Eve (entertainer)
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Eve at The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show in February 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eve Jihan Jeffers |
| Born |
November 10, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | From the Rib/Sony(current) Full Surface, Interscope Aftermath, Ruff Ryders (former) |
| Associated acts | Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Swizz Beatz, Missy Elliott, DMX |
| Website | www |
Eve Jihan Jeffers-Cooper (born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper and actress from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is also the inaugural 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 VH1's "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era" list.
As an actress, Eve is known for her roles as Terri Jones in the films Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business and Barbershop: The Next Cut, as well as Shelley Williams on the UPN television sitcom Eve. She has also achieved success in fashion, with her clothing line, Fetish.
Eve was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Julie Wilch, a publishing company supervisor, and Jerry Jeffers, a chemical plant supervisor. She adopted the name Gangsta in high school as part of an all-female group called EDGP (pronounced "Egypt")
During her early years in Philadelphia, she was educated at Martin Luther King High School. Eve's 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 group's 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, New York City, and most recently has resided in London.
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