E-V-E COVERS 'INKED' MAGAZINE'S JANUARY 2011 ISSUE...

Eve is our girl! Love her! Happy to see her still in the mix. Word is, her new album Lip Lock will be out early 2011, and the first single is called "Superstar". All of this is in the Inked interview, and we're happy to hear it.  She's our favorite female rapper. FAVORITE! Confused? Check her archives and get back to us with your apologies! :)) In the meantime, Pop the Trunk for more (sexy!) images from her Inked spread + an interview snippet...

Musically, she’s turned a new page as well. “My deal with Interscope is completely over, thank God. … Don’t print that, though!” Eve says, before quickly changing her mind. “Actually, fuck it. I’m with EMI now. I was able to leave and take some music with me but start over, basically.” The album, now called Lip Lock, will be roughly half tracks she took with her and half new material. Since signing with EMI this summer, she’s been busy writing and recording new music, even heading back into the studio with Swizz Beatz. Along the way she’s tested out a couple of songs, like “Give It Here,” with crowds in Europe.

“You’re like, ‘Hey, hey, hey’—the whole hook,” she promises with a smirk. “Anybody can sing it. It gets the crowd up easy.” There’s diversity to the album as well. “Kiss Myself” is more melodic; Akon-produced “Treasure” is the album’s ballad; and Eve’s favorite track, “Forgive Me,” has an old-school reggae vibe. The first single, “Superstar,” is still under wraps, however, as Eve hopes it will blow up on first listen.

Read the full interview here.

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