22 facts about Eve (rapper)

  1. Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978), is an American recording artist and actress.
  2. Eve was ranked #48 on VH1's 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era. 
  3. Eve credits Queen Latifah as one of her biggest influences.
  4. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons.
  5. In 2004, Eve joined the long list of celebrities that were Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher.
  6. Eve appears in Missy Elliott's "Get Your Freak On" video. 
  7. Eve also appeared in the hit show Glee, as Grace Hitchins, in the episodes "Hairography" and "Sectionals".
  8. Eve was ranked #46 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
  9. Eve worked with several artists such as Mary J. Blige, Will Smith, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani and Dru Hill.
  10. Eve was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,the daughter of Julia Wilch-Jeffers, a publishing company supervisor, and Jerry Jeffers, a chemical plant supervisor.
  11. Eve won Best Female Video for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" at the 2001 VMAs.  
  12. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced Egypt), and went solo as Eve of Destruction.
  13. In the U.S. alone, Eve has sold over 3.6 million copies of her first three albums. 
  14. Eve's named her second album Scorpion after her astrological sign, Scorpio. 
  15. In 2001, Eve co-hosted the Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards. 
  16. Eve used to be romantically involved with Teodorín Nguema Obiang, son and heir of Equatorial Guinean dictator.
  17. Eve was the first and only female signed to the Ruff Ryders label.
  18. Eve was the Co-Executive Producer on UPN's "Eve" from 2003-2006. The show lasted 3 seasons until it got cancelled. 
  19. Although Eve was nominated for 4 Grammy Awards throughout her career, she only won one for Best Rap/Song Collaboration for "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" (featuring Gwen Stefani).
  20. She is 5'7" (1.70 m) tall. 
  21. Before she started her rapping career, Eve was working as a table stripper. 
  22. It was as a stripper that Eve met rapper Mase. Mase encouraged her to stop disrobing and start rapping on a professional level.
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