EVE

American actor, singer, and rapper Eve emerged as one of a new breed of tough and talented female MCs to hit the rap scene during the late '90s alongside contemporaries like Foxy Brown and Lil Kim. As part of the Ruff Ryders posse, she was harder-edged and came off as a strong, no-nonsense street MC who could hold her own with most anyone on the mike, finding success on her own terms in the process.