Eve (rapper)

Eve
Eve at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, 2011
Born	Eve Jihan Jeffers (1978-11-10) November 10, 1978 (age 45) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Martin Luther King High School
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter actress television personality
Years active	1996–present
Works	Discography filmography
Television	Eve
Spouse	Maximillion Cooper ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	From the Rib Sony Music Full Surface Interscope Aftermath Ruff Ryders
Formerly of	Ruff Ryders
Musical artist

Eve Jihan Cooper (née Jeffers; born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, and actress. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) reached number one on the Billboard 200—making her the third female rapper to accomplish this feat—and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album spawned the hit singles "What Ya Want" (featuring Nokio), "Love Is Blind", and "Gotta Man". That same year, she guest featured on The Roots' Grammy Award-winning single "You Got Me" as well as Missy Elliott's single "Hot Boyz", which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.

Eve's second studio album, Scorpion (2001) was released to similar success. Its lead single, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani) won her and Stefani the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and an MTV Video Music Award, while peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Her third album, Eve-Olution (2002) found continued success and yielded the single "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys), which likewise peaked at number two on the chart. The album also spawned the Dr. Dre-produced single "Satisfaction", which, along with her 2007 single "Tambourine" and guest performance on City High's 2001 single "Caramel", peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. She also guest featured on Gwen Stefani's Grammy Award-nominated 2004 single "Rich Girl", which received double platinum certification by the RIAA. After parting ways with Interscope Records, Eve released her fourth studio album, Lip Lock (2013) as her first independent project.

As an actress, she starred as Terri Jones in the comedy drama films Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Barbershop: The Next Cut, and played the lead role of Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve. Eve also had supporting roles in the drama film The Woodsman (2004), the comedy film The Cookout (2004) and the horror film Animal (2014). From 2017 to 2020, she co-hosted the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk, where she was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards.