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56-569: The name and definition of the category were changed in June 2020, with immediate effect, to represent the inclusivity of the growing hybrid performance trends within the rap genre. According to the Recording Academy, "This category is intended to recognize solo and collaborative performances containing elements of rap and melody over modern production. This performance requires a strong and clear presence of melody combined with rap cadence, and

112-491: A 35-year-old abusive man by whom she became pregnant. All of the songs on the album were written by Eve herself. Eve became the third female hip-hop artist to have her album peak at number one on the Billboard 200 , Lauryn Hill 's debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill , being the first to top the chart in 1998 and Foxy Brown 's second album, Chyna Doll achieving the feat earlier in 1999. In November 1999, Eve

168-479: A certain tribe in the Nigerian middle belt bears the name "Dimka"). In addition, Isaac's last name is changed from "Rosenberg" to "Brice", and the character Ricky has been replaced by a more hardened ex-con, Romadal. In 2014, a third Barbershop film was announced, titled Barbershop: The Next Cut . In late March of that year, MGM executives revealed that they have been negotiating deals with Ice Cube to appear in

224-533: A clothing line titled Fetish which was targeted towards black women. Fetish was discontinued in September 2009. Eve divides her time between London, Los Angeles and New York. She began dating Maximillion Cooper in 2010. The couple became engaged on December 25, 2013, and married on June 14, 2014, in Ibiza , Spain. Eve has four stepchildren, all from Cooper's previous marriage. In October 2021, Eve announced she

280-539: A month, and I was glad I did it. It helped me find Eve, helped me get serious. It was depressing – a lot of those girls have three or four kids. I'd sit there and be like, 'Eve, you don't belong here, this is not your world. ' " Eve's first musical interest was singing. She sang in many choirs and even formed an all-female singing group (Dope Girl Posse or EDGP) with a manager. This group covered songs from En Vogue and Color Me Badd . The group's manager suggested that they should start rapping, and Eve stuck with it. After

336-571: A new album titled Here I Am . Five of the album's songs were produced by Swizz Beatz , including the singles " Tambourine " and " Give It to You " (featuring Sean Paul ). "Tambourine" debuted at number 73 on the Billboard Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the week of April 19, 2007. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 38, two weeks before the song's physical release. "Tambourine" peaked at number 18 there and

392-502: A series of weekly remixes on YouTube called EVEstlin' Tuesdays , in which she added freestyle rap verses on 2012 hit singles, such as Rihanna 's " Diamonds " and Miguel 's " Adorn ". The album's first official single, " Make It Out This Town ", featuring Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship was released on February 23, 2013. In an interview with Rap-Up TV , Eve confirmed that the second official single would be "Eve" featuring Jamaican reggae artist Miss Kitty. The music video for

448-550: A third installment, Barbershop: The Next Cut , was released on April 15, 2016, and was directed by Malcolm D. Lee . On a cold winter day in Chicago , Calvin Palmer Jr. ( Ice Cube ) decides he has had enough of trying to keep open the barbershop his father handed down to him. He cannot borrow, revenues are falling, and he seems more interested in get-rich-quick schemes to bring in easy money. Without telling his employees or

504-537: Is credited as Eve of Destruction. Eve's first single, " What Y'all Want ", featuring Nokio the N-Tity of Dru Hill , was released in June 1999. The song peaked at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number one on the Hot Rap Songs chart. "What Ya'll Want" was included on the compilation album Ryde or Die Vol. 1 (1999). Her debut album called Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady

560-424: Is inclusive of dialects, lyrics or performance elements from non-rap genres including R&B, rock, country, electronic or more. The production may include traditional elements of rap or elements characteristic of the aforementioned non-rap genres." The award goes to the artist(s). The producer, engineer and songwriter can apply for a Winners Certificate. American rapper Eve and American singer Gwen Stefani won

616-526: Is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. General Specific Eve (rapper) Eve Jihan Cooper ( née Jeffers ; born November 10, 1978) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. Her debut studio album, Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) peaked atop the Billboard 200 (making her the third female rapper to do so), received double platinum certification by

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672-541: The Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Mainstream Top 40 chart. It won a Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration , which was a brand new category at the time. The song was listed at number seven on the 2001 Pazz & Jop list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by Robert Christgau . A remix of "Love Is Blind" featuring singer Faith Evans also appeared on

728-652: The Billboard Hot 100 , as well as her third consecutive top ten hit in the United Kingdom. The second single, " Satisfaction " was moderately successful in the United States, reaching number 27 and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Eve-Olution has sold over 500,000 copies in the U.S. and was certified gold in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2002, Eve appeared on

784-490: The Queens soundtrack: "The Introduction", which was co-written by Nas . Queens debuted on October 19, 2021, and reviews were largely positive; Caroline Framke for Variety praised the quartet's musical offering, calling their raps "sharp and distinct […] making clear their talent as both individuals and a swaggering collective". Angie Han for The Hollywood Reporter called the show "Impressive […] lavish […] magic". The show

840-476: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spawned the hit singles " What Ya Want " (featuring Nokio ), " Love Is Blind ", and " Gotta Man ". That same year, she guest featured on the Roots ' Grammy Award -winning single " You Got Me ", as well as Missy Elliott 's single " Hot Boyz ", both of which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 . Eve's second studio album, Scorpion (2001)

896-682: 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 Awards . Eve Jihan Jeffers was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , the daughter of Julie Wilcher, a publishing company supervisor and Jerry Jeffers, a chemical plant supervisor. Eve lived in West Philadelphia until age 13 when her family moved to

952-405: The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 82% of 125 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Besides bringing on the laughs, Barbershop displays a big heart and demonstrates the value of community." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 66% based on reviews from 29 critics. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave

1008-569: The $ 20,000 from Lester to bail Ricky out of jail, but because J.D. was going to let Ricky take the fall without remorse, Ricky is still angry. Calvin reveals that he found a gun in Ricky's locker in the barbershop and shows it to him. They stop the car and Ricky throws the gun into the Chicago River , proving that he does not want to get into any more trouble. Then they both go to confront Lester, as well as J.D. and Billy (Lahmard Tate), who took

1064-469: The 47th annual Daytime Emmy Awards with Sharon Osbourne , Sheryl Underwood , Carrie Ann Inaba , and Marie Osmond on June 26, 2020. She received a second Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host along with her The Talk co-stars in 2020. On the November 2, 2020, episode of The Talk, Eve announced that she would be leaving the show at the end of the year due to

1120-511: The ATM to Lester's place without his knowledge, still trying to pry it open. Calvin and Ricky demand that Lester give the barbershop back. Angered, Lester orders his bodyguard Monk (Kevin Morrow) to pull out his gun. The police arrive just in time to save Calvin and Ricky and arrest J.D. and Billy. Calvin and Ricky see the ATM, and get a $ 50,000 reward for returning it to police. They get the money, and

1176-573: The Entertainer . Its plot revolves around the social life in a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago . The film was released on September 13, 2002 by MGM Distribution Co. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 77 million worldwide. A sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business was released on February 6, 2004, with the original cast returning without director Story, and

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1232-522: 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

1288-673: The Truth Feels Like Tour . The tour began on July 12, 2016, in Mansfield, Massachusetts at the Xfinity Center and continued throughout North America before concluding on October 16, 2016, in Inglewood, California at The Forum . In 2016, she hosted VH1 's annual event Hip Hop Honors , which honors old school and golden age hip hop rappers and contributors for their long-term influence and importance in

1344-439: The United States, "Rich Girl" was certified gold, and it received a nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards . The same year, she appeared on the official remix of Amerie 's number one U.S. R&B single, " 1 Thing ". She also appeared on Keyshia Cole 's single " Never " and Teairra Mari 's official remix for " No Daddy ". In 2007, Eve appeared on Kelly Rowland 's single " Like This " which reached

1400-531: The album. In 2001, Eve won the BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist. In November 2001, she appeared as a contestant on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and won $ 32,000 for her charity. Eve's third album, Eve-Olution , was released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment on August 27, 2002, and peaked at number six on the Billboard 200 . The album's first single, " Gangsta Lovin' ", with Alicia Keys , became her second consecutive number-two hit on

