After her appearance on the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 album Ready to Die, Diana King received a contract with the Work label. Previously a collaborator of Andrew Tosh, the reggae/dancehall vocalist released two albums during 1995, Tougher Than Love and Shy Guy. Think Like a Girl followed in 1997. International tours pushed her name to the forefront; however, King remained low-key. She took a few years off to spend more time with her children. By the new millennium, King was in negotiations with Maverick. In 2002, King issued the funkadelic third album Respect. Now under the Warner Bros. umbrella, she released Lovers: Diana King Sings for Lovers in 2009.