Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady

Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady
Studio album by Eve
Released	September 14, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	East Coast hip hop dirty rap
Length	57:09
Label	Ruff Ryders Interscope
Producer	Dee Dean (exec.) Waah Dean (exec.) Swizz Beatz P.K. DJ Shok Jay "Icepick" Jackson
Eve chronology
Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999) Scorpion (2001)
Singles from Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
"What Ya'll Want" Released: June 1999 "Love is Blind" Released: August 31, 1999 "Gotta Man" Released: December 9, 1999

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Muzik	[3]
NME	(7/10)[4]
PopMatters	(favorable)[5]
Q	[3]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
The Source	[3]

Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady is the debut album of American rapper Eve. The album was released September 14, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. It sold 213,000 copies in the first week.^[8] The album has sold over 2 million copies (according to Soundscan) and is certified Double Platinum.^[9] The album features singles such as "Gotta Man," and "Love Is Blind" with Faith Evans. 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).

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"First Lady (intro)"	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)"	Swizz Beatz	1:37
5.	"Philly Philly" (featuring Beanie Sigel)	Swizz Beatz	3:57
6.	"Stuck Up" (featuring C.J.)	Swizz Beatz	3:53
7.	"Ain't Got No Dough" (featuring Missy Elliott)	Swizz Beatz	4:17
8.	"BM (skit)"	Swizz Beatz	1:01
9.	"Love Is Blind" (featuring Faith Evans)	Swizz Beatz	4:20
10.	"Scenario 2000" (featuring DMX, The Lox and Drag-On)	Swizz Beatz	3:50
11.	"Dog Match" (featuring DMX)	Swizz Beatz	4:19
12.	"My Bitches (skit)"	Swizz Beatz	1:08
13.	"We On That Shit!" (featuring P. Killer Trackz)	P.K.	3:25
14.	"Chokie Nikes (skit)"	Jay "Icepick" Jackson	1:04
15.	"Maniac" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	Swizz Beatz	4:22
16.	"My Enemies (skit)"	Swizz Beatz	1:43
17.	"Heaven Only Knows"	DJ Shok	4:29
18.	"What Y'all Want (Remix)" (Bonus Track)	DJ Shok	4:05

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1999	R&B Albums	1
1999	Billboard 200	1
1999	Top Canadian Albums	16

Personnel

Credits for Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady adapted from Allmusic.^[10]

Adam "Bunnie" Grossman: Engineer Adam Gazzola: Instrumentation Charles Duffy: Art Direction, Design Chris Theis: Engineer Dee Dean: Executive Producer, A&R DMX: Performer Eric: Performer Eric Smith: Engineer Eve: Vocals The Icepick: Producer Jonathan Mannion: Photography Keisha Gibbs: Marketing

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

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1999 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)

References

1. LaVeck, Theresa E. "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryder's First Lady - Eve". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
2. Walters, Barry (October 8, 1999). "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
3. "Let There Be Eve... Ruff Ryder's First Lady CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
4. "Album Reviews - Ruff Ryders' First Lady". NME. November 3, 1999. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
5. "Eve, Eve: Ruff Ryders' First Lady". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
6. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Eve". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
7. Touré (October 14, 1999). "Recordings: Eve, Eve: Ruff Ryders' First Lady". Rolling Stone: 119–120. Archived from the original on 2001-11-02. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
8. Boehlert, Eric (1999-09-22). "Eve Rides to the Top of the Chart". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
9. Eve. "Singer of the Week". AskMen.com. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
10. Eve. "Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryder's First Lady: Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

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