1456-630: The barbershop reopens with even better business than before. In the meantime, Calvin's wife Jennifer ( Jazsmin Lewis ) has given birth to a baby boy. Produced on a $ 12 million budget, Barbershop , with a story by Mark Brown and a screenplay by Brown, Marshall Todd, and Don D. Scott, was filmed in Chicago during the winter of 2001 to early 2002. The filmmakers used a storefront in the South Chicago community area (79th Street and Exchange Avenue) that

1512-483: The biggest things that I wanted to do on this album was make people realize why they fell in love with me in the first place and then take them on a journey to where I am now musically. My ear is different but I think people will recognize me. I think you'll hear that I'm in a happy place. I miss my music. My hunger is different than the first time around". On October 9, 2012, Eve released a promotional single titled " She Bad Bad " on iTunes . In November 2012, Eve released

1568-515: The chart. It also spawned the Dr. Dre -produced single " Satisfaction ", which, along with her 2007 single " Tambourine " (featuring Swizz Beatz ) and guest performance on City High 's 2001 single " Caramel ", peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. She also guest featured on Gwen Stefani's Grammy Award-nominated 2004 single " Rich Girl ", which received double platinum certification by

1624-575: The crime thriller film 4.3.2.1. (2010) alongside Emma Roberts and Tamsin Egerton . Eve hosted the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards . In March 2010, Eve was featured on the official remix of Ludacris ' song " My Chick Bad ". In November 2010, Eve performed a rap on Australian singer Guy Sebastian 's single " Who's That Girl ", which reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and has been certified 4× Platinum. In December 2010, Eve

1680-446: The customers, he sells the barbershop to a greedy loan shark, Lester Wallace ( Keith David ), who secretly plans to turn it into a strip club . After spending a day at work, and realizing just how vital the barbershop is to the surrounding community, Calvin rethinks his decision and tries to get the shop back - only to find out Wallace wants double the $ 20,000 he paid Calvin to return it, and before 7 pm that day. Right after he admits to

1736-461: The employees that he sold the barber shop, and that it would be closing at the end of the day, the police arrive to arrest one of the barbers, Ricky ( Michael Ealy ). Ricky is accused of driving his pickup truck into a nearby market to steal an ATM , but it's revealed that his cousin J.D. ( Anthony Anderson ) committed the crime after borrowing Ricky's truck. As this would be Ricky's ' third strike ', he could be sentenced to life in prison. Calvin uses

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1792-551: The film a grade "A−" on scale of A to F. In 2004, MGM released the sequel , Barbershop 2: Back in Business . All of the original cast returned, but director Tim Story did not. This film was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan . In the same year, Billie Woodruff directed a spin-off film entitled Beauty Shop , with Queen Latifah as the lead (Latifah's character made her debut in Barbershop 2 ). Beauty Shop

1848-419: The film. A year later, MGM announced that the studio has been setting up deals with Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah, Lisa Maffia , and Nicki Minaj to appear in the film. Malcolm D. Lee directed the film and New Line Cinema distributed it. The film was released on April 15, 2016. A soundtrack containing hip hop and R&B music was released on August 27, 2002 by Epic Records . It peaked at #29 on

1904-436: The first award in 2002 with " Let Me Blow Ya Mind ". The pair were also nominated a second time in 2006 for " Rich Girl ". American rapper Jay-Z has received seven Grammys in the category— four times as lead artist and three times as featured artist; he has also been nominated for three other songs. Rihanna is the female artist with the most wins in the category, with five wins out of nine total nominations. Each year

1960-602: The group split up, Eve began working on a solo career under the name "Eve of Destruction". In 1998, Eve appeared on the Bulworth soundtrack as Eve of Destruction while signed to Dr. Dre 's record label Aftermath Entertainment . She appeared on DMX 's song " Ruff Ryders' Anthem " (Remix) from his album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and The Roots ' single "You Got Me" from the band's fourth album Things Fall Apart . Eve also provided background vocals on The Roots' song "Ain't Sayin' Nothin' New" from Things Fall Apart and

2016-811: The history of hip hop culture . In 2017, she portrayed Cecile James in two episodes of VH1 's satirical comedy-drama television series Daytime Divas . On November 14, 2017, Eve became a co-host of the CBS Daytime talk show, The Talk , replacing Aisha Tyler . In 2018, she appeared in several television shows, including Jane the Virgin , Empire , Celebrity Family Feud , and Happy Together . On July 12, 2019, Eve released her first single in six years titled "Reload", featuring Jamaican dancehall artist Konshens . In November 2019, Eve and Gwen Stefani performed " Rich Girl " on NBC 's competition series The Voice . The special performance celebrated Stefani's debut solo album's 15th anniversary. Eve hosted

