three albums: Chapter 1: Love, Pain & Forgiveness, Chapter 2: The Voice, and Chapter 3: The Flesh, each were met with critical acclaim and modest commercial reception. She returned to work with West for his tenth album Donda, where she performed on its spoken word song "Donda Chant"
