Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady, in 1999. It charted number one on the Billboard 200, making the Philly native the third female rapper to achieve the accolade.
What followed was a career that places Eve as an undeniable icon in the rap game. “Who’s That Girl,” the first single from her 2001 album Scorpion, was listed number 97 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop; in that same year, she won the BET award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist.
Eve also took home a Grammy in 2002 for her song featuring Gwen Stefani, “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.But Eve didn’t just stop at music.
After starring in hits like Barbershop and appearing in other movies like Charlie’s Angels, she dropped her eponymous comedy sitcom.
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