Let There Be Eve ... Ruff Ryders' first lady
| Let There Be Eve ... Ruff Ryders' first lady | ||||
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| Studio album by Eve | ||||
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September 14, 1999 |
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| Label (s) | Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Interscope | |||
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CD |
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Title (number) |
18th |
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running time |
53:80 |
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Dee Dean, Waah Dean, Swizz Beatz , PK, DJ Shok, Jay "Icepick" |
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Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryders' First Lady is the debut album by the American rapper Eve . The album was released on September 14, 1999 on their label Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records .
background
It is the first album in music history to be written by a rapper and debuted at number 1 on the American Billboard 200 . From the album were in the United States total units sold over 213,000 units in its first week and over 2 million. It was awarded double platinum . Gotta Man and Love Is Blind with Faith Evans were released as singles from the album, but did not make it into the charts. All the songs on the album were written by Eve herself.
Track list
- First Lady (Intro) - 1:36
- Let's Talk About ( feat.Drag-On ) - 3:31
- Gotta Man - 4:24
- Philly Cheese Steak (Skit) - 1:37
- Philly Philly ( feat.Beanie Sigel ) - 3:57
- Stuck Up (featuring CJ) - 3:53
- Ain't Got No Dough ( feat.Missy Elliott ) - 4:17
- BM (Skit) - 1:01
- Love Is Blind (feat. Faith Evans ) - 4:20
- Scenario 2000 (feat. DMX , The Lox and Drag-On ) - 5:33
- Dog Match (feat. DMX ) - 4:19
- My Bitches (Skit) - 1:08
- We On That Shit! (feat. P. Killer Trackz ) - 3:25
- Chokie Nikes (Skit) - 1:04
- Maniac ( feat.Swizz Beatz ) - 4:22
- My Enemies (Skit) - 1:43
- Heaven Only Knows - 4:29
- What Y'all Want (Remix) - 4:05
reception
Theresa E. LaVeck from Allmusic highlighted pieces like Love Is Blind and Heaven Only Knows , which are characterized by appealing arrangements, for example with acoustic guitar. Eve is keeping her hardcore image, but with a "subtle vulnerability". It awarded four out of five stars. Entertainment Weekly's Barry Walters criticized the "often tasteless" guest appearances. He awarded the rating C + (corresponds to 3+ according to German school grades).
Charts
| year | Chart | position |
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| 1999 | R&B albums | 1 |
| 1999 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
| 1999 | Top Canadian albums | 16 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eve-rides-to-the-top-of-the-chart-19990922
- ^ Singer of the Week . In: AskMen.com . Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
- ↑ www.allmusic.com: Review Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryders' First Lady by Theresa E. LaVeck
- ↑ www.ew.com: Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryders' First Lady review by Barry Walters
