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While viral with an Instagram post that was simple but powerful, the Ruff Ryders’ First Lady’s spotted dropping an announcement alongside Joe and Jada. The caption was all mysterious: “You know the Ruff Ryder’s First Lady had to pull up🤞 tomorrow at noon ET,” which could not be any louder for a big announcement. The image showed the trio aging vibes and good energies in a recording studio together.
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Throwing back flashes of glamour and confidence in an all-white outfit was Eve, while Joe was laid-back in a denim jacket and shorts with a charm offensively million-dollar, with Jada equally as cool on the other side in a blue and yellow shirt with camo shorts. This was outright hype: the way hip-hop kings and queens feel at home.
Fans, meantime, have flooded the comment sections with love and nostalgia. One user gushed, “One of my fav rappers and Scorpio sis! Eve deserves all her flowers.” Another chimed in, “Eve 😍💯 Philly Native so proud of her Growth.” From then on, she is labeled by many as one of the “Top 3 Female Emcees of ALL TIME.”
With some comments came the mud: ‘Face looking white..legs different color..oh she around money she going with the white face 🙄 thats that i dont like my black skin 😢,’ igniting an on-and-off debate on beauty standards and representation. Now others could not help but chime in with jibes, saying, ‘Joe gon say he wrote “Who’s that girl” for Remy Ma 😂😂😂,” alluding to a playful feud between the two rap heavy-hitters and expressing a sentiment from the ongoing discussions in the hip-hop community.
The buzz has been served with nothing but nostalgia; it may also summon ears for a new record. “She should drop a album,” one fan bluntly said, speaking the collective thought of many. She’s been a little shy in recent years, but if she comes out, it’s always in a big way; this very well may be one of those times.
Adding further to the confusion, another person asked, “What the f is going on with slide 8?” which was entirely incongruous because there was only ever one image shared. In another hilariously sly comment, a fan snuck in a jab: “She got tired of sitting in that big ass mansion around all them yt people lookin at her funny and touchin her hair 😂😂😂,” mocking Eve’s high-profile marriage and life abroad, something similar to the conversations around celebrity culture.
Does this mean brand new projects, an episode or two of podcasts, or simply hanging for a while? Something we surely know is collateral when Eve talks, but with the whole gang, I’m sold forever. Ruff Ryders energy is alive and kicking, and the fans are here for whoever comes next.
Such a post was most aptly timed. Now that hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking one of the most respected female MCs in the game coming back into the limelight seems just perfect. Eve sure has left some scars on the culture, and judging by what this teaser points to; she still has some more to do.
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Side by side with everyone asking, midnight ET, what actually gets down? If reactions are to be believed, it is set to be worth every second of the wait. Be it the drop of a new record, podcast, or a legendary conversation, just the interim return of Eve has reminded everybody she is a legend. In a fast-paced World of Hip-Hop, legends like her do not fade away; she just scales higher.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
