Album · 1999

Ruff Ryders' First Lady

by Eve

Ruff Ryders' First Lady is a 1999 hip-hop album by Eve. It runs 18 tracks across 57 minutes on Ruff Ryders.

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7 critics: 18
Tracks: 57 min
Runtime: 107 bpm
Tempo: F major
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Design: RR Graphics
Photography: Jonathan Mannion, Taryn Simon
Art direction: RR Graphics

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18 tracks · 57 min

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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. The album has sold over 2 million copies (according to Soundscan) and is certified Double Platinum. 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 debut 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).

In brief

When was Ruff Ryders' First Lady released?: Ruff Ryders' First Lady was released in 1999 on Ruff Ryders.
How many tracks are on Ruff Ryders' First Lady?: Ruff Ryders' First Lady has 18 tracks, with a runtime of 57 minutes.
What genre is Ruff Ryders' First Lady?: Ruff Ryders' First Lady is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
What BPM is Ruff Ryders' First Lady?: Ruff Ryders' First Lady runs at a median tempo of 107 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Ruff Ryders' First Lady?: Listeners of Ruff Ryders' First Lady also rate Heavy Starch by Ali, Case by Creepy Nuts, Only a Test by Lotus Juice.

Ruff Ryders' First Lady at a glance

Labels: Interscope Records, Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Produced by: Swizz Beatz
Written by: Eve

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