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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0606949045326 Format: Explicit Lyrics Label: Interscope Records Manufacturer: Interscope Records MPN: 490453 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Interscope Records Release Date: September 14, 1999 Studio: Interscope Records Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Rather than a full-fledged coming-out party for this tough-minded rapper, Ruff Ryders' First Lady seems more like a sequel to the Ryde or Die, Vol. 1 compilation. Ryders boss DMX, Missy Elliott, and other guests take mic time equal to that of the album's nominal star, making performances such as "Scenario 2000" posse cuts more than reflections of Eve's state of mind. She does get her own thing going on "Love Is Blind"--the angry expression of sisterhood in the face of male abuse that Chante Moore's "Chante's Got a Man" should've been--and "My Bitches," which praises students and job holders as much as the gangstas who get props on other tracks. --Rickey Wright Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Let There Be EveEve (Eve Jeffers) was at the right time, right place when her debut album with the long name "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady" was released in 1999. While other female rappers like Lil Kim and Foxy Brown were oversexual and vulgar, Missy Elliott was corny and homouristic or Queen Latifah that was never making many albums in the first place. Eve was a woman with attitude, although she was quite sexy she didn't take s!it from anyone, and she would go on making lyrics about respect and girl ... Read More Rating:  - All Bark, No Bite... {2.5 Stars}Let me just say that I don't think Eve is all that great. When compared to her contemporaries, she sorely lacks in so many categories. She never had one of the greatest pen her lyrics like Lil' Kim. She doesn't have much of a lyrical arsenal, no matter how fictional, like Foxy (I Shot Ya Remix, anyone?). Bahamadia, Lauryn Hill, Rah Digga, or Psalm One? She's not even in the same stratosphere. So what makes Eve appealing to so many people (myself not included)? My theory is that an average rapper got ... Read More Rating:  - 3.5 starsEve's flow on here is very good and her rhymes are not to be reckoned with. Swizz Beat's production here is excellent, although a litte outdated. But let's keep in mind that this album is almost seven years old. Some of the songs lack good hooks, and one or two of them just don't have any. The guest appearances are not all that good and they take time away from Eve's hungry, fierce rhymes. Eve is best when she is speaking from the heart, like on "Heaven Only Knows" and "Love Is Blind." She ... Read More Rating:  - Eve truly has a style all her own and I respect that about herE-V-E, her album is terrific. I use to play the tape version on my Walkman constantly. I am proud of Swiss Beatz on those beats. I like almost every song on her album. Eve, although young in years during that time, did not lack experience for a second. Her quick deliveries and no-nonsense lyrics cut to the chase while spitting fire on wax with the rest of the dogs. Eve also brings a little sex appeal to the table. The reason I say little is because she does it in a way that you don't see all of her goodies, ... Read More Rating: - very niceI remember enjoying this album sometime around early 2000 and loving the song love is blind. But sadly people only give her credit for her gwen stefani association and she is so much more than that. |