2072-543: The impending lockdown restrictions preventing her from returning to the US, and plans to expand her current family. On March 6, 2021, Eve released a 20th anniversary re-release of her album Scorpion with four new remixes. On June 16, 2021, Eve and Trina battled in the webcast series Verzuz . On March 8, 2021, it was announced that Eve was to join the cast of American Broadcasting Company 's music series Queens , alongside Naturi Naughton and Brandy . In May 2021, it

2128-465: The lackluster success of the singles. The album was renamed twice from "Here I Am" to "Flirt" to " Lip Lock ". After Eve left Interscope Records and signed with EMI , Lip Lock was expected to be released in 2011, but it was delayed again. In 2012, Eve decided to release the album as an independent artist, and stated that there will be several buzz singles before the official single release. In an interview with Billboard , Eve stated that "one of

2184-599: The neighborhood of Germantown . She graduated from Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia. At the age of 18, she worked as a stripper until rapper Mase convinced her to quit. In 1999, Eve discussed stripping in an interview with Rolling Stone , saying "that was a hustle, too; there's a song about it on my album, 'Heaven Only Knows.' But I don't regret it – I was eighteen and confused, going through personal problems. I did it for about

2240-472: The opposite sex. The show aired for three seasons on UPN from September 15, 2003, to May 11, 2006. Eve guest starred as Yvette Powell in an episode of NBC 's crime drama television series Third Watch . In 2004, she appeared in two films, The Woodsman and The Cookout . In 2005, she appeared on Gwen Stefani 's song " Rich Girl ", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 in March. In

2296-609: The post-apocalyptic action comedy Bounty Killer (2013) and the horror thriller film Animal (2014). In 2014, Eve appeared in two episodes of the Oxygen reality television series Sisterhood of Hip Hop . She portrayed Amaya in Lifetime 's romantic comedy television film With This Ring (2015) alongside Jill Scott and Regina Hall . In April 2016, it was announced that Eve would join Gwen Stefani on her This Is What

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2352-427: The remixed version of Michael Jackson 's " Butterflies ". She appeared in the action film XXX (2002) and all three Barbershop films ( Barbershop , Barbershop 2: Back in Business , and Barbershop: The Next Cut ). In 2003, Eve starred as a fashion designer called Shelly Williams in the television sitcom , Eve . The show followed two sets of male and female friends attempting to navigate relationships with

2408-739: The song " Patron Tequila ", the debut single of girl group Paradiso Girls . She played Ophelia Franklin in the British drama film Flashbacks of a Fool (2008). In 2009, she landed a role as Rosa Sparks in the comedy-drama film Whip It , opposite Elliot Page and Drew Barrymore . It received generally positive reviews from critics but did not perform well financially, having made $ 16.6 million worldwide against its $ 15 million budget. Also in 2009, she portrayed La-La Buendia in an episode of CBS ' crime drama series Numbers and appeared in two episodes of Fox 's musical comedy-drama series Glee , appearing as Grace Hitchens . She portrayed Latisha in

2464-579: The song was shot in London in February 2013 and premiered on BET on April 29, 2013. On May 14, 2013, Lip Lock was released under her own label From The Rib Music and distributed through Sony/RED . The album debuted at number 46 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album features collaborations with Juicy J , Dawn Richards , Claude Kelly , Pusha T , Chrisette Michele , Nacho, Gabe Saporta , Propaine, Missy Elliott , and Snoop Dogg . She appeared in

2520-657: The top-ten in Ireland and the United Kingdom, the top-twenty in Australia and New Zealand, as well as number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In July 2007, Eve made a guest appearance on Maroon 5 's second single " Wake Up Call " on Live 45th at Night . In late 2008, she performed "Set It On Fire", which became available on the Transporter 3 soundtrack . In April 2009, Eve and Lil Jon appeared on

