Eve

Eve (born Eve Jihan Jeffers on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American rapper, singer, and actress associated with the Ruff Ryders crew. She adopted the name Gangs

Eve (born Eve Jihan Jeffers on November 10, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African-American rapper, singer, and actress associated with the Ruff Ryders crew. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced Egypt) and eventually went solo as Eve of Destruction.

After a period of working as a stripper, Eve returned to hip hop at the encouragement of rap superstar Mase; she recorded "Eve of Destruction", which appeared on the soundtrack to Bulworth in 1998 (see 1998 in music). Her label, Aftermath Records, found itself in financial trouble and Eve was soon without a record contract. She had, however, befriended DMX and appeared on a remix of his hit single "Ruff Ryders Anthem" from his multi-platinum selling debut album "It's Dark and Hell is Hot" along with other Ruff Ryders' compilations. Her single "What Ya Want", featuring Nokio of Dru Hill, soon became a hit, and she collaborated with The Roots and Blackstreet and Janet Jackson, further expanding her fanbase. Her 1999 debut, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders First Lady, was an unprecedented success, the 2nd hip-hop album by a woman to enter the Billboard 200 at #1, The first was by Brooklyn rapper, Foxy Brown. The follow-up, Scorpion, was released in 2001 to good reviews, and the second single, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (with Gwen Stefani of No Doubt) became a pop success, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Scorpion went platinum. Eve then appeared in XXX with Vin Diesel and in both Barbershop and Barbershop 2 with Ice Cube.Also two other movies (The Cookout) with Queen Latifah and Meagan Good and (The Woodsman) with Kevin Bacon both in mid 2004.