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Eve Reflects on Jay-Z Telling Her Women Rappers ‘Don’t Really Do That Well’ Commercially Ahead of Debut Album

Eve reflected on Jay-Z telling her that women rappers "don't really do that well" commercially as she was preparing to drop her debut album.

memoir, which was released on Tuesday (Sept. 17), Eve recalled a phone call from Jay-Z where he tried to temper the Ruff Ryders rapper’s expectations when it came to her debut LP’s commercial performance. With assists from Swizz Beatz, DMX, Missy Elliott, The Lox, Faith Evans, Beanie Sigel and more, Let There Be Eve has sold more than two million copies to date. Eve appeared on The Breakfast Club on Tuesday (Sept. 17) in support of her memoir, and she provided context on the phone call with Hov, which was not intended to come off as malicious at all, but put a battery in her back.

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