2576-439: Was announced the show was being picked up for a full series, followed by the first official trailer, released on May 18, 2021. On October 1, 2021, the first promo single from Queens ("Nasty Girl") was released featuring Eve alongside the cast: Brandy , Naturi Naughton and Nadine Velazquez . A music video, directed by Tim Story , was released on the same day. This was followed on October 18, 2021, by another rap song from

2632-518: Was cancelled in early 2022 after one season. Eve has appeared in music videos throughout her career. She has graced the covers of numerous magazines, including Essence , Teen People , Allure , Rolling Stone , Paper , Philadelphia Style , Giant , Blaze , Vibe , Inked , XXL , and Ebony . She has also appeared in television commercials for Clarica , Pepsi , and Sprite . Her print ads include Tommy Hilfiger and MAC Cosmetics ' Viva Glam campaign. In 2003, Eve launched

2688-624: Was expecting her first child with Cooper. Their first child, a son, was born on February 1, 2022. Barbershop (film) Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy-drama film and the first installment in the Barbershop series directed by Tim Story and written by Mark Brown, Don D. Scott and Marshall Todd, from a story by Brown. It was produced by George Tillman Jr., Robert Teitel and Brown. The film stars Ice Cube , Anthony Anderson , Sean Patrick Thomas , Eve , Troy Garity , Michael Ealy , Leonard Earl Howze , Keith David and Cedric

2744-742: Was featured on Alicia Keys ' song " Speechless ", which charted at number 71 on the US Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in early 2011. In March 2011, Eve was featured on Swizz Beatz ' song " Everyday (Coolin') ", the first promotional single from his upcoming album Haute Living . In April 2011, she appeared on Jill Scott 's song "Shame" from her album The Light of the Sun . She also appeared on Russian rapper Timati 's single " Money In Da Bank " and Wolfgang Gartner 's song "Get Em". In April 2012, Eve appeared on reggae artist Shaggy 's single " Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ". In 2007, Eve began working on

2800-548: Was featured on Missy Elliott 's single " Hot Boyz (Remix) " along with Nas , Lil Mo , and Q-Tip . The remix broke the record for most weeks at number-one on the US R&;B chart on the issue dated January 15, 2000; as well as spending 18 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Singles from December 4, 1999, to March 25, 2000. Eve does not like being referred to as a "Pop Princess". Her second studio album Scorpion ,

2856-471: Was her fifth consecutive top twenty solo hit in the UK. The song peaked at number 68 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007, and was placed at number 70 on MTV Asia 's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. Pharrell Williams produced the song "All Night Long", in which Eve sings rather than raps. The album ran into a series of delays due to corporate change at the record label and discontent with

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2912-470: Was once a laundromat to build the set for Calvin's barbershop, and the set was duplicated on a soundstage . Similar to what he achieved with his 1997 film Soul Food , producer George Tillman Jr. wanted to portray African Americans in a more positive and three-dimensional light than many other Hollywood films had in the past. This film also features three original songs by R&B singer/songwriter Sherod Lindsey. The film received positive reviews. On

2968-455: Was pushed back from a late summer 2004 release, and finally reached theaters in March 2005. During the fall of 2005, State Street and Ice Cube debuted Barbershop: The Series on the Showtime cable network , with Omar Gooding taking over Ice Cube 's role of Calvin. The character "Dinka" is renamed "Yinka" on Barbershop: The Series , as "Dinka" is not a typical Nigerian name (although

3024-425: Was released on March 6, 2001. She appeared on the cover of Jet magazine , which referred to her as the " Queen of Rap ". The album's first single, " Who's That Girl " peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six in the United Kingdom. It was also number 97 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. The second single, " Let Me Blow Ya Mind " with Gwen Stefani of No Doubt , peaked at number two on

3080-416: Was released on September 14, 1999, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records . It sold 213,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold over 2 million copies (according to SoundScan) and is certified Double Platinum . The album features singles such as " Gotta Man " and " Love Is Blind ". "Love Is Blind" was written when she was 16 and based on her 17-year-old best friend's relationship with

3136-433: Was released to similar success. Its lead single, " Let Me Blow Ya Mind " (featuring Gwen Stefani ) peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and won her the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration , as well as an MTV Video Music Award . Her third album, Eve-Olution (2002) found continued success and yielded the single " Gangsta Lovin' " (featuring Alicia Keys ), which likewise peaked at number two on

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