What Is Eve's Net Worth?
Eve is an American rapper, songwriter, and actress who has a net worth of $25 million. Rising to prominence in the late 1990s, Eve first gained recognition as a rapper signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. She later joined the Ruff Ryders collective, where she became known as the label's "First Lady." Eve's debut album, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady," was released in 1999 and topped the Billboard 200 chart. She continued her success with hit albums like "Scorpion" and "Eve-Olution," featuring popular singles such as "Who's That Girl?" and "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," a collaboration with Gwen Stefani that won a Grammy Award. Her first three albums sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
Expanding her career beyond music, Eve ventured into acting, appearing in films like "Barbershop" and its sequels, as well as her own TV sitcom, "Eve," which ran from 2003 to 2006. She has also hosted "The Talk" and appeared in various television shows and fashion events.
Catalog Sale
In September 2024, various music news outlets reported that Eve had sold her back catalog rights to a company called Iconoclast for $25 to $50 million.
Early Life
Eve was born Eve Jihan Jeffers on November 10, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Julie, was a supervisor at a publishing company, and her father, Jerry, was a chemical plant supervisor. Julie and Jerry split up when she was 12, and her mother married Ron Wilch two years later, giving Eve a half-brother, Farrod. As a teenager, Eve attended Martin Luther King High School and formed a rap duo, EDGP, with a friend, performing at clubs and talent shows. She began calling herself "Gangsta" while performing with EDGP, but she changed her name to "Eve of Destruction" after the duo broke up. After graduation, Eve moved to New York, working as a stripper until rapper Mase persuaded her to quit.
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Music Career
When Eve was 18, some friends got her an audition with Dr. Dre, and he signed her to Aftermath Entertainment. Though she was dropped from the label a few months later, a song she recorded made it onto the "Bulworth" soundtrack (1998). She went on to sign with Interscope's Ruff Ryders label and released her first single, "What Ya'll Want," in the summer of 1999; it reached #1 on the "Billboard" 200 and Hot Rap Songs charts. On September 14, 1999, "Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady" was released, selling 213,000 copies during its first week. The certified Double Platinum album has sold more than 2 million copies. Eve has since released the albums "Scorpion" (2001), "Eve-Olution" (2002), and "Lip Lock" (2013), which spawned hit singles such as "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" and "Gangsta Lovin'."
Eve has collaborated with several artists during her career. Her two collaborations with Gwen Stefani, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" and "Rich Girl" (which appears on Gwen's 2004 album "Love. Angel. Music. Baby."), earned the two artists numerous awards. "Gangsta Lovin'," which featured Alicia Keys, reached #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. Eve's albums have also featured collaborations with Faith Evans, Jadakiss, and Sean Paul. Eve has performed on many tracks by popular artists, including The Roots' "You Got Me," Missy Elliott's "Hot Boyz" and "4 My People," Mary J. Blige's "Not Today," and Kelly Rowland's "Like This."
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Film and Television Career
Eve made her film debut in 2002's "XXX," which grossed $277.4 million at the box office, and she quickly followed it up with "Barbershop" (2002), "The Woodsman" (2004), "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" (2004), and "The Cookout" (2004). She also appeared in the films "Whip It" (2009), "Bounty Killer" (2013), and "Barbershop: The Next Cut" (2016) and the television shows "Third Watch" (2003), "Glee" (2009), and "Single Ladies" (2011–2012). Her sitcom, "Eve," aired 66 episodes over three seasons, and she also served as a co-executive producer on the show. Eve competed on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in November 2001, winning $32,000 for charity. She hosted the MTV Africa Music Awards in 2010 and appeared as a musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" three times, twice as the featured guest and once with Gwen Stefani. Eve has appeared on more than 600 episodes of "The Talk" since joining as a co-host in 2017.
Personal Life
Eve began a relationship with British entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper in 2010, and they married on June 14, 2014. Eve is stepmother to his four children, Lotus, Jagger, Mini, and Cash. In 1999, she began feuding with fellow rapper Foxy Brown, who was allegedly having an affair with DMX, Eve's former mentor. The two dissed each other on their records and in interviews, and Brown reportedly tried to sabotage one of Eve's shows at a Chicago club. In 2007, Eve was charged with DUI after crashing her car into a median in Hollywood; she was sentenced to 36 months of probation.
Awards and Honors
Eve won a BET Award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist in 2001 and 2014, and she received the Breakthrough Style Award at the 2002 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards. "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" earned her a Grammy, an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Award, an MTV Video Music Award, and a Teen Choice Award. Her other collaboration with Gwen Stefani, "Rich Girl," won an ASCAP Pop Music Award, and at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, it won the Visionary Award as well as Choice Breakout and Choice Collaboration. Eve has also won two ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards and a Soul Train Award for "Hot Boyz," a BMI Pop Award for "Gangsta Lovin'," and a My VH1 Music Award for "What's Going On," and her film and TV work have earned her a Black Reel Award for "The Woodsman" and two Daytime Emmy nominations for "The Talk."
Real Estate
In 2005, Eve paid $1.775 million for a 4,297-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills. She sold this home in 2011 for $1.325 million.
