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 was certified double platinum 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 was 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 follow-up album, Eve-Olution (2002), found continued success and yielded the hit single "Gangsta Lovin'" (featuring Alicia Keys), likewise reaching 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 was also featured on Gwen Stefani's Grammy Award-nominated single "Rich Girl" in 2005, which was certified double platinum 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 Award.
