Rap-Up.com || Eve Shakes Up ESSENCE Festival

Eve strutted back to the stage during the ESSENCE Music Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday. The Philly MC had the crowd dancing along as she performed her hits including “Love Is Blind,” “Who’s That Girl?,” and “Tambourine,” for which she was joined by Ms. Rose the “Tambourine Lady.”

The 33-year-old rapper is eyeing a fall release for her oft-delayed album Lip Lock. “I wanted to really take what people loved of me and fell in love with in the beginning, with the Ruff Ryders and all of them, and combine it with where I am now,” she told TIME of her first album since 2002’s Eve-Olution.

When it comes to her favorite new female rappers, Azealia Banks tops her list. “I like her style, I think she’s really cute, I think lyrically she’s really good and she’s really different,” said Eve. “She’s probably at the top of my list. But then there’s a girl named Diamond who is from Atlanta who I really like, just as a person and an artist, I think she’s really cool.”

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12 Comments

Queen Kimmy Blanco
July 9th, 2012 at 7:42 am
You put Diamond and that man faced bitch on the top of your list and not me ? Queen bitch still rains here, I’ll swipe your whole life with my debit card.

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AShton Reply:
July 9th, 2012 at 10:52 am
@Queen Kimmy Blanco, clearly they said “NEW” female rappers last time i checked kim came out in the 90′s so calm down lol

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MinajRules2012 Reply:
July 9th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
@Queen Kimmy Blanco, It doesn’t matter because Eve will be right next to Lil’ Kim in the corner being a HAS BEEN!! All these old rap chicks are really trying tho, just let them know when Queen Minaj goes on her break, they can breathe a little.

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Realist : Navy-Nazi
July 9th, 2012 at 7:55 am
So great to see these female mc’s coming back in the game..i love when there’s a variety of female MC’s. I hope they all work together… missy, nicki, banks, eve, lauryn, iggy, kim, trina, lola, diamond, etc etc that will be fricking dope!

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Kyle
July 9th, 2012 at 8:35 am
Eve is my favorite female rapper and I *HOPE* she keeps to her word and releases that new album in the fall. She said there would be a street single by the end of April and I’m still waiting, unless I missed something:/

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SMH at your life
July 9th, 2012 at 8:55 am
I’m getting tired of her excuses. I don’t care if it’s garbage just put SOMETHING out. There’s no reason why we should wait an entire 10 years for an album from her.

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MinajRules2012
July 9th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Hang it up Eve!!! You havent been poppin since your collabo with Gwen in 2002. Bye Eve!

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Lul'MissRed Reply:
July 9th, 2012 at 3:07 pm
@MinajRules2012, Lmao You Know What..

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Love for Him gdness Reply:
July 10th, 2012 at 12:47 am
@MinajRules2012, die…………

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jms
July 9th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
They were jammin’! Work it Eve! Nothin’ but love from me.

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Love for Him gdness
July 10th, 2012 at 12:45 am
guess that Old azz lady do listen to hip-hop. Great performance Eve

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TheDreamer
July 10th, 2012 at 1:37 am
Can’t wait for new music. Still waiting….

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