[2] Mojo, in its February 2003 issue, gave Chapter 2: The Voice a glowing review – "...A coherent and engaging R&B album that explores love's vicissitudes with a confessional candour...Classy..."[3] In 2004, Johnson was featured as a vocalist on Kanye West's single "All Falls Down", from his debut album The College Dropout after West was unable to use the original sample recorded by Lauryn Hill during her 2002 MTV unplugged performance.

A year later, she guest appeared on Cuban Link's album Chain Reaction, featuring on the track "Life Goes On".

According to Grant Parks and Coalmine Music, artists lent their lyrics for a cause they believe in with the statement "The time is now as we approach the holidays and a new year; it will give us all something to think about and reflect on loved ones that lost their life to senseless violent acts.

[9] In June 2015, Johnson graduated from Drake University, where she received her bachelor's degree in nutrition science, summa cum laude, 21 years after she enrolled.

In August 2000,[11] Johnson married former Illinois State University college basketball player Marcus Betts.

[12] Garris, a fellow Chicagoan, is a worldwide journeyman basketball player, having played for various NBA and EuroLeague teams.