Eve canela biography

American musician (born 1978)

Eve Jihan Cooper (néeJeffers; born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) peaked atop the Billboard 200 (making her the third female rapper to do so), received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and 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", both of which peaked within the top 40 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) peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and won her the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, as well as an MTV V