Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is a multi-talented hip hop recording artist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration in 2002, for the song Let Me Blow Ya Mind, with American singer Gwen Stefani. Eve was number 48 on VH1s 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era list. Eve has sold over 8.5 Million albums in the United States alone and 15 million albums worldwide making her one of the top selling female rappers of all time. As an actress, Eve is known for her roles as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve. She has also achieved success in fashion, with her clothing line, Fetish. During her early years in Philadelphia, she was educated at Martin Luther King High School. Eves first musical interest was singing. She sang in many choirs and even formed an all-female singing group (Dope Girl Posse or D.G.P.) with a manager. This group covered songs from En Vogue and Color Me Badd. The groups manager suggested that the group should rap after seeing ABC, and Eve stuck with it. She then went on to form a rapping group. After the group split, Eve began working on a solo career under the name Eve of Destruction. Eve has lived in Los Angeles, California, New York City, and most recently has resided in London. Eve is featured (along with Erykah Badu) on the song You Got Me by The Roots, from their 1999 album Things Fall Apart. The song won a Grammy Award in 2000, which should have been Eves first. She stated on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in 2009 that she did not receive a Grammy for the track. Quest Love, from The Roots, had brought his Grammy to the show that night and showed shes not even credited on the award plaque. She also provided background vocals on the song Aint Sayin Nothin New from the same album. In the albums liner notes, she is referred to as Eve of Destruction. Eve would win her own in 2002. youtu.be/Wt88GMJmVk0
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