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1999 studio album by Eve
Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Released September 14, 1999 (1999-09-14 ) Recorded 1996–1999 Studio Powerhouse Studio Genre
Length 57 :09 Label
Producer
Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Scorpion
Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Eve . It was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records on September 14, 1999. All of the songs on the album were written by Eve herself. It sold over 200,000 copies in the first week.[1] Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .[2] Gotta Man ", and "Love Is Blind " with Faith Evans . Eve became the third female hip-hop artist to have her album peak at number-one on the Billboard 200Lauryn Hill 's debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Foxy Brown 's second album, Chyna Doll
Critical reception [ edit ] AllMusic editor Theresa E. LaVeck found that "Eve's conviction and passion make her noticeable no matter what the subject, but she truly stands out when the stories become personal, examining the cost of the hard life she champions in other songs. "Love Is Blind" is a painful look at domestic violence . Self-respect and positivity are the moral of "Heaven Only Knows." Both tracks are backed by beautiful arrangements with acoustic guitar and lush vocals. Eve maintains her hardcore image in these tracks, but with a subtle vulnerability that promise lots of interesting things to come from this Philly prodigy."[3]
Track listing [ edit ] Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady track listing[10] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "First Lady" (Intro) Kasseem Dean Swizz Beatz 1:36 2. "Let's Talk About" (featuring Drag-On ) Swizz Beatz 3:31 3. "Gotta Man " (featuring Mashonda ) Swizz Beatz 4:24 4. "Philly Cheese Steak" (Skit) (featuring Swizz, Eric and Fuquan) Swizz Beatz 1:37 5. "Philly Philly" (featuring Beanie Sigel ) Swizz Beatz 3:57 6. "Stuck Up" (featuring C.J.) E. Jeffers George Cantres D. Dean K. Dean Swizz Beatz 3:53 7. "Ain't Got No Dough" (featuring Missy Elliott ) Swizz Beatz 4:17 8. "BM" (Skit) Icepick 1:01 9. "Love Is Blind " (featuring Faith Evans ) E. Jeffers Anthony Fields K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:20 10. "Scenario 2000" (featuring DMX , The Lox and Drag-On) Swizz Beatz 3:50 11. "Dog Match" (featuring DMX) E. Jeffers E. Simmons K. Dean Swizz Beatz 4:19 12. "My Bitches" (Skit) Jay Jackson D. Dean E. Simmons K. Dean Swizz Beatz 1:08 13. "We On That Shit!" (featuring P. Killer Trackz) E. Jeffers A. Fields D. Dean K. Dean P.K. 3:25 14. "Chokie Nikes" (Skit) (featuring Eve, Diona, Eric and Grimy) Icepick 1:04 15. "Maniac" (featuring Swizz Beatz) Swizz Beatz 4:22 16. "My Enemies" (Skit) Swizz Beatz 1:43 17. "Heaven Only Knows" Shok 4:29 18. "What Y'all Want " (Remix) (bonus track) E. Jeffers K. Dean M. Gomez Shok 4:05
Personnel [ edit ] Credits for Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady adapted from AllMusic .[11]
Adam "Bunnie" Grossman – engineer
Adam Gazzola – instrumentation
Charles Duffy – art direction, design
Chris Theis – engineer
Dee Dean – executive producer
DMX – performer
Eric – performer
Eric Smith – engineer
Eve – vocals
The Icepick – producer
Jonathan Mannion – photography
Kithe Brewster – stylist
Mario DeArce – editing
P.K – producer
Rich Keller – multi Instruments, mixing, instrumentation
Ron Martinez – vocals
Shok – producer
Swizz Beatz – producer, associate producer
Taryn Simon – photography
Tony Dawsey – mastering
Tony Maserati – mixing
Waah – executive producer, art direction, design
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ Boehlert, Eric (September 22, 1999). "Eve Rides to the Top of the Chart" . Rolling Stone ISSN 0035-791X . Retrieved November 7, 2011 . ^ Eve. "Singer of the Week" . AskMen.com . Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2009 . ^ a b LaVeck, Theresa E. "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryder's First Lady – Eve" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2009 . ^ Walters, Barry (October 8, 1999). "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Review" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved November 16, 2009 . ^ a b c "Let There Be Eve... Ruff Ryder's First Lady CD Album" . CD Universe . Retrieved December 30, 2012 .^ "Album Reviews – Ruff Ryders' First Lady" . NME . Retrieved December 30, 2012 .^ Kameir, Rawiya (March 17, 2019). "Eve: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved November 26, 2019 . ^ Christgau, Robert . "CG: Eve" . RobertChristgau.com . Retrieved December 30, 2012 .^ Touré (October 14, 1999). "Recordings: Eve, Eve: Ruff Ryders' First Lady" . Rolling Stone the original on November 2, 2001. Retrieved December 30, 2012 . ^ Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (booklet). Ruff Ryders , Interscope . 1999.^ Eve. "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryder's First Lady: Credits" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 17, 2009 . ^ "Eve Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard ^ "R&B : Top 50" . Jam! the original on October 7, 1999. Retrieved January 27, 2023 .^ "Eve Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "Eve Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "1999 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 24, 2021 .^ "1999 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 24, 2021 .^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2021 .^ "2000 The Year in Music" . Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-52. Retrieved May 24, 2021 .^ "Canadian album certifications – Eve – Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady" . Music Canada .^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 9, 2007). "A bad rap?" . Billboard . Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Internet Archive. ^ "American album certifications – Eve – Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady" . Recording Industry Association of America .
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