Who is Eve Jihan Jeffers? ,
[1] The world knows her as Eve, she is a grammy winning
rapper , singer, actress, and
musician . She has sold millions of albums during her musical career. Her first three albums have so far reached 7 million copies sold world wide. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show,
Eve , which lasted for 3 seasons. The rapper/singer/actress has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She ranked # 48 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list.
Eve was born November 10, 1978 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , the daughter of Julia Wilch-Jeffers, a publishing company supervisor, and Jerry Jeffers, a chemical plant supervisor.
[2] She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced
Egypt ), and went solo as Eve of Destruction.
During her early years in
Philadelphia , Eve's first musical interest was singing. She sang in many choirs and even made an all-female singing group (Dope Girl Posse or D.G.P.) with a manager. This group covered songs from En Vogue and Color Me Badd. After the group's manager saw the rap group ABC, they suggested that the group raps and Eve stuck with it. She then went on to form a rapping group.
Eve is featured (along with
Erykah Badu ) on the song "
You Got Me "
by
The Roots , from their 1999 album
Things Fall Apart . She also provided background vocals on the song "Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New" from the same album. In the album's liner notes, she is referred to as Eve of Destruction.
[3] Eve first appeared on
DJ Clue 's
The Professional , along with other Ruff Ryders' compilations. Her next single, "What Ya Want",
Nokio of Dru Hill , didn't do so well on the charts, so she collaborated with The Roots , Blackstreet and Janet Jackson , which further expanded her fan base. Her 1999 debut, Ruff Ryders' First Lady , was an unprecedented success, becoming the second hip-hop album by a woman to enter the Billboard 200 at #1 (the first was by Brooklyn rapper, Foxy Brown ).Scorpion , was released in 2001. Its first single, "Who's That Girl "Let Me Blow Ya Mind "Gwen Stefani of No Doubt ) and produced by Dr. Dre , became a pop success, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration , and Eve eventually went platinum.[4] Eve-Olution , was released in summer 2002 (see 2002 in music ) and peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 . In the meantime, the album's first single, "Gangsta Lovin'",Alicia Keys , became another #2 hit. The second and final single, "Satisfaction", only saw moderate success again. Eve-Olution only went gold and became Eve's worst-selling album to date. Also that year she performed the entrance song "All Grown Up" for WWE personality Stephanie McMahon . Afterwards, Eve closed out 2003 by signing to UPN for a television show about a fashion designer titled, Eve , and a feature on Mary J. Blige 's single, "Not Today".Gwen Stefani 's top ten hit "Rich Girl ",Billboard Hot 100 in March. The same year, she appeared on the remix of Amerie 's #1 U.S. R&B hit, "1 Thing "Hitch soundtrack. Eve also was featured in Keyshia Cole 's song Never Barbershop 2: Back in Business Soundtrack and The Way It Is along with the official remix for Teairra Mari 's second single No Daddy .Kelly Rowland 'sLike This ". The Punk Cabaret band One On None covered Eve's 1999 song "Love Is Blind".Maroon 5 'sFlirt ' and will be released in mid-2009.Timbaland ,Dr. Dre ,The Neptunes ,Swizz Beatz and Scott Storch . Adam Levine , Sean Paul , Swizz Beatz ,Shakira , Gwen Stefani .[5] Tambourine "Give It to You " featuring Sean Paul, a reggae-influenced breezy mid-tempo song[6] Eve has stated that the third single may be a song called "All Night Long".[7] "All Night Long" was produced by PharrellXXX Vin Diesel ,Barbershop Barbershop 2: Back in Business with Ice Cube , The Cookout Queen Latifah Meagan Good ,The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon 2004 . She voiced Major Jones XIII ,Flashbacks of a Fool James Bond actor Daniel Craig .UPN television sitcom , Eve , as a fashion designer named Shelly. The show lasted three seasons until it was cancelled May 2006. She will be seen as guest star on an episode of Numb3rs [8] Eve discography Ruff Ryders' First Lady Scorpion Eve-Olution Flirt (originally titled Here I Am)Who's That Girl? "Scorpion Let Me Blow Ya Mind " (featuring Gwen Stefani )Gangsta Lovin' " (featuring Alicia Keys )Eve-Olution Rich Girl " (Gwen Stefani featuring Eve)Love.Angel.Music.Baby Like This " (Kelly Rowland featuring Eve)Ms. Kelly Tambourine " (featuring Swizz Beatz )Flirt Barbershop xXx Eve Third Watch Spider-Man: The New Animated Series XIII The Woodsman Barbershop 2: Back in Business One on One The Cookout Flashbacks of a Fool Whip It! BET Awards American Music Awards NAACP Image Awards Black Reel Awards Grammy Awards Image Awards Mary J. Blige ) (Nominated)Barbershop (Nominated)MTV Movie Awards Barbershop (Nominated)MTV Video Music Awards MOBO Awards Soul Train Awards Missy Elliott , Nas , & Lil' Mo (Nominated)more
,[1] The world knows her as Eve, she is a grammy winning rapper, singer, actress, and musician. She has sold millions of albums during her musical career. Her first three albums have so far reached 7 million copies sold world wide. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons. The rapper/singer/actress has also achieved success in fashion as she started a clothing line titled "Fetish." She ranked # 48 on VH1's "50 Greatest Women Of The Video Era" show list.
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