Eve, actress and rapper who once wanted to be referred to as a ‘pit bull in a skirt’, is trying to claw her way back into the spotlight. The former First Lady of Ruff Ryder burst out of the gates as a fresh female effectively spitting rhymes but after riding high for a few years her music career has sort of fizzled out (although she keeps trying to revive it). Eve’s transition to acting initially seemed seamless too, everybody remembers her infamous line in “Barbershop”….’who drank my apple juice?’ and many of us even tuned in to her eponymous show on UPN for three whole seasons (back when the network had a bunch of black shows). But since then the best she could muster is the terrible movie (did it go straight to DVD or BET rotation?) “The Cookout” (no offense Jenifer Lewis I love you anyway) and a couple of guest appearances on procedural dramas like “Numb3rs”. That is until now.
Eve is due to come back strong with a role in the new, often buzzed out Fox series “Glee”, according to Entertainment Weekly. Although it is a two episode arc (for now) is big not only because it is the hottest ‘geeks are cool’ show of the moment but because Eve actually is taking over a role that was actually offered to Whitney Houston. Whitney turned it down (perhaps a wise choice since Ms. Houston really needs this comeback album to be a winner). But I digress. Yes, it is weird that the show’s producers actually signed Eve for the role—especially since we couldn’t call it a obvious choice. She’ll be playing another sister who doesn’t take no mess but this time she’ll be a no-nonsense girls’ choir director from a rival school. Most of us probably have forgotten that Eve can actually carry a tune. And lest we forget we once looked at Queen Latifah cross-eyed when she wanted to sing instead of rap (now folks go out and buy her CDs when she sings jazz standards).
So here’s my advice to the “Tambourine” woman, work that role like nobody’s business. Perhaps you’re character will catch on and they’ll have to write you in for several more episodes. And if not maybe they’ll let you sing something and if you can do it well you can take a page out of her Royal Highness’ book and start a new phase of your career.
In the meantime here’s some vintage Eve…”Who’s That Girl?”
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