Eve

The Source (11/99, pp.214-6) - 3.5 mics out of 5 - "...this girl can spit with the big dogs. Her rhymes - intelligent, honest and delivered with a subtle cockiness - make her shine amongst her gruff Ruff Ryder brethren....The energy on this album is manic; every track packs a punch..."
Rolling Stone (10/14/99, pp.119-120) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...powering her debut with more than just blond hair: She has an oven-roasted voice, smooth flows and a thuggish attitude for days....Eve's luscious voice and Swizz's beats have made her...first among equals in the Ruff Ryders..."
Q Magazine (12/99, pp.130-1) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...the most charismatic female MC since Missy Elliot....Eve is the jewel of the Ruff-Ryders clique and their super-fashionable, in-house producer Swizz Beats provides the hook-heavy production that helps make her debut such a treat..."
New Musical Express (11/6/99, p.37) - 7 out of 10 - "...she bridges the gap between Lil' Kim and Lauryn Hill...with a style al her own....the girl has an undoubtable star power....the sweet-and-sour peroxide 'pit bull in a skirt' looks like she's here to stay."
Muzik (11/99, p.129) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...her full-length is a Missy/Timba-style melange of real instruments and syallabic flows....overall more impressive than you want to give it credit for."