Eve Was Told ‘Let Me Blow Ya Mind’ Would ‘Never Work.’ She Made It Anyway

If there was one lady you appeared as much as coming of age as a younger Black woman within the 2000s, it was Eve. With divine bone construction, a robust brief blonde haircut, and bars for days, Eve was like the attractive, powerful older sister all of us want we had.

She dropped her debut album, Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Girl, in 1999. It charted primary on the Billboard 200, making the Philly native the third feminine rapper to realize the accolade. What adopted was a profession that locations Eve as an simple icon within the rap sport. “Who’s That Lady,” the primary single from her 2001 album, Scorpion, was listed quantity 97 on VH1’s 100 Best Songs of Hip-Hop; in that very same 12 months she received the BET award for finest feminine hip-hop artist. Eve additionally took residence a Grammy in 2002 for her track that includes Gwen Stefani, “Let Me Blow Ya Thoughts,” for finest rap/sung collaboration.

However Eve didn’t simply cease at music. After starring in hits like Barbershop and showing in different films like Charlie’s Angels, she dropped her namesake comedy sitcom, Eve, on UPN. In 2014, Eve grew to become a cohost on speak present The Discuss and simply final 12 months acquired a Daytime Emmy Award nomination alongside along with her Discuss costars.

Now married with 4 stepchildren, Eve resides within the U.Okay. and nonetheless doing what she does finest: residing her life to the fullest. The rap queen returned to the display screen on October 19 in Queens, a brand new ABC sequence starring Eve, Naturi Naughton, Brandy, and Nadine Velazquez as former woman group members making an attempt to recapture the peak of their glory days.

And 20 years after the discharge of Scorpion, Eve spoke with Glamour about a few of her most memorable rap moments. For the most recent version of 5 Songs, 5 Stories, the rapper talks about how a few of her favourite songs got here to be.

“Let Me Blow Ya Thoughts” that includes Gwen Stefani

Thought of some of the profitable rap/pop collaborations of all time, “Let Me Blow Ya Thoughts” propelled Eve into a completely new musical orbit. Her lyrics sort out what it means to be mainstream and the longevity of her rap profession. Eve took residence a Grammy for the track, and the music video received an MTV Video Award.