How much is Eve worth?
| Net Worth: | $10 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Rapper |
| Date of Birth: | November 10, 1978 (age 44) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in (1.7 m) |
About Eve
Eve, whose full name is Eve Jihan Jeffers Cooper, is an American actress, rapper, singer, songwriter, and talk show hostess. Her career began in 1996 and ever since then, she has found success in many fields of the entertainment business. As a singer, Eve has released four studio albums. Apart from gaining international recognition and achieved a ton of success with her albums and singles, the rapper has many chart-topping collaborations with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliott, Guy Sebastian, The Roots, and Kelly Rowland.
At the very peak of her career, in the early years of the 21st century, while being an active singer and songwriter, Eve slowly transitioned into an actress. Her acting debut came in the 2002 film XXL. A year later, she joined the film Barbershop, which helped her name reach the stardom.
Thanks to her acting skills, Eve even took part in the successful sequels Barbershop 2: Back in the Business, and Barbershop: The Next Cut. In addition to acting, this multi-talented millionaire has also been a talk show host of the widely-known CBS daytime talk show The Talk.
Eve first became famous for her singing and then with her acting skills. She was born on November 10, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father was a chemical plant supervisor and her mother was a supervisor in a publishing company.
After she graduated from the Martin Luther King High School in Philadelphia, Eve began working as a stripper in various night clubs. After she was convinced by fellow rapper, Mase, to stop stripping and begin rapping, she formed an all-female group named Dope Girl Posse with her friends, also fellow aspiring rappers.
The group didn’t last long and soon, Eve began pursuing her solo career. In the late 1990s, when she was just getting started in the hip hop world, she began using the name “Eve of Destruction”. In her first-ever appearance on a soundtrack, she took part in the Bulworth soundtrack, thanks to which she received an offer to join Dr. Dre’s label Aftermath Entertainment.
During that time, while working on her debut studio project, Eve collaborated with several established names in the music industry – DJ Clue, The Roots, Alicia Keys, and Nokio the N-Tity.
The very first thing that helped Eve receive a huge income was the release of her debut studio album. The album was titled Let There Be Eve… Ruff Ryder’s First Lady and it was released in September 1999. In just one week, the album sold 213,000 copies.
Besides earning gold and platinum certifications in both Canada and the United States, the rapper’s debut project also topped the US Billboard 200 chart. In the process, Eve also became the third female rapper to have an album top that specific chart. Thanks to the album, including promotions and guest appearances, the artist earned enough to become professional by the end of 1999.
After the release of her album, Eve collaborated with the sensational Missy Elliot for the song “Hot Boyz (Remix)”.
The song, which includes Eve as a feature among other artists, spent 18 weeks at the music chart “Hot Rap Singles”, ultimately breaking the record for the most weeks spent at number one on an R&B chart.
In March 2001, she released her second studio album named Scorpion. The sophomore album did even better than her first, as it was met with positive reviews and entered multiple international charts. It also earned gold, platinum, and silver certifications in five different countries — Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
What makes Eve so successful are her abilities to thrive as both an actress, singer, and talk show hostess. Just after her sophomore album was released, Eve slowly began appearing more and more on television. Her first appearances were on the shows Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and Saturday Night Live in late 2001.
The following year, she starred in the box-office hit XXX, which would mark her first acting. Also that year, the actress was asked to join Barbershop. The comedy-drama was met with positive reviews and led to the creation of two sequels — one from 2004 and one from 2016, in both of which she reprised the role of Terri Jones.
After the release of her third studio album, Eve-Olution, in 2003, she founded her own fashion clothing line.
Also that year, Eve starred theist of the UPN’s eponymous sitcom, in which she played the role of the main protagonist — Shelly Williams. Throughout the rest of the early years of the millennium, the multi-talented actress continued to star in various television series and films.
Her most notable roles are in Gumball 3000, Bounty Killer, Animal, and Empire to name a few. In 2017, she joined the CBS daytime programming block The Talk where to this day, she works as a co-host. Thanks to her outstanding work in the show, alongside the other co-hosts, she has earned two nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards.
Ever since her rise to the top, Eve has also been on the cover of many international magazines. Among some of them are XXL, Inked, Rolling Stone, Paper, Allure, Blaze, and Essence. She has also taken part in many commercials and adverts, and even now, remains an ambassador for brands like MAC Cosmetics and Tommy Hilfiger.
Eve’s Total Net Worth
Eve has earned estimated total career income of $23 million dollars. As Eve lives in the state of California, she will have had to pay around 49% in taxes on her career income. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $11.73 million dollars, having paid $11.27 million dollars in taxes.
Eve married Maximillion Cooper in 2014 and they remain together. In her personal life she has likely spent $1-2 million dollars of her career earnings but also earned $1 million dollars from her investments. In real estate, Eve bought a $1.78 million dollar 4,297 square-foot property in the Hollywood Hills in 2005, she sold it six years later in 2011, for $1.33 million.
As she will have also had to pay around $1-2 million dollars in business related costs, it is therefore estimated, that Eve has a net worth of about $10 million dollars.
Summing-Up
When it comes to Eve, she’s one of the few rappers that was able to truly flourish in the entertainment business. The millionaire first began her career as a singer and songwriter and soon, she began acting. Throughout the years, she continued to excel in both acting and singing and has achieved a lot of accolades. Among some of the many awards that she has won are a BET Award, Grammy Award, MTV Music Video Award, Teen Choice Award, and two nominations for Daytime Emmys.
Simultaneously with acting and producing new music for herself and other artists, Eve also found time to launch her own clothing line named Fetish, which she ran from 2003 to 2009. Apart from the multiple awards and nominations that she has, Eve is also considered one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time. Now, she remains one of the most influential female rappers in the industry and serves as an inspiration to many rising stars in the business.
