Eve Biography, Age, Songs, Husband, Children, Salary, Net Worth, and Career

Eve is one of the top leading female rappers in the world and managed to achieve a great reputation and fame throughout her successful career.

She soared to popularity after releasing her debut album in 1999, and she found great success becoming the third female hip-hop artist to earn a number 1 album on the “Billboard” 200.

She is a multitalented artist who earned significant success in the music industry as well as in television and films. As an actor, she came to prominence after portraying the character of Terri Jones in movies such, as Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and Barbershop: The Next Cut.

Eve earned the Grammy Award for releasing her single  Let Me Blow Ya Mind in the category of  “Best Rap/Sung Collaboration”. Here we are going to talk about her total net worth of Eve her salary, income, earnings, career, biography, lifestyle, and more.

Biography

Eve Jihan Jeffers (born November 10, 1978), to 17 years old high senior Julie Wilch and her lover Jerry Jeffers, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As Eve grew older her mother took to a management post at a publishing company while her father became a supervisor at a Chemical plant.

But when she was 12 years old, her parents split up and she lost communication with her dad. After two years of her parent’s separation, her mother married Ron Wilch.

Moving on to her education, she attended Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia, and as a teenager, she developed her interest in music. She started off as a choir girl in West Philadelphia and then joined an all-girl cover group called (Dope Girl Posse or EDGP).

Around that same time, she switched from singing to rapping but since she wasn’t making enough money to earn a living. After completing her graduation, she moved to New York and she picked up a night job at 18 working at a strip club to pay the bills. While working in the club Eve got a chance to meet the rapper Mase who encouraged her to become a rapper.

Music Career

After meeting with the rapper Mase, she took her desire more seriously and travelled out to LA to sign with Dr Dre’s label Aftermath Entertainment, by the age of 18. Her debut musical appearance was on the Bulworth soundtrack, but eight months later she was released from the label.

A short time later, she got picked up by the Bronx-based group Ruff Ryders, and under the label, she dropped her first single called “What Ya’ll Want” in 1999.

The song went viral and landed at number 1 on the “Billboard” 200 and Hot Rap Songs charts. On September 14, 1999, Eve came up with the release of her debut album titled Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, went on to reach the number one spot on the US Billboard charts making her only the third female rapper to ever accomplish the feat at the time alongside the greats like Foxy Brown and Lauryn Hill.

By the release of her second album Scorpion Eve created history yet again it was this album that included the big hit “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” featuring Gwen Stefani. This song became the first song to win the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Collaboration when it was released in 2002. In the very next year, Eve published her third studio album called Eve-Olution, reaching number 6 on the Billboard 200.

The first single from the album titled “Gangsta Lovin’”, with Alicia Keys, became a hit peaking #2 on the “Billboard” Hot 100 chart. Her fourth studio album was supposed to drop in 2007, but she began to have difficulties with Interscope the distributor of Ruff Ryders records, and eventually, she decided to leave the label behind in 2010. Three years later in 2013, Eve finally dropped her fourth album Lip Lock. 

She has collaborated with some high-profile musicians such as her two collaboration songs Let Me Blow Ya Mind with Gwen Stefani and Rich Girl, (which appear on Gwen’s 2004 album “Love. Angel. Music. Baby) earned her and Gwen numerous honours.

The featuring appearances were from musicians such as, Faith Evans, Jadakiss, and Sean Paul. Eve has performed various hits by prominent artists such as You Got Me, by The Roots, Hot Boyz, and 4 My People, by Missy Elliott, Not Today, by Mary J. Blige, and Kelly Rowland’s single Like This.

Film & TV Career

Apart from being a rapper and singer, she is also an actress. After obtaining enormous popularity from her debut album, Eve got an opportunity to take roles in movies and TV shows. In 2002, Eve made her film debut in the action flick XXX which became a blockbuster by generating over 277.4 million dollars.

Since then, she started appearing in several movies which include, Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), The Woodsman (2004), The Cookout (2004), and many more. Eve then also appeared in movies such as Whip It (2006), Bounty Killer (2013), Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016), as well as the TV shows including, Third Watch (2003), Glee (2009), and Single Ladies from 2011 to 2012.

Her sitcom, Eve, broadcast 66 episodes for more than 3 seasons, and she also worked as a co-executive producer. In November 2001, she competed in the reality game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and earned 32,000 dollars for charity. In 2017, Eve had a chance to become the co-host of the chat show called The Talk, in which she has appeared in more than 600 episodes.

Awards

Eve has won multiple awards as well as nominations over her long career. In 2001, she earned the BET Award in the category of Best Female Hip-Hop Artist, and then in 2014, she achieved the Breakthrough Style Award at the 2002 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards.

Since then Eve has received so many awards such as a Grammy, an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and a Teen Choice Award for her breakthrough single Let Me Blow Ya Mind. 

Her collaboration with the Gewen Rich Girl led her to win an ASCAP Pop Music Award and at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, it earned the Visionary Award including Choice Breakout and Choice Collaboration.

Personal Life and Relationship

As a guest at Max’s gumball 3000 car rally in 2010, Eve got to know British millionaire Maximillion Cooper. Both the CEO and the fashion designer are Maximillion. The two grew closer and closer over the course of the following three years until they finally realized they were in love. In December 2013, they announced their engagement.

In June 2014, they tied the knot in Ibiza, Spain, and she became the stepmother to his four children. On February 1st, 2021, the two welcomed their first child a son named Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper.

Assets

She has been able to fund her extravagant lifestyle with millions of dollars. she paid 1.775 million for a beautiful property in the Hollywood Hills in 2005. The house is situated over 4,297 square feet and is located in one of the wealthy regions. She sold this home for a staggering $1.325 million in 2011.

Car

Eve is the owner of many luxury cars including, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Continental GT Convertible, Maserati GranTurismo, and more.

Net Worth

Eve is a popular American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress, with an estimated net worth of $12 million. She is one of the top ten richest rap artists and songwriters in the world, with a long and illustrious career. She is one of those artists that became famous after releasing her first album. Her first three albums sold over 13 million copies worldwide. She earns $2 million every year.

She has earned a vast chunk of that money via the music industry such as album sales, live performances, royalties, and acting in film and television shows. Her monthly income is $250,000. She is famously known for her hit song to Let Me Blow Ya Mind, which had an outstanding performance as it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won her a Grammy Award.

Her net worth is growing regularly. She has also been involved in the endorsement of products, full service, and Interscope which have contributed to her huge net worth. She has done promotion work for multiple brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Clarica, Pepsi-Cola, Sprite, Mac Cosmetics’ Viva Glam campaign, and many others. Her per-sponsored post salary is around $6000.

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