Eve recalls fighting 'uphill' battle against 'condescending' music execs for rap glory: 'It was frustrating'

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 Eve recalls fighting 'uphill' battle against 'condescending' music execs for rap glory: 'It was frustrating'
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The rapper remembers getting pushback for “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” her 2001 collaboration with Gwen Stefani that ended up winning a Grammy.

Eve , pictured above in 2023, tells Page Six she got “pushback” from “condescending” music execs in the early days of her rap career.The Grammy winner shares in an exclusive interview with Page Six that it took a lot for her to be taken seriously in the music industry in the early days of her career when she was still trying to get noticed.

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“One of my old A&Rs, who is not with us anymore, called me years later and just apologized to me and said, ‘I wish I would’ve listened to you a bit more. I just want to apologize to you that I didn’t.’ And it actually helped me,” she shares. “One thing I’m really happy about is how many women you see on the landscape as opposed to when I was out. I am happy about that because I always felt like there was definitely not enough balance voice-wise between men and women.”As she gears up to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut album, “Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady,” the Philadelphia native teases that fans can expect some new tracks on the way to mark the occasion.

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