Rapper Eve Reveals Jay-Z Called When Her Debut Album Dropped & Told Her Not to Get Her Hopes Up Because Female Rappers "Don't Really Do That Well

[Standing on business]

nikkas in here tryna defend and then wonder why X always felt a way about Jay during that time. Lol. nikka was pulling shyt like that. Meanwhile trying to push his own female artist in that time frame.

Is DMX aint really the best example? Ruff Ryder CEO's already confirmed that Jay cleared DMX $12 million debt at def jam. Aint no other president or ceo or president doing that for an artist.


This one of those these we can’t judge unless we knew his real intentions, if it was a competitor I would’ve said hate, but he was Tight with the whole Ruff Ryder camp and looked out for Swizz, Dee and waah.

 

[L. Deezy]

Not to hate, but her career kinda proved his point, no? Might have been out of the loop, but didn't hear much about her after her debut.

No.. she checked out and did movies and had her own TV show. Then married a rich guy.

 

[spliz]

Oh, its a jerk move for sure. And he was probably saying that because he knew he was about to bury Amil. It wasn't WRONG but it was an a$$hole call to make if thats how it went down

Son was wrong bro. Lol. Like what was the point of trying to discourage someone's happiness other than hate?

 

[jensyao]

Rap was too busy being a boys club back then and female rappers had to be gruff just to be noticed

I'm beginning to suspect that Jay wasn't even a Michael Jackson fan when he sampled him for izzo and the interaction on that summer jam stage was awkward at best

The magna carta lyrics about MJ socks was just jay electronica ghostwriting for jay

 

[Redwood]

Basically everyone with a decent single was going gold or platinum in that era.

Still, it makes his statement false.

 

[spliz]

Not to hate, but her career kinda proved his point, no? Might have been out of the loop, but didn't hear much about her after her debut.

Are u insane? nikka here second album had Blow Your Mind with Gwen Stefani, Who's That Girl etc etc. She became a bigger star and started doing shows and movies. Then went on and had hit single with Alicia Keys for her 3rd album.

 

[Reptile]

Which is weird because Lil Kim/Foxy Brown/Da Brat went platinum, correct?

Yall really in here playing dumb lol. You named 3 sex symbols. And one of them was contreversial

 

[RennisDeynolds]

This when Jay was head of Def Jam right?

I dont know where he got the female rappers dont do well. They did way beyond well in the 90s

Except Amil..lol

Nah this had to be before

 

[spliz]

Is DMX aint really the best example? Ruff Ryder CEO's already confirmed that Jay cleared DMX $12 million debt at def jam. Aint no other president or coo doing that for an artist.


This one of those these we can’t judge unless we knew his real intentions, if it was a competitor I would’ve said hate, but he was Tight with the whole Ruff Ryder camp and looked out for Swizz, Dee and waah.

nikka we can. No well intentioned person is doing some shyt like that. Cut the shyt bruh. Lol.

 

[spliz]

Yall really in here playing dumb lol. You named 3 sex symbols. And one of them was contreversial

Missy Elliott. Lauryn Hill. Queen Latifah. All of them was in their 2nd and more albums by the time Eve debuted. It was corny and wrong.

 

[Harry B]

That sounds really weird of Jay to say given that Foxy gave him his first shine and she had just dropped a #1 album and Lauryn just dropped like a 8x platinum album before Eve dropped. And they were like in the same (wider) crew.

Maybe he was being honest, seeing how Eve was the third to go #1 after fox and Lauryn and was plain wrong.

To be hating like that is weird when the projections drop in like the same day

 

[winb83]

Was he wrong? Many successful female rappers have to oversell on sex to make it. It's pretty rare that one doesn't do that and makes it big / stays relevant for long.

 

[Grifter]

25 years later

 

[Surreal]

Remember when he shytted on baby voice Sza?

 

[Ku$h Parker]

Dirty nikka was only tryna sabotage her self esteem so he could fukk and leave her there....

mustve sent Jay the